2006 Congressional candidates from Minnesota

2006 election information
The following candidates for Congress were on the general election ballot in 2006:


 * Open Seat - Senate: Mark Dayton, Democratic incumbent; announced retirement; term ends 2007
 * Amy Klobuchar, Democratic candidate (winner)
 * Mark Kennedy, Republican candidate


 * Rep. Gil Gutknecht, Republican candidate (incumbent) 1st District
 * Timothy Walz, Democratic challenger (winner)


 * Rep. John Kline, Republican candidate (incumbent) 2nd District (winner)
 * Coleen Rowley, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota)
 * Doug Williams, Independent candidate


 * Rep. Jim Ramstad, Republican candidate (incumbent) 3rd District (winner)
 * Wendy Wilde, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) challenger


 * Rep. Betty McCollum, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) candidate (incumbent) 4th District (winner)
 * Obi Sium, Republican challenger


 * Open Seat - 5th District: Rep. Martin Olav Sabo, Democratic incumbent is retiring
 * Keith Ellison, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) candidate (winner)
 * Alan Fine, Republican candidate
 * Tammy Lee, Independence Party candidate
 * Jay Pond, Green Party candidate


 * Open Seat - 6th District; Mark Kennedy, Republican incumbent running for US Senate
 * Michele M. Bachmann, Republican candidate (winner)
 * Patty Wetterling, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) candidate
 * John P. Binkowski, Independence Party candidate


 * Rep. Collin Peterson, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) candidate (incumbent) 7th District (winner)
 * Mike Barrett, Republican challenger
 * Ken Lucier, Constitution Party Challenger


 * Rep. James Oberstar, Democratic (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota) candidate (incumbent) 8th District (winner)
 * Rod Grams, Republican challenger