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2006 Alabama Senate elections

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

All 35 seats in the Alabama Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lowell Barron J. T. Waggoner
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 8th 16th
Seats before 25 10
Seats after 23 12
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 585,860 552,797
Percentage 51.2 48.3

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

President pro tempore before election

Lowell Barron
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore

Hinton Mitchem
Democratic

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The 2006 Alabama Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters in all 35 districts of the Alabama Senate voted for their Senators. The Democratic Party retained their majority in the Senate, losing 2 seats to the Republican Party. As of 2022, this is the last time that the Democratic Party has held a majority in the Alabama Senate.

Overview

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Alabama Senate election results
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Bobby E. Denton Democratic Bobby E. Denton Democratic
2nd Tom Butler Democratic Tom Butler Democratic
3rd Tommy Ed Roberts Democratic Arthur Orr Republican
4th Zeb Little Democratic Zeb Little Democratic
5th Curt Lee Republican Charles Bishop Republican
6th Roger Bedford Jr. Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. Democratic
7th Jeff Enfinger Democratic Parker Griffith Democratic
8th Lowell Barron Democratic Lowell Barron Democratic
9th Hinton Mitchem Democratic Hinton Mitchem Democratic
10th Larry Means Democratic Larry Means Democratic
11th Jim Preuitt Democratic Jim Preuitt Democratic
12th Del Marsh Republican Del Marsh Republican
13th Gerald Dial Democratic Kim Benefield Democratic
14th Hank Erwin Republican Hank Erwin Republican
15th Steve French Republican Steve French Republican
16th J. T. Waggoner Republican J. T. Waggoner Republican
17th Jack Biddle Republican Scott Beason Republican
18th Rodger Smitherman Democratic Rodger Smitherman Democratic
19th Edward McClain Democratic Edward McClain Democratic
20th Sundra Escott-Russell Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison Democratic
21st Phil Poole Democratic Phil Poole Democratic
22nd Pat Lindsey Democratic Pat Lindsey Democratic
23rd Henry Sanders Democratic Henry Sanders Democratic
24th Bobby D. Singleton Democratic Bobby D. Singleton Democratic
25th Larry Dixon Republican Larry Dixon Republican
26th Quinton Ross Democratic Quinton Ross Democratic
27th T. D. Little Democratic T. D. Little Democratic
28th Myron Penn Democratic Myron Penn Democratic
29th Harri Anne Smith Republican Harri Anne Smith Republican
30th Wendell Mitchell Democratic Wendell Mitchell Democratic
31st Jimmy Holley Democratic Jimmy Holley Democratic
32nd Bradley Byrne Republican Bradley Byrne Republican
33rd Vivian Davis Figures Democratic Vivian Davis Figures Democratic
34th Hap Myers Republican Rusty Glover Republican
35th Gary Tanner Democratic Ben Brooks Republican
  1. Singleton won a special election in 2005, following resignation of Charles Steele Jr.

Results

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12
District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17District 18District 19District 20District 21District 22District 23
District 24District 25District 26District 27District 28District 29District 30District 31District 32District 33District 34
District 35

District 1

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bobby E. Denton (Incumbent) 23,862 63.76 +0.19
Republican Buddy Brook 13,531 36.15 −0.08
Write-in 32 0.09 -0.11
Majority 10,331 27.60 +0.26
Turnout 37,425
Democratic hold

District 2

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Butler (Incumbent) 24,584 60.39 +2.88
Republican Jim Burden 16,096 39.54 −2.51
Write-in 30 0.07 -0.37
Majority 8,488 20.85 −5.38
Turnout 40,710
Democratic hold

District 3

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 3
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Arthur Orr 24,769 62.27 +24.93
Democratic Bobby Day 14,923 37.52 −25.06
Write-in 85 0.21 +0.13
Majority 9,846 24.75 −0.49
Turnout 39,777
Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 4
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Zeb Little (Incumbent) 23,389 59.86 −1.84
Republican Harold Sachs 15,648 40.05 +4.00
Write-in 38 0.10 -0.04
Majority 7,741 19.81 −5.84
Turnout 39,075
Democratic hold

