2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Michele Bachmann won the 2008 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Michele Bachmann received 187,817 popular votes (46.41%). The main challenger was El Tinklenberg (43.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Bachmann and Tinklenberg

Bachmann +3.0 pts · won by 12,031 votes

Michele Bachmann RepublicanWINNER46.41%

187,817 votes

El Tinklenberg Democratic43.43%

175,786 votes

Bob Andersonindependence10.04%

40,643 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.