2006 Kentucky Senate election

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2006 Kentucky Senate election
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November 7, 2006
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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader David L. Williams Ed Worley
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 5, 1999January 6, 2003
Leader's seat 16th – Burkesville 34th – Richmond
Last election2215
Seats before21 [a] 16 [b]
Seats won21 [a] 16
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up126
Races won126
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Results:
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     Independent hold
Senate President before election

David L. Williams
Republican

Elected Senate President

David L. Williams
Republican

The 2006 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to determine which party would control the Kentucky Senate for the following two years in the 2007 Kentucky General Assembly. All even-numbered seats were up for election, which consisted of half of the 38 senate seats and the primary was held on May 23, 2006. Prior to the election 21 seats were held by Republicans and 16 were held by Democrats, while one was held by Independent senator Bob Leeper, who caucused with the Republicans. The general election saw both parties holding on to the same amount of seats as the previous election, meaning that Republicans retained control of the Kentucky Senate. [1]

Contents

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Governing [2] Likely RNovember 4, 2006

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 2, 0.16%
  2. District 18, 5.64%

Special elections

District 37 special

2006 Kentucky Senate 37th district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Perry B. Clark 6,757 53.8
Republican Debbie Peden5,80246.2
Total votes12,559 100.0

District 2

2006 Kentucky Senate 2nd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Bob Leeper (incumbent) 15,497 41.08
Democratic Carroll Hubbard 15,43940.92
Republican Neil F. Archer6,79218.00
Total votes37,728 100.0
Independent hold

District 4

2006 Kentucky Senate 4th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dorsey Ridley (incumbent) 24,064 100.0
Total votes24,064 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

2006 Kentucky Senate 6th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jerry Rhoads (incumbent) 22,514 69.74
Republican Dan McGary9,76830.26
Total votes32,282 100.0
Democratic hold

District 8

2006 Kentucky Senate 8th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Boswell (incumbent) 23,616 100.0
Total votes23,616 100.0
Democratic hold

District 10

2006 Kentucky Senate 10th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Elizabeth Tori (incumbent) 16,556 57.11
Democratic Douglas H. Goodman12,43442.89
Total votes28,990 100.0
Republican hold

District 12

2006 Kentucky Senate 12th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alice Forgy Kerr (incumbent) 20,545 56.60
Democratic James E. Keller 15,75143.40
Total votes36,296 100.0
Republican hold

District 14

2006 Kentucky Senate 14th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Kelly (incumbent) 23,112 100.0
Total votes23,112 100.0
Republican hold

District 16

2006 Kentucky Senate 16th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David L. Williams (incumbent) 21,578 71.81
Democratic Dough Shelton8,47228.19
Total votes30,050 100.0
Republican hold

District 18

2006 Kentucky Senate 18th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Charlie Borders (incumbent) 17,489 52.82
Democratic Carol Rice Allen15,61947.18
Total votes33,108 100.0
Republican hold

District 20

2006 Kentucky Senate 20th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary Tapp (incumbent) 25,367 100.0
Total votes25,367 100.0
Republican hold

District 22

2006 Kentucky Senate 22nd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Buford (incumbent) 25,164 100.0
Total votes25,164 100.0
Republican hold

District 24

2006 Kentucky Senate 24th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Katie Kratz Stine (incumbent) 22,877 100.0
Total votes22,877 100.0
Republican hold

District 26

2006 Kentucky Senate 26th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernie Harris (incumbent) 31,137 100.0
Total votes31,137 100.0
Republican hold

District 28

2006 Kentucky Senate 28th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic R. J. Palmer (incumbent) 24,663 100.0
Total votes24,663 100.0
Democratic hold

District 30

2006 Kentucky Senate 30th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Mongiardo (incumbent) 24,510 100.0
Total votes24,510 100.0
Democratic hold

District 32

2006 Kentucky Senate 32nd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brett Guthrie (incumbent) 21,695 100.0
Total votes21,695 100.0
Republican hold

District 34

2006 Kentucky Senate 34th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Worley (incumbent) 16,567 55.69
Republican Barry Metcalf 12,26341.23
Independent Donald VanWinkle9163.08
Total votes29,746 100.0
Democratic hold

District 36

2006 Kentucky Senate 36th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Denton (incumbent) 35,028 100.0
Total votes35,028 100.0
Republican hold

District 38

2006 Kentucky Senate 38th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Seum (incumbent) 22,452 57.49
Democratic Robert G. M. Valenza16,60342.51
Total votes39,055 100.0
Republican hold

Notes

  1. 1 2 Independent senator Bob Leeper caucused with the Republicans beginning January 2005.
  2. ↑ Democratic Candidate Perry B. Clark won the vacant 37th district in a February 2006 special election.

References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky State Senate elections, 2006". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  2. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
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