2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

James L. Oberstar won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. James L. Oberstar received 180,670 popular votes (63.61%). The main challenger was Rod Grams (34.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Oberstar and Grams

Oberstar +29.2 pts · won by 82,987 votes

James L. Oberstar DemocraticWINNER63.61%

180,670 votes

Rod Grams Republican34.39%

97,683 votes

Harry Robb Weltyunity1.94%

5,508 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.