This is part of the project to categorise all Candidates for the United States congressional elections, 2006 under the category [[Category:2006 United States Congressional election candidates]]. The list below has been done, apart from candidates who do not yet have a page on WP.

Complete list of Senate contests in 2006

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State Incumbent Term Competing candidates Approval rating [1] Market predicted outcome [2] Vote % of winner in 2000 [3]
Arizona Jon Kyl (R) 2 Jim Pederson (D)
John Verkamp (D)
Richard Mack (L)
45% Republican FAVORED (91%) 79%
California Dianne Feinstein (D) 2[1] Dick Mountjoy (R)
Jim Gilchrist (AIP)
Don Grundman (AIP)
Todd Chretien (G)
56% Democrat SAFE (96%) 56%
Connecticut Joe Lieberman (D) 3 Ned Lamont (D)
Alan Schlesinger (R)
Ralph Ferrucci (G)
55% LEANS Democrat (65%) 63%
Delaware Tom Carper (D) 1 Colin Bonini (R)
Mike Protack (R)
Jan Ting (R)
62% Democrat SAFE (97%) 56%
Florida Bill Nelson (D) 1 Katherine Harris (R)
Will McBride (R)
49% Democrat SAFE (95%) 51%
Hawaii Daniel Akaka (D) 2[1] Ed Case (D) 48% Democrat SAFE (96%) 73%
Indiana Dick Lugar (R) 5 Steve Osborn (L) 59% Republican SAFE (96%) 67%
Maine Olympia Snowe (R) 2 Jean Hay Bright (D) 70% Republican SAFE (96%) 69%
Maryland Paul Sarbanes (D) Ret. Ben Cardin (D)
Kweisi Mfume (D)
Michael S. Steele (R)
Kevin Zeese (G/L/P)
48% Democrat FAVORED (77%) 63%
Massachusetts Edward Kennedy (D) 7 Kenneth Chase (R)
Kevin Scott (R)
58% Democrat SAFE (96%) 73%
Michigan Debbie Stabenow (D) 1 Mike Bouchard (R)
Keith Bulter (R)
49% Democrat FAVORED (92%) 50%
Minnesota Mark Dayton (DFL) Ret. Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Mark Kennedy (R)
40% Democrat FAVORED (71%) 49%
Mississippi Trent Lott (R) 3 Bill Bowlin (D)
Erik Fleming (D)
66% Republican SAFE (96%) 66%
Missouri Jim Talent (R) 0[1] Claire McCaskill (D) 48% LEANS Republican (63%) 51%
Montana Conrad Burns(R) 3 Jon Tester (D) 36% LEANS Democrat (65%)* 51%
Nebraska Ben Nelson(D) 1 Pete Ricketts (R) 72% Democrat FAVORED (90%) 51%
Nevada John Ensign(R) 1 Jack Carter (D) 52% Republican FAVORED (91%) 56%
New Jersey Robert Menendez (D) 0[1] Thomas Kean, Jr. (R) 41% LEANS Democrat (56%) 50%
New Mexico Jeff Bingaman (D) 4 Allen McCulloch (R) 60% Democrat SAFE (96%) 62%
New York Hillary Rodham
Clinton (D)
1 Steven Greenfield (D), Mark Greenstein (D)
Jonathan Tasini (D), KT McFarland (R)
John Spencer (R/C), Sander Hicks (G)
Jeff Russell (L), Bill Van Auken (S)
62% Democrat SAFE (97%) 55%
North Dakota Kent Conrad (D) 3 Dwight Grotberg (R) 75% Democrat SAFE (95%) 61%
Ohio Mike DeWine (R) 2 Sherrod Brown (D) 41% TOSSUP (51% R keep) 60%
Pennsylvania Rick Santorum (R) 2 Bob Casey, Jr. (D) 36% Democrat FAVORED (88%)* 52%
Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee (R) 1 Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Carl Sheeler (D)
Steve Laffey (R)
49% TOSSUP (50% D pickup) 57%
Tennessee Bill Frist (R) Ret. Ed Bryant (R)
Van Hilleary (R)
Bob Corker (R)
Harold Ford, Jr. (D)
46% Republican FAVORED (74%) 65%
Texas Kay Bailey
Hutchison (R)
2 Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) 62% Republican SAFE (96%) 65%
Utah Orrin Hatch (R) 5 Pete Ashdown (D)
Julian Hatch (G)
Scott Bradley (C)
57% Republican SAFE (96%) 66%
Vermont Jim Jeffords (I) Ret. Bernie Sanders (I)
Cris Ericson (I)
Richard Tarrant (R)
Greg Parke (R)
64% Independent SAFE (96%) 66%
Virginia George Allen (R) 1 James H. Webb (D)
Gail Parker (IG)
52% Republican FAVORED (82%) 52%
Washington Maria Cantwell (D) 1 Mike McGavick (R)
Hong Tran (D)
Aaron Dixon (G)
Bruce Guthrie (L)
48% Democrat FAVORED (73%) 49%
West Virginia Robert Byrd (D) 8 John Raese (R)
Jesse Johnson (M)
67% Democrat FAVORED (92%) 78%
Wisconsin Herb Kohl (D) 3 Robert Lorge (R)
Rae Vogeler (G)
58% Democrat FAVORED (92%) 62%
Wyoming Craig Thomas (R) 2 Dale Groutage (D) 57% Republican SAFE (96%) 74%
References
  1. ^ a b c d First term was not full and is not counted in this number