2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
	November 7, 2006
	Kohl: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Lorge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
U.S. senator before election; Herb Kohl; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Herb Kohl; Democratic

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.^[1] As of 2025, 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

Democratic primary results [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Kohl (incumbent)	308,178	85.66%
	Democratic	Ben Masel	51,245	14.24%
	Democratic	Write ins	335	0.09%
Total votes			359,758	100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Robert Lorge, attorney

Results

Republican primary results [2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Lorge	194,633	99.73%
	Republican	Write ins	530	0.27%
Total votes			195,163	100%

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^[2]	Solid D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	Herb Kohl (D)	Robert Lorge (R)
Strategic Vision (R)^[6]	March 8, 2006	59%	27%
Strategic Vision (R)^[7]	April 12, 2006	61%	25%
Strategic Vision (R)^[8]	May 3, 2006	63%	25%
Strategic Vision (R)^[9]	June 8, 2006	65%	25%
University of Wisconsin^[10]	July 5, 2006	63%	14%
Rasmussen^[11]	July 20, 2006	60%	27%
Rasmussen^[12]	August 20, 2006	59%	31%
Zogby/WSJ^[13]	August 28, 2006	51%	33%
Zogby/WSJ^[14]	September 11, 2006	50%	35%
Rasmussen^[15]	September 25, 2006	60%	33%
Rasmussen^[16]	October 29, 2006	64%	25%
University of Wisconsin^[17]	October 30, 2006	73%	16%

Results

2006 United States Senate election, Wisconsin [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herb Kohl (incumbent)	1,439,214	67.31	+5.8
	Republican	Robert Lorge	630,299	29.48	−7.5
	Green	Rae Vogeler	42,434	1.98	n/a
	Independent	Ben Glatzel	25,096	1.17	n/a
	Other	Scattered	1,254	0.06	n/a
Majority			808,915	37.83
Turnout			2,138,297	50.86
	Democratic hold		Swing

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 Kohl 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.^[18]

References

^ "WI US Senate". Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ Strategic Vision (R)
^ Strategic Vision (R)
^ Strategic Vision (R)
^ Strategic Vision (R)
^ University of Wisconsin Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Rasmussen
^ Rasmussen
^ Zogby/WSJ
^ Zogby/WSJ
^ Rasmussen
^ Rasmussen
^ University of Wisconsin
^ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[1] "WI US Senate". Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[2] "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[3] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[4] "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[5] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[6] Strategic Vision (R)

[7] Strategic Vision (R)

[8] Strategic Vision (R)

[9] Strategic Vision (R)

[10] University of Wisconsin Archived September 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

[11] Rasmussen

[12] Rasmussen

[13] Zogby/WSJ

[14] Zogby/WSJ

[15] Rasmussen

[16] Rasmussen

[17] University of Wisconsin

[18] Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic

Analysis

See also

References

External links