Wisconsin U.S. Senate election, 2006

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1 Herb Kohl (D)
2 Important Dates
3 Challengers
4 Results
5 Previous elections
6 Wisconsin presidential election results
7 Narrative
8 External links
9 Sen. Russ Feingold (D)
10 Related Links

Herb Kohl (D)

Senator: Herb Kohl
State: WI
Age in '06: 71
Prognosis: Safe Dem unless Thompson runs (04/05)

Important Dates

Filing Deadline: July 11, 2006
Primary: September 12, 2006

Challengers

Robert Gerald Lorge (R) (cw)
Rae Vogeler (G) (cw)
Ben Glatzel (I) (cw)

Results

Kohl won 67-30%

Previous elections

2000: 62% / 38% over John Gillespie (R)
1994: 58% / 41% over Bob Welch (R)
1988: 52% / 48% over Susan Engeleiter (R) (open seat)

Wisconsin presidential election results

2004: Kerry 50% / Bush 49%
2000: Gore 48% / Bush 48%

Narrative

Unless Kohl changes his mind and retires, the seat is safe Democratic. Thompson could make a race of it, though he has eyed private sector employment. Darrow seems unlikely to sink another chunk of his fortune on a second race in a row. Scott Klug was elected the seat currently held by Tammy Baldwin; he may be too moderate to get through the primary. Paul Ryan, though, is basically a money-making machine, consistently leading Wisconsin's House members for fundraising.

External links

Wisconsin Senate: Kohl Still in Control -- Kohl (D) Leads Lorge (R) 59% to 31% Rasmussen Reports, August 20, 2006.

Sen. Russ Feingold (D)

Sen. Russ Feingold (D)
Next Election in 2010.