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2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election?

Timothy J. Walz won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 1 Election. Timothy J. Walz received 141,556 popular votes (52.74%). The main challenger was Gil Gutknecht (47.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Walz and Gutknecht

Walz +5.6 pts · won by 15,070 votes
Timothy J. WalzDemocraticWINNER52.74%
141,556 votes
Gil GutknechtRepublican47.12%
126,486 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.