2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 November 2017 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2012 November 7, 2006 File:Herbert Kohl, official photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) 1,439,214 67.31% 3x4.svg Robert Lorge Republican Party (United States) 630,299 29.48% 260px County results 260px Municipality results 260px Precinct results 1 250px Kohl: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Lorge: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No data U.S. Senator Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to his fourth and final term in a landslide.WI US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114326 6 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20201120154619/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114326 20 Nov 2020 English live 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 Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl (incumbent) 308,178 85.66% Democratic Party (United States) Ben Masel 51,245 14.24% Democratic Party (United States) Write ins 335 0.09% 359758 100% Republican primary Candidates Robert Lorge, attorney Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Robert Lorge 194,633 99.73% Republican Party (United States) Write ins 530 0.27% 195163 100% General election Candidates Herbert Kohl (D), incumbent U.S. senator Robert Lorge (R), attorney Rae Vogeler (G), community organizer Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf September 30, 2021 June 5, 2008 Solid D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2006-senate-ratings6 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe D 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20060929080704/http://www.uwsc.wisc.edu/BP22PressRelease_WIrace1.pdf September 29, 2006 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 2006 United States Senate election, Wisconsin Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl (incumbent) 1,439,214 67.31% +5.8% Republican Party (United States) Robert Lorge 630,299 29.48% -7.5% Green Party (United States) Rae Vogeler 42,434 1.98% n/a Independent politician Ben Glatzel 25,096 1.17% n/a Other Scattered 1,254 0.06% n/a 808,915 37.83% 2,138,297 50.86% Democratic Party (United States) 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 2006 Wisconsin Category:2006 Wisconsin elections