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2006Final results

2006 election for Michigan Senate District 11

Michigan State Senate · Michigan

Alan Sanborn (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Jenkins (D) by 21.0 points.

Alan SanbornRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%65,543
38.2%42,279
Lauren M. ZemensLibertarian
2.6%2,903
110,725 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+6.61994D+4.01998R+35.92002R+21.02006R+31.42010D+49.72014

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

The candidates

Alan Sanborn (R)Kenneth Jenkins (D)

Also on the ballot: Lauren M. Zemens (Libertarian), 2.6%