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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 51

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Don Betzold (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Pam Wolf (R) by 9.0 points.

Don BetzoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%17,802
Pam WolfRepublican
45.5%14,861
32,663 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+5.51996D+7.92000D+6.02002D+9.02006R+5.32010D+6.42012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET