1906 Minnesota Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1906 Minnesota Senate election

| after_election =

| before_election =

| title =

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}1

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}1

| percentage1 = 69.5%

| popular_vote1 = 164,351

| seats2 = 19

| leader_since2 =

| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| party2 = Democratic Party of Minnesota

| leaders_seat2 =

| leader2 =

| percentage2 = 26.0%

| popular_vote2 = 61,484

| leaders_seat1 =

| country = Minnesota

| leader_since1 =

| after_party = Minnesota Republican Party

| map_image = File:MNSen1906.svg

| before_party = Minnesota Republican Party

| image2 =

DEM

| majority_seats = 32

| next_year = 1910

| seats1 = 43

| leaders_seat3 =

| leader_since3 =

| image3 =

PEO

| seats3 = 1

| percentage3 = 1.5%

| popular_vote3 = 3,454

| election_date = {{Start date|1906|11|06}}

| seats_for_election = All 63 seats in the Minnesota Senate

| image1 =

GOP

| leader3 =

| next_election = 1910 Minnesota Senate election

| previous_year = 1902

| previous_election = 1902 Minnesota Senate election

| ongoing = no

| type = legislative

| flag_year = 1893

| party3 = People's Party (United States)

| leader1 =

| map_size = 300px

}}

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The 1906 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1906, to elect members to the Senate of the 35th and 36th Minnesota Legislatures.

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party and the People's Party. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1907.

31 Republicans and 4 Democrats were uncontested.{{Cite book|title=1907 Minnesota Legislative Manual|publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State|year=1907|pages=493–503}}

Results

class="wikitable"

|+Summary of the November 6, 1906 Minnesota Senate election results

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party

! rowspan="2" |Candidates

! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Votes

! colspan="2" |Seats

{{Abbr|No.|Number}}

!%

style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}" |

|Republican Party

| align="right" |58

| align="right" |164,351

| align="right" |43

| align="right" |69.50

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party of Minnesota}}" |

|Democratic Party

| align="right" |30

| align="right" |61,484

| align="right" |19

| align="right" |26.00

style="background-color:{{party color|People's Party (United States)}}" |

|People's Party

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |3,454

| align="right" |1

| align="right" |1.46

style="background-color:{{party color|Prohibition Party}}" |

|Prohibition Party

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |2,072

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |0.88

style="background-color:{{party color|Public Ownership Party (United States)}}" |

|Public Ownership Party

| align="right" |3

| align="right" |1,925

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |0.81

style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|Independent

| align="right" |2

| align="right" |3,187

| align="right" |0

| align="right" |1.35

colspan="3" align="left" |Total

| align="right" |236,473

| align="right" |63

| align="right" |100.00

colspan="6" |{{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/mngov/electionresults|title=Election Results - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library|website=www.leg.state.mn.us|access-date=2020-01-07}}

See also

References

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