2006 Minnesota State Auditor election
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  Otto: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Anderson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Gerold: >90% Tie: 30–40% 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent
Independence Party of Minnesota
candidate Lucy Gerold finished third.
Candidates
- Republican: Incumbent Patricia Anderson
- Democratic–Farmer–Labor: Former State Representative Rebecca Otto
- Independence: Lucy Gerold
- Green: Dave Berger
Results
The election was not close with Otto taking 56 of the state’s 87 counties, and winning by a margin of 10.84%. Otto performed well in
Hennepin County home of Minneapolis, the most populous county in the state. Otto also performed well in Ramsey County of the state capital St. Paul. Otto also fared well in the Minneapolis suburbs. Anderson did win some rural areas of the state. Since this election this office has remained in Democratic
hands.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
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| # | % | |||
| Rebecca Otto | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 1,094,440 | 51.92 | |
| Patricia Anderson (incumbent) | Republican | 866,041 | 41.08 | |
| Lucy Gerold | Independence
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97,076 | 4.61 | |
| Dave Berger | Green | 49,131 | 2.33 | |
| Write-in | — | 1,316 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 2,108,004 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,108,004 | 95.05 | ||
| Blank votes | 109,814 | 4.95 | ||
| Turnout[1] | 2,217,818 | 60.47 | ||
| Eligible voters[1] | 3,667,707 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2]
References
- ^ a b "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF)". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide Results for Auditor". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
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