Iowa Senate elections, 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. [cite web|title=State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007|url=http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/startDownload.asp?File=E%3A%5Cwwwroot%5CLegislature%5CPubs%5Csjweb%5CPDF2%5C01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Name=01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Size=289985|date=2007-01-07|accessdate=2007-07-05|publisher=State of Iowa|pages=1]

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Results

Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:cite web|title=Official Results Report - Statewide|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf|date=2006-11-21|accessdate=2007-07-04|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State]
"* indicates incumbentcite web|title= Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly|url=http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/legislators.do;jsessionid=3A086AF1A0DA81F57CE5C111BDB9C7C9?ch=h&1=d&ga=81|accessdate=2007-07-12|publisher=Iowa General Assembly] "

District 1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Steve Warnstadt*
votes = 9,340
percentage = 66.9%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Barbara Blanchard
votes = 4,607
percentage = 33.0%
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votes = 13,956
percentage = 100.0%
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District 3

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Johnson*
votes = 12,328
percentage = 57.3%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Mel Berryhill
votes = 8,534
percentage = 39.7%
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votes = 21,520
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District 5

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Rich Olive
votes = 11,224
percentage = 49.7%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = James M. Kurtenbach
votes = 11,162
percentage = 49.4%
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votes = 22,584
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District 7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Amanda Ragan*
votes = 15,138
percentage = 70.4%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Kenneth D. Young
votes = 5847
percentage = 27.2%
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votes = 21,484
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District 9

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Heckroth
votes = 11,902
percentage = 52.4%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Hoogestraat
votes = 10,556
percentage = 46.5%
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votes = 22,711
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District 11

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Bill Dotzler*
votes = 11,782
percentage = 70.0%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Buschkamp
votes = 5,033
percentage = 29.9%
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votes = 16,841
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District 13

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Roger Tabor Stewart*
votes = 12,886
percentage = 64.8%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Lametta K. Wynn
votes = 6,748
percentage = 33.9%
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votes = 19,899
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District 15

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert E. Dvorsky*
votes = 19,027
percentage = 78.0%
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votes = 24,385
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District 17

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Wally E. Horn*
votes = 15,332
percentage = 99.3%
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votes = 15,441
percentage = 100.0%
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District 19

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert M. Hogg
votes = 14,112
percentage = 59.2%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Renee Schulte
votes = 9,721
percentage = 40.8%
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votes = 23,847
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District 21

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dennis Black*
votes = 13,486
percentage = 56.3%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tim Morgan
votes = 10,456
percentage = 43.7%
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votes = 23,949
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District 23

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Herman C. Quirmbach*
votes = 11,782
percentage = 57.4%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Linda Livingston
votes = 8,735
percentage = 42.5%
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votes = 20,537
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District 25

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Daryl Beall*
votes = 13,032
percentage = 65.8%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Sooter
votes = 6,400
percentage = 32.3%
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votes = 19,811
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District 27

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Ron Wieck*
votes = 13,459
percentage = 99.0%
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votes = 13,591
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District 29

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nancy Boettger*
votes = 14,474
percentage = 78.1%
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votes = 18,543
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District 31

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Matt McCoy*
votes = 13,276
percentage = 65.6%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Nicholas G. Van Patten
votes = 6941
percentage = 34.3%
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votes = 20,247
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District 33

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Hatch*
votes = 10,204
percentage = 98.5%
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votes = 10,356
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District 35

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Larry L. Noble
votes = 16,694
percentage = 52.0%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Merle O. Johnson
votes = 15,420
percentage = 48.0%
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votes = 32,132
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District 37

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Staci Appel
votes = 12,827
percentage = 50.3%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Julian B. Garrett
votes = 12,055
percentage = 47.3%
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votes = 25,486
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District 39

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe Bolkcom*
votes = 14,816
percentage = 68.9%
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party = Independent
candidate = Jay Christensen-Szalanski
votes = 4,095
percentage = 19.1%
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votes = 21,492
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District 41

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Hartsuch
votes = 11,572
percentage = 49.1%
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Phyllis Thede
votes = 11,136
percentage = 47.2%
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votes = 23,578
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District 43

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joe M. Seng*
votes = 13,017
percentage = 76.5%
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votes = 17,012
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District 45

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Becky Schmitz
votes = 10,362
percentage = 49.8%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David Miller*
votes = 10,178
percentage = 49.0%
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votes = 20,791
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District 47

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Keith A. Kreiman*
votes = 11,790
percentage = 63.6%
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party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Keith Caviness
votes = 6,183
percentage = 33.3%
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party = Independent
candidate = Max Hulen
votes = 566
percentage = 3.1%
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votes = 18,549
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District 49

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Hubert Houser*
votes = 14,373
percentage = 81.7%
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votes = 17,591
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ee also

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

References