2006 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

The 2006 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives. State senator Michele Bachmann of the Republican Party defeated child safety advocate Patty Wetterling of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and project co-ordinator John Binkowski of the Independence Party.

Republican convention[edit]

Received nomination[edit]

Michele Bachmann, state senator^[1]

Withdrew[edit]

Jay Esmay, businessman^[2]
Phil Krinkie, state representative^[2]
Jim Knoblach, state representative^[2]

Democratic convention[edit]

Received nomination[edit]

Patty Wetterling, children's safety advocate; mother of Jacob Wetterling^[3]

Withdrew[edit]

Elwyn Tinklenberg, former Mayor of Blaine^[4]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Michele Bachmann (Republican), state senator^[1]
Patty Wetterling (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), children's safety advocate; mother of Jacob Wetterling^[3]
John Binkowski (Independence), project coordinator for Johnson Controls^[5]

Campaign[edit]

Wetterling had previously run for the seat in 2004 against Mark Kennedy, and was widely regarded to have had a strong showing that year.^[1] Bachmann, who was widely regarded as a staunch conservative, had strong support from the conservative wing of the Republican Party.^[6] The resignation of Florida Republican Mark Foley after allegations that he sent sexually suggestive messages to underage congressional pages boosted Wetterling's campaign, as it highlighted an issue that she was very visible on.^[1] Wetterling also ran numerous ads about the scandal, claiming that the allegations proved that Republicans were not fit to control the house.^[7] Bachmann proceeded to accuse Wetterling of politicising child abuse, a claim that was criticised by Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief of Mother Jones.^[8] The race broke Minnesota records for spending on a House of Representatives election.^[9]

Debates[edit]

2006 Minnesota's 6th congressional district general election debates
No.	Date & Time	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee
Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee					Michele Bachmann	Patty Wetterling	John Binkowski
1^[10]	September 26, 2006^[11]	St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce^[11]			P	A	P
2^[12]	October 27, 2006	WCCO-TV	Lawrence R. Jacobs		P	P	P
3^[13]	November 1, 2006	Minnesota Public Radio	Kerri Miller		P	P	P

Endorsements[edit]

Michele Bachmann (R)

Executive officials

George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States^[14]
Dick Cheney, 46th Vice President of the United States^[15]
Karl Rove, White House Deputy Chief of Staff^[15]

State officials

Phil Krinkie, state representative^[2]
Jim Knoblach, state representative^[2]

Patty Wetterling (DFL)

Local officials

Elwyn Tinklenberg, former Mayor of Blaine^[4]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[15]
League of Conservation Voters^[16]
Service Employees International Union^[17]

Polls and ratings[edit]

The election was considered highly competitive, in early October, CQPolitics.com rated it as "No Clear Favorite".^[18]

Polling[edit]

Source	Date	Wetterling (D)	Bachmann (R)	Binkowski (I)
Star Tribune Minnesota Poll	October 21, 2006	48%	40%	4%
Reuters/Zogby	October 4, 2006	43%	46%
SurveyUSA	September, 2006	41%	50%	5%

Results[edit]

2006 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michele Bachmann	151,248	50.05
	Democratic (DFL)	Patty Wetterling	127,144	42.07
	Independence	John Binkowski	23,557	7.80
	Independent	Write-ins	239	0.08
Total votes			302,188	100.00

