Election Name: | 2006 Michigan Senate elections |
Country: | Michigan |
Type: | Legislative |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | 38 seats in the Michigan Senate |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Leader1: | Ken Sikkema |
Party1: | Michigan Republican Party |
Leader Since1: | January 1, 2003 |
Leaders Seat1: | 28th–Wyoming |
Seats Before1: | 22 |
Seats After1: | 21 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,619,980 |
Percentage1: | 44.63% |
Leader2: | Robert L. Emerson |
Party2: | Michigan Democratic Party |
Leaders Seat2: | 27th–Flint |
Seats Before2: | 16 |
Seats Needed2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,967,404 |
Percentage2: | 54.20% |
Majority Leader | |
Before Election: | Ken Sikkema |
Before Party: | Michigan Republican Party |
Posttitle: | Majority Leader |
After Election: | Mike Bishop |
After Party: | Michigan Republican Party |
The 2006 Michigan Senate elections took place on November 7, 2006, with partisan primaries to select the parties' candidates in the various districts on August 6, 2006.[1]