2006 Iowa Senate election
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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.[2]
Senate composition
| Iowa Senate: pre-election | Seats | |
| Republican-held | 25 | |
| Democratic-held | 25 | |
| Total |
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 | |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Rothenberg[3] | Tossup | November 4, 2006 |
Results
Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[4]
* indicates incumbent[5]
District 1
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Warnstadt* | 9,340 | 66.9% | ||
| Republican | Barbara Blanchard | 4,607 | 33.0% | ||
| Total votes | 13,956 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 3
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Johnson* | 12,328 | 57.3% | ||
| Democratic | Mel Berryhill | 8,534 | 39.7% | ||
| Total votes | 21,520 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 5
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rich Olive | 11,224 | 49.7% | ||
| Republican | Jim Kurtenbach | 11,162 | 49.4% | ||
| Total votes | 22,584 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 7
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Amanda Ragan* | 15,138 | 70.4% | ||
| Republican | Kenneth D. Young | 5847 | 27.2% | ||
| Total votes | 21,484 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 9
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Heckroth | 11,902 | 52.4% | ||
| Republican | Tom Hoogestraat | 10,556 | 46.5% | ||
| Total votes | 22,711 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 11
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Dotzler* | 11,782 | 70.0% | ||
| Republican | Jim Buschkamp | 5,033 | 29.9% | ||
| Total votes | 16,841 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 13
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roger Tabor Stewart* | 12,886 | 64.8% | ||
| Republican | Lametta K. Wynn | 6,748 | 33.9% | ||
| Total votes | 19,899 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | 100.0% | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 15
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert E. Dvorsky* | 19,027 | 78.0% | ||
| Total votes | 24,385 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 17
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wally E. Horn* | 15,332 | 99.3% | ||
| Total votes | 15,441 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 19
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert M. Hogg | 14,112 | 59.2% | ||
| Republican | Renee Schulte | 9,721 | 40.8% | ||
| Total votes | 23,847 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 21
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dennis Black* | 13,486 | 56.3% | ||
| Republican | Tim Morgan | 10,456 | 43.7% | ||
| Total votes | 23,949 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 23
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herman C. Quirmbach* | 11,782 | 57.4% | ||
| Republican | Linda Livingston | 8,735 | 42.5% | ||
| Total votes | 20,537 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 25
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daryl Beall* | 13,032 | 65.8% | ||
| Republican | Tom Sooter | 6,400 | 32.3% | ||
| Total votes | 19,811 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 27
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Wieck* | 13,459 | 99.0% | ||
| Total votes | 13,591 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 29
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Boettger* | 14,474 | 78.1% | ||
| Total votes | 18,543 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 31
| 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 | |||||
District 33
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Hatch* | 10,204 | 98.5% | ||
| Total votes | 10,356 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 35
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Larry L. Noble | 16,694 | 52.0% | ||
| Democratic | Merle O. Johnson | 15,420 | 48.0% | ||
| Total votes | 32,132 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 37
| 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 | |||||
District 39
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Hartsuch | 11,572 | 49.1% | ||
| Democratic | Phyllis Thede | 11,136 | 47.2% | ||
| Total votes | 23,578 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 43
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe M. Seng* | 13,017 | 76.5% | ||
| Total votes | 17,012 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 45
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Becky Schmitz | 10,362 | 49.8% | ||
| Republican | David Miller* | 10,178 | 49.0% | ||
| Total votes | 20,791 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 47
| 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% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
District 49
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hubert Houser* | 14,373 | 81.7% | ||
| Total votes | 17,591 | 100.0% | |||
| Majority | % | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2006
- Iowa Senate
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006
- Iowa General Assembly
- Political party strength in U.S. states
References
- ^ "Presidents of the Senate" (PDF). Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2007.