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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
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||||||||||
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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 |
- Singleton won a special election in 2005, following resignation of Charles Steele Jr.
Results
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 |
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- ^ "Canvass of Results General Election November 7, 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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