2006 Wisconsin Senate election
November 7, 2006
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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.[1]
The primary was held on September 12, 2006.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Rothenberg[2] | Lean R | November 4, 2006 |
Summary
| Seats | Party (majority caucus shading)
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Total | ||
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| Democratic | Republican | |||
| Last election (2004) | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Total after last election (2004) | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Total before this election | 14 | 19 | 33 | |
| Up for election | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| of which: | Incumbent retiring | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vacated | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unopposed | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| This election | 10 | 7 | 17 | |
| Change from last election | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total after this election | 18 | 15 | 33 | |
| Change in total | 4 | 4 | ||
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- State Senate district 23, 1.75% (gain)
- State Senate district 31, 3.25% (gain)
- State Senate district 5, 3.52% (gain)
- State Senate district 21, 6.13% (gain)
- State Senate district 17, 8.41%
Outgoing incumbents
Retired
- Cathy Stepp, (R–Sturtevant), representing district 21 since 2002, declined to seek re-election.[3]
Candidates and results
| Dist. | Incumbent | This race[4] | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Status | General | |
| 01 | Alan Lasee | Republican | 1977 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected |
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| 03 | Tim Carpenter | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 05 | Thomas Reynolds | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| 07 | Jeffrey Plale | Democratic | 2003 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected |
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| 09 | Joe Leibham | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 11 | Neal Kedzie | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 13 | Scott L. Fitzgerald | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 15 | Judy Robson | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 17 | Dale Schultz | Republican | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 19 | Michael Ellis | Republican | 1982 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 21 | Cathy Stepp | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| 23 | David Zien | Republican | 1992 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| 25 | Bob Jauch | Democratic | 1986 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 27 | Jon Erpenbach | Democratic | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 29 | Russ Decker | Democratic | 1990 | Incumbent re-elected |
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| 31 | Ron Brown | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| 33 | Theodore Kanavas | Republican | 2001 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected |
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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
References
- ^ "Wisconsin State Senate election results: 1992-2024". ballotpedia.org. 2006. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ^ Gutsche Jr., Robert (October 4, 2005). "Stepp won't seek re-election". Racine Journal Times. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
- ^ "District vote for state senators". search.library.wisc.edu. 2007. Retrieved 2025-11-12.