olf history . org ▁G olf ▁at ▁The ▁Sc ots man ▁newspaper <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Minnesota ▁Att orney ▁General ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁T ues day , ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁D FL ▁inc umb ent ▁Mike ▁H atch ▁chose ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁governor ▁instead ▁of ▁re e lection . ▁L ori ▁Sw anson ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Democratic – F ar mer – L abor ▁Party ▁( DF L ) ▁won ▁election ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁term . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Democratic – F ar mer – L abor ▁Party ▁ ▁Form er ▁deput y ▁att orney ▁general ▁L ori ▁Sw anson ▁won ▁the ▁D FL ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁State ▁sen ator ▁Steve ▁K elle y , ▁House ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader ▁Matt ▁Ent enza , ▁and ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁Bill ▁Luther ▁all ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁D FL ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Republican ▁Party ▁ ▁State ▁representative ▁and ▁assistant ▁majority ▁leader ▁Jeff ▁Johnson ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Independ ence ▁Party ▁ ▁Att orney ▁and ▁former ▁re venue ▁commission er ▁John ▁James ▁was ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁Party ▁nom ine e . ▁ ▁Green ▁Party ▁ ▁Music ian ▁Papa ▁John ▁Kol stad ▁was ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁nom ine e . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 6 ▁Minnesota ▁elections ▁Category : M inn esota ▁Att