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2006 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Amy Klobuchar won the 2006 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Amy Klobuchar received 1,278,849 popular votes (58.06%). The main challenger was Mark R. Kennedy (37.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Klobuchar and Kennedy

Klobuchar +20.1 pts · won by 443,196 votes
Amy KlobucharDemocraticWINNER58.06%
1,278,849 votes
Mark R. KennedyRepublican37.94%
835,653 votes
Robert FitzgeraldIndependence3.23%
71,194 votes
Michael James CavlanGreen0.49%
10,714 votes
Ben PowersConstitution0.25%
5,408 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.