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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Wisconsin was held November 7, 2006.
Incumbent Senator Herb Kohl, Democrat, won his re-election campaign handily, as was expected throughout the campaign season.
Robert Lorge was the Republican candidate for the seat after being the only Republican candidate to file before the filing deadline on July 11, 2006. Despite receiving no money or support from the State or National Republican Republican party he fared better than Republican Senate candidates in New York, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and was the only major party candidate in 2006 able to deliver votes for under $1 in the Post McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law era.[citation needed]
[edit] Candidates
- Rae Vogeler - Mother, peace activist, and community organizer
[edit] Election Results
[edit] Democratic Primary
[edit] Republican Primary
[edit] General Election
| 2006 United States Senate election, Wisconsin [3] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Herb Kohl (inc.) |
1,439,214 |
67.31 |
+5.8 |
|
Republican |
Robert Lorge |
630,299 |
29.48 |
-7.5 |
|
Green |
Rae Vogeler |
42,434 |
1.98 |
n/a |
|
Independent |
Ben Glatzel |
25,096 |
1.17 |
n/a |
|
Other |
Scattered |
1,254 |
0.06 |
n/a |
| Majority |
808,915 |
37.83 |
|
| Turnout |
2,138,297 |
|
|
|
Democratic hold |
Swing |
|
|
[edit] Opinion polls
| Source |
Date |
Kohl (D) |
Lorge (R) |
| University of Wisconsin |
October 30, 2006 |
73% |
16% |
| Rasmussen |
October 29, 2006 |
64% |
25% |
| Rasmussen |
September 25, 2006 |
60% |
33% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
September 11, 2006 |
50.3% |
35.3% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
August 28, 2006 |
50.7% |
32.9% |
| Rasmussen |
August 20, 2006 |
59% |
31% |
| Rasmussen |
July 20, 2006 |
60% |
27% |
| University of Wisconsin |
July 5, 2006 |
63% |
13.6% |
| Strategic Vision (R) |
June 8, 2006 |
65% |
25% |
| Strategic Vision (R) |
May 3, 2006 |
63% |
25% |
| Strategic Vision (R) |
April 12, 2006 |
61% |
25% |
| Strategic Vision (R) |
March 8, 2006 |
59% |
27% |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
