2006 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Tim Pawlenty won the 2006 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Tim Pawlenty received 1,028,568 popular votes (46.69%). The main challenger was Mike Hatch (45.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Pawlenty and Hatch

Pawlenty +1.0 pts · won by 21,108 votes
1,028,568 votes
1,007,460 votes
Peter HutchinsonIndependence Party of Minnesota6.43%
141,735 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.