1906 Minnesota Senate election

The 1906 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1906, to elect members to the Senate of the 35th and 36th Minnesota Legislatures.

1906 Minnesota Senate election

November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)
All 63 seats in the Minnesota Senate 32 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   GOP DEM PEO Party Republican Democratic Populist Seats won 43 19 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 164,351 61,484 3,454 Percentage 69.5% 26.0% 1.5%

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party and the People's Party. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1907.

31 Republicans and 4 Democrats were uncontested.

Results

Summary of the November 6, 1906 Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	%
	Republican Party	58	164,351	43	69.50
	Democratic Party	30	61,484	19	26.00
	People's Party	1	3,454	1	1.46
	Prohibition Party	2	2,072	0	0.88
	Public Ownership Party	3	1,925	0	0.81
	Independent	2	3,187	0	1.35
Total			236,473	63	100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

See also

• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1906