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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 59

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Lawrence Pogemiller (D) won with 76.6% of the vote, defeating Sandra Burt (R) by 58.7 points.

Lawrence PogemillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.6%19,845
Sandra BurtRepublican
17.8%4,619
Rahn V. WorkcuffIndependent
5.6%1,458
25,922 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+39.81996D+38.72000D+51.82002D+58.72006D+56.62010D+64.52012

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