2006 North Carolina Senate election

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2006 North Carolina Senate election
← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →
All 50 seats in the North Carolina Senate
26 (without Lieutenant Governor) seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Marc Basnight Phil Berger
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 1, 1993 January 1, 2005
Leader's seat 1st - Manteo 26th - Eden
Last election 29 21
Seats won 31 19
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 893,449 828,849
Percentage 51.88% 48.12%
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election

Marc Basnight
Democratic

 Elected President pro tempore

Marc Basnight
Democratic

The 2006 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. House of Representatives and state house. The primary election was held on May 2, 2006, with primary run-offs occurring on May 30 and September 12, 2006. The Democratic Party made a net gain of 2 seats in the state senate.

Incumbents defeated in primary election

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1st Marc Basnight Dem Marc Basnight Dem
2nd C. W. "Pete" Bland Dem Jean Preston Rep
3rd Clark Jenkins Dem Clark Jenkins Dem
4th Robert Lee Holloman Dem Robert Lee Holloman Dem
5th John Kerr Dem John Kerr Dem
6th Harry Brown Rep Harry Brown Rep
7th Doug Berger Dem Doug Berger Dem
8th R. C. Soles Jr. Dem R. C. Soles Jr. Dem
9th Julia Boseman Dem Julia Boseman Dem
10th Charles W. Albertson Dem Charles W. Albertson Dem
11th A. B. Swindell Dem A. B. Swindell Dem
12th Fred Smith Rep Fred Smith Rep
13th David Weinstein Dem David Weinstein Dem
14th Vernon Malone Dem Vernon Malone Dem
15th Neal Hunt Rep Neal Hunt Rep
16th Janet Cowell Dem Janet Cowell Dem
17th Richard Y. Stevens Rep Richard Y. Stevens Rep
18th Bob Atwater Dem Bob Atwater Dem
19th Tony Rand Dem Tony Rand Dem
20th Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem
21st Larry Shaw Dem Larry Shaw Dem
22nd Harris Blake Rep Harris Blake Rep
23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem
24th Hugh Webster Rep Tony Foriest Dem
25th William R. Purcell Dem William R. Purcell Dem
26th Phil Berger Rep Phil Berger Rep
27th Kay Hagan Dem Kay Hagan Dem
28th Katie G. Dorsett Dem Katie G. Dorsett Dem
29th Jerry W. Tillman Rep Jerry W. Tillman Rep
30th Don W. East Rep Don W. East Rep
31st Pete Brunstetter Rep Pete Brunstetter Rep
32nd Linda Garrou Dem Linda Garrou Dem
33rd Stan Bingham Rep Stan Bingham Rep
34th Andrew C. Brock Rep Andrew C. Brock Rep
35th Eddie Goodall Rep Eddie Goodall Rep
36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep
37th Dan Clodfelter Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem
38th Charlie Dannelly Dem Charlie Dannelly Dem
39th Robert Pittenger Rep Robert Pittenger Rep
40th Malcolm Graham Dem Malcolm Graham Dem
41st James Forrester Rep James Forrester Rep
42nd Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep
43rd David W. Hoyle Dem David W. Hoyle Dem
44th Jim Jacumin Rep Jim Jacumin Rep
45th John Garwood Rep Steve Goss Dem
46th Walter H. Dalton Dem Walter H. Dalton Dem
47th Keith Presnell Rep Joe Sam Queen Dem
48th Tom Apodaca Rep Tom Apodaca Rep
49th Martin Nesbitt Dem Martin Nesbitt Dem
50th John J. Snow Jr. Dem John J. Snow Jr. Dem

† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

PartyCandi-
dates		VotesSeats
No.%No.+/–%
Democratic Party40893,44951.875%31Increase262%
Republican Party38828,84948.125%19Decrease238%
Total781,722,298100.00%50Steady100.00%
Senate seats
Democratic
 
 62%
Republican
 
 38%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 51.875%
Republican
 
 48.125%

Incumbents defeated in general election

Open seats that changed parties

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Rothenberg[1] Likely D November 4, 2006

Detailed results

See also

References

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