2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota
The 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Senator Mark Dayton announced in February 2005 that he would retire instead of seeking a second term. Fellow Democrat Amy Klobuchar won the open seat by 20.2 percentage points. Primary elections took place on September 12, 2006.
Image: Amy Klobuchar
Image: Mark Kennedy, official photo portrait, color
Klobuchar with Barack Obama and Tim Walz
Major party candidates: Kennedy, Klobuchar, and Fitzgerald
Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senator representing Minnesota from 2001 to 2007 and as Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.
Dayton in 2016
Dayton campaigning with former Vice President Walter Mondale during his first run for the Senate in 1982.
Dayton being sworn in as Governor
Dayton speaking to the press in the State Capitol on budget negotiations days before the government shutdown