2006 United States Senate elections
Elections leading to the next Congress
Table:
State
(linked to
summaries below)

Incumbent

Results

Candidates

Senator

Party

Electoral history

Arizona

Jon Kyl

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jon Kyl (Republican) 53.3%
Jim Pederson (Democratic) 43.5%
Richard Mack (Libertarian) 3.2%

California

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic

1992 (special)
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Dianne Feinstein (Democratic) 59.4%
Dick Mountjoy (Republican) 35.2%
Don Grundmann (American Independent) 1.8%
Todd Chretien (Green) 1.7%
Michael Metti (Libertarian) 1.6%
Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom) 1.3%

Connecticut

Joe Lieberman

Democratic

1988
1994
2000

Incumbent lost renomination, but re-elected.
Connecticut for Lieberman gain.

√ Joe Lieberman (Connecticut for Lieberman) 49.7%
Ned Lamont (Democratic) 39.7%
Alan Schlesinger (Republican) 9.6%
Ralph Ferrucci (Green) 0.5%
Timothy Knibbs (Concerned Citizens) 0.4%

Delaware

Tom Carper

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Tom Carper (Democratic) 67.1%
Jan Ting (Republican) 27.4%
Christine O'Donnell (Write-in) 4.4%
William E. Morris (Libertarian) 1.1%

Florida

Bill Nelson

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Bill Nelson (Democratic) 60.3%
Katherine Harris (Republican) 38.1%
Belinda Noah (Independent) 0.5%
Brian Moore (Green) 0.4%
Floyd Ray Frazier (Independent) 0.3%
Roy Tanner (Independent) 0.3%

Hawaii

Daniel Akaka

Democratic

1990 (Appointed)
1990 (Special)
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Daniel Akaka (Democratic) 61.4%
Cynthia Thielen (Republican) 36.8%
Lloyd Mallan (Libertarian) 1.9%

Indiana

Richard Lugar

Republican

1976
1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Richard Lugar (Republican) 87.3%
Steve Osborn (Libertarian) 12.6%

Maine

Olympia Snowe

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Olympia Snowe (Republican) 74.4%
Jean Hay Bright (Democratic) 20.5%
Bill Slavick (Independent) 5.2%

Maryland

Paul Sarbanes

Democratic

1976
1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.

√ Ben Cardin (Democratic) 54.2%
Michael Steele (Republican) 44.2%
Kevin Zeese (Green) 1.5%

Massachusetts

Ted Kennedy

Democratic

1962 (Special)
1964
1970
1976
1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Ted Kennedy (Democratic) 69.5%
Kenneth Chase (Republican) 30.5%

Michigan

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 56.9%
Mike Bouchard (Republican) 41.3%
Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian) 0.7%
David Sole (Green) 0.6%
W. Dennis FitzSimons (Constitution) 0.5%

Minnesota

Mark Dayton

Democratic

2000

Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.

√ Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 58.1%
Mark Kennedy (Republican) 37.9%
Robert Fitzgerald (Independence) 3.2%
Michael Cavlan (Green) 0.5%
Ben Powers (Constitution) 0.3%

Mississippi

Trent Lott

Republican

1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Trent Lott (Republican) 63.6%
Erik Fleming (Democratic) 34.8%
Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 1.5%

Missouri

Jim Talent

Republican

2002 (special)

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Claire McCaskill (Democratic) 49.6%
Jim Talent (Republican) 47.3%
Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) 1.2%
Lydia Lewis (Green) 0.9%

Montana

Conrad Burns

Republican

1988
1994
2000

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Jon Tester (Democratic) 49.2%
Conrad Burns (Republican) 48.3%
Stan Jones (Libertarian) 2.6%

Nebraska

Ben Nelson

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Ben Nelson (Democratic) 63.9%
Pete Ricketts (Republican) 36.1%

Nevada

John Ensign

Republican

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ John Ensign (Republican) 55.4%
Jack Carter (Democratic) 41%
None of These Candidates 1.4%
David Schumann (Constitution) 1.3%
Brendan Trainor (Libertarian) 0.9%

New Jersey

Bob Menendez

Democratic

2006 (Appointed)
2006

Interim appointee elected.

