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2006 general · November 7, 2006

2006 general election results

Results of the 2006 general election in 50 states: U.S. Senate, Governors, U.S. House, State legislatures.

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Races6,025
Changed party394
Unopposed31%1,879 races
Incumbents defeated248

U.S. Senate

D 22 · R 9 · Other 2 · 7 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
ArizonaJon Kyl (R)9.8
CaliforniaDianne Feinstein (D)24.4
ConnecticutJoseph I. Lieberman (OTH)10.0Flipped
DelawareThomas R. Carper (D)41.5
FloridaBill Nelson (D)22.2
HawaiiDaniel K. Akaka (D)24.6
IndianaRichard G. Lugar (R)74.8
MaineOlympia J. Snowe (R)53.7
MarylandBenjamin L. Cardin (D)10.0
MassachusettsEdward Kennedy (D)38.8
MichiganDebbie Stabenow (D)15.7
MinnesotaAmy Klobuchar (D)20.1
MississippiTrent Lott (R)28.7
MissouriClaire McCaskill (D)2.3
MontanaJon Tester (D)0.9Flipped
NebraskaE. Benjamin Nelson (D)27.8
NevadaJohn Ensign (R)14.4
New JerseyRobert Menendez (D)9.0
New MexicoJeff Bingaman (D)41.3
New YorkHillary Clinton (D)36.0
North DakotaKent Conrad (D)39.3
OhioSherrod Brown (D)12.3Flipped
PennsylvaniaRobert P. Casey, Jr. (D)17.4Flipped
Rhode IslandSheldon Whitehouse (D)7.0Flipped
TennesseeBob Corker (R)2.7
TexasKay Bailey Hutchison (R)25.6
UtahOrrin G. Hatch (R)31.3
VermontBernard Sanders (IND)33.0Flipped
VirginiaJim Webb (D)0.4Flipped
WashingtonMaria Cantwell (D)16.9
West VirginiaRobert Byrd (D)54.1
WisconsinHerb Kohl (D)37.8
WyomingCraig Thomas (R)40.1

Governors

D 20 · R 16 · 6 changed party

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
AlabamaBob Riley (R)16.0
AlaskaSarah Palin (R)7.4
ArizonaJanet Napolitano (D)27.7
ArkansasMike D. Beebe (D)15.5Flipped
CaliforniaArnold Schwarzenegger (R)17.0
ColoradoBill Ritter Jr (D)17.3Flipped
ConnecticutM. Jodi Rell (R)28.1
FloridaCharlie Crist (R)7.3
GeorgiaSonny Perdue (R)20.5
HawaiiLinda Lingle (R)27.8
IdahoC.L. Otter (R)8.8
IllinoisRod Blagojevich (D)10.6
IowaChet Culver (D)9.8
KansasKathleen Sebelius (D)17.8
MaineJohn Baldacci (D)7.9
MarylandMartin O'Malley (D)6.6Flipped
MassachusettsDeval Patrick (D)20.3Flipped
MichiganJennifer M. Granholm (D)14.2
MinnesotaTim Pawlenty (R)1.0
NebraskaDave Heineman (R)50.0
NevadaJames Gibbons (R)4.2
New HampshireJohn Lynch (D)48.3
New MexicoWilliam Richardson (D)37.6
New YorkEliot Spitzer (D)41.6Flipped
OhioTed Strickland (D)24.6Flipped
OklahomaBrad Henry (D)33.0
OregonTed Kulongoski (D)8.0
PennsylvaniaEdward G. Rendell (D)20.7
Rhode IslandDonald L. Carcieri (R)2.0
South CarolinaMarshall Clement Sanford Jr (R)10.3
South DakotaMike Rounds (R)26.1
TennesseePhil Bredesen (D)39.5
TexasRick Perry (R)9.2
VermontJim Douglas (R)15.6
WisconsinJames E. Doyle (D)7.5
WyomingDave Freudenthal (D)40.0