District 5

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Bishop 20,322 55.23 −2.72
Democratic Larry Cagle 16,088 43.73 +1.76
Write-in 383 1.04 +0.96
Majority 4,234 11.51 −4.47
Turnout 36,793
Republican hold

District 6

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Roger Bedford Jr. (Incumbent) 24,890 97.32 +36.75
Write-in 685 2.68 +2.47
Majority 24,205 94.64 +73.28
Turnout 25,575
Democratic hold

District 7

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Parker Griffith 23,582 65.43 +1.28
Republican Cheryl Baswell-Guthrie 12,414 34.44 +2.01
Write-in 48 0.13 -0.22
Majority 11,168 30.98 −0.74
Turnout 36,044
Democratic hold

District 8

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lowell Barron (Incumbent) 19,364 56.50 −1.70
Republican Don Stout 14,855 43.35 +1.73
Write-in 51 0.15 -0.03
Majority 4,509 13.16 −3.43
Turnout 34,270
Democratic hold

District 9

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hinton Mitchem (Incumbent) 21,570 53.40 −5.54
Republican Bill Ingram 18,766 46.46 +5.75
Write-in 54 0.13 -0.21
Majority 2,804 6.94 −11.29
Turnout 40,390
Democratic hold

District 10

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 10
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Larry Means (Incumbent) 26,449 97.67 +29.93
Write-in 630 2.33 +2.08
Majority 25,819 95.35 +59.61
Turnout 27,079
Democratic hold

District 11

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 11
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Preuitt (Incumbent) 19,969 64.32 −2.57
Republican Jim Hethcox 11,045 35.58 +2.79
Write-in 32 0.10 -0.23
Majority 8,924 28.74 −5.36
Turnout 31,046
Democratic hold

District 12

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 12
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Del Marsh (Incumbent) 26,047 98.21 +39.03
Write-in 476 1.79 +1.45
Majority 25,571 96.41 +77.72
Turnout 26,523
Republican hold

District 13

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 13
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kim Benefield 16,009 50.49 −48.77
Republican Jim C. Ingram 15,652 49.36 +49.36
Write-in 46 0.15 -0.59
Majority 357 1.13 −97.40
Turnout 31,707
Democratic hold

District 14

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 14
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hank Erwin (Incumbent) 30,820 97.48 −1.19
Write-in 797 2.52 +1.19
Majority 30,023 94.96 −2.37
Turnout 31,617
Republican hold

District 15

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 15
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve French (Incumbent) 35,972 98.74 +10.27
Write-in 458 1.26 +0.90
Majority 35,514 97.49 +20.20
Turnout 36,430
Republican hold

District 16

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 16
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican J. T. Waggoner (Incumbent) 34,196 77.66 −20.90
Democratic Russ Parker 9,789 22.23 +22.23
Write-in 47 0.11 -1.33
Majority 24,407 55.43 −41.69
Turnout 44,032
Republican hold

District 17

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 17
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Scott Beason 30,446 98.79 +14.87
Write-in 373 1.21 +0.78
Majority 30,073 97.58
Turnout 30,819
Republican hold

District 18

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 18
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rodger Smitherman (Incumbent) 21,212 80.60 −17.95
Republican Stanley Nance 5,063 19.24 +19.24
Write-in 41 0.16 -1.29
Majority 16,149 61.37 −35.74
Turnout 26,316
Democratic hold

District 19

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 19
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edward McClain (Incumbent) 23,600 98.93 +22.14
Write-in 256 1.07 +0.96
Majority 23,344 97.85 +44.17
Turnout 23,856
Democratic hold

District 20

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 20
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Coleman-Madison 21,661 79.57 −19.10
Republican Mel C. Glenn 5,535 20.33 +20.33
Write-in 26 0.10 -1.23
Majority 16,126 59.24 −38.09
Turnout 27,222
Democratic hold

