2006 Alabama Senate election

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2006 Alabama Senate elections
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  

All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Lowell Barron J. T. Waggoner
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 8th 16th
Seats before2510
Seats after2312
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote585,860552,797
Percentage51.248.3

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Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

President pro tempore before election

Lowell Barron
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Hinton Mitchem
Democratic

The 2006 Alabama Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 35 districts of the Alabama Senate voted for their Senators. The Democratic Party retained their majority in the Senate, losing 2 seats to the Republican Party. To date, this is the last time that the Democratic Party has held a majority in the Alabama Senate.

Contents

Overview

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Alabama Senate election results
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District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
1st Bobby E. Denton Democratic Bobby E. Denton Democratic
2nd Tom Butler Democratic Tom Butler Democratic
3rd Tommy Ed Roberts Democratic Arthur Orr Republican
4th Zeb Little Democratic Zeb Little Democratic
5th Curt Lee Republican Charles Bishop Republican
6th Roger Bedford Jr. Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. Democratic
7th Jeff Enfinger Democratic Parker Griffith Democratic
8th Lowell Barron Democratic Lowell Barron Democratic
9th Hinton Mitchem Democratic Hinton Mitchem Democratic
10th Larry Means Democratic Larry Means Democratic
11th Jim Preuitt Democratic Jim Preuitt Democratic
12th Del Marsh Republican Del Marsh Republican
13th Gerald Dial Democratic Kim Benefield Democratic
14th Hank Erwin Republican Hank Erwin Republican
15th Steve French Republican Steve French Republican
16th J. T. Waggoner Republican J. T. Waggoner Republican
17th Jack Biddle Republican Scott Beason Republican
18th Rodger Smitherman Democratic Rodger Smitherman Democratic
19th Edward McClain Democratic Edward McClain Democratic
20th Sundra Escott-Russell Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison Democratic
21st Phil Poole Democratic Phil Poole Democratic
22nd Pat Lindsey Democratic Pat Lindsey Democratic
23rd Henry Sanders Democratic Henry Sanders Democratic
24th Bobby D. Singleton [a] Democratic Bobby D. Singleton Democratic
25th Larry Dixon Republican Larry Dixon Republican
26th Quinton Ross Democratic Quinton Ross Democratic
27th T. D. Little Democratic T. D. Little Democratic
28th Myron Penn Democratic Myron Penn Democratic
29th Harri Anne Smith Republican Harri Anne Smith Republican
30th Wendell Mitchell Democratic Wendell Mitchell Democratic
31st Jimmy Holley Democratic Jimmy Holley Democratic
32nd Bradley Byrne Republican Bradley Byrne Republican
33rd Vivian Davis Figures Democratic Vivian Davis Figures Democratic
34th Hap Myers Republican Rusty Glover Republican
35th Gary Tanner Democratic Ben Brooks Republican
  1. Singleton won a special election in 2005, following resignation of Charles Steele Jr.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [1] Likely DNovember 4, 2006

Results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12
District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23
District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34
District 35

District 1

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 1 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bobby E. Denton (Incumbent) 23,862 63.76 +0.19
Republican Buddy Brook13,53136.15−0.08
Write-in 320.09-0.11
Majority10,33127.60+0.26
Turnout 37,425
Democratic hold

District 2

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 2 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Tom Butler (Incumbent) 24,584 60.39 +2.88
Republican Jim Burden16,09639.54−2.51
Write-in 300.07-0.37
Majority8,48820.85−5.38
Turnout 40,710
Democratic hold

District 3

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 3 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Arthur Orr 24,769 62.27 +24.93
Democratic Bobby Day14,92337.52−25.06
Write-in 850.21+0.13
Majority9,84624.75−0.49
Turnout 39,777
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 4 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Zeb Little (Incumbent) 23,389 59.86 −1.84
Republican Harold Sachs15,64840.05+4.00
Write-in 380.10-0.04
Majority7,74119.81−5.84
Turnout 39,075
Democratic hold

District 5

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 5 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles Bishop 20,322 55.23 −2.72
Democratic Larry Cagle16,08843.73+1.76
Write-in 3831.04+0.96
Majority4,23411.51−4.47
Turnout 36,793
Republican hold

District 6

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 6 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. (Incumbent) 24,890 97.32 +36.75
Write-in 6852.68+2.47
Majority24,20594.64+73.28
Turnout 25,575
Democratic hold

District 7

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 7 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Parker Griffith 23,582 65.43 +1.28
Republican Cheryl Baswell-Guthrie12,41434.44+2.01
Write-in 480.13-0.22
Majority11,16830.98−0.74
Turnout 36,044
Democratic hold

District 8

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 8 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 19,364 56.50 −1.70
Republican Don Stout14,85543.35+1.73
Write-in 510.15-0.03
Majority4,50913.16−3.43
Turnout 34,270
Democratic hold

District 9

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 9 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hinton Mitchem (Incumbent) 21,570 53.40 −5.54
Republican Bill Ingram18,76646.46+5.75
Write-in 540.13-0.21
Majority2,8046.94−11.29
Turnout 40,390
Democratic hold

District 10

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 10 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Larry Means (Incumbent) 26,449 97.67 +29.93
Write-in 6302.33+2.08
Majority25,81995.35+59.61
Turnout 27,079
Democratic hold

District 11

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 11 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jim Preuitt (Incumbent) 19,969 64.32 −2.57
Republican Jim Hethcox11,04535.58+2.79
Write-in 320.10-0.23
Majority8,92428.74−5.36
Turnout 31,046
Democratic hold

