Iowa Senate elections, 2006
The 2006 Iowa Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms. Prior to the election, the Senate was evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. Following the election, the Democrats were in the majority - this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.[1]
Senate composition
| Iowa Senate: pre-election |
Seats
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Republican-held |
25 |
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Democratic-held |
25 |
Total
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50 |
| 2006 Elections |
| |
Democratic held and uncontested |
15 |
| |
Contested |
18 |
| |
Republican held and uncontested |
17 |
Total
|
50 |
| Iowa Senate: post-election |
Seats
|
| |
Democratic-held |
30 |
| |
Republican-held |
20 |
Total
|
50 |
Results
Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[2]
* indicates incumbent[3]
District 1
District 3
District 5
| 2006 State Senate District 5 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Rich Olive |
11,224 |
49.7% |
|
|
Republican |
James M. Kurtenbach |
11,162 |
49.4% |
|
| Total votes |
22,584 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
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District 7
District 9
District 11
District 13
District 15
District 17
| 2006 State Senate District 17 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Wally E. Horn* |
15,332 |
99.3% |
|
| Total votes |
15,441 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
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District 19
District 21
District 23
District 25
District 27
| 2006 State Senate District 27 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Ron Wieck* |
13,459 |
99.0% |
|
| Total votes |
13,591 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
|
District 29
District 31
| 2006 State Senate District 31 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Matt McCoy* |
13,276 |
65.6% |
|
|
Republican |
Nicholas G. Van Patten |
6941 |
34.3% |
|
| Total votes |
20,247 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
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District 33
| 2006 State Senate District 33 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Jack Hatch* |
10,204 |
98.5% |
|
| Total votes |
10,356 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
|
District 35
District 37
| 2006 State Senate District 37 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Staci Appel |
12,827 |
50.3% |
|
|
Republican |
Julian B. Garrett |
12,055 |
48.44% |
|
| Total votes |
24,882 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
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District 39
| 2006 State Senate District 39 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Joe Bolkcom* |
14,816 |
68.9% |
|
|
Independent |
Jay Christensen-Szalanski |
4,095 |
19.1% |
|
| Total votes |
21,492 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
|
District 41
District 43
| 2006 State Senate District 43 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Joe M. Seng* |
13,017 |
76.5% |
|
| Total votes |
17,012 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
|
District 45
District 47
| 2006 State Senate District 47 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
Keith A. Kreiman* |
11,790 |
63.6% |
|
|
Republican |
Keith Caviness |
6,183 |
33.3% |
|
|
Independent |
Max Hulen |
566 |
3.1% |
|
| Total votes |
18,549 |
100.0%% |
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| Majority |
|
% |
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| Turnout |
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District 49
| 2006 State Senate District 49 election |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Hubert Houser* |
14,373 |
81.7% |
|
| Total votes |
17,591 |
100.0%% |
|
| Majority |
|
% |
|
| Turnout |
|
|
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See also
References
- ^ "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. 2007-01-07. pp. 1. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/startDownload.asp?File=E%3A%5Cwwwroot%5CLegislature%5CPubs%5Csjweb%5CPDF2%5C01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Name=01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Size=289985. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide". Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/legislators.do;jsessionid=3A086AF1A0DA81F57CE5C111BDB9C7C9?ch=h&1=d&ga=81. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
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