United States Senate election in Michigan, 2006

United States Senate election in Michigan, 2006

2000 ← November 7, 2006 → 2012

Nominee Debbie Stabenow Michael Bouchard Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,151,278 1,559,597 Percentage 56.9% 41.3%

County Results

U.S. Senator before election Debbie Stabenow Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Democratic

The 2006 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow won re-election to a second term.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Debbie Stabenow, incumbent U.S. Senator Stabenow's Senate Website, Stabenow's Campaign Website

Republican

• Michael Bouchard, Oakland County sheriff; Bouchard's Campaign Website

Campaign

The economy was issue #1. The unemployment rate was 7% in July, compared with a 5% rate nationwide. Pessimism about the state's economic future has left Michigan ranked 49th nationally between 2000 and 2005 in retaining young adults. Detroit lost a million residents since its heyday.

Bouchard claimed that the incumbent has accomplished nothing, dubbing her "Do-Nothing Debbie."^[1] President George W. Bush, who was popular in the state, came to Michigan and raised $1 million for Bouchard, while keeping his distance.^[2] The incumbent, who lead in polls, avoided all debates.^[3]

Polling

Source	Date	Stabenow (D)	Bouchard (R)
Strategic Vision (R)	November 6, 2006	50%	44%
Mason-Dixon/MSNBC	November 5, 2006	53%	37%
Free Press-Local 4	November 5, 2006	53%	34%
Strategic Vision (R)	November 2, 2006	49%	42%
WSJ/Zogby	October 31, 2006	49%	43%
Research 2000	October 25, 2006	51%	44%
Rasmussen	October 25, 2006	55%	39%
Lake Research (D)	October 24, 2006	53%	35%
Strategic Vision (R)	October 24, 2006	48%	42%
WSJ/Zogby	October 19, 2006	48%	44%
Free Press-Local 4	October 15, 2006	48%	35%
Rasmussen	October 9, 2006	56%	39%
SurveyUSA	October 9, 2006	53%	42%
EPIC-MRA	October 5, 2006	48%	35%
WSJ/Zogby	September 28, 2006	49%	42%
Strategic Vision (R)	September 20, 2006	51%	44%
EPIC-MRA	September 14, 2006	54%	34%
WSJ/Zogby	September 11, 2006	50%	44%
Rasmussen	August 31, 2006	51%	43%
Free Press-Local 4	August 28-30, 2006	50%	37%
Strategic Vision (R)	August 29, 2006	49%	42%
WSJ/Zogby	August 28, 2006	49%	45%
EPIC/MRA	August 16, 2006	54%	42%
Rasmussen	August 16, 2006	49%	44%
Strategic Vision (R)	July 27, 2006	52%	36%
WSJ/Zogby	July 24, 2006	48%	42%
Free Press-Local 4	July 16, 2006	49%	29%
WSJ/Zogby	June 21, 2006	49%	41%
Strategic Vision (R)	June 21, 2006	50%	37%
Strategic Vision (R)	May 24, 2006	48%	36%
Mitchell Research	May 1-9, 2006	50%	37%
Rasmussen	May 5, 2006	54%	34%
Strategic Vision (R)	April 21, 2006	48%	38%
Rasmussen	April 6, 2006	51%	37%
WSJ/Zogby	March 31, 2006	52%	38%
Strategic Vision (R)	March 15, 2006	48%	37%
Rasmussen	February 15, 2006	54%	33%
Strategic Vision (R)	February 3, 2006	49%	36%
Rasmussen	January 20, 2006	56%	31%
Strategic Vision (R)	December 22, 2005	47%	35%
Rasmussen	December 3, 2005	49%	33%
EPIC/MRA	November 28, 2005	56%	36%
Strategic Vision (R)	November 21, 2005	45%	31%

Results

The following results are official.^[4]

2006 United States Senate election, Michigan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Debbie Stabenow (incumbent)	2,151,278	56.9	+7.4
	Republican	Michael Bouchard	1,559,597	41.3	-6.6
	Libertarian	Leonard Schwartz	27,012	0.7	0
	Green	David Sole	23,890	0.6	-0.3
	Constitution	[Dennis FitzSimons	18,341	0.5	+0.2
Majority			591,681	15.6
Turnout			3,780,142
	Democratic hold		Swing	7%

References

1. ^ Mich. Voters Focus on Economy - washingtonpost.com
2. ^ Michigan Politics | www.stignacenews.com | St. Ignace News
3. ^ Newspaper Archive
4. ^ 2006 Official Michigan General Election Results - United States Senator 6 Year Term (1) Position

External links

Preceded by 2002 Carl Levin

Michigan U.S. Senate elections 2006

Succeeded by 2008