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20 seats from even-numbered districts in theCalifornia State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2006 California State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006. Voters in the20 even-numbered districts of theCaliforniaState Senate voted for their representatives. TheCalifornia Democratic Party retained its majority and its 25 seats. TheCalifornia Republican Party retained control of the remaining 15 seats. Neither party lost nor gained any seats.
| California State Senate elections, 2006[1][2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | |
| Democratic | 1,903,307 | 54.19% | 11 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | |
| Republican | 1,450,607 | 41.30% | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |
| Libertarian | 138,669 | 3.95% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green | 13,443 | 0.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peace and Freedom | 5,573 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 911 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,512,510 | 100.00% | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenberg[3] | Safe D | November 4, 2006 |
Final results from theCalifornia Secretary of State:[4]
District 2 •District 4 •District 6 •District 8 •District 10 •District 12 •District 14 •District 16 •District 18 •District 20 •District 22 •District 24 •District 26 •District 28 •District 30 •District 32 •District 34 •District 36 •District 38 •District 40 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat Wiggins | 173,053 | 65.71 | |
| Republican | Lawrence Wiesner | 97,611 | 34.29 | |
| Total votes | 284,646 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sam Aanestad (incumbent) | 182,494 | 60.91 | |
| Democratic | Paul Singh | 99,293 | 33.14 | |
| Libertarian | Tony Munroe | 9,300 | 3.10 | |
| Green | Robert Vizzard | 8,520 | 2.84 | |
| Total votes | 299,607 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 115,628 | 58.69 | |
| Republican | Paul Green | 71,051 | 36.06 | |
| Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 5,573 | 2.83 | |
| Libertarian | Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | 2.42 | |
| Total votes | 197,026 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 77.99 | |
| Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.01 | |
| Total votes | 230,226 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 136,846 | 73.38 | |
| Republican | Lou Filipovich | 49,638 | 26.62 | |
| Total votes | 186,484 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Denham (incumbent) | 92,879 | 59.76 | |
| Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 62,539 | 40.24 | |
| Total votes | 155,418 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Cogdill | 167,804 | 66.99 | |
| Democratic | Wesley Firch | 82,679 | 33.01 | |
| Total votes | 250,483 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roy Ashburn (incumbent) | 147,767 | 69.74 | |
| Democratic | Fred Davis | 59,187 | 27.93 | |
| Green | Matthew Rick | 4,923 | 2.32 | |
| Total votes | 211,877 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alex Padilla | 84,459 | 74.85 | |
| Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 28,377 | 25.15 | |
| Total votes | 112,836 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 71,199 | 76.35 | |
| Republican | Mike Ten | 18,581 | 19.93 | |
| Libertarian | Murray Levy | 3,469 | 3.72 | |
| Total votes | 93,249 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 92,498 | 74.07 | |
| Republican | Robert Carver | 32,388 | 25.93 | |
| Total votes | 124,886 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Ridley-Thomas | 133,309 | 89.09 | |
| Libertarian | Bud Raymond | 16,317 | 10.91 | |
| Total votes | 149,626 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jenny Oropeza | 129,151 | 61.73 | |
| Republican | Cherryl Liddle | 72,570 | 34.69 | |
| Libertarian | Peter De Baets | 7,485 | 3.58 | |
| Total votes | 209,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Calderon | 93,436 | 70.91 | |
| Republican | Selma Minerd | 38,340 | 29.09 | |
| Total votes | 131,776 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 85,301 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 85,301 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lou Correa | 56,534 | 50.21 | |
| Republican | Lynn Daucher | 55,142 | 48.98 | |
| Independent | Otto Bade (write-in) | 911 | 0.81 | |
| Total votes | 112,587 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) | 164,025 | 63.40 | |
| Democratic | Mark Hanson | 85,706 | 33.13 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Shea | 9,001 | 3.48 | |
| Total votes | 258,732 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Wyland | 162,046 | 74.33 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Klea | 55,964 | 25.67 | |
| Total votes | 218,010 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Denise Ducheny (incumbent) | 84,787 | 62.17 | |
| Republican | David Walden | 47,601 | 34.91 | |
| Libertarian | Jesse Thomas | 3,982 | 2.92 | |
| Total votes | 136,370 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||