- Minnesota's 8th congressional district election, 2006
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Minnesota's 8th congressional district— Sixteen Term Incumbent Jim Oberstar (Democrat) had little trouble for re-election ever since he won his first term, and while the district had been relatively safe and hadn't had a Republican represent it since 1947, Oberstar faced a potential challenge from former Republican U.S. Senator Rod Grams and centrist/moderate candidate Harry Welty.
The election was basically unmemorable and insignificant (it had a CQPolitics rating: Safe Democratic that was accurate) except that Harry Welty ran as an independent (under a "Unity" banner) after being inspired by the Unity08 political movement, , would made him the first politician to throw his allegiance to the movement in an actual election.
Result
Oberstar won with 64% of the vote.
Categories:- United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2006
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