2006 Arizona Senate election

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2006 Arizona Senate election
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November 7, 2006
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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Timothy S. Bee Marsha Arzberger
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 25th
Seats before 18 12
Seats after 17 13
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Senate President before election

Ken Bennett[1]
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Timothy S. Bee[2]
Republican

The 2006 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 12, 2006.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 48th Arizona State Legislature.

Democrats

  1. District 14: Bill Brotherton
  2. District 16: Linda Aguirre
  3. District 17: Ed Ableser[a]
  4. District 24: Robert Cannell

Republicans

  1. District 1: Ken Bennett
  2. District 6: Dean Martin

Incumbent Defeated in Primary Election

Republican

  1. District 26: Toni Hellon

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 4, 2006

Summary of Results by Arizona State Legislative District

Detailed Results

References

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