2006 United States Senate elections

none November 2017 related races 2006 United States elections 2006 United States Senate elections United States legislative no 2004 United States Senate elections 2004 2008 United States Senate elections 2008 2000 United States Senate elections 2000 2012 United States Senate elections 2012 Class 1 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 November 7, 2006 160x180px Seats up Races won Democratic Party (United States) Harry Reid official portrait 2009 (3x4b).jpg Harry Reid Nevada January 3, 2005 44 49 5 32,344,708 53.2% 17 22 Republican Party (United States) Bill Frist official photo (3x4b).jpg Bill Frist(retired) Tennessee January 3, 2003 55 49 6 25,437,934 41.8% 15 9 CFL FFFF00 0 0 1Though Joe Lieberman (CT) won on the Connecticut for Lieberman ticket, he referred to himself as an independent Democrat and was listed on the Senate website as ID-CT. 1 564,095 0.8% 0 1 Independent 1 1Jim Jeffords (VT) caucused with the Democrats. 1Bernie Sanders (VT) caucused with the Democrats. 378,142 0.6% 1 1 320px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #FFF600 Connecticut for Lieberman gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold #999999 Independent hold#D3D3D3 No election"Note" Majority Leader Bill Frist Republican Party (United States) Harry Reid Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006, with all 33 Class 1 Senate seats being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2006 ran from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Before the election cycle, the Republican Party controlled 55 of the 100 Senate seats. The Senate elections were part of the Democratic sweep during the 2006 elections, in which Democrats made numerous gains and no congressional or gubernatorial seat held by a Democrat was won by a Republican. Democratic sweep may be long-lasting Chicago Tribune Don Rose December 26, 2006 April 9, 2014 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/12/26/democratic-sweep-may-be-long-lasting/ However, Democratic incumbent Joe Lieberman in Connecticut was defeated in the primary and was later reelected as a third-party candidate; he continued to caucus with the Democrats. Because of this, this is the first time since 1970 in which a member of a third party, who is not an independent, was elected to the Senate. Independent Jim Jeffords in Vermont retired but was succeeded by another Independent, Bernie Sanders, retaining their presence in the Senate. Jeffords and Sanders both caucused with Democrats. Democrats picked 6 seats up by defeating Republican incumbents in Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Virginia, while holding open seats in Maryland and Minnesota. Republicans held their sole open seat in Tennessee. As of 2022, this is the most recent midterm in which none of the open seats flipped parties. Following the elections, no party held a majority of seats for the first time since January 1955. The Democrats were able to control the chamber because the two Independents caucused with the Democrats. They needed at least 51 seats to control the Senate because Vice President Dick Cheney would have broken any 50–50 tie in favor of the Republicans. This was the only time between 1990 and 2022 that Democrats gained Senate seats in a midterm. 2024, this was the last time a Democrat won a Senate election in Nebraska, the last time a Democrat did not win a seat in Connecticut, and the last time that the tipping point state was decided by under 1%, with Jim Webb of Virginia winning by a margin of under 0.4%. Results summary + ↓ 49 2 49 Democratic Independent Republican Summary of the November 7, 2006, United States Senate election results Parties Total Republican Democratic Independent Libertarian Green Independence Constitution Others Before these elections 55 44 1"ID" The Independents caucused with Democrats. — — — — — 100 Not Up Total 40 27 — — — — — — 67 Class 2 (2002→2008) 21 12 0 — — — — — 33 Class 3 (2004→2010) 19 15 0 — — — — — 34 Up Class 1 15 17 1"ID" — — — — — 33 Incumbentretired Held by same party 1 2 1 — — — — — 4 Replaced by other party — — — — — — — — 0 Incumbentran Total before 14 15In Connecticut, Joe Lieberman lost renomination for another term, Ned Lamont became the party's new nominee. Therefore, Lieberman ran as an Independent candidate. — — — — — — 29 Won re-election 8 14 — — — — — — 22 Lost re-election 6 Republicans replacedby 6 Democrats — — — — — — 6 Lost renomination, held by same party — — — — — — — — 