2006 United States Senate elections

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The 2006 United States Senate elections were midterm contests that reshaped the balance of power in the Senate, notably contributing to a shift toward Democratic control during George W. Bush’s presidency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate election ⓘ
afterMajorityParty Democratic Party ⓘ
afterSenateControl Democratic majority with independent support ⓘ
beforeMajorityParty Republican Party ⓘ
beforeSenateControl Republican majority ⓘ
chamber upper house of the United States Congress ⓘ
coincidedWith 2006 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ
numerous state and local elections in 2006 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electionDate 2006-11-07 ⓘ
electoralCycle biennial federal election cycle ⓘ
followedBy 2008 United States Senate elections ⓘ
follows 2004 United States Senate elections ⓘ
independentCaucusWith Democratic Party ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
keyIssue Bush administration approval ratings ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
corruption and ethics scandals ⓘ
economy ⓘ
health care ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Senate ⓘ
majorityThreshold 51 ⓘ
mediaDescription wave election favoring Democrats ⓘ
notableOutcome Democrats captured open Republican-held seats ⓘ
Democrats defeated several incumbent Republican senators ⓘ
notableRace 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Maryland ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Missouri ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Montana ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Ohio ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Virginia ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 33 ⓘ
ongoing no ⓘ
partOf 2006 United States elections ⓘ
politicalContext second term of President George W. Bush ⓘ
politicalEffect shifted balance of power toward Democratic Party in Congress ⓘ
presidentialAdministration George W. Bush administration ⓘ
linked to: Bush administration
previousCongress 109th United States Congress ⓘ
result Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate ⓘ
Republican Party lost control of the United States Senate ⓘ
seatsClassContested Class 1 ⓘ
subsequentCongress 110th United States Congress ⓘ
totalSenateSeats 100 ⓘ
type legislative ⓘ
voterTurnoutContext midterm election turnout ⓘ

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2008 United States Senate elections → follows → 2006 United States Senate elections ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut → partOf → 2006 United States Senate elections ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut → electionCycle → 2006 U.S. midterm elections ⓘ
linked to: 2006 United States Senate elections
2006 United States Senate election in Virginia → partOf → 2006 United States Senate elections ⓘ
2006 United States Senate election in Virginia → partOf → 2006 United States elections ⓘ
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2006 United States Senate election in Virginia → electionCycle → 2006 U.S. midterm elections ⓘ
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2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska → previousElection → 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska ⓘ
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Sherrod Campbell Brown → electedIn → 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio ⓘ
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2006 United States Senate elections → notableRace → 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio ⓘ
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2006 United States Senate elections → notableRace → 2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island ⓘ
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2006 United States Senate elections → notableRace → 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland ⓘ
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Connecticut for Lieberman → relatedTo → 2006 United States Senate elections ⓘ