2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Kathy Saltzman (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Brian Leclair (R) by 5.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathy SaltzmanDemocrat · winner
53.0%19,936
Brian LeclairRepublican · incumbent
47.0%17,711
37,647 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET