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2006 United States Senate election in Utah
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2006 United States Senate election in Utah Utah presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Utah 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Utah 2012 1922 November 7, 2006 150x150px File:Orrin Hatch, official 110th Congress photo (cropped).jpg Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States) 356,238 62.36% File:Pete-portrait2-wiki (cropped).jpg Pete Ashdown Democratic Party (United States) 177,459 31.06% 2006 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 230px County resultsHatch: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Ashdown: #a5b0ff 40–50% U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States) Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States)
The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes.
Major candidates
The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 17, 2006.
Democratic
Pete Ashdown, the founder and CEO of Utah's oldest Internet service provider, XMission.
Republican
Orrin Hatch, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976
General election
Polling
Source Date Hatch (R) Ashdown (D) Bradley (C) Hatch (DG) Price (PC) Seely (L)Dan Jones & AssociatesDan Jones & Associates March 30, 2006 57% 16% 1% 1% <1% 1%Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake TribuneMason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune July 3, 2006 67% 23% — — — —Deseret Morning News/KSL-TVDeseret Morning News/KSL-TV July 26, 2006 63% 21% 3% <1% <1% 1%Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake TribuneMason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune August 28, 2006 61% 27% — — — —Deseret Morning News/KSL-TVDeseret Morning News/KSL-TV September 30, 2006 62% 25% 1% <1% 0% 1%Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake TribuneMason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune November 1, 2006 61% 31% — — — —
Predictions
Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf September 30, 2021 June 5, 2008 Solid R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2006-senate-ratings6 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006
Results
General election resultsOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#44 2021-05-08
Republican Party (United States)
Orrin Hatch (Incumbent)
356,238
62.36%
-3.22%
Democratic Party (United States)
Pete Ashdown
177,459
31.06%
-0.45%
Constitution Party (United States)
Scott Bradley
21,526
3.77%
Personal Choice Party
Roger Price
9,089
1.59%
Libertarian Party (United States)
Dave Seely
4,428
0.78%
-1.35%
Green Party (United States)
Julian Hatch
2,512
0.44%
178,779
31.30%
-2.77%
571,252
Republican Party (United States)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Summit (largest municipality: Park City)
See also
2006 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Pete Ashdown for United States Senate
Scott Bradley for Senate
The Official Orrin Hatch campaign site
Joe Labonte's website
Roger I. Price's website
Libertarian Dave Starr Seely's website https://web.archive.org/web/20201016210159/https://seelyforsenate.blogspot.com/ October 16, 2020
Utah
2006
Category:2006 Utah elections