Iowa State Senate elections, 2006
November 7, 2006
25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate
26 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jack Kibbie Jeff Lamberti
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 4th 35th
(retired)
Last election 25 25
Seats before 25 25
Seats after 30 20
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
     No election
President(s) of the Senate before election

Jack Kibbie & Jeff Lamberti[1]
Democratic & Republican, respectively

 Elected President(s) of the Senate

Jack Kibbie
Democratic

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

Results

Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[3]
* indicates incumbent[4]

District 1

2006 State Senate District 1 election
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

2006 State Senate District 3 election
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

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

District 7

2006 State Senate District 7 election
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

2006 State Senate District 9 election
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

2006 State Senate District 11 election
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

2006 State Senate District 13 election
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

2006 State Senate District 15 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert E. Dvorsky* 19,027 78.0%
Total votes 24,385 100.0%
Majority  %
Turnout

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

District 19

2006 State Senate District 19 election
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

2006 State Senate District 21 election
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

2006 State Senate District 23 election
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

2006 State Senate District 25 election
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

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

2006 State Senate District 29 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Boettger* 14,474 78.1%
Total votes 18,543 100.0%
Majority  %
Turnout

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

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

2006 State Senate District 35 election
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

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

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

2006 State Senate District 41 election
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

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

2006 State Senate District 45 election
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

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%
Majority  %
Turnout

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Presidents of the Senate" (PDF). Iowa State Senate. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
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