The 2006 North Carolina Senate election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to all fifty seats in the North Carolina Senate. The election coincided with the elections for other offices, including the U.S. House of Representatives and state house. The primary election was held on May 2, 2006, with primary run-offs occurring on May 30 and September 12, 2006. The Democratic Party made a net gain of 2 seats in the state senate.
Results summary DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1st Marc Basnight Dem Marc Basnight Dem 2nd C. W. "Pete" Bland Dem Jean Preston Rep 3rd Clark Jenkins Dem Clark Jenkins Dem 4th Robert Lee Holloman Dem Robert Lee Holloman Dem 5th John Kerr Dem John Kerr Dem 6th Harry Brown Rep Harry Brown Rep 7th Doug Berger Dem Doug Berger Dem 8th R. C. Soles Jr. Dem R. C. Soles Jr. Dem 9th Julia Boseman Dem Julia Boseman Dem 10th Charles W. Albertson Dem Charles W. Albertson Dem 11th A. B. Swindell Dem A. B. Swindell Dem 12th Fred Smith Rep Fred Smith Rep 13th David Weinstein Dem David Weinstein Dem 14th Vernon Malone Dem Vernon Malone Dem 15th Neal Hunt Rep Neal Hunt Rep 16th Janet Cowell Dem Janet Cowell Dem 17th Richard Y. Stevens Rep Richard Y. Stevens Rep 18th Bob Atwater Dem Bob Atwater Dem 19th Tony Rand Dem Tony Rand Dem 20th Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Dem 21st Larry Shaw Dem Larry Shaw Dem 22nd Harris Blake Rep Harris Blake Rep 23rd Eleanor Kinnaird Dem Eleanor Kinnaird Dem 24th Hugh Webster Rep Tony Foriest Dem 25th William R. Purcell Dem William R. Purcell Dem 26th Phil Berger Rep Phil Berger Rep 27th Kay Hagan Dem Kay Hagan Dem 28th Katie G. Dorsett Dem Katie G. Dorsett Dem 29th Jerry W. Tillman Rep Jerry W. Tillman Rep 30th Don W. East Rep Don W. East Rep 31st Pete Brunstetter Rep Pete Brunstetter Rep 32nd Linda Garrou Dem Linda Garrou Dem 33rd Stan Bingham Rep Stan Bingham Rep 34th Andrew C. Brock Rep Andrew C. Brock Rep 35th Eddie Goodall Rep Eddie Goodall Rep 36th Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. Rep 37th Dan Clodfelter Dem Dan Clodfelter Dem 38th Charlie Dannelly Dem Charlie Dannelly Dem 39th Robert Pittenger Rep Robert Pittenger Rep 40th Malcolm Graham Dem Malcolm Graham Dem 41st James Forrester Rep James Forrester Rep 42nd Austin M. Allran Rep Austin M. Allran Rep 43rd David W. Hoyle Dem David W. Hoyle Dem 44th Jim Jacumin Rep Jim Jacumin Rep 45th John Garwood Rep Steve Goss Dem 46th Walter Dalton Dem Walter Dalton Dem 47th Keith Presnell Rep Joe Sam Queen Dem 48th Tom Apodaca Rep Tom Apodaca Rep 49th Martin Nesbitt Dem Martin Nesbitt Dem 50th John J. Snow Jr. Dem John J. Snow Jr. Dem † - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Party Candi-dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Democratic Party 40 893,449 51.875% 31 2 62% Republican Party 38 828,849 48.125% 19 2 38%Total 78 1,722,298 100.00% 50 100.00%
Incumbents defeated in primary election John Garwood (R-District 45), defeated by David Blust (R)
Incumbents defeated in general election C. W. "Pete" Bland (D-District 2), defeated by Jean Preston (R) Hugh Webster (R-District 24), defeated by Tony Foriest (D) Keith Presnell (R-District 47), defeated by Joe Sam Queen (D)
Open seats that changed parties John Garwood (R-District 45) lost re-nomination, seat won by Steve Goss (D)
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Rothenberg | November 4, 2006
Detailed results
Districts 1–25
District 1 Incumbent Democrat President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight has represented the 1st district since 1985.
District 2 Incumbent Democrat C. W. “Pete” Bland has represented the 2nd district since his appointment in 2006. He lost re-election to Republican Jean Preston.
District 3 Incumbent Democrat Clark Jenkins has represented the 3rd district since 2003.
District 4 Incumbent Democrat Robert Lee Holloman has represented the 4th district since 2003.
