2006 Maryland Senate election

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2006 Maryland Senate election

 2002
November 7, 2006
2010 

All 47 seats in the Maryland Senate
24 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Miller J. Lowell Stoltzfus
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 21, 1987 September 27, 2001
Leader's seat 27th district 38th district
Last election 33 14
Seats won 33 14
Seat change Steady Steady

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

President before election

Thomas V. Miller Jr.
Democratic

Elected President

Thomas V. Miller Jr.
Democratic

The 2006 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the 2006 United States elections, including the 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election. All 47 of Maryland's state senators were up for reelection. Neither party netted seats, allowing Democrats to retain supermajority control of the chamber.[1]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. State Senate district 31, 1.72% (gain)
  2. State Senate district 3, 4.12%
  3. State Senate district 30, 5.89%

Retiring incumbents

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

  1. District 20: Ida G. Ruben lost renomination to Jamie Raskin.[7]
  2. District 21: John A. Giannetti Jr. lost renomination to James Rosapepe.[8]

In the general election

Republicans

  1. District 13: Sandra Schrader lost to James N. Robey.
  2. District 21: John A. Giannetti Jr. lost to James Rosapepe.[9][a]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[10] Safe D November 4, 2006

Detailed results

Notes

References

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