Iowa Senate election, 2006

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.^[1]

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:^[2]
* indicates incumbent^[3]

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

• Iowa Senate
• Iowa House of Representatives
• Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006
• Iowa General Assembly
• Political party strength in U.S. states

References

1. "State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. 2007-01-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
2. "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
3. "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 2007-07-12.