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2006Final results

2006 election for California Senate District 4

California State Senate · California

Samuel M. Aanestad (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Singh (D) by 27.8 points.

Samuel M. AanestadRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%182,494
33.1%99,293
Tony MunroeLibertarian
3.1%9,300
2.8%8,520
299,607 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+8.81994R+13.31998R+21.72002R+27.82006R+36.42010R+27.32014

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

The candidates

Samuel M. Aanestad (R)Paul R. Singh (D)

Also on the ballot: Tony Munroe (Libertarian), 3.1%; Robert Vizzard (Green), 2.8%