District 21

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 21
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Poole (Incumbent) 22,017 69.38 +10.61
Republican Joe Saxton 9,695 30.55 −8.34
Write-in 23 0.07 +0.00
Majority 12,322 38.83
Turnout 31,735
Democratic hold

District 22

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 22
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Lindsey (Incumbent) 19,744 54.06 +2.94
Republican John McMillan 16,748 45.86 −2.81
Write-in 29 0.08 -0.14
Majority 2,996 8.20 +5.75
Turnout 36,521
Democratic hold

District 23

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 23
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry Sanders (Incumbent) 24,142 65.62 −4.91
Republican Bob Duke 12,626 34.32 +34.32
Write-in 25 0.07 -0.29
Majority 11,516 31.30 −10.11
Turnout 36,793
Democratic hold

District 24

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 24
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bobby Singleton (Incumbent) 27,556 98.10 +12.02
Write-in 533 1.90 +1.73
Majority 27,023 96.20 +23.88
Turnout 28,089
Democratic hold

District 25

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 25
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Larry Dixon (Incumbent) 33,197 74.24 −3.37
Democratic Michael Chappell 11,469 25.65 +6.64
Write-in 52 0.12 -0.09
Majority 21,728 48.59 −10.00
Turnout 44,718
Republican hold

District 26

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 26
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Quinton Ross (Incumbent) 23,652 99.09 +26.97
Write-in 217 0.91 +0.90
Majority 23,435 98.18 +53.92
Turnout 23,869
Democratic hold

District 27

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 27
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic T. D. Little (Incumbent) 19,656 60.79 −3.27
Republican Peggy Martin 12,652 39.13 +3.32
Write-in 26 0.08 -0.06
Majority 7,004 21.66 −6.59
Turnout 32,334
Democratic hold

District 28

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 28
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Myron Penn (Incumbent) 23,413 98.94 +13.49
Write-in 252 1.06 +0.92
Majority 23,161 97.87 +26.82
Turnout 23,665
Democratic hold

District 29

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 29
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Harri Anne Smith (Incumbent) 26,507 75.20 −23.48
Democratic Ronnie Helms 8,710 24.71 +24.71
Write-in 33 0.09 -1.23
Majority 17,797 50.49 −46.87
Turnout 35,250
Republican hold

District 30

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 30
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wendell Mitchell (Incumbent) 22,774 62.00 −36.61
Republican Joan Reynolds 13,927 37.92 +37.92
Write-in 30 0.08 -1.31
Majority 8,847 24.09 −73.13
Turnout 36,731
Democratic hold

District 31

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 31
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jimmy Holley (Incumbent) 19,323 56.30 −8.87
Republican Dwight L. Adams 14,979 43.64 +9.10
Write-in 19 0.06 -0.23
Majority 4,344 12.66 −17.97
Turnout 34,321
Democratic hold

District 32

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 32
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bradley Byrne (Incumbent) 32,670 98.90 +8.97
Write-in 364 1.10 +0.45
Majority 32,306 97.80 +17.29
Turnout 33,034
Republican hold

District 33

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 33
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Vivian Davis Figures (Incumbent) 19,029 71.41 −28.39
Republican Jeffery Jones 7,594 28.50 +28.50
Write-in 25 0.09 -0.11
Majority 11,435 42.91 −56.69
Turnout 26,648
Democratic hold

District 34

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 34
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rusty Glover 27,080 98.75 −1.14
Write-in 343 1.25 +1.14
Majority 26,737 97.50 −2.28
Turnout 27,423
Republican hold

District 35

Alabama Senate election, 2006: Senate District 35
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ben Brooks 13,945 50.88 +1.86
Democratic Gary Tanner (Incumbent) 13,434 49.02 −1.91
Write-in 26 0.09 +0.04
Majority 511 1.86 −0.05
Turnout 27,405
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 7, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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