District 5 Incumbent Democrat John Kerr has represented the 5th district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 6 Incumbent Republican Harry Brown has represented the 6th district since 2005.
District 7 Incumbent Democrat Doug Berger has represented the 7th district since 2005.
District 8 Incumbent Democrat R. C. Soles Jr. has represented the 8th district and its predecessors since 1977.
District 9 Incumbent Democrat Julia Boseman has represented the 9th district since 2005.
District 10 Incumbent Democrat Charles W. Albertson has represented the 10th district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 11 Incumbent Democrat A. B. Swindell has represented the 11th district and its predecessors since 2001.
District 12 Incumbent Republican Fred Smith has represented the 12th district since 2003.
District 13 Incumbent Democrat David Weinstein has represented the 13th district and its predecessors since 1997.
District 14 incumbent Democrat Vernon Malone has represented the 14th district since 2003.
District 15 Incumbent Republican Neal Hunt has represented the 15th district since 2005.
District 16 Incumbent Democrat Janet Cowell has represented the 16th district since 2005.
District 17 Incumbent Republican Richard Y. Stevens has represented the 17th district since 2003.
District 18 Incumbent Democrat Bob Atwater has represented the 18th district since 2005.
District 19 Incumbent Democratic Majority Leader Tony Rand has represented the 19th district and its predecessors since 1995.
District 20 Incumbent Democrat Jeanne Hopkins Lucas has represented the 20th district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 21 Incumbent Democrat Larry Shaw has represented the 21st district and its predecessors since 1995.
District 22 Incumbent Republican Harris Blake has represented the 22nd district since 2003.
District 23 Incumbent Democrat Eleanor Kinnaird has represented the 23rd district and its predecessors since 1997.
District 24 Incumbent Republican Hugh Webster has represented the 24th district since 1995. Webster lost re-election to Democrat Tony Foriest.
District 25 Incumbent Democrat William R. Purcell has represented the 25th district and its predecessors since 1997.
Districts 26–50
District 26 Incumbent Republican Minority Leader Phil Berger has represented the 26th district since and its predecessors since 2001.
District 27 Incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan has represented the 27th district and its predecessors since 1999.
District 28 Incumbent Democrat Katie G. Dorsett has represented the 28th district since 2003.
District 29 Incumbent Republican Jerry W. Tillman has represented the 29th district since 2003.
District 30 Incumbent Republican Don W. East has represented the 30th district since 2005.
District 31 Incumbent Republican Pete Brunstetter has represented the 31st district since his appointment in 2006, he was elected to a full term.
District 32 Incumbent Democrat Linda Garrou has represented the 32nd district and its predecessors since 1999.
District 33 Incumbent Republican Stan Bingham has represented the 33rd district and its predecessors since 2001.
District 34 Incumbent Republican Andrew C. Brock has represented the 34th district since 2003.
District 35 Incumbent Republican Eddie Goodall has represented the 35th district since 2005.
District 36 Incumbent Republican Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. has represented the 36th district and its predecessors since 1991.
District 37 Incumbent Democrat Dan Clodfelter has represented the 37th district and its predecessors since 1999.
District 38 Incumbent Democrat Charlie Dannelly has represented the 38th district and its predecessors since 1995.
District 39 Incumbent Republican Robert Pittenger has represented the 39th district and its predecessors since 2003.
District 40 Incumbent Democrat Malcolm Graham has represented the 40th district since 2005.
District 41 Incumbent Republican James Forrester has represented the 41st district and its predecessors since 1991.
District 42 Incumbent Republican Austin M. Allran has represented the 42nd district and its predecessors since 1987.
District 43 Incumbent Democrat David W. Hoyle has represented the 43rd district and its predecessors since 1993.
District 44 Incumbent Republican Jim Jacumin has represented the 44th district since 2005.
District 45 Incumbent Republican John Garwood has represented the 45th district since 1997. Garwood lost re-nomination to fellow Republican David Blust. Blust was defeated by Democrat Steve Goss.
District 46 Incumbent Democrat Walter Dalton has represented the 46th district and its predecessors since 1997.
District 47 Incumbent Republican Keith Presnell has represented the 47th District since 2005. In a rematch of the 2004 election he lost re-election to Democrat Joe Sam Queen, who had previously represented the 47th district from 2003 to 2005.
District 48 Incumbent Republican Tom Apodaca has represented the 48th district since 2003.
District 49 Incumbent Democrat Martin Nesbitt has represented the 49th district since 2004.
District 50 Incumbent Democrat John J. Snow Jr. has represented the 50th district since 2005.
See also List of North Carolina state legislatures
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