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2006 Senate elections · Arizona history

Arizona U.S. Senate election 2006

Jon Kyl REP +9.8 · Class I seat · held 11/7/06

Votes counted
1,526,782
Margin
9.8 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/7/06

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Jon Kyl WonREP814,39853.34%
Jim PedersonDEM664,14143.50%
Richard I. MackLIB48,2313.16%
Write-in—120.00%
Total1,526,782

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Arizona Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IRuben Gallego2.4
2022Class IIIMark Kelly4.9
2020 specialClass IIIMark Kelly2.4
2018Class IKyrsten Sinema2.3
2016Class IIIJohn McCain13.0
2012Class IJeff Flake3.0
2010Class IIIJohn McCain24.2
2006Class IJon Kyl9.8
2004Class IIIJohn McCain56.1
2000Class IJon Kyl71.5
1998Class IIIJohn McCain41.6
1994Class IJon Kyl14.2

Full Arizona Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2006 Arizona Senate race?

Jon Kyl (REP) won with 53.3% of the vote, ahead of Jim Pederson (43.5%), a margin of 9.8 points.

Did the Arizona Senate seat change party in 2006?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2006 Arizona Senate race?

1,526,782 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.