2006 Connecticut Senate election

2006 Connecticut State Senate election

November 7, 2006

All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Donald Williams Louis DeLuca
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since July 1, 2004 2001
Leader's seat 29th 32nd
Last election 24 12
Seats after 24 12
Seat change

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain

President pro tempore of the Senate before election

Donald Williams
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Donald Williams
Democratic

The Connecticut Senate election, 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, to elect Senators to the Connecticut State Senate for the term which began in January 2007 and ended in January 2009. It occurred on the same date as other federal and state elections, including the state's gubernatorial election.

The election saw the election or re-election of 24 Democrats and 12 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The incumbent party in each district held onto control of their respective seats in the election, except for two seats which changed control – one from Democratic to Republican, and one from Republican to Democratic.