2006 California State Senate election

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2006 California State Senate election
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  2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008  

20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Don Perata (D744C73F-5981-416E-85C6-A7E0A7A334E2) (1).jpg Dick Ackerman, 2000s.jpg
Leader Don Perata Dick Ackerman
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 9th–Oakland 33rd–Irvine
Last election2515
Seats won2515
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,903,3071,450,607
Percentage54.19%41.30%

2006 and 2010 California State Senate election.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election held

President pro tempore before election

Don Perata
Democratic

President pro tempore designate

Don Perata
Democratic

The 2006 California State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate voted for their representatives. The California Democratic Party retained its majority and its 25 seats. The California Republican Party retained control of the remaining 15 seats. Neither party lost nor gained any seats.

Contents

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2006 [1] [2]
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter
Democratic 1,903,30754.19%114102525
Republican 1,450,60741.30%9421515
Libertarian 138,6693.95%00000
Green 13,4430.38%00000
Peace and Freedom 5,5730.16%00000
Independent 9110.03%00000
Totals3,512,510100.00%208124040

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State: [3]

District 2District 4District 6District 8District 10District 12District 14District 16District 18District 20District 22District 24District 26District 28District 30District 32District 34District 36District 38District 40

District 2

California's 2nd State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pat Wiggins 173,053 65.71
Republican Lawrence Wiesner97,61134.29
Total votes284,646 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sam Aanestad (incumbent) 182,494 60.91
Democratic Paul Singh99,29333.14
Libertarian Tony Munroe9,3003.10
Green Robert Vizzard8,5202.84
Total votes299,607 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Darrell Steinberg 115,628 58.69
Republican Paul Green71,05136.06
Peace and Freedom C. T. Weber5,5732.83
Libertarian Alana Garberoglio4,7742.42
Total votes197,026 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

California's 8th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leland Yee 179,556 77.99
Republican Michael Skipakevich50,67022.01
Total votes230,226 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

California's 10th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ellen Corbett 136,846 73.38
Republican Lou Filipovich49,63826.62
Total votes186,484 100.00
Democratic hold

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Denham (incumbent) 92,879 59.76
Democratic Wiley Nickel 62,53940.24
Total votes155,418 100.00
Republican hold

District 14

California's 14th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dave Cogdill 167,804 66.99
Democratic Wesley Firch82,67933.01
Total votes250,483 100.00
Republican hold

District 16

California's 16th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dean Florez (incumbent) 78,146 100.00
Total votes78,146 100.00
Democratic hold

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roy Ashburn (incumbent) 147,767 69.74
Democratic Fred Davis59,18727.93
Green Matthew Rick4,9232.32
Total votes211,877 100.00
Republican hold

District 20

California's 20th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alex Padilla 84,459 74.85
Libertarian Pamela Brown28,37725.15
Total votes112,836 100.00
Democratic hold

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) 71,199 76.35
Republican Mike Ten18,58119.93
Libertarian Murray Levy3,4693.72
Total votes93,249 100.00
Democratic hold

District 24

California's 24th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria Romero (incumbent) 92,498 74.07
Republican Robert Carver32,38825.93
Total votes124,886 100.00
Democratic hold

District 26

California's 26th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Ridley-Thomas 133,309 89.09
Libertarian Bud Raymond16,31710.91
Total votes149,626 100.00
Democratic hold

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jenny Oropeza 129,151 61.73
Republican Cherryl Liddle72,57034.69
Libertarian Peter De Baets7,4853.58
Total votes209,206 100.00
Democratic hold

District 30

California's 30th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ron Calderon 93,436 70.91
Republican Selma Minerd38,34029.09
Total votes131,776 100.00
Democratic hold

District 32

California's 32nd State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gloria Negrete McLeod 85,301 100.00
Total votes85,301 100.00
Democratic hold

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lou Correa 56,534 50.21
Republican Lynn Daucher 55,14248.98
Independent Otto Bade (write-in)9110.81
Total votes112,587 100.00
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.40
Democratic Mark Hanson85,70633.13
Libertarian Joseph Shea9,0013.48
Total votes258,732 100.00
Republican hold

District 38

California's 38th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Wyland 162,046 74.33
Libertarian Brian Klea55,96425.67
Total votes218,010 100.00
Republican hold

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denise Ducheny (incumbent) 84,787 62.17
Republican David Walden47,60134.91
Libertarian Jesse Thomas3,9822.92
Total votes136,370 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. January 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
  2. "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  3. "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. December 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2006.