The outcome of the race mentioned at the beginning of this thread:

For Minnesota Attorney General:
LORI SWANSON (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party) 1,131,474 votes, 53.24% of total
JEFF JOHNSON (Republican Party) 865,465 votes, 40.72% of total
JOHN JAMES (Independence Party) 86,032 votes, 4.05% of total
PAPA JOHN KOLSTAD (Green Party) 41,000 votes, 1.93% of total
Write-in: 1,238 votes, 0.06% of total

(from http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335)