2006 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 September 2023 2006 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota 1983 presidential no 2002 Minnesota State Auditor election 2002 2010 Minnesota State Auditor election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Rebecca Otto.jpg 150x150px Rebecca Otto Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,094,440 51.92% File:Patricia Anderson (cropped).png Patricia Anderson Republican Party (United States) 866,041 41.08% State Auditor Patricia Anderson Republican Party of Minnesota Rebecca Otto Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 280px County results 280px Precinct results 1 260px Otto: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Anderson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Gerold: #165016 >90%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes The 2006 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Patricia Anderson was defeated by former State Representative Rebecca Otto of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). 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. She 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 # % Rebecca Otto Democratic–Farmer–Labor 1,094,440 51.92 Patricia Anderson (incumbent) Republican 866,041 41.08 Lucy Gerold Independence 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 Turnouthttp://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9232 Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF) Minnesota Secretary of State June 26, 2013 2,217,818 60.47 Eligible voters 3,667,707 Source: Minnesota Secretary of Statehttp://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0333 Statewide Results for Auditor Minnesota Secretary of State June 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141028103231/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0333 October 28, 2014 References Category:2006 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 2006 in the United States Minnesota