2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 46
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Dave Koehler (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Ernest E. Russell (R) by 15.2 points.
Dave KoehlerDemocrat · winner
57.6%32,873
Ernest E. RussellRepublican
42.4%24,209
57,082 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET