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Wisconsin Elections Results 2006
The Hamilton Consulting Group
Updated
Nov. 9, 2006
©
2006 The Hamilton Consulting Group
Statewide and Congressional Races
State Assembly Races
State Senate Races
Democrats
took control of the State Senate by winning an open seat and defeating three
incumbent Republicans. Leadership elections were held Nov. 9. Senate
Democrats named Judy Robson Majority Leader; Dave Hansen Assistant Majority
Leader; Fred Risser, Senate President. Mark Miller was named Caucus Chair.
Senate Republicans elected Scott Fitzgerald Minority Leader; Joe Leibham,
Assistant Minority Leader and Glenn Grothman Caucus Chair.
Key Races
Senate
District 5 - First-term incumbent Republican Sen. Tom Reynolds (R-West
Allis) was defeated by Wauwatosa Democrat Jim Sullivan, an attorney and
owner of Sullivan & Mikow, LLC.
Senate
District 21 - Republican Senator Cathy Stepp announced she would not
seek re-election to this seat. Democratic candidate John Lehman, a current
member of the State Assembly defeated Racine County Executive William L.
"Mac" McReynolds.
Senate
District 23 - Sen. David Zien (R-Eau Claire) was defeated by Democrat
Pat Kreitlow, former anchor for WEAU in Eau Claire.
Senate
District 31 - Incumbent Sen. Ron Brown (R-Eau Claire) was defeated by
Democrat Kathleen Vinehout, a Buffalo County farmer who operates a 223 acre
farm near Alma with her husband and son.
Results
*
Incumbent; "Uncontested" = No Major Party Opposition
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Wisconsin
State Senate |
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Pct |
|
1st Senate
District |
|
Alan Lasee * |
R |
40,338 |
55.4 |
| Charles Most
Jr. |
D |
28,764 |
39.5 |
|
3rd
Senate District |
|
Tim
Carpenter
* |
D |
Uncontested |
|
5th Senate
District |
|
Jim Sullivan |
R |
27,837 |
50.6 |
|
Tom Reynolds * |
D |
27,179 |
49.4 |
|
7th Senate
District |
|
Jeff Plale * |
D |
41,502 |
63.0 |
| Dimity
Grabowski |
R |
21,109 |
32.0 |
|
9th Senate
District |
|
Joe Leibham* |
R |
39,008 |
59.5 |
| Jamie John
Aulik |
D |
26,592 |
40.5 |
|
11th Senate District |
|
Neal Kedzie* |
R |
45,220 |
67.0 |
| L.D. Rockwell |
D |
22,295 |
33.0 |
|
13th Senate District |
|
Scott Fitzgerald* |
R |
Uncontested |
|
15th Senate District |
|
Judith Robson* |
D |
39,142 |
68.3 |
| Gregory Addie |
R |
18,173 |
31.7 |
|
17th Senate District |
|
Dale Schultz* |
R |
31,544 |
54.1 |
| John C.
Simonson |
D |
26,736 |
45.9 |
|
19th Senate
District |
|
Michael Ellis* |
R |
Uncontested |
|
21st Senate District |
|
John Lehman |
D |
31,736 |
53.1 |
| "Mac"McReynolds |
R |
28,069 |
46.9 |
|
23rd Senate District |
|
Pat Kreitlow |
D |
31,564 |
50.9 |
| Dave Zien* |
R |
30,468 |
49.1 |
|
25th Senate District |
|
Robert Jauch * |
D |
38,660 |
62.3 |
| Shirley
Riedmann |
R |
23,436 |
37.7 |
|
27th Senate District |
|
Jon Erpenbach * |
D |
Uncontested |
|
29th Senate District |
|
Russell Decker* |
D |
42,060 |
67.6 |
| Jimmy Edming |
R |
20,127 |
32.4 |
|
31st Senate District |
|
Kathy Vinehout |
D |
31,946 |
51.7 |
| Ron Brown* |
R |
29,865 |
48.3 |
|
33rd Senate
District |
|
Ted Kanavas* |
R |
48,047 |
67.3 |
| Andrew
Stiffler |
D |
23,336 |
32.7 |
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