2006 West Virginia Senate election
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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]
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
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| Republican | 13 | 172,007 | 36.4% | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 |  2
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| Write-in | 102 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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| Total | 473,231 | 100% | 34 | 17 | 34 |
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SD 1
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 14,621 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,621 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 7
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Minard (incumbent) | 22,218 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 22,218 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 13
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mike Oliverio (incumbent) | 25,060 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 25,060 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
SD 14
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.