| Election Name: | 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Herbert Kohl, official photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Herb Kohl |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,439,214 |
| Percentage1: | 67.31% |
| Nominee2: | Robert Lorge |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 630,299 |
| Percentage2: | 29.48% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Herb Kohl |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Herb Kohl |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to his fourth and final term in a landslide.[1] As of, this is the most recent state-wide election where any candidate won every county in Wisconsin.
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[2] | November 6, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | November 6, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[4] | November 6, 2006 | ||
| align=left | Real Clear Politics[5] | November 6, 2006 |
| Source | Date | Herb Kohl (D) | Robert Lorge (R) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Strategic Vision (R)[6] | March 8, 2006 | 59% | 27% | ||
| align=left | Strategic Vision (R)[7] | April 12, 2006 | 61% | 25% | ||
| align=left | Strategic Vision (R)[8] | May 3, 2006 | 63% | 25% | ||
| align=left | Strategic Vision (R)[9] | June 8, 2006 | 65% | 25% | ||
| align=left | University of Wisconsin[10] | July 5, 2006 | 63% | 14% | ||
| align=left | Rasmussen[11] | July 20, 2006 | 60% | 27% | ||
| align=left | Rasmussen[12] | August 20, 2006 | 59% | 31% | ||
| align=left | Zogby/WSJ[13] | August 28, 2006 | 51% | 33% | ||
| align=left | Zogby/WSJ[14] | September 11, 2006 | 50% | 35% | ||
| align=left | Rasmussen[15] | September 25, 2006 | 60% | 33% | ||
| align=left | Rasmussen[16] | October 29, 2006 | 64% | 25% | ||
| align=left | University of Wisconsin[17] | October 30, 2006 | 73% | 16% |
Kohl won every county in the state. Kohl's weakest performance in the state was suburban Washington County, Wisconsin, which Kohl won with just 49.6%. Kohl's strongest performance was in rural Menominee County, where he won with over 90% of the vote. Vogeler's best performance was in Dane County, where she came in third place with over 5%, a county where Lorge had his second weakest performance.[18]
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