2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota 1983 Presidential no 2002 Minnesota Secretary of State election 2002 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Mark Richie Minnesota Secretary of State (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mark Ritchie Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,049,432 49.09% File:Minnesota State Senator Mary Kiffmeyer.jpg Mary Kiffmeyer Republican Party (United States) 943,989 44.16% File:2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsRitchie: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Kiffmeyer: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer Republican Party (United States) Mark Ritchie Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 2006, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Mark Ritchie defeated Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer, For Independent Voters nominee Bruce D. Kennedy and Independence nominee Joel Spoonheim.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2320061099922600/ Secretary of State, 2006 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-28 Primary elections On September 12, 2006, Mark Ritchie faced only token opposition in his party's primary from perennial candidate Dick Franson, and easily won his party's nomination. Every other candidate was their respective party's sole nominee, and so won their primaries uncontested that same day.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=48201 MN Secretary of State - DFL Primary ourcampaigns.com October 25, 2016 2024-09-28 General election On election day, November 7, 2006, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Mark Ritchie won the election by a margin of 105,443 votes against his foremost opponent, Republican nominee Mary Kiffmeyer, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of secretary of state. Ritchie was sworn in as the 21st Minnesota secretary of state on January 2, 2007.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=48200 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com February 29, 2008 2024-09-28 Results Minnesota secretary of state election, 2006 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mark Ritchie 1,049,432 49.09 Republican Party (United States) Mary Kiffmeyer (incumbent) 943,989 44.16 For Independent Voters Bruce D. Kennedy 78,522 3.67 Independence Party of Minnesota Joel Spoonheim 64,489 3.02 1,211 0.06 2,137,643 100.00 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Republican Party (United States) References Category:2006 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Secretary of State elections Category:2006 United States state secretary of state elections Category:November 2006 in the United States