2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| previous_year = 2004

| next_election = 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election

| next_year = 2008

| election_date = {{Start date|2006|11|07}}

| seats_for_election = All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives

| majority_seats = 68

| image1 = File:MAK Headshot cropped.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| leader1 = Margaret Anderson Kelliher

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| leader_since1 = June 20, 2006

| leaders_seat1 = 60A–Minneapolis

| last_election1 = 66 seats, 51.20%

| seats1 = 85

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}19

| popular_vote1 = 1,169,298

| percentage1 = 54.86%

| swing1 = {{increase}}3.66 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}

| image2 = Steve Sviggum (cropped).jpg

| leader2 = Steve Sviggum

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| leader_since2 = April 17, 1992

| leaders_seat2 = 28B–Kenyon

| last_election2 = 68 seats, 46.79%

| seats2 = 49

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}19

| popular_vote2 = 947,138

| percentage2 = 44.44%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}2.35 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}

| title = Speaker

| before_election = Steve Sviggum

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Margaret Anderson Kelliher

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| map_image = {{Switcher

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| Results by winning party vote share

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| Results by gains and holds}}

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The 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 85th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on September 12, 2006.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the Republican Party of Minnesota, which had a majority since defeating the DFL in the 1998 election. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2007.