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Horrigan, Marie (October 2, 2006). "Scandal Raises Profile of Wetterling's Top Issue In Minn. 6". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Pugmire, Tim (May 6, 2006). "Bachmann wins GOP endorsement for U.S. House in 6th District". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Patty Wetterling: "Jacob has been found and our hearts are broken," KARE reports". Northland News Center. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 McCallum, Laura (May 14, 2006). "Wetterling wins 6th District DFL endorsement". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Croman, John (October 10, 2006). "Are third party candidates relevant?". KARE. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2008-05-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
↑ Baxter, Charles (September 24, 2006). "A Campaign in Crisis Mode". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ "Democrat Candidate Flays Congress GOP". CBS News. Associated Press. October 7, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Jeffery, Clara (October 8, 2006). "Patty Wetterling: A Voice of Conscience on Foley Scandal and Child Abuse (And Why You Should Call Power Line's Scott Johnson)". Mother Jones. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Black, Eric (November 23, 2007). "Bachmann wins most-expensive race". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Scheck, Tom (September 27, 2006). "The Daily Digest: 9-27-06". MPR News. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Black, Eric (September 26, 2006). "The case of the vanishing no-show". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
↑ Blanchard, Courtney (October 30, 2006). "Candidates debate in front of cameras". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Collins, Bob (November 2, 2006). "God not choosing sides in 6th, Bachmann says". MPR News. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
↑ "Bush campaigns for Bachmann". MPR News. August 22, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Vlahos, Kelly Beaucar (July 31, 2006). "Minnesota House Race Pits Two Women Whose Politics Couldn't Be More Different". Fox News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Scheck, Tom (September 25, 2006). "The League of Conservation Voters endorses Ramstad and Wetterling". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Scheck, Tom (October 18, 2006). "SEIU running radio ads on behalf of Wetterling". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
↑ Horrigan, Marie (October 2, 2006). "Scandal Raises Profile of Wetterling's Top Issue In Minn. 6". CQ Politics. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
↑ "Minnesota Secretary of State, Election Results for 2006 General Election, 6th Congressional District". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

External links[edit]

Michele Bachmann for Congress- Official
Binkowski Campaign coverage by Minnesota Public Radio

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[CQ-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Horrigan, Marie (October 2, 2006). "Scandal Raises Profile of Wetterling's Top Issue In Minn. 6". The New York Times. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[RConvention-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Pugmire, Tim (May 6, 2006). "Bachmann wins GOP endorsement for U.S. House in 6th District". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[Northland-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Patty Wetterling: "Jacob has been found and our hearts are broken," KARE reports". Northland News Center. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[DFLConvention-4] 4.0 ^4.1 McCallum, Laura (May 14, 2006). "Wetterling wins 6th District DFL endorsement". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[5] Croman, John (October 10, 2006). "Are third party candidates relevant?". KARE. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2008-05-13. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[6] Baxter, Charles (September 24, 2006). "A Campaign in Crisis Mode". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[7] "Democrat Candidate Flays Congress GOP". CBS News. Associated Press. October 7, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[8] Jeffery, Clara (October 8, 2006). "Patty Wetterling: A Voice of Conscience on Foley Scandal and Child Abuse (And Why You Should Call Power Line's Scott Johnson)". Mother Jones. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[9] Black, Eric (November 23, 2007). "Bachmann wins most-expensive race". Star Tribune. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[10] Scheck, Tom (September 27, 2006). "The Daily Digest: 9-27-06". MPR News. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[DebateBlack-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Black, Eric (September 26, 2006). "The case of the vanishing no-show". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

[12] Blanchard, Courtney (October 30, 2006). "Candidates debate in front of cameras". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[13] Collins, Bob (November 2, 2006). "God not choosing sides in 6th, Bachmann says". MPR News. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[14] "Bush campaigns for Bachmann". MPR News. August 22, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[Fox-15] 15.0 ^15.1 ^15.2 Vlahos, Kelly Beaucar (July 31, 2006). "Minnesota House Race Pits Two Women Whose Politics Couldn't Be More Different". Fox News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[16] Scheck, Tom (September 25, 2006). "The League of Conservation Voters endorses Ramstad and Wetterling". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[17] Scheck, Tom (October 18, 2006). "SEIU running radio ads on behalf of Wetterling". MPR News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[18] Horrigan, Marie (October 2, 2006). "Scandal Raises Profile of Wetterling's Top Issue In Minn. 6". CQ Politics. Retrieved 2006-10-18.

[19] "Minnesota Secretary of State, Election Results for 2006 General Election, 6th Congressional District". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved March 28, 2021.

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2006 Minnesota's 6th congressional district election

Contents

Republican convention[edit]

Received nomination[edit]

Withdrew[edit]

Democratic convention[edit]

Received nomination[edit]

Withdrew[edit]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Campaign[edit]

Debates[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polls and ratings[edit]

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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