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2006Final results

2006 election for California Senate District 6

California State Senate · California

Darrell Steinberg (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Green Jr. (R) by 22.6 points.

Darrell SteinbergDemocrat · winner
58.7%115,628
36.1%71,051
C. T. WeberPeace and Freedom
2.8%5,573
2.4%4,774
197,026 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

EvenD+13.31990D+7.41994D+14.01998D+22.62006D+29.52010R+11.52022

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

The candidates

Darrell Steinberg (D)Paul R. Green Jr. (R)

Also on the ballot: C. T. Weber (Peace and Freedom), 2.8%; Alana N. Garberoglio (Libertarian), 2.4%