2006 Minnesota Senate election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Minnesota Senate election, 2006

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1983

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = Minnesota Senate election, 2002

| previous_year = 2002

| next_election = Minnesota Senate election, 2010

| next_year = 2010

| seats_for_election = All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate

| majority_seats = 34

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

| image1 =

| leader1 = Dean Johnson
(lost re-election)

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| leader_since1 = January 13, 2004

| leaders_seat1 = 13th–Willmar

| last_election1 = {{nowrap|35 seats, 49.69%}}

| seats_before1 = 38

| seats1 = 44

| seat_change1 = {{Increase}}6

| popular_vote1 = 1,183,319

| percentage1 = 55.31%

| swing1 = {{Increase}}5.62 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}

| image2 =

| leader2 = Dick Day

| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota

| leader_since2 = July 9, 1997

| leaders_seat2 = 26th–Owatonna

| last_election2 = 31 seats, 45.71%

| seats_before2 = 29

| seats2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}}6

| popular_vote2 = 925,978

| percentage2 = 43.28%

| swing2 = {{Decrease}}2.43 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}

| title = Majority Leader

| before_election = Dean Johnson

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Larry Pogemiller

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| map_image = {{switcher

|300px

| Districts by margins of victory

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|Districts by party won

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The 2006 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the Senate of the 85th and 86th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on September 12, 2006.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2007.