District 12

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 12 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Del Marsh (Incumbent) 26,047 98.21 +39.03
Write-in 4761.79+1.45
Majority25,57196.41+77.72
Turnout 26,523
Republican hold

District 13

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 13 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kim Benefield 16,009 50.49 −48.77
Republican Jim C. Ingram15,65249.36+49.36
Write-in 460.15-0.59
Majority3571.13−97.40
Turnout 31,707
Democratic hold

District 14

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 14 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Hank Erwin (Incumbent) 30,820 97.48 −1.19
Write-in 7972.52+1.19
Majority30,02394.96−2.37
Turnout 31,617
Republican hold

District 15

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 15 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Steve French (Incumbent) 35,972 98.74 +10.27
Write-in 4581.26+0.90
Majority35,51497.49+20.20
Turnout 36,430
Republican hold

District 16

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 16 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican J. T. Waggoner (Incumbent) 34,196 77.66 −20.90
Democratic Russ Parker9,78922.23+22.23
Write-in 470.11-1.33
Majority24,40755.43−41.69
Turnout 44,032
Republican hold

District 17

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 17 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Scott Beason 30,446 98.79 +14.87
Write-in 3731.21+0.78
Majority30,07397.58
Turnout 30,819
Republican hold

District 18

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 18 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent) 21,212 80.60 −17.95
Republican Stanley Nance5,06319.24+19.24
Write-in 410.16-1.29
Majority16,14961.37−35.74
Turnout 26,316
Democratic hold

District 19

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 19 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward McClain (Incumbent) 23,600 98.93 +22.14
Write-in 2561.07+0.96
Majority23,34497.85+44.17
Turnout 23,856
Democratic hold

District 20

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 20 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison 21,661 79.57 −19.10
Republican Mel C. Glenn5,53520.33+20.33
Write-in 260.10-1.23
Majority16,12659.24−38.09
Turnout 27,222
Democratic hold

District 21

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 21 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 22,017 69.38 +10.61
Republican Joe Saxton9,69530.55−8.34
Write-in 230.07+0.00
Majority12,32238.83
Turnout 31,735
Democratic hold

District 22

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 22 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Pat Lindsey (Incumbent) 19,744 54.06 +2.94
Republican John McMillan 16,74845.86−2.81
Write-in 290.08-0.14
Majority2,9968.20+5.75
Turnout 36,521
Democratic hold

District 23

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 23 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Henry Sanders (Incumbent) 24,142 65.62 −4.91
Republican Bob Duke12,62634.32+34.32
Write-in 250.07-0.29
Majority11,51631.30−10.11
Turnout 36,793
Democratic hold

District 24

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 24 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) 27,556 98.10 +12.02
Write-in 5331.90+1.73
Majority27,02396.20+23.88
Turnout 28,089
Democratic hold

District 25

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 25 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Larry Dixon (Incumbent) 33,197 74.24 −3.37
Democratic Michael Chappell11,46925.65+6.64
Write-in 520.12-0.09
Majority21,72848.59−10.00
Turnout 44,718
Republican hold

District 26

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 26 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Quinton Ross (Incumbent) 23,652 99.09 +26.97
Write-in 2170.91+0.90
Majority23,43598.18+53.92
Turnout 23,869
Democratic hold

District 27

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 27 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic T. D. Little (Incumbent) 19,656 60.79 −3.27
Republican Peggy Martin12,65239.13+3.32
Write-in 260.08-0.06
Majority7,00421.66−6.59
Turnout 32,334
Democratic hold

District 28

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 28 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Myron Penn (Incumbent) 23,413 98.94 +13.49
Write-in 2521.06+0.92
Majority23,16197.87+26.82
Turnout 23,665
Democratic hold

District 29

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 29 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Harri Anne Smith (Incumbent) 26,507 75.20 −23.48
Democratic Ronnie Helms8,71024.71+24.71
Write-in 330.09-1.23
Majority17,79750.49−46.87
Turnout 35,250
Republican hold

District 30

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 30 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Wendell Mitchell (Incumbent) 22,774 62.00 −36.61
Republican Joan Reynolds13,92737.92+37.92
Write-in 300.08-1.31
Majority8,84724.09−73.13
Turnout 36,731
Democratic hold

District 31

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 31 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jimmy Holley (Incumbent) 19,323 56.30 −8.87
Republican Dwight L. Adams14,97943.64+9.10
Write-in 190.06-0.23
Majority4,34412.66−17.97
Turnout 34,321
Democratic hold

District 32

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 32 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bradley Byrne (Incumbent) 32,670 98.90 +8.97
Write-in 3641.10+0.45
Majority32,30697.80+17.29
Turnout 33,034
Republican hold

District 33

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 33 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vivian Davis Figures (Incumbent) 19,029 71.41 −28.39
Republican Jeffery Jones7,59428.50+28.50
Write-in 250.09-0.11
Majority11,43542.91−56.69
Turnout 26,648
Democratic hold

District 34

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 34 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rusty Glover 27,080 98.75 −1.14
Write-in 3431.25+1.14
Majority26,73797.50−2.28
Turnout 27,423
Republican hold

District 35

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 35 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Ben Brooks 13,945 50.88 +1.86
Democratic Gary Tanner (Incumbent)13,43449.02−1.91
Write-in 260.09+0.04
Majority5111.86−0.05
Turnout 27,405
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "Canvass of Results General Election November 7, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved July 26, 2024.