0 Lost renomination, and party lost — 1 Democrat re-electedas an Independent"ID" — — — — — 1 Result after 8 20 1"ID" — — — — — 29 Net gain/loss 6 5 1 — — — — — 6 Total elected 9 22 2"ID" — — — — — 33 Result 49 49 2"ID" — — — — — 100 Popularvote Votes (turnout: 29.7 %) 25,437,934 32,344,708 378,142 612,732 295,935 231,899 26,934 1,115,432 60,839,144 Share 41.81% 53.16% 0.62% 1.01% 0.49% 0.38% 0.04% 1.83% 100% Sources: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections United States Elections Project at George Mason University https://web.archive.org/web/20130125091319/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2006G.html January 25, 2013 Change in composition Before the elections thumb|250px|Map of retirements:#FF9998 Republican incumbent #93C5DD Democratic incumbent #999999 Independent incumbentJoe Lieberman of Connecticut was a Democratic incumbent, but lost the Democratic nomination and subsequently ran for re-election as an independent under the Connecticut for Lieberman party. #0671B0 Democratic incumbent retired #CA0020 Republican incumbent retired #666966 Independent incumbent retired D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28Calif.Ran D29Conn.Ran D30Del.Ran D40Wash.Ran D39N.D.Ran D38N.Y.Ran D37N.M.Ran D36N.J.Ran D35Neb.Ran D34Mich.Ran D33Mass.Ran D32HawaiiRan D31Fla.Ran D41W.Va.Ran D42Wis.Ran D43Md.Retired D44Minn.Retired I1Vt.Retired R55Tenn.Retired R54Wyo.Ran R53Va.Ran R52UtahRan R51TexasRan Majority → R41Ariz.Ran R42Ind.Ran R43MaineRan R44Miss.Ran R45Mo.Ran R46Mont.Ran R47Nev.Ran R48OhioRan R49Pa.Ran R50R.I.Ran R40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 After the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28Calif.Re-elected D29Del.Re-elected D30Fla.Re-elected D40N.D.Re-elected D39N.Y.Re-elected D38N.M.Re-elected D37N.J.Elected"Appointee elected" Appointee elected D36Neb.Re-elected D35Minn.Hold D34Mich.Re-elected D33Mass.Re-elected D32Md.Hold D31HawaiiRe-elected D41Wash.Re-elected D42W.Va.Re-elected D43Wis.Re-elected D44Mo.Gain D45Mont.Gain D46OhioGain D47Pa.Gain D48R.I.Gain D49Va.Gain I1Conn.Re-electedNew party Majority (with Independents) ↑ I2Vt.Hold R41Ariz.Re-elected R42Ind.Re-elected R43MaineRe-elected R44Miss.Re-elected R45Nev.Re-elected R46Tenn.Hold R47TexasRe-elected R48UtahRe-elected R49Wyo.Re-elected R40 R39 R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28 R29 R30 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Key: D# Democratic I# Independent R# Republican Final pre-election predictions predictions table State Incumbent Last electionThe last elections for this group of senators were in 2000, except for those elected in a special election or who were appointed after the resignation or passing of a sitting senator, as noted. Crystal Ball, 2021 04 21 us y Rothenberg, 2006 11 06 us y Cook, 2006 11 06 us y Result Arizona Jon Kyl 79.3% R Lean R Lean R Lean R Kyl53.3% R California Dianne Feinstein 55.8% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Feinstein59.4% D Connecticut Joe Lieberman(lost renomination) 63.2% D098 Lean I (flip)098 Safe I (flip)098 Safe I (flip) Lieberman49.7% I (flip) Delaware Tom Carper 55.5% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Carper67.1% D Florida Bill Nelson 51% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Nelson60.3% D Hawaii Daniel Akaka 72.7% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Akaka61.4% D Indiana Richard Lugar 66.5% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Lugar87.3% R Maine Olympia Snowe 68.9% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Snowe74.4% R Maryland Paul Sarbanes(retired) 63.2% D Lean D Lean D Tossup Cardin54.2% D Massachusetts Ted Kennedy 72.9% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Kennedy69.5% D Michigan Debbie Stabenow 49.4% D Likely D Likely D Lean D Stabenow56.9% D Minnesota Mark Dayton(retired) 48.8% D Likely D Safe D Likely D Klobuchar58.1% D Mississippi Trent Lott 65.9% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Lott63.6% R Missouri Jim Talent 49.8% R(2002 special)Democrat Mel Carnahan died on October 16, 2000, due to plane crash having won posthumously in the last general election with 50.4% of the vote. Tilt D Flip Lean D Flip Tossup McCaskill49.6% D (flip) Montana Conrad Burns 50.6% R Lean D Flip Lean D Flip Tossup Tester49.2% D (flip) Nebraska Ben Nelson 51% D Likely D Likely D Safe D Nelson63.9% D Nevada John Ensign 55.1% D Safe R Safe R Safe R Ensign55.4% R New Jersey Bob Menendez Appointed(2006)Democrat