√ Bob Menendez (Democratic) 53.4%
Thomas Kean Jr. (Republican) 44.3%
Len Flynn (Libertarian) 0.7%
Ed Forchion (Marijuana) 0.5%
J.M. Carter (Independent) 0.4%
N. Leonard Smith (Independent) 0.3%
Daryl Brooks (Independent) 0.2%
Angela Lariscy (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
Gregory Pason (Socialist) 0.1%

New Mexico

Jeff Bingaman

Democratic

1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Jeff Bingaman (Democratic) 70.6%
Allen McCulloch (Republican) 29.3%

New York

Hillary Clinton

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Hillary Clinton (Democratic) 67.0%
John Spencer (Republican) 31.0%
Howie Hawkins (Green) 1.2%
Jeff Russell (Libertarian) 0.4%
Bill Van Auken (Socialist Equality) 0.2%
Roger Calero (Socialist Workers) 0.2%

North Dakota

Kent Conrad

Democratic

1986
1992 (Retired)
1992 (Special)
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Kent Conrad (Democratic) 68.8%
Dwight Grotberg (Republican) 29.5%
Roland Riemers (Independent) 1.0%
James Germalic (Independent) 0.6%

Ohio

Mike DeWine

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 56.2%
Mike DeWine (Republican) 43.8%

Pennsylvania

Rick Santorum

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Bob Casey, Jr. (Democratic) 58.7%
Rick Santorum (Republican) 41.3%

Rhode Island

Lincoln Chafee

Republican

1999 (Appointed)
2000

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic) 53.5%
Lincoln Chafee (Republican) 46.5%

Tennessee

Bill Frist

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Republican hold.

√ Bob Corker (Republican) 50.7%
Harold Ford, Jr. (Democratic) 48.0%
Ed Choate (Independent) 0.6%
David Gatchell (Independent) 0.2%
Emory "Bo" Heyward (Independent) 0.2%
H. Gary Keplinger (Independent) 0.2%
Chris Lugo (Green) 0.1%

Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Republican

1993 (Special)
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican) 61.7%
Barbara Ann Radnofsky (Democratic) 36.0%
Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 2.3%

Utah

Orrin Hatch

Republican

1976
1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Orrin Hatch (Republican) 62.6%
Pete Ashdown (Democratic) 30.8%
Scott Bradley (Constitution) 3.8%
Roger Price (Personal Choice)1.6%
Dave Seely (Libertarian) 0.8%
Julian Hatch (Green) 0.4%

Vermont

Jim Jeffords

Independent

1988
1994
2000

Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Independent hold.

√ Bernie Sanders (Independent) 65.4%
Richard Tarrant (Republican) 32.3%
Cris Ericson (Independent) 0.6%
Craig Hill (Green) 0.5%
Peter Moss (Independent) 0.5%
Peter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.3%

Virginia

George Allen

Republican

2000

Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

√ Jim Webb (Democratic) 49.6%
George Allen (Republican) 49.2%
Gail Parker (Independent Green) 1.1%

Washington

Maria Cantwell

Democratic

2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Maria Cantwell (Democratic) 56.85%
Mike McGavick (Republican) 39.93%
Bruce Guthrie (Libertarian) 1.41%
Aaron Dixon (Green) 1.02%
Robin Adair (Independent) 0.79%

West Virginia

Robert Byrd

Democratic

1958
1964
1970
1976
1982
1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Robert Byrd (Democratic) 64.4%
John Raese (Republican) 33.7%
Jesse Johnson (Mountain) 1.9%

Wisconsin

Herb Kohl

Democratic

1988
1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Herb Kohl (Democratic) 67.31%
Robert Lorge (Republican) 29.48%
Rae Vogeler (Green) 1.98%
Ben Glatzel (Independent) 1.17%

Wyoming

Craig L. Thomas

Republican

1994
2000

Incumbent re-elected.

√ Craig L. Thomas (Republican) 69.99%
Dale Groutage (Democratic) 29.86%

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