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.
Quick Facts 20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate, Majority party ...
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California State Senate elections, 2006[1][2] | ||||||||
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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 |
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Final results from the California Secretary of State:[3]
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 |
District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Wiggins | 173,053 | 65.71 | |
Republican | Lawrence Wiesner | 97,611 | 34.29 | |
Total votes | 284,646 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 4
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 8
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 77.99 | |
Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.01 | |
Total votes | 230,226 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 10
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 136,846 | 73.38 | |
Republican | Lou Filipovich | 49,638 | 26.62 | |
Total votes | 186,484 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 12
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Denham (incumbent) | 92,879 | 59.76 | |
Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 62,539 | 40.24 | |
Total votes | 155,418 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 14
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Cogdill | 167,804 | 66.99 | |
Democratic | Wesley Firch | 82,679 | 33.01 | |
Total votes | 250,483 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 16
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 18
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 20
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alex Padilla | 84,459 | 74.85 | |
Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 28,377 | 25.15 | |
Total votes | 112,836 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 22
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 24
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 92,498 | 74.07 | |
Republican | Robert Carver | 32,388 | 25.93 | |
Total votes | 124,886 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 26
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Ridley-Thomas | 133,309 | 89.09 | |
Libertarian | Bud Raymond | 16,317 | 10.91 | |
Total votes | 149,626 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 28
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 30
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Calderon | 93,436 | 70.91 | |
Republican | Selma Minerd | 38,340 | 29.09 | |
Total votes | 131,776 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 32
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 85,301 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 85,301 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 34
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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District 36
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 38
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Wyland | 162,046 | 74.33 | |
Libertarian | Brian Klea | 55,964 | 25.67 | |
Total votes | 218,010 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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District 40
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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- "State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. January 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. December 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2006.