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Elections for the office of Montana State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 6, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.][1] Twenty-five seats were up for election.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Montana State Senate, a candidate must be:[2]
- A resident of the state for at least one year next preceding the general election
- A resident of the county for six months preceding the general election if it contains one or more districts or of the district if it contains all or parts of more than one county.
List of candidates
District 1
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Coral Cummings
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Aubyn Curtiss
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 4
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Maxwell Battle, Jr.: 201
- Gerald Reckin: 686
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Gregory Barkus
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 5
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Ric Smith
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Daniel Griffin: 614
- Verdell Jackson: 2,129
a
- Donald Loranger: 1,378
November 7 General election candidates:


District 8
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Kevin Howlett
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Carol Juneau
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 11
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Trudi Schmidt
a
June 6 GOP primary:
November 7 General election candidates:

District 12
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mitch Tropila
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Brian Hoven
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 13
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Joe Tropila
a
June 6 GOP primary:
November 7 General election candidates:


District 14
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mary Lang
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Jerry Black
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 15
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Dan Teigen
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Tom Montgomery: 1,219
- Jim Peterson: 2,696
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 17
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Ken Hansen
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Richard Cronk
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 20
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Phil Cook
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Keith Bales: 1,922
a
- Jesse Barnhart: 1,141
November 7 General election candidates:


District 23
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Ray Tracy
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Kelly Gebhardt
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 25
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Margaret MacDonald
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Roy Brown
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 28
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Rayla Romain
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Jeff Essmann: 2,442
a
- Mark Noennig: 897
November 7 General election candidates:


District 29
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Don Woerner
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Dan McGee
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 30
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Diane Kamp Clayton
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Robert Story, Jr.
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 31
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Clay McDonald
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- John Esp
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 32
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Larry Jent
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Art Wittich
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 35
June 6 Democratic primary:
- William Fairhurst: 427
- Alex Russell: 519
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Gary Perry
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 39
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Joe Cohenour
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Terry Murphy
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 40
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Mike Cooney
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Bob Leach
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 42
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Kenneth DeBoer
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Dave Lewis
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 44
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Deb Essen
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Rick Laible
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 48
June 6 Democratic primary:
- Carolyn Squires
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Monique Cratty
a
November 7 General election candidates:


District 49
June 6 Democratic primary:
- David Wanzenried
a
June 6 GOP primary:
- Rusty VanOverbeck
a
November 7 General election candidates:


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References
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