2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to his fourth and final term in a landslide. As of , this is the most recent statewide election where any candidate won every county in Wisconsin.

Democratic primary Candidates Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. Senator Ben Masel

Results

Republican primary Candidates Robert Lorge, attorney

Results

General election Candidates Robert Lorge (R), attorney Herbert Kohl (D), incumbent U.S. Senator Rae Vogeler (G), community organizer

Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 6, 2006

Polling Source Date HerbKohl (D) RobertLorge (R)Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) March 8, 2006 59% 27%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) April 12, 2006 61% 25%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) May 3, 2006 63% 25%Strategic Vision (R)Strategic Vision (R) June 8, 2006 65% 25%University of WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin July 5, 2006 63% 14%RasmussenRasmussen July 20, 2006 60% 27%RasmussenRasmussen August 20, 2006 59% 31%Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 51% 33%Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 50% 35%RasmussenRasmussen September 25, 2006 60% 33%RasmussenRasmussen October 29, 2006 64% 25%University of WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin October 30, 2006 73% 16%

Results

Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic Calumet (largest city: Chilton) Outagamie (largest city: Appleton) Waupaca (largest city: New London) Waushara (largest city: Berlin) Green Lake (Largest city: Green Lake) Ozaukee (Largest city: Mequon) Washington (Largest city: West Bend) Waukesha (Largest city: Waukesha)

Analysis Kohl won every county in the state. Kohl's weakest performance in the state was suburban Washington County, Wisconsin, which he won with just 49.6%. Kohl's strongest performance was in rural Menominee County, where he won with over 90% of the vote. Vogeler's best performance was in Dane County, where she came in third place with over 5%, a county where Lorge had his second weakest performance.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

See also 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

References

External links Official campaign websites (Archived) Kohl's Campaign Site Lorge's Campaign Site Vogeler's Campaign Site