Elections / 2006 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+33.1.
New York, 2006. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
New York — 2006 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
2,698,931
60.1%
Republican (R)
1,212,902
27.0%
All others
578,220
12.9%
Margin
D+33.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | OIndependence | 3,008,428 | 67.0% |
| John Spencer | RRepublican | 1,392,189 | 31.0% |
| Howie Hawkins | OGreen | 55,469 | 1.2% |
| Jeffrey T. Russell | OLibertarian | 20,996 | 0.5% |
| Roger Calero | OSocialist Workers | 6,967 | 0.2% |
| William Van Auken | OSocialist Equality | 6,004 | 0.1% |
New York's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | +43.6% |
| 2016 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | +33.4% |
| 2022 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | +18.3% |