U.S. House

D 232 · R 203 · 32 changed party

State legislatures

D 3,383 · R 2,705 · Other 31 · Uncalled 1 · 349 changed party

ChamberRacesSeats wonChanged party
Alabama House of Representatives105D 62 · R 434
Alabama State Senate35D 23 · R 122
Alaska House of Representatives40D 17 · R 233
Alaska State Senate10D 5 · R 51
Arizona House of Representatives30D 27 · R 33—
Arizona State Senate30D 13 · R 171
Arkansas House of Representatives100D 75 · R 253
Arkansas State Senate17D 15 · R 2—
California State Assembly80D 48 · R 32—
California State Senate20D 14 · R 6—
Colorado House of Representatives65D 39 · R 264
Colorado State Senate18D 10 · R 82
Connecticut House of Representatives151D 106 · R 458
Connecticut State Senate36D 24 · R 122
Delaware House of Representatives41D 18 · R 233
Delaware State Senate11D 9 · R 2—
Florida House of Representatives120D 42 · R 787
Florida State Senate20D 6 · R 142
Georgia House of Representatives180D 74 · R 10612
Georgia State Senate56D 22 · R 34—
Hawaii House of Representatives51D 43 · R 84
Hawaii State Senate13D 10 · R 32
Idaho House of Representatives35D 19 · R 51—
Idaho State Senate35D 7 · R 28—
Illinois House of Representatives118D 66 · R 521
Illinois State Senate39D 26 · R 136
Indiana House of Representatives100D 51 · R 495
Indiana State Senate25D 10 · R 15—
Iowa House of Representatives99D 54 · R 457
Iowa State Senate25D 19 · R 65
Kansas House of Representatives125D 47 · R 787
Kentucky House of Representatives100D 61 · R 398
Kentucky State Senate19D 6 · R 12 · Other 11
Maine House of Representatives151D 89 · R 60 · Other 231
Maine State Senate35D 18 · R 172
Maryland House of Delegates65D 104 · R 37—
Maryland State Senate47D 33 · R 142
Massachusetts House of Representatives160D 140 · R 19 · Uncalled 13
Massachusetts State Senate37D 32 · R 5—
Michigan House of Representatives110D 58 · R 526
Michigan State Senate38D 17 · R 211
Minnesota House of Representatives134D 85 · R 4919
Minnesota State Senate67D 44 · R 2313
Missouri House of Representatives163D 71 · R 929
Missouri State Senate17D 7 · R 102
Montana House of Representatives100D 49 · R 50 · Other 111
Montana State Senate25D 9 · R 165
Nebraska Legislature24Other 24—
Nevada State Assembly42D 27 · R 151
Nevada State Senate11D 5 · R 61
New Hampshire House of Representatives103D 239 · R 1615
New Hampshire State Senate24D 14 · R 106
New Mexico House of Representatives69D 41 · R 284
New York State Assembly150D 108 · R 424
New York State Senate62D 28 · R 341
North Carolina House of Representatives120D 68 · R 525
North Carolina State Senate50D 31 · R 194
North Dakota House of Representatives24D 20 · R 28—
North Dakota State Senate24D 14 · R 108
Ohio House of Representatives99D 46 · R 5310
Ohio State Senate17D 9 · R 81
Oklahoma House of Representatives101D 44 · R 578
Oklahoma State Senate24D 13 · R 113
Oregon House of Representatives60D 31 · R 294
Oregon State Senate15D 11 · R 4—
Pennsylvania House of Representatives203D 102 · R 10111
Pennsylvania State Senate25D 10 · R 15—
Rhode Island House of Representatives75D 61 · R 141
Rhode Island State Senate38D 33 · R 54
South Carolina House of Representatives124D 51 · R 733
South Dakota House of Representatives37D 20 · R 50—
South Dakota State Senate35D 15 · R 209
Tennessee House of Representatives99D 53 · R 46—
Tennessee State Senate17D 7 · R 10—
Texas House of Representatives150D 69 · R 816
Texas State Senate16D 5 · R 111
Utah House of Representatives75D 20 · R 551
Utah State Senate16D 6 · R 10—
Vermont House of Representatives94D 91 · R 44 · Other 37
Vermont State Senate13D 23 · R 7—
Washington House of Representatives98D 62 · R 367
Washington State Senate24D 18 · R 66
West Virginia House of Delegates58D 72 · R 281
West Virginia State Senate16D 13 · R 44
Wisconsin State Assembly99D 47 · R 528
Wisconsin State Senate17D 10 · R 74
Wyoming House of Representatives60D 17 · R 437
Wyoming State Senate15D 5 · R 10—

By state

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); English Wikipedia; Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab