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All 35 seats in theAlabama Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2006 Alabama Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 35 districts of theAlabama Senate voted for their senators. TheDemocratic Party retained their majority in the Senate, losing two seats to theRepublican Party. To date, this is the last time that the Democratic Party has held a majority in the Alabama Senate.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenberg[1] | Likely D | November 4, 2006 |
District 1 •District 2 •District 3 •District 4 •District 5 •District 6 •District 7 •District 8 •District 9 •District 10 •District 11 •District 12 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby E. Denton (incumbent) | 23,862 | 63.76 | +0.19 | |
| Republican | Buddy Brook | 13,531 | 36.15 | −0.08 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.09 | -0.11 | ||
| Majority | 10,331 | 27.60 | +0.26 | ||
| Turnout | 37,425 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Butler (incumbent) | 24,584 | 60.39 | +2.88 | |
| Republican | Jim Burden | 16,096 | 39.54 | −2.51 | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.07 | -0.37 | ||
| Majority | 8,488 | 20.85 | −5.38 | ||
| Turnout | 40,710 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Orr | 24,769 | 62.27 | +24.93 | ||
| Democratic | Bobby Day | 14,923 | 37.52 | −25.06 | ||
| Write-in | 85 | 0.21 | +0.13 | |||
| Majority | 9,846 | 24.75 | −0.49 | |||
| Turnout | 39,777 | |||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Zeb Little (incumbent) | 23,389 | 59.86 | −1.84 | |
| Republican | Harold Sachs | 15,648 | 40.05 | +4.00 | |
| Write-in | 38 | 0.10 | -0.04 | ||
| Majority | 7,741 | 19.81 | −5.84 | ||
| Turnout | 39,075 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Bishop | 20,322 | 55.23 | −2.72 | |
| Democratic | Larry Cagle | 16,088 | 43.73 | +1.76 | |
| Write-in | 383 | 1.04 | +0.96 | ||
| Majority | 4,234 | 11.51 | −4.47 | ||
| Turnout | 36,793 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roger Bedford Jr. (incumbent) | 24,890 | 97.32 | +36.75 | |
| Write-in | 685 | 2.68 | +2.47 | ||
| Majority | 24,205 | 94.64 | +73.28 | ||
| Turnout | 25,575 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Parker Griffith | 23,582 | 65.43 | +1.28 | |
| Republican | Cheryl Baswell-Guthrie | 12,414 | 34.44 | +2.01 | |
| Write-in | 48 | 0.13 | -0.22 | ||
| Majority | 11,168 | 30.98 | −0.74 | ||
| Turnout | 36,044 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lowell Barron (incumbent) | 19,364 | 56.50 | −1.70 | |
| Republican | Don Stout | 14,855 | 43.35 | +1.73 | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.15 | -0.03 | ||
| Majority | 4,509 | 13.16 | −3.43 | ||
| Turnout | 34,270 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Hinton Mitchem (incumbent) | 21,570 | 53.40 | −5.54 | |
| Republican | Bill Ingram | 18,766 | 46.46 | +5.75 | |
| Write-in | 54 | 0.13 | -0.21 | ||
| Majority | 2,804 | 6.94 | −11.29 | ||
| Turnout | 40,390 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Means (incumbent) | 26,449 | 97.67 | +29.93 | |
| Write-in | 630 | 2.33 | +2.08 | ||
| Majority | 25,819 | 95.35 | +59.61 | ||
| Turnout | 27,079 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Preuitt (incumbent) | 19,969 | 64.32 | −2.57 | |
| Republican | Jim Hethcox | 11,045 | 35.58 | +2.79 | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.10 | -0.23 | ||
| Majority | 8,924 | 28.74 | −5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 31,046 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Del Marsh (incumbent) | 26,047 | 98.21 | +39.03 | |
| Write-in | 476 | 1.79 | +1.45 | ||
| Majority | 25,571 | 96.41 | +77.72 | ||
| Turnout | 26,523 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kim Benefield | 16,009 | 50.49 | −48.77 | |
| Republican | Jim C. Ingram | 15,652 | 49.36 | +49.36 | |
| Write-in | 46 | 0.15 | -0.59 | ||
| Majority | 357 | 1.13 | −97.40 | ||
| Turnout | 31,707 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hank Erwin (incumbent) | 30,820 | 97.48 | −1.19 | |
| Write-in | 797 | 2.52 | +1.19 | ||
| Majority | 30,023 | 94.96 | −2.37 | ||
| Turnout | 31,617 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve French (incumbent) | 35,972 | 98.74 | +10.27 | |
| Write-in | 458 | 1.26 | +0.90 | ||
| Majority | 35,514 | 97.49 | +20.20 | ||
| Turnout | 36,430 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. T. Waggoner (incumbent) | 34,196 | 77.66 | −20.90 | |
| Democratic | Russ Parker | 9,789 | 22.23 | +22.23 | |
| Write-in | 47 | 0.11 | -1.33 | ||
| Majority | 24,407 | 55.43 | −41.69 | ||
| Turnout | 44,032 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Beason | 30,446 | 98.79 | +14.87 | |
