The 2006 Wisconsin Senate election was held on Tuesday November 7, 2006, to determine which party would control the Wisconsin Senate for the following two years in the 98th Wisconsin Legislature. The seventeen odd-numbered districts of the 33 seat Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Prior to the election 19 seats were held by Republicans and 14 were held by Democrats. This election saw Democrats regaining control of the Wisconsin Senate after having lost control of the chamber following the 2002 election.
The primary was held on September 12, 2006.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Rothenberg | November 4, 2006
Summary SeatsParty(majority caucus shading)TotalDemocraticRepublicanLast election (2004)8816Total after last election (2004)141933Total before this election141933Up for election61117of which:Incumbent retiring011Vacated000Unopposed224This election10717Change from last election 4 4Total after this election181533Change in total 4 4
Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
(gain) (gain) (gain) (gain)
Outgoing incumbents Retired Cathy Stepp, (R–Sturtevant), representing district 21 since 2002, declined to seek re-election.
Candidates and results Dist.IncumbentThis raceMemberPartyFirst electedStatusGeneral01Republican1977Incumbent re-elected03Democratic2002Incumbent re-elected05Republican2002Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain.07Democratic2003Incumbent re-elected09Republican2002Incumbent re-elected11Republican2002Incumbent re-elected13Republican1994 Incumbent re-elected15Democratic1998Incumbent re-elected17Republican1990Incumbent re-elected19Republican1982Incumbent re-elected21Republican2002Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic gain.23Republican1992Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain.25Democratic1986Incumbent re-elected27Democratic1998Incumbent re-elected29Democratic1990Incumbent re-elected31Republican2002Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain.33Republican2001Incumbent re-elected
See also 2006 Wisconsin elections 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 2006 Wisconsin State Assembly election 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin
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