2006 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 2006
Hillary Rodham Clinton DEM +31.6 · Class I seat · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 4,700,632
- Margin
- 31.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | DEM | 2,698,931 | 57.42% | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | IDP | 160,705 | 3.42% | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | WFP | 148,792 | 3.17% | |
| John Spencer | REP | 1,212,902 | 25.80% | |
| Blank/Scattering | — | 210,579 | 4.48% | |
| John Spencer | CRV | 179,287 | 3.81% | |
| Howie Hawkins | GRE | 55,469 | 1.18% | |
| Jeffrey T. Russell | LIB | 20,996 | 0.45% | |
| Roger Calero | SWP | 6,967 | 0.15% | |
| William Van Auken | SEP | 6,004 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 4,700,632 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 New York Senate race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (DEM) won with 57.4% of the vote, ahead of John Spencer (25.8%), a margin of 31.6 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 2006?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 New York Senate race?
4,700,632 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.