2006 Wisconsin Senate election

2006 Wisconsin State Senate election
November 7, 2006
17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Judy Robson Dale Schultz
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 2005 January 3, 2005
Leader's seat 15th–Beloit 17th–Richland Center
Last election 8 seats, TBD% 8 seats, TBD%
Seats before 14 19
Seats won 10 7
Seats after 18 15
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 512,068 507,659
Percentage 49.68% 49.25%
Results of the elections:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     No election
President before election

Alan Lasee
Republican

Elected President

Fred Risser
Democratic

The 2006 Wisconsin Senate election was held on Tuesday November 7, 2006, to determine which party would control the Wisconsin Senate for the following two years in the 98th Wisconsin Legislature. The seventeen odd-numbered districts of the 33 seat Wisconsin Senate were up for election. Prior to the election 19 seats were held by Republicans and 14 were held by Democrats. This election saw Democrats regaining control of the Wisconsin Senate after having lost control of the chamber following the 2002 election.

The primary was held on September 12, 2006.

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