Election Results 2006

In the 2006 midterm elections, the Democratic Party took control of the both houses of Congress, riding a wave of electoral discontent with the progress of the war in Iraq and with President Bush in general.

• Winner of Alabama Gubernatorial Election: Bob Riley
• Margin of victory: 58% to 42%

• CNN: Alabama Election Results 2006

• Winner of Alaska Gubernatorial Election: Sarah Palin (R)
• Margin of victory: 49% to 41%

• The Washington Post: 2006 Alaska Election Results

• Winner of Arizona Senate Seat: Jon Kyl
• Margin of Victory: 53% to 44%

• Winner of Arizona Gubernatorial Election: Janet Napolitano
• Margin of Victory: 63% to 35%

• CNN: 2006 Arizona Election Results

• Winner of California Senate Seat: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D)
• Margin of victory: 59% to 35%

• Winner of California Gubernatorial Election: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
• Margin of victory: 56% to 39%

• CNN: California Election Results 2006

• Winner of Colorado Gubernatorial Election: Bill Ritter
• Margin of Victory: 56% to 41%

• CNN: 2006 Colorado Election Results

• Winner of Connecticut Senate Seat: Joe Lieberman (I)
• Margin of Victory: 50% to 40%

• Winner of Connecticut Gubernatorial Election: Jodi Rell
• Margin of Victory: 63% to 35%
• CNN: 2006 Connecticut Election Results

• Winner of Delaware Senatorial Election: Thomas Carper
• Margin of victory: 70% to 29%

• CNN: Delaware Election Results 2006
• Wikipedia: United States Senate election in Delaware, 2006

• Winner of Florida's Senate Race: Bill Nelson
• Margin of victory: 60.3% to 38.1%
• CNN.com: 2006 Election Results: Florida
• Florida Department of State: Election Results: 2006 General Election

• CNN: 2006 Georgia Election Results

• Winner of Hawaii Gubernatorial Election: Linda Lingle
• Margin of victory: 62% to 35%
• Winner of Hawaii Senate Seat: Daniel Akaka
• Margin of victory: 61% to 37%
• CNN: Hawaii Election Results 2006

• CNN: 2006 Idaho Election Results

• Winner of Illinois Gubernatorial Election: Rod Blagojevich
• Margin of victory: 50% to 40%

• CNN.com: Illinois Election Results 2006
• The Washington Post: Illinois Election Results 2006

• Winner of Indiana's Senate Seat: Senator Dick Lugar
• Margin of Victory: 87% to 13%

• CNN: 2006 Indiana Election Results

• Winner of Iowa's Gubernatorial Election: Chet Culver
• Margin of Victory: 54% to 44%

• CNN: 2006 Iowa Election Results

• Winner of Kansas' Gubernatorial Race: Kathleen Sebelius
• Margin of victory: 58% to 40%
• CNN: 2006 Kansas Election Results

• Winner of Louisiana Gubernatorial Election: Bobby Jindal
• Margin of victory: 88% to 7%
• CNN: Louisiana Election Results 2006

• Winner of Maine's Senate Seat: Senator Olympia Snowe
• Margin of Victory: 74% to 20%

• The Washington Post: 2006 Maine Election Results

• Winner of Maryland Senate Seat: Ben Cardin
• Margin of victory: 54% to 44%
• CNN: Maryland Election Results 2006
• The Washington Post: Maryland Election Results 2006

• Winner of Massachusetts Senate Seat: Senator Edward Kennedy (D)
• Margin of victory: 69% to 31%

• Winner of Massachusetts Gubernatorial Election: Deval Patrick (D)
• Margin of victory: 56% to 35%

• The Washington Post: 2006 Massachusetts Election Results
• CNN: 2006 Massachusetts Election Results

• Winner of Michigan Gubernatorial Election: Jennifer Granholm
• Margin of victory: 56% to 42%
• CNN.com: Michigan Election Results 2006
• The Washington Post: Michigan Election Results 2006

• Winner of Minnesota's Senate Seat: Amy Klobuchar
• Margin of Victory: 58% to 38%

• Winner of Minnesota's Gubernatorial Race: Governor Tim Pawlenty
• Margin of Victory: 47% to 46%
• CNN: 2006 Minnesota Election Results

• Winner of Mississippi Senate Seat: Senator Trent Lott (R)
• Margin of Victory: 64% to 35%
• CNN: 2006 Mississippi Election Results

