2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 62
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Patricia Torres Ray (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Dan Mathias (R) by 62.8 points.
Patricia Torres RayDemocrat · winner
81.4%28,787
Dan MathiasRepublican
18.6%6,569
35,356 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