2006 California State Senate election

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.

2006 California State Senate election

← 2004November 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
 
LeaderDon PerataDick Ackerman
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Leader's seat9th–Oakland33rd–Irvine
Last election2515
Seats won2515
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote1,903,3071,450,607
Percentage54.19%41.30%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election held

President pro tempore before election

Don Perata
Democratic

President pro tempore designate

Don Perata
Democratic

Overview

California State Senate elections, 2006[1][2]
PartyVotesPercentageNot upIncumbentsOpenBeforeAfter
Democratic1,903,30754.19%114102525
Republican1,450,60741.30%9421515
Libertarian138,6693.95%00000
Green13,4430.38%00000
Peace and Freedom5,5730.16%00000
Independent9110.03%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%
DemocraticPat Wiggins 173,053 65.71
RepublicanLawrence Wiesner97,61134.29
Total votes284,646 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

California's 4th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSam Aanestad (incumbent) 182,494 60.91
DemocraticPaul Singh99,29333.14
LibertarianTony Munroe9,3003.10
GreenRobert Vizzard8,5202.84
Total votes299,607 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

California's 6th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDarrell Steinberg 115,628 58.69
RepublicanPaul Green71,05136.06
Peace and FreedomC. T. Weber5,5732.83
LibertarianAlana Garberoglio4,7742.42
Total votes197,026 100.00
Democratic hold

District 8

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

District 10

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

District 12

California's 12th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJeff Denham (incumbent) 92,879 59.76
DemocraticWiley Nickel62,53940.24
Total votes155,418 100.00
Republican hold

District 14

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

District 16

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

District 18

California's 18th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRoy Ashburn (incumbent) 147,767 69.74
DemocraticFred Davis59,18727.93
GreenMatthew Rick4,9232.32
Total votes211,877 100.00
Republican hold

District 20

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

District 22

California's 22nd State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGilbert Cedillo (incumbent) 71,199 76.35
RepublicanMike Ten18,58119.93
LibertarianMurray Levy3,4693.72
Total votes93,249 100.00
Democratic hold

District 24

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

District 26

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

District 28

California's 28th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJenny Oropeza 129,151 61.73
RepublicanCherryl Liddle72,57034.69
LibertarianPeter De Baets7,4853.58
Total votes209,206 100.00
Democratic hold

District 30

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

District 32

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

District 34

California's 34th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLou Correa 56,534 50.21
RepublicanLynn Daucher55,14248.98
IndependentOtto Bade (write-in)9110.81
Total votes112,587 100.00
Democratic hold

District 36

California's 36th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) 164,025 63.40
DemocraticMark Hanson85,70633.13
LibertarianJoseph Shea9,0013.48
Total votes258,732 100.00
Republican hold

District 38

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

District 40

California's 40th State Senate district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDenise Ducheny (incumbent) 84,787 62.17
RepublicanDavid Walden47,60134.91
LibertarianJesse Thomas3,9822.92
Total votes136,370 100.00
Democratic hold

See also

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