2006 Michigan Senate election

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2006 Michigan Senate elections
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38 seats in the Michigan Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Ken Sikkema Robert L. Emerson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 1, 2003
Leader's seat 28th–Wyoming 27th–Flint
Seats before2216
Seats after2117
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote1,619,9801,967,404
Percentage44.63%54.20%
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Results:
     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
Majority Leader before election

Ken Sikkema
Republican

Majority Leader

Mike Bishop
Republican

The 2006 Michigan Senate elections took place on November 7, 2006, with partisan primaries to select the parties' candidates in the various districts on August 6, 2006. [1]

Contents

Results

Districts 1-19

1st District
(Wayne (south and east Detroit, Grosse Pointe Park))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hansen Clarke (incumbent) 52,175 95.5
Republican Cynthia Cassell2,4564.5
Total votes54,631 100.0
Democratic hold
2nd District
(Wayne (Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martha Scott (incumbent) 47,223 73.41
Republican Michael Hoehn17,10426.59
Total votes64,327 100.0
Democratic hold
3rd District
(Wayne (west Detroit; excluding northwest, southwest and far east Dearborn; Melvindale; River Rouge))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Irma Clark-Coleman (incumbent) 57,746 82.39
Republican Paul Sophiea12,34517.61
Total votes70,091 100.0
Democratic hold
4th District
(Wayne (northwest and west Detroit, northeast Dearborn Heights))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Buzz Thomas (incumbent) 54,713 96.09
Republican Karen Mastney Fobbs2,2253.91
Total votes56,938 100.0
Democratic hold
5th District
(Wayne (excluding northeast and southeast Dearborn Heights, excluding east Dearborn, Inkster))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tupac Hunter 55,674 85.22
Republican David Malhalab8,15312.48
Green James Wolbrink1,5042.3
Total votes65,331 100.0
Democratic hold
6th District
(Wayne (Livonia, Redford Township, Westland, Garden City))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Glenn Anderson 52,492 52.45
Republican Laura M. Toy (incumbent)47,59047.55
Total votes100,082 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
7th District
(Wayne (Northville-excluding portion outside county, Northville Township, Plymouth, Canton Township, Van Buren Township, Belleville, Sumpter Township, Huron Township, Brownstown Township, Flat Rock, Woodhaven, Trenton, Grosse Ile Township, Gibraltar, Rockwood))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bruce Patterson (incumbent) 59,638 51.51
Democratic Mark Slavens56,14848.49
Total votes115,786 100.0
Republican hold
8th District
(Wayne (Wayne, Romulus, Taylor, Allen Park, Melvindale, Lincoln Park, Ecorse, Southgate, Wyandotte, Riverview))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raymond Basham (incumbent) 58,487 70.97
Republican Fred Kalsic21,72326.36
Libertarian Loel Gnadt2,1962.66
Total votes82,406 100.0
Democratic hold
9th District
(Macomb (Fraser, Warren, Center Line, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis Olshove (incumbent) 60,775 66.4
Republican Jeremy Nielson27,29729.82
Libertarian James Allison2,1592.36
Green Richard Kuszmar1,3001.42
Total votes91,531 100.0
Democratic hold
10th District