Jon Corzine won with 50.1% of the vote in 2000, but resigned on January 17, 2006, to become Governor of New Jersey. Tilt D Lean D Tossup Menendez53.4% D New Mexico Jeff Bingaman 61.7% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Bingaman70.6% D New York Hillary Clinton 55% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Clinton67.0% D North Dakota Kent Conrad 61.4% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Conrad68.8% D Ohio Mike DeWine 59.9% R Likely D Flip Likely D Flip Lean D Flip Brown56.2% D (flip) Pennsylvania Rick Santorum 52.4% R Safe D Flip Likely D Flip Lean D Flip Casey58.7% D (flip) Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee 56.8% R Lean D Flip Lean D Flip Tossup Whitehouse53.5% D (flip) Tennessee Bill Frist(retired) 65.1% R Lean R Tossup Tossup Corker50.7% R Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison 65% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Hutchison61.7% R Utah Orrin Hatch 65.6% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Hatch62.6% R Vermont Jim Jeffords(retired) 65.6% RJeffords was elected as a Republican in 2000, but left the Republican Party in 2001 and caucused with the Democrats. 098 Safe I098 Safe I098 Likely I Sanders65.4% I Virginia George Allen 52.3% R Tilt D Flip Lean D Flip Tossup Webb49.6% D (flip) Washington Maria Cantwell 48.7% D Likely D Likely D Likely D Cantwell56.9% D West Virginia Robert Byrd 77.7% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Byrd64.4% D Wisconsin Herb Kohl 61.5% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Kohl67.3% D Wyoming Craig L. Thomas 73.7% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Thomas70.0% R Race summary Special elections during the 109th Congress There were no special elections during the 109th Congress. Elections leading to the next Congress In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 2007; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats. State Incumbent Result Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Arizona Jon Kyl Republican 19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jon Kyl (Republican) 53.3% Democratic Party (US)Jim Pederson (Democratic) 43.5% Libertarian Party (US)Richard Mack (Libertarian) 3.2% California Dianne Feinstein Democratic 1992 (special)19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Dianne Feinstein (Democratic) 59.4% Republican Party (US)Dick Mountjoy (Republican) 35.2%Others American Independent PartyDon Grundmann (American Independent) 1.8% Green Party (US)Todd Chretien (Green) 1.7% Libertarian Party (US)Michael Metti (Libertarian) 1.6% Peace and Freedom Party (US)Marsha Feinland (Peace and Freedom) 1.3% Connecticut Joe Lieberman Democratic 198819942000 Incumbent lost renomination, but re-elected as an independent.Independent Democratic gain. Connecticut for Lieberman Joe Lieberman (CFL) 49.7% Democratic Party (US)Ned Lamont (Democratic) 39.7% Republican Party (US)Alan Schlesinger (Republican) 9.6%Others Green Party (US)Ralph Ferrucci (Green) 0.5% Constitution Party (US)Timothy Knibbs (Concerned Citizens) 0.4% Delaware Tom Carper Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tom Carper (Democratic) 67.1% Republican Party (US)Jan C. Ting (Republican) 27.4% Write-inChristine O'Donnell (Write-in) 4.4% Libertarian Party (US)William E. Morris (Libertarian) 1.1% Florida Bill Nelson Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bill Nelson (Democratic) 60.3% Republican Party (US)Katherine Harris (Republican) 38.1%Others IndependentBelinda Noah (Independent) 0.5% Green Party (US)Brian Moore (Green) 0.4% IndependentFloyd Ray Frazier (Independent) 0.3% IndependentRoy Tanner (Independent) 0.3% Hawaii Daniel Akaka Democratic 1990 (appointed)1990 (special)19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Daniel Akaka (Democratic) 61.4% Republican Party (US)Cynthia Thielen (Republican) 36.8% Libertarian Party (US)Lloyd Mallan (Libertarian) 1.9% Indiana Richard Lugar Republican 19761982198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Richard Lugar (Republican) 87.3% Libertarian Party (US)Steve Osborn (Libertarian) 12.6% Maine Olympia Snowe Republican 19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Olympia Snowe (Republican) 74.4% Democratic Party (US)Jean Hay Bright (Democratic) 20.5% IndependentBill Slavick (Independent) 5.2% Maryland Paul Sarbanes Democratic 19761982198819942000 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Ben Cardin (Democratic) 54.2% Republican Party (US)Michael Steele (Republican) 44.2% Green Party (US)Kevin Zeese (Green) 1.5% Massachusetts Ted Kennedy Democratic 1962 (special)1964197019761982198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ted Kennedy (Democratic) 69.5% Republican Party (US)Kenneth Chase (Republican) 30.5% Michigan Debbie Stabenow Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Debbie Stabenow (Democratic) 56.9% Republican Party (US)Mike Bouchard (Republican) 41.3%Others Libertarian Party (US)Leonard Schwartz (Libertarian) 0.7% Green Party (US)David Sole (Green) 0.6% Constitution Party (US)W. Dennis FitzSimons (Constitution) 0.5% Minnesota Mark Dayton DFL 2000 Incumbent retired.Democratic (DFL) hold. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Amy Klobuchar (DFL) 58.1% Republican Party (US)Mark Kennedy (Republican) 37.9% Independence Party (US)Robert Fitzgerald (Independence) 3.2%Others Green Party (US)Michael Cavlan (Green) 0.5% Constitution Party (US)Ben Powers (Constitution) 0.3% Mississippi Trent Lott Republican 198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Trent Lott (Republican) 63.6% Democratic Party (US)Erik Fleming (Democratic) 34.8% Libertarian Party (US)Harold Taylor (Libertarian) 1.5% Missouri Jim Talent Republican 2002 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Claire McCaskill (Democratic) 49.6% Republican Party (US)Jim Talent (Republican) 47.3%Others Libertarian Party (US)Frank Gilmour (Libertarian) 1.2% Green Party (US)Lydia Lewis (Green) 0.9% Montana Conrad Burns Republican 198819942000 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Jon Tester (Democratic) 49.2% Republican Party (US)Conrad Burns (Republican) 48.3% Libertarian Party (US)Stan Jones (Libertarian) 2.6% Nebraska Ben Nelson Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ben Nelson (Democratic) 63.9% Republican Party (US)Pete Ricketts (Republican) 36.1% Nevada John Ensign Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Ensign (Republican) 55.4% Democratic Party (US)Jack Carter (Democratic) 41.0%Others None of These Candidates 1.4% Constitution Party (US)David Schumann (Constitution) 1.3% Libertarian Party (US)Brendan Trainor (Libertarian) 0.9% New Jersey Bob Menendez Democratic 2006 (appointed) Interim appointee elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Menendez (Democratic) 53.4% Republican Party (US)Thomas Kean Jr. (Republican) 44.3%Others Libertarian Party (US)Len Flynn (Libertarian) 0.7% Marijuana Party (US)Ed Forchion (Marijuana) 0.5% IndependentJ. M. Carter (Independent) 0.4% IndependentN. Leonard Smith (Independent) 0.3% IndependentDaryl Brooks (Independent) 0.2% Socialist Workers Party (US)Angela Lariscy (Socialist Workers) 0.2% Socialist Party (US)Greg Pason (Socialist) 0.1% New Mexico Jeff Bingaman Democratic 1982198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jeff Bingaman (Democratic) 70.6% Republican Party (US)Allen McCulloch (Republican) 29.3% New York Hillary Clinton Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Hillary Clinton (Democratic) 67.0% Republican Party (US)John Spencer (Republican) 31.0%Others Green Party (US)Howie Hawkins (Green) 1.2% Libertarian Party (US)Jeff Russell (Libertarian) 0.4% Socialist Party (US)Bill Van Auken (Socialist Equality) 0.2% Socialist Workers Party (US)Róger Calero (Socialist Workers) 0.2% North Dakota Kent Conrad Democratic-NPL 19861992 (retired)1992 (special)19942000 Incumbent re-elected. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Kent Conrad (Democratic-NPL) 68.8% Republican Party (US)Dwight Grotberg (Republican) 29.5%Others IndependentRoland Riemers (Independent) 1.0% IndependentJames Germalic (Independent) 0.6% Ohio Mike DeWine Republican 19942000 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Sherrod Brown (Democratic) 56.2% Republican Party (US)Mike DeWine (Republican) 43.8% Pennsylvania Rick Santorum Republican 19942000 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Bob Casey Jr. (Democratic) 58.7% Republican Party (US)Rick Santorum (Republican) 41.3% Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee Republican 1999 (appointed)2000 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic) 53.5% Republican Party (US)Lincoln Chafee (Republican) 46.5% Tennessee Bill Frist Republican 19942000 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Bob Corker (Republican) 50.7% Democratic Party (US)Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 48.0%Others IndependentEd Choate (Independent) 0.6% IndependentDavid Gatchell (Independent) 0.2% IndependentEmory "Bo" Heyward (Independent) 0.2% IndependentH. Gary Keplinger (Independent) 0.2% Green Party (US)Chris Lugo (Green) 0.1% Texas Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican 1993 (special)19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican) 61.7% Democratic Party (US)Barbara Ann Radnofsky (Democratic) 36.0% Libertarian Party (US)Scott Jameson (Libertarian) 2.3% Utah Orrin Hatch Republican 19761982198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Orrin Hatch (Republican) 62.6% Democratic Party (US)Pete Ashdown (Democratic) 30.8% Constitution Party (US)Scott Bradley (Constitution) 3.8%Others OtherRoger Price (Personal Choice) 1.6% Libertarian Party (US)Dave Seely (Libertarian) 0.8% Green Party (US)Julian Hatch (Green) 0.4% Vermont Jim Jeffords Independent 1988Jeffords Senator Jim Jeffords was originally elected as a Republican in 1988 and was subsequently re-elected in 1994 and 2000.19942000 Incumbent retired.Independent hold. Independent Bernie Sanders (Independent) 65.4% Republican Party (US)Richard Tarrant (Republican) 32.3%Others IndependentCris Ericson (Independent) 0.6% Green Party (US)Craig Hill (Green) 0.5% IndependentPeter Moss (Independent) 0.5% Liberty Union PartyPeter Diamondstone (Liberty Union) 0.3% Virginia George Allen American politician Republican 2000 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Jim Webb (Democratic) 49.6% Republican Party (US)George Allen (Republican) 49.2% Independent GreenGail Parker (Independent Greens) 1.1% Washington Maria Cantwell Democratic 2000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Maria Cantwell (Democratic) 56.9% Republican Party (US)Mike McGavick (Republican) 39.9%Others Libertarian Party (US)Bruce Guthrie (Libertarian) 1.4% Green Party (US)Aaron Dixon (Green) 1.0% IndependentRobin Adair (Independent) 0.8% West Virginia Robert Byrd Democratic 19581964197019761982198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Robert Byrd (Democratic) 64.4% Republican Party (US)John Raese (Republican) 33.7% Mountain PartyJesse Johnson (Mountain) 1.9% Wisconsin Herb Kohl Democratic 198819942000 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herb Kohl (Democratic) 67.3% Republican Party (US)Robert Lorge (Republican) 29.5%Others Green Party (US)Rae Vogeler (Green) 2.0% IndependentBen Glatzel (Independent) 1.2% Wyoming Craig L. Thomas Republican 19942000 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Craig L. Thomas (Republican) 70.0% Democratic Party (US)Dale Groutage (Democratic) 29.9% Closest races In eight races the margin of victory was under 10%. District Winner Margin Virginia Democratic (flip) 0.4% Virginia was the "tipping point" state. Montana Democratic (flip) 0.9% Missouri Democratic (flip) 2.3% Tennessee Republican 2.7% Rhode Island Democratic (flip) 7.0% New Jersey Democratic 9.0% Arizona Republican 9.8% Connecticut Independent (flip) 9.9% Gains and losses thumb|375px|Senate composition following the 2006 elections #0044aa 2 Democrats #aa0000 2 Republicans #660080 1 Democrat and 1 Republican #87aade#3771c81 Democrat and 1 Independent thumb|Results of the Senate elections by county Retirements Two Democrats, one Republican, and one Independent retired rather than seek re-election. StateSenator Age at end of term AssumedofficeReplaced by Maryland Paul Sarbanes 73 1977 Ben Cardin Minnesota Mark Dayton 59 2001 Amy Klobuchar Tennessee Bill Frist 54 1995 Bob Corker Vermont Jim Jeffords 72 1989 Bernie Sanders Defeats Six Republicans and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. StateSenatorAge atend of termAssumedofficeReplaced by Connecticut Joe Lieberman colspan="2" align="center" a Joe Lieberman Missouri Jim Talent 50 2002Elected in the special election to finish Mel Carnahan's term. Claire McCaskill Montana Conrad Burns 71 1989 Jon Tester Ohio Mike DeWine 59 1995 Sherrod Brown Pennsylvania Rick Santorum 48 1995 Bob Casey Jr. Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee 53 1999Appointed to the seat following the death of his father, John Chafee. Sheldon Whitehouse Virginia George Allen George Allen (American politician) 54 2001 Jim Webb Post-election changes One Republican died on June 4, 2007, and was replaced by a Republican appointee on June 22, 2007. One other Republican resigned on December 18, 2007, and was replaced by a Republican appointee on December 31, 2007. StateSenatorReplaced by Mississippi(Class 1) Trent Lott Roger Wicker Wyoming(Class 1) Craig L. Thomas John Barrasso Arizona