• Winner of Missouri Senate Seat: Claire McCaskill
• Margin of victory: 50% to 47%

• CNN: Missouri Election Results 2006
• WashingtonPost.com: Missouri Election Results 2006

• Winner of Montana's Senate seat: Jon Tester
• Margin of victory: 49% to 48%

• CNN: Montana Election Results 2006

• Winner of Nebraska Senate Seat: Ben Nelson
• Margin of victory: 64% to 36%

• The Washington Post: Nebraska Election Results 2006

• Winner of Nevada Senate Seat: Senator John Ensign (R)
• Margin of Victory: 55% to 41%

• CNN: 2006 Nevada Election Results

• Winner of New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election: John Lynch

• Margin of victory: 74% to 26%

• CNN.com: New Hampshire Election Results 2006

• The Washington Post: New Hampshire Election Results 2006

• Winner of New Jersey's Senate Seat: Robert Menendez
• Margin of Victory: 53% to 45%

• Winner of New Mexico Senate Seat: Senator Jeff Bingaman (D)
• Margin of Victory: 71% to 29%

• Winner of New Mexico Gubernatorial Election: Bill Richardson (D)
• Margin of Victory: 69% to 31%
• CNN: New Mexico Election Results 2006

• Winner of New York Senate Seat: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Margin of victory: 67% to 31%

• Winner of New York Gubernatorial Election: Eliot Spitzer
• Margin of victory: 69% to 29%

• CNN: 2006 New York Election Results

• Winner of North Dakota Senate Seat: Senator Kent Conrad
• Margin of Victory: 69% to 29%
• CNN: 2006 North Dakota Election Results

• Winner of Ohio Senate Seat: Sherrod Brown
• Margin of victory: 56% to 44%
• CNN: Ohio Election Results 2006
• The Washington Post: Ohio Election Results 2006

• CNN: 2006 Oklahoma Election Results

• CNN: 2006 Oregon Election Results

• Winner of Pennsylvania Senate Seat: Bob Casey, Jr.
• Margin of victory: 59% to 41%

• Winner of Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election: Governor Ed Rendell
• Margin of victory: 60% to 40%
• CNN: 2006 Pennsylvania Election Results

• Winner of Rhode Island's Senate Race: Sheldon Whitehouse
• Margin of victory: 53% over 47%

• CNN.com: Rhode Island Election Results 2006
• Rhode Island Board of Elections:: 2006 General Election Results

• Winner of South Carolina's Gubernatorial Election: Mark Sanford
• Margin of victory: 55% over 45%
• CNN.com: South Carolina Election Results 2006
• South Carolina Election Commission: 2006 General Election Results

• CNN: 2006 South Dakota Election Results

• Winner of Tennessee Senate Seat: Bob Corker
• Margin of Victory: 51% to 48%
• CNN: 2006 Tennessee Election Results

• Winner of Texas Senate Seat: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
• Margin of Victory: 62% to 36%
• CNN: 2006 Texas Election Results

• Winner of Utah's Senate Seat: Senator Orrin Hatch
• Margin of Victory: 62% to 31%
• CNN: 2006 Utah Election Results

• Winner of Vermont's Senate Race: Bernie Sanders
• Margin of Victory: 65% to 32%
• CNN: 2006 Vermont Election Results

• Winner of Virginia Senate Seat: Jim Webb
• Margin of Victory: 50% to 49%

• CNN: 2006 Virginia Election Results

• Winner of Washington Senate Seat: Maria Cantwell
• Margin of victory: 56.81% to 39.91%
• CNN: 2006 Washington Election Results
• SeattlePi.com: Cantwell Defeats McGavick (November 8, 2006)

• Winner of West Virginia Senate Seat: Senator Robert Byrd
• Margin of Victory: 64% to 34%
• CNN: 2006 West Virginia Election Results

• Winner of Wisconsin's Senate Seat: Senator Herb Kohl
• Margin of Victory: 67% to 30%
• CNN: 2006 Election Results

• Winner of Wyoming Senate Election: Craig Thomas

• Margin of victory: 70% to 30%

• Winner of Wyoming Governor Election: Dave Freudenthal

• Margin of victory: 70% to 30%

• CNN.com: Wyoming Election Results 2006

• The Washington Post: Election Results 2006