(Macomb (Sterling Heights, Utica, Clinton Township, Roseville))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Switalski (incumbent) 62,737 65.76
Republican John Horton30,06531.52
Libertarian John Bonnell2,5962.72
Total votes95,398 100.0
Democratic hold
11th District
(Macomb (all municipalities north of [and excluding] Utica, Sterling Heights and Clinton Township; Harrison Township; Mount Clemens))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Sanborn (incumbent) 65,541 59.19
Democratic Kenneth Jenkins42,27838.18
Libertarian Lauren Zemens2,9032.62
Total votes110,722 100.0
Republican hold
12th District
(Oakland (Oxford Township, Addison Township, Independence Township, Clarkston, Orion Township, Oakland Township, Lake Angelus, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, Sylvan Lake, Keego Harbor))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Bishop (incumbent) 59,619 56.22
Democratic Joseph Barrera43,36540.89
Libertarian Brian Kelly3,0572.88
Total votes106,041 100.0
Republican hold
13th District
(Oakland (Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Berkley))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Pappageorge (incumbent) 57,204 48.97
Democratic Andy Levin 56,48448.35
Green Kyle McBee3,1292.68
Total votes116,817 100.0
Republican hold
14th District
(Oakland (Farmington Hills, Farmington, Southfield Township, Lathrup Village, Southfield, Oak Park, Oak Park, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Royal Oak Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gilda Jacobs (incumbent) 78,346 72.52
Republican Tara Bellingar26,56924.59
Green William Opalicky1,3121.21
Total votes106,227 100.0
Democratic hold
15th District
(Oakland (Holly Township, Rose Township, Highland Township, White Lake Township, Milford Township, Commerce Township, Walled Lake, West Bloomfield Township, Orchard Lake, Wixom, Lyon Township, South Lyon, Novi, Novi Township, Northville-excluding portion outside county))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Nancy Cassis (incumbent) 67,068 57.7
Democratic Ray Raczkowski46,06339.63
Libertarian Nathan Allen3,1102.68
Total votes116,241 100.0
Republican hold
16th District
(St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale, Lenawee)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cameron Brown (incumbent) 52,664 65.37
Democratic Timothy Christner27,89434.63
Total votes80,558 100.0
Republican hold
17th District
(Jackson (Grass Lake Township, Leoni Township, Norvell Township, Summit Township), Monroe, Washtenaw (Bridgewater Township, Lodi Township, Manchester Township, most of Pittsfield Township, most of Milan, Saline, Saline Township, York Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Richardville 52,113 53.42
Democratic Bob Schockman45,44246.58
Total votes97,555 100.0
Republican hold
18th District
(Washtenaw (Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Township, Augusta Township, Dexter Township, Freedom Township, Lima Township, Lyndon Township, Northfield Township, small part of Pittsfield Township, Salem Township, Scio Township, Sharon Township, Superior Township, Sylvan Township, Webster Township, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Liz Brater (incumbent) 72,765 71.45
Republican John Kopinski29,07428.55
Total votes101,839 100.0
Democratic hold
19th District
(Calhoun, Jackson (excluding Summit Township, Leoni Township, Grass Lake Township, Norvell Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Schauer (incumbent) 50,602 61.2
Republican Elizabeth Fulton32,07938.8
Total votes82,681 100.0
Democratic hold

