| Election Name: | 2006 Connecticut State Senate election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Connecticut State Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Connecticut State Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Leader1: | Donald Williams |
| Party1: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
| Leader Since1: | July 1, 2004 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 29th |
| Last Election1: | 24 |
| Seats After1: | 24 |
| Leader2: | Louis DeLuca |
| Leader Since2: | 2001 |
| Party2: | Connecticut Republican Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 32nd |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| President pro tempore of the Senate | |
| Before Election: | Donald Williams |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Williams |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Connecticut Senate election, 2006 was held on November 7, 2006 to elect Senators to the Connecticut State Senate for the term which began in January 2007 and ended in January 2009. It occurred on the same date as other federal and state elections, including the state's gubernatorial election.
The election saw the election or re-election of 24 Democrats and 12 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The incumbent party in each district held onto control of their respective seats in the election, except for two seats which changed control – one from Democratic to Republican, and one from Republican to Democratic.
Results of the 2006 Connecticut Senate election.[1] Party shading denotes winner of Senate seat.
| District | Constituency | Incumbent Senator | Republican candidate (percent won) | Democratic candidate (percent won) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford (part), Wethersfield (part) | John W. Fonfara (D) | No nomination 0% | align="center" | John W. Fonfara 94.1%WF TP |
| 2 | Bloomfield (part), Hartford (part), Windsor (part) | Eric D. Coleman (D) | Asim A. Hanif 15.2% | align="center" | Eric D. Coleman 84.8%WF |
| 3 | East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor | Gary LeBeau (D) | Eric A. Thompson Sr. 28.2% | align="center" | Gary D. LeBeau 71.8%WF |
| 4 | Mary Ann Handley (D) | Stewart "Chip" Beckett III 38.9% | align="center" | Mary Ann Handley 61.1%WF | |
| 5 | Bloomfield (part), Burlington, Farmington (part), West Hartford | Jonathan A. Harris (D) | Kimberly E. Ryder 29.3% | align="center" | Jonathan A. Harris 70.7%WF |
| 6 | Donald J. DeFronzo (D) | Vacancy in nomination 0% | align="center" | Donald J. DeFronzo 100%WF RWI | |
| 7 | John A. Kissel (R) | align="center" | John A. Kissel 52.7% | William A. Kiner 47.3% | |
| 8 | Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby (part), Hartland, Harwinton (part), New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington (part) | Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. (R) | align="center" | Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. 50.5% | Steve Berry 49.5%WF |
| 9 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) | Biagio "Billy" Ciotto (D) | Ralph Capenera 40.3% | align="center" | Paul R. Doyle 58.4% TP |
| 10 | New Haven (part), West Haven (part) | Toni N. Harp (D) | Melissa Papantones 12.3% | align="center" | Toni N. Harp 87.7% |
| 11 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) | Martin M. Looney (D) | No nomination 0% | align="center" | Martin M. Looney 100% |
| 12 | Branford, Durham, Gilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford | Edward Meyer (D) | Gregg Hannan 35.7% | align="center" | Edward Meyer 64.3% |
| 13 | Cheshire (part), Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown (part) | Thomas P. Gaffey (D) | Tod O. Dixon 23.3% | align="center" | Thomas P. Gaffey 76.7%WF |
| 14 | Milford, Orange, West Haven (part) | Gayle Slossberg (D) | Barbara L. Lisman 35.9% | align="center" | Gayle Slossberg 64.1% |
| 15 | Naugatuck (part), Prospect, Waterbury (part) | Joan V. Hartley (D) | No candidate 0% | align="center" | Joan V. Hartley 88.2% TP |
| 16 | Cheshire (part), Southington, Waterbury (part), Wolcott | Chris Murphy (D) | align="center" | Sam S.F. Caligiuri 54.8% | David Zoni 45.2%I |
| 17 | Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden (part), Naugatuck (part), Woodbridge | Joe Crisco (D) | Boaz Itshaky 22.7% | align="center" | Joe Crisco 77.3%WF |
| 18 | Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown | Cathy W. Cook (R) | Lenny T. Winkler 48.6% | align="center" | Andrew M. Maynard 51.4% |
| 19 | Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville (part), Norwich, Sprague | Edith G. Prague (D) | Matthew Daly 30.4% | align="center" | Edith G. Prague 69.6% |
| 20 | East Lyme, Montville (part), New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Salem, Waterford | Andrea L. Stillman (D) | Christopher F. Oliveira 39.4% | align="center" | Andrea L. Stillman 60.6% |
| 21 | Monroe (part), Shelton, Stratford (part) | George L. "Doc" Gunther (R) | align="center" | Dan Debicella 52.2% | Christopher Jones 47.8%WF |
| 22 | Bridgeport (part), Monroe (part), Trumbull | Bill A. Finch (D) | Robert D. Russo 45.6% | align="center" | Bill Finch 54.4% RWI |
| 23 | Bridgeport (part), Stratford (part) | Ed A. Gomes (D) | Jerry Blackwell 13.1% | align="center" | Edwin A. Gomes 86.9%WF |
| 24 | Bethel (part), Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman | David J. Cappiello (R) | align="center" | David J. Cappiello 100% | No nomination 0% |
| 25 | Darien (part), Norwalk | Bob Duff (D) | Friedrich Wilms 34.3% | align="center" | Bob Duff 65.7%WF |
| 26 | Bethel (part), New Canaan (part), Redding, Ridgefield, Weston (part), Westport, Wilton | Judith G. Freedman (R) | align="center" | Judith G. Freedman 55.6% | Craig Rebecca Schiavone 44.4% |
| 27 | Darien (part), Stamford (part) | Andrew J. McDonald (D) | Rick Giordano 37.7% | align="center" | Andrew J. McDonald 62.3% |
| 28 | Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston (part) | John P. McKinney (R) | align="center" | John P. McKinney 100% | No nomination 0% |
| 29 | Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Windham | Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D) | David R. Lyon 24.2% | align="center" | Donald E. Williams, Jr. 75.8% |
| 30 | Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part), Warren, Washington, Winchester | Andrew W. Roraback (R) | align="center" | Andrew Roraback 67% | Matthew F. Brennan 33%WF |
| 31 | Bristol, Harwinton (part), Plainville, Plymouth | Thomas A. Colapietro (D) | Beverly R. Bobroske 41.5% | align="center" | Tom Colapietro 58.5% |
| 32 | Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour (part), Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury | Louis C. DeLuca (R) | align="center" | Louis C. DeLuca 89.3% TP RWI | No candidate 0% |
| 33 | Chester, Clinton, Colechester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Portland, Westbrook | Eileen M. Daily (D) | Salvatore Nucifora 26.4% | align="center" | Eileen M. Daily 71.6% TP |
| 34 | East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford | Len Fasano (R) | align="center" | Leonard A. Fasano 85.6% TP | Vacancy in nomination 0% |
| 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington (part), Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock | Tony Guglielmo (R) | align="center" | Tony Guglielmo 99.95%WF RWI | Vacancy in nomination 0% |
| 36 | Greenwich, New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) | William H. Nickerson (R) | align="center" | William H. Nickerson 58.6% TP | Frank A. Farricker 40.1% |
RWI Denotes that a registered write-in candidate was also present in this district's election. However, all write-ins received no votes in their respective district’s election, except for 13 received in the 35th District.
WF Denotes that this candidate also ran on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party. The vote percentage won by this candidate includes both their Working Families and their party of affiliation figures combined.
I Denotes that this candidate also ran on the independent line. The vote percentage won by this candidate includes both their independent and their party of affiliation figures combined.