2006Final results
2006 election for Michigan Senate District 23
Michigan State Senate · Michigan
Gretchen Whitmer (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Lambert (R) by 39.5 points.
Gretchen WhitmerDemocrat · winner
69.8%64,404
Frank LambertRepublican
30.2%27,931
92,335 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