Districts 20-38

20th District
(Kalamazoo, Van Buren (Antwerp Township, Paw Paw Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom George (incumbent) 51,554 51.6
Democratic Alexander Lipsey48,35248.4
Total votes99,906 100.0
Republican hold
21st District
(Berrien, Cass, Van Buren (excluding Paw Paw Township, Antwerp Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Jelinek (incumbent) 50,182 58.18
Democratic Valerie Janowski36,07741.82
Total votes86,259 100.0
Republican hold
22nd District
(Ingham (Bunker Hill Township, Leslie, Leslie Township, Mason, Stockbridge Township, Vevay Township), Livingston, Shiawassee)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Valde Garcia (incumbent) 65,792 59.07
Democratic Donna Anderson43,42338.99
Constitution Michael Nikitin2,1591.94
Total votes111,374 100.0
Republican hold
23rd District
(Ingham (Alaiedon Township, Aurelius Township, Delhi Charter Township, East Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Lansing—excluding portion outside county, Leroy Township, Locke Township, Meridian Township, Onondaga Township, Wheatfield Township, White Oak Township, Williamston, Williamston Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gretchen Whitmer (incumbent) 64,393 100
Total votes64,393 100.0
Democratic hold
24th District
(Allegan, Barry, Eaton)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patricia Birkholz (incumbent) 64,540 58.15
Democratic Suzzette Royston46,44641.85
Total votes110,986 100.0
Republican hold
25th District
(Lapeer, St. Clair)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jud Gilbert (incumbent) 49,266 51.49
Democratic Gary Orr43,96545.95
Constitution Howard Shepherd2,4562.57
Total votes95,687 100.0
Republican hold
26th District
(Genesee (Atlas Township, Burton, Clio, Davison, Davison Township, Forest Township, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc Township, Mount Morris, Mount Morris Township, Richfield Township, Thetford Township, Vienna Township), Oakland (Brandon Township, Groveland Township, Springfield Township, Waterford Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Deborah Cherry (incumbent) 65,711 61.33
Republican Brian Seiferlein41,43938.67
Total votes107,150 100.0
Democratic hold
27th District
(Genesee (Argentine Township, Clayton Township, Fenton, Fenton Township, Flint, Flint Township, Flushing, Flushing Township, Gaines Township, Genesee Township, Linden, Montrose Township, Mundy Township, Swartz Creek))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Gleason 71,385 75.79
Republican Bob Longlois22,79724.21
Total votes94,182 100.0
Democratic hold
28th District
(Kent (Ada Township, Algoma Township, Alpine Township, Bowne Township, Byron Township, Caledonia Township, Cannon Township, Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, East Grand Rapids, Gaines Township, Grand Rapids Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Plainfield Township, Rockford, Solon Township, Spencer Township, Tyrone Township, Walker, Wyoming))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Jansen 78,240 63.55
Democratic Albert Abbasse42,23534.3
Libertarian Jamie Lewis2,6482.15
Total votes123,123 100.0
Republican hold
29th District
(Kent (Cascade Township, Grand Rapids, Grattan Township, Kentwood, Lowell, Lowell Township, Vergennes Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Hardiman (incumbent) 51,959 52.49
Democratic David LaGrand45,59546.06
Libertarian Bill Gelineau1,4311.45
Total votes98,985 100.0
Republican hold
30th District
(Ottawa, Kent (Grandville, Sparta Township))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Kuipers 83,232 71.27
Democratic Scott Vanderstoep31,32426.82
Libertarian Marcia Ortquist2,2221.9
Total votes116,778 100.0
Republican hold
31st District
(Arenac, Bay, Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Barcia (incumbent) 78,904 75.93
Republican Zachary Nuncio23,56522.68
Libertarian Reinhold Ploep1,4411.39
Total votes103,910 100.0
Democratic hold
32nd District
(Gratiot, Saginaw)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger Kahn 46,313 49.04
Democratic Carl Williams45,79348.49
Green Lloyd Clarke2,3262.46
Total votes94,432 100.0
Republican hold
33rd District
(Clinton, Ionia, Isabella, Montcalm)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Cropsey (incumbent) 48,942 53.72
Democratic Nancy White40,20844.13
Libertarian Devon Smith1,9542.14
Total votes91,104 100.0
Republican hold
34th District
(Mason, Muskegon, Oceana, Newaygo)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gerald Van Woerkom (incumbent) 53,077 50.68
Democratic Julie Dennis51,64949.32
Total votes104,726 100.0
Republican hold
35th District
(Benzie, Clare, Kalkaska, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mecosta, Missaukee, Osceola, Roscommon, Wexford)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michelle McManus (incumbent) 62,195 59.02
Democratic Antoinette Schippers41,03338.94
Libertarian Thomas Hren2,1482.04
Total votes105,376 100.0
Republican hold
36th District
(Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Stamas (incumbent) 65,106 62.09
Democratic Paul Reid39,75637.91
Total votes104,862 100.0
Republican hold
37th District
(Grand Traverse, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Chippewa, Mackinac)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jason Allen (incumbent) 63,495 59.21
Democratic Sharon Unger43,74340.79
Total votes107,238 100.0
Republican hold
38th District
(Upper Peninsula (excluding Mackinac, Chippewa))
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Prusi (incumbent) 66,273 70.32
Republican Pete Mackin27,97329.68
Total votes94,246 100.0
Democratic hold

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