| Write-in | 373 | 1.21 | +0.78 | ||
| Majority | 30,073 | 97.58 | |||
| Turnout | 30,819 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rodger Smitherman (incumbent) | 21,212 | 80.60 | −17.95 | |
| Republican | Stanley Nance | 5,063 | 19.24 | +19.24 | |
| Write-in | 41 | 0.16 | -1.29 | ||
| Majority | 16,149 | 61.37 | −35.74 | ||
| Turnout | 26,316 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edward McClain (incumbent) | 23,600 | 98.93 | +22.14 | |
| Write-in | 256 | 1.07 | +0.96 | ||
| Majority | 23,344 | 97.85 | +44.17 | ||
| Turnout | 23,856 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Coleman-Madison | 21,661 | 79.57 | −19.10 | |
| Republican | Mel C. Glenn | 5,535 | 20.33 | +20.33 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.10 | -1.23 | ||
| Majority | 16,126 | 59.24 | −38.09 | ||
| Turnout | 27,222 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Poole (incumbent) | 22,017 | 69.38 | +10.61 | |
| Republican | Joe Saxton | 9,695 | 30.55 | −8.34 | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.07 | +0.00 | ||
| Majority | 12,322 | 38.83 | |||
| Turnout | 31,735 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat Lindsey (incumbent) | 19,744 | 54.06 | +2.94 | |
| Republican | John McMillan | 16,748 | 45.86 | −2.81 | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.08 | -0.14 | ||
| Majority | 2,996 | 8.20 | +5.75 | ||
| Turnout | 36,521 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry Sanders (incumbent) | 24,142 | 65.62 | −4.91 | |
| Republican | Bob Duke | 12,626 | 34.32 | +34.32 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.07 | -0.29 | ||
| Majority | 11,516 | 31.30 | −10.11 | ||
| Turnout | 36,793 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bobby Singleton (incumbent) | 27,556 | 98.10 | +12.02 | |
| Write-in | 533 | 1.90 | +1.73 | ||
| Majority | 27,023 | 96.20 | +23.88 | ||
| Turnout | 28,089 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry Dixon (incumbent) | 33,197 | 74.24 | −3.37 | |
| Democratic | Michael Chappell | 11,469 | 25.65 | +6.64 | |
| Write-in | 52 | 0.12 | -0.09 | ||
| Majority | 21,728 | 48.59 | −10.00 | ||
| Turnout | 44,718 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Quinton Ross (incumbent) | 23,652 | 99.09 | +26.97 | |
| Write-in | 217 | 0.91 | +0.90 | ||
| Majority | 23,435 | 98.18 | +53.92 | ||
| Turnout | 23,869 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | T. D. Little (incumbent) | 19,656 | 60.79 | −3.27 | |
| Republican | Peggy Martin | 12,652 | 39.13 | +3.32 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.08 | -0.06 | ||
| Majority | 7,004 | 21.66 | −6.59 | ||
| Turnout | 32,334 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Myron Penn (incumbent) | 23,413 | 98.94 | +13.49 | |
| Write-in | 252 | 1.06 | +0.92 | ||
| Majority | 23,161 | 97.87 | +26.82 | ||
| Turnout | 23,665 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harri Anne Smith (incumbent) | 26,507 | 75.20 | −23.48 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Helms | 8,710 | 24.71 | +24.71 | |
| Write-in | 33 | 0.09 | -1.23 | ||
| Majority | 17,797 | 50.49 | −46.87 | ||
| Turnout | 35,250 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wendell Mitchell (incumbent) | 22,774 | 62.00 | −36.61 | |
| Republican | Joan Reynolds | 13,927 | 37.92 | +37.92 | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.08 | -1.31 | ||
| Majority | 8,847 | 24.09 | −73.13 | ||
| Turnout | 36,731 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jimmy Holley (incumbent) | 19,323 | 56.30 | −8.87 | |
| Republican | Dwight L. Adams | 14,979 | 43.64 | +9.10 | |
| Write-in | 19 | 0.06 | -0.23 | ||
| Majority | 4,344 | 12.66 | −17.97 | ||
| Turnout | 34,321 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bradley Byrne (incumbent) | 32,670 | 98.90 | +8.97 | |
| Write-in | 364 | 1.10 | +0.45 | ||
| Majority | 32,306 | 97.80 | +17.29 | ||
| Turnout | 33,034 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Vivian Davis Figures (incumbent) | 19,029 | 71.41 | −28.39 | |
| Republican | Jeffery Jones | 7,594 | 28.50 | +28.50 | |
| Write-in | 25 | 0.09 | -0.11 | ||
| Majority | 11,435 | 42.91 | −56.69 | ||
| Turnout | 26,648 | ||||
| Democratichold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Rusty Glover | 27,080 | 98.75 | −1.14 | |
| Write-in | 343 | 1.25 | +1.14 | ||
| Majority | 26,737 | 97.50 | −2.28 | ||
| Turnout | 27,423 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Ben Brooks | 13,945 | 50.88 | +1.86 | |
| Democratic | Gary Tanner (incumbent) | 13,434 | 49.02 | −1.91 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.09 | +0.04 | ||
| Majority | 511 | 1.86 | −0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 27,405 | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||