2006 Arizona Senate election

2006 Arizona Senate election

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All 30 seats of the Arizona Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Timothy S. Bee Marsha Arzberger
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 30th 25th
Seats before 18 12
Seats after 17 13
Seat change Decrease1 Increase1

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Senate President before election

Ken Bennett[1]
Republican

Elected Senate President

Timothy S. Bee[2]
Republican

The 2006 Arizona Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. Voters elected members of the Arizona Senate in all 30 of the state's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. Primary elections were held on September 12, 2006.[3]

Prior to the elections, the Republicans held a majority of 18 seats over the Democrats' 12 seats.

Following the election, Republicans maintained control of the chamber with 17 Republicans to 13 Democrats, a net gain of one seat for Democrats.[4]

The newly elected senators served in the 48th Arizona State Legislature.

  1. ^ "2005, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "2007, Journal of the Senate, State of Arizona, Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1st Regular Session". Arizona Secretary of State.
  3. ^ "2006 State of Arizona official canvass, primary election". Arizona Secretary of State.
  4. ^ "2006 State of Arizona official canvass, general election". Arizona Secretary of State.

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