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2006Final results

2006 election for California Senate District 36

California State Senate · California

Dennis Hollingsworth (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Mark Hanson (D) by 30.3 points.

Dennis HollingsworthRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%164,025
Mark HansonDemocrat
33.1%85,706
Joe SheaLibertarian
3.5%9,001
258,732 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+13.51994R+20.21998R+45.12002R+30.32006R+30.22010R+31.32014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Dennis Hollingsworth (R)Mark Hanson (D)

Also on the ballot: Joe Shea (Libertarian), 3.5%