Elections / 2006 · Senate · WI
Wisconsin — 2006 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2006 · U.S. SenateWisconsin · U.S. SenateHerb KohlD+37.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
- Herb Kohl✓(i)Democrat1,439,21467.3%
- Robert Gerald LorgeRepublican630,29929.5%
- Rae VogelerWisconsin Green42,4342.0%
- Ben J. GlatzelIndependent25,0961.2%
- ScatterOther1,2540.1%
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+0.4Senate 2006D+37.8vs. baselineD+37.5
Wisconsin's 2006 Senate race ran 37.5 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
Wisconsin's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +45.6% |
| 1980 | −1.9% |
| 1982 | +29.5% |
| 1986 | −3.5% |
| 1988 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | +17.6% |
| 1998 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | +24.5% |
| 2004 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | +37.8% |
| 2010 | −4.8% |
| 2012 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | −3.4% |
| 2018 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | −1.0% |
| 2024 | +0.8% |
Same ballot, 2006WI
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.