The 2006 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, to elect members to the 78th and 79th Legislature. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms.[1] The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House and U.S. Senate elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates and picked up 2 seats held by Republicans, retaining their supermajority.[2] While President George W. Bush won the state in the previous presidential election, Democrats did well across the country and the state in a year described as a blue wave.[3]
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Holds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
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Summary edit
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before[2] | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 16 | 301,122 | 63.6% | 21 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 2 | |
Republican | 13 | 172,007 | 36.4% | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 2 | |
Write-in | 102 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 473,231 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 |
SD 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin Bowman (incumbent) | 17,889 | 69.9 | |
Republican | George Village | 7,690 | 30.1 | |
Total votes | 25,579 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Edgell (incumbent) | 17,009 | 64.9 | |
Republican | Wayne Weber | 9,184 | 35.1 | |
Total votes | 26,193 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Frank Deem (incumbent) | 19,930 | 99.5 | |
Write-in | 92 | 0.5 | ||
Total votes | 20,022 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Hall | 17,438 | 51.9 | |
Democratic | Jim Lees | 16,135 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 33,573 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Evan Jenkins (incumbent) | 16,502 | 64.1 | |
Republican | Thomas Scott | 9,257 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 25,759 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 14,621 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,621 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Stollings | 16,437 | 77.2 | |
Republican | Larry Lyons | 4,865 | 22.8 | |
Total votes | 21,302 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Erik Wells | 31,073 | 58.1 | |
Republican | Mark Plants | 22,408 | 41.9 | |
Total votes | 53,481 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Green | 12,109 | 55.7 | |
Republican | Russ Weeks (incumbent) | 9,628 | 44.3 | |
Total votes | 21,737 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jesse Guills (incumbent) | 12,590 | 51.5 | |
Democratic | Frederick Parker | 11,849 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 24,439 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randy White (incumbent) | 12,991 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Pete Sigler | 11,679 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 24,670 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Minard (incumbent) | 22,218 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 22,218 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Oliverio (incumbent) | 25,060 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 25,060 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Sypolt | 16,057 | 52.8 | |
Democratic | Craig Rotruck | 14,334 | 47.2 | |
Write-in | 10 | nil | ||
Total votes | 30,401 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Walt Helmick (Incumbent) | 21,509 | 99.6 | |
Write-in | 92 | 0.4 | ||
Total votes | 21,601 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Unger (Incumbent) | 19,640 | 64.7 | |
Republican | Jerry Mays | 10,729 | 35.3 | |
Total votes | 30,369 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brooks McCabe (Incumbent) | 31,746 | 60.7 | |
Republican | Ann Calvert | 20,552 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 52,298 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2003). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 84 ed.). p. 776. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Holmes, Darrell (2007). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 89 ed.). p. 484. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ Langer, Gary; Sussman, Dalia; Craighill, Peyton; Morin, Rich; Hartman, Brian; Shapiro, Bob (November 8, 2006). "Much-Diminished GOP Absorbs the Voters' Ire". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2007). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 89 ed.). p. 797. Retrieved February 20, 2024.