The 2006 Maryland Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006, as part of the
2006 United States elections
Elections in the United States, Elections were held in the United States on November 7, 2006, in the middle of Republican Party (United States), Republican President George W. Bush's second term against the backdrop of the war on terror. In a p ...
, including the
2006 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 2006 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Party (United States), Republican governor Bob Ehrlich ran for a second term, but was defeated by the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nomi ...
. All 47 of Maryland's state senators were up for reelection. Neither party netted seats, allowing Democrats to retain
supermajority
A supermajority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level of support which is greater than the threshold of one-half used for a simple majority. Supermajority rules in a democracy can help to prevent a majority from eroding fun ...
control of the chamber.
Summary
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Retiring incumbents
Democrats
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District 11 District 11 can refer to:
*District 11 (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam
*District 11 (Zürich), Switzerland
* District 11, an electoral district of Malta
*Colorado Springs School District 11, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
*District 11 (H ...
:
Paula Hollinger retired to
run for Congress in
Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Maryland's 3rd congressional district covers all of Howard County, Maryland, Howard county as well as parts of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Anne Arundel and Carroll County, Maryland, Carroll counties. The seat is currently represented by Sarah ...
.
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District 18
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: Sharon M. Grosfeld retired.
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District 19
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: Leonard Teitelbaum retired.
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District 23
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:
Leo E. Green retired.
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District 26
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:
Gloria G. Lawlah retired.
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District 31:
Philip C. Jimeno
Philip C. Jimeno (born February 28, 1947, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American politician and was a long-serving member of the Maryland State Legislature as a Democrat.
Early life and education
He grew up in West Virginia and attended F ...
retired.
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District 40:
Ralph M. Hughes retired.
Republicans
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District 1 District 1 may refer to:
Places
* I District, Turku, in Finland
* District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany
* Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania
* District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary
* Dis ...
:
John J. Hafer retired.
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Democrats
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District 20
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:
Ida G. Ruben lost renomination to
Jamie Raskin
Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney, law professor, and politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Demo ...
.
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District 21
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:
John A. Giannetti Jr. lost renomination to
James Rosapepe.
In the general election
Republicans
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District 13
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: Sandra Schrader lost to
James N. Robey.
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District 21
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
:
John A. Giannetti Jr. lost to
James Rosapepe.
Predictions
Detailed results
District 1
Republican primary
General election
District 2
District 3
Republican primary
General election
District 4
Republican primary
General election
District 5
Republican primary
General election
District 6
District 7
District 8
Republican primary
General election
District 9
District 10
Democratic primary
General election
District 11
Democratic primary
General election
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 20
Democratic primary
General election
District 21
Democratic primary
General election
District 22
District 23
Democratic primary
General election
District 24
District 25
District 26
Democratic primary
General election
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
Democratic primary
General election
District 38
District 39
District 40
Democratic primary
General election
District 41
Democratic primary
General election
District 42
Republican primary
General election
District 43
Democratic primary
General election
District 44
Democratic primary
General election
District 45
Democratic primary
General election
District 46
District 47
Democratic primary
General election
Notes
References
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2006
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Senate
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Maryland General Assembly
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