2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 65
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Sandy Pappas (D) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Lori Windels (R) by 59.2 points.
Sandy PappasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.1%14,866
Lori WindelsRepublican
16.9%3,308
Bill DahnIndependent
7.0%1,361
19,535 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