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The2006 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, to elect members to the 78th and 79th Legislature. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. State senate seats inWest Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms.[1] The election took place concurrently with theU.S. House andU.S. Senate elections. TheDemocratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates and picked up 2 seats held by Republicans, retaining their supermajority.[2] While PresidentGeorge W. Bush won the state inthe previous presidential election, Democrats did well across the country and the state in a year described as ablue wave.[3]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before[2] | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
| Democratic | 16 | 301,122 | 63.6% | 21 | 11 | 13 | 23 |  2 | |
| Republican | 13 | 172,007 | 36.4% | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 |  2 | |
| Write-in | 102 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  | ||
| Total | 473,231 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 | | |||
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| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenberg[5] | Safe D | November 4, 2006 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edwin Bowman (incumbent) | 17,889 | 69.9 | |
| Republican | George Village | 7,690 | 30.1 | |
| Total votes | 25,579 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Larry Edgell (incumbent) | 17,009 | 64.9 | |
| Republican | Wayne Weber | 9,184 | 35.1 | |
| Total votes | 26,193 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | J. Frank Deem (incumbent) | 19,930 | 99.5 | |
| Write-in | 92 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 20,022 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Hall | 17,438 | 51.9 | |
| Democratic | Jim Lees | 16,135 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 33,573 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Evan Jenkins (incumbent) | 16,502 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Thomas Scott | 9,257 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 25,759 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 14,621 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,621 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ron Stollings | 16,437 | 77.2 | |
| Republican | Larry Lyons | 4,865 | 22.8 | |
| Total votes | 21,302 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erik Wells | 31,073 | 58.1 | |
| Republican | Mark Plants | 22,408 | 41.9 | |
| Total votes | 53,481 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Green | 12,109 | 55.7 | |
| Republican | Russ Weeks (incumbent) | 9,628 | 44.3 | |
| Total votes | 21,737 | 100.0 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jesse Guills (incumbent) | 12,590 | 51.5 | |
| Democratic | Frederick Parker | 11,849 | 48.5 | |
| Total votes | 24,439 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Randy White (incumbent) | 12,991 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | Pete Sigler | 11,679 | 47.3 | |
| Total votes | 24,670 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Minard (incumbent) | 22,218 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,218 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Oliverio (incumbent) | 25,060 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,060 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dave Sypolt | 16,057 | 52.8 | |
| Democratic | Craig Rotruck | 14,334 | 47.2 | |
| Write-in | 10 | nil | ||
| Total votes | 30,401 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Walt Helmick (Incumbent) | 21,509 | 99.6 | |
| Write-in | 92 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 21,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Unger (Incumbent) | 19,640 | 64.7 | |
| Republican | Jerry Mays | 10,729 | 35.3 | |
| Total votes | 30,369 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brooks McCabe (Incumbent) | 31,746 | 60.7 | |
| Republican | Ann Calvert | 20,552 | 39.3 | |
| Total votes | 52,298 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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