California State Senate elections, 2006

Infobox Election
election_name = California State Senate elections, 2006
country = California
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = California State Senate elections, 2004
previous_year = 2004
next_election = California State Senate elections, 2008
next_year = 2008
seats_for_election = 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate
election_date = November 7, 2006


leader1 = Don Perata
leader_since1 =
party1 = California Democratic Party
leaders_seat1 = 9th
last_election1 = 25
seats1 = 25
seat_change1 = 0
popular_vote1 = 1,903,307
percentage1 = 54.19
swing1 =


leader2 = Dick Ackerman
leader_since2 =
party2 = California Republican Party
leaders_seat2 = 33rd
last_election2 = 15
seats2 = 15
seat_change2 = 0
popular_vote2 = 1,450,607
percentage2 = 41.30
swing2 =
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map_size =
map_caption =
title = Pro Tempore
before_election = Don Perata
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = Don Perata
after_party = California Democratic Party

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.

Overview

Results

Final results from the California Secretary of State:cite web|title=State Senate All Districts|url=http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/stsen/all.htm|date=2006-12-04|accessdate=2006-12-05|publisher=California Secretary of State]

District 2

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Pat Wiggins
votes = 173,053
percentage = 65.71Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Lawrence Wiesner
votes = 97,611
percentage = 34.29Election box total no change
votes = 284,646
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 4

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Sam Aanestad (incumbent)
votes = 182,494
percentage = 60.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Paul Singh
votes = 99,293
percentage = 33.14Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Tony Munroe
votes = 9,300
percentage = 3.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Robert Vizzard
votes = 8,520
percentage = 2.84Election box total no change
votes = 299,607
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 6

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Darrell Steinberg
votes = 115,628
percentage = 58.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Paul Green
votes = 71,051
percentage = 36.06Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = C. T. Weber
votes = 5,573
percentage = 2.83Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Alana Garberoglio
votes = 4,774
percentage = 2.42Election box total no change
votes = 197,026
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 8

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Leland Yee
votes = 179,556
percentage = 77.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Michael Skipakevich
votes = 50,670
percentage = 22.01Election box total no change
votes = 230,226
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 10

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ellen Corbett
votes = 136,846
percentage = 73.38Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Lou Filipovich
votes = 49,638
percentage = 26.62Election box total no change
votes = 186,484
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 12

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Jeff Denham (incumbent)
votes = 92,879
percentage = 59.76Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Wiley Nickel
votes = 62,539
percentage = 40.24Election box total no change
votes = 155,418
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 14

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dave Cogdill
votes = 167,804
percentage = 66.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Wesley Firch
votes = 82,679
percentage = 33.01Election box total no change
votes = 250,483
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 16

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Dean Florez (incumbent)
votes = 78,146
percentage = 100.00Election box total no change
votes = 78,146
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 18

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Roy Ashburn (incumbent)
votes = 147,767
percentage = 69.74Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Fred Davis
votes = 59,187
percentage = 27.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Matthew Rick
votes = 4,923
percentage = 2.32Election box total no change
votes = 211,877
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 20

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Alex Padilla
votes = 84,459
percentage = 74.85Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Pamela Brown
votes = 28,377
percentage = 25.15Election box total no change
votes = 112,836
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 22

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent)
votes = 71,199
percentage = 76.35Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mike Ten
votes = 18,581
percentage = 19.93Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Murray Levy
votes = 3,469
percentage = 3.72Election box total no change
votes = 93,249
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 24

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gloria Romero (incumbent)
votes = 92,498
percentage = 74.07Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Robert Carver
votes = 32,388
percentage = 25.93Election box total no change
votes = 124,886
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 26

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mark Ridley-Thomas
votes = 133,309
percentage = 89.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Bud Raymond
votes = 16,317
percentage = 10.91Election box total no change
votes = 149,626
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 28

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jenny Oropeza
votes = 129,151
percentage = 61.73Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Cherryl Liddle
votes = 72,570
percentage = 34.69Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Peter De Baets
votes = 7,485
percentage = 3.58Election box total no change
votes = 209,206
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 30

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Ron Calderon
votes = 93,436
percentage = 70.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Selma Minerd
votes = 38,340
percentage = 29.09Election box total no change
votes = 131,776
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 32

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Gloria Negrete McLeod
votes = 85,301
percentage = 100.00Election box total no change
votes = 85,301
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 34

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Lou Correa
votes = 56,534
percentage = 50.21Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Lynn Daucher
votes = 55,142
percentage = 48.98Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Otto Bade (write-in)
votes = 911
percentage = 0.81Election box total no change
votes = 112,587
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

District 36

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent)
votes = 164,025
percentage = 63.40Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Mark Hanson
votes = 85,706
percentage = 33.13Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Joseph Shea
votes = 9,001
percentage = 3.48Election box total no change
votes = 258,732
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 38

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Mark Wyland
votes = 162,046
percentage = 74.33Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Brian Klea
votes = 55,964
percentage = 25.67Election box total no change
votes = 218,010
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Republican Party

District 40

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Denise Ducheny (incumbent)
votes = 84,787
percentage = 62.17Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = David Walden
votes = 47,601
percentage = 34.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Jesse Thomas
votes = 3,982
percentage = 2.92Election box total no change
votes = 136,370
percentage = 100.00Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

ee also

*California State Assembly elections, 2006
*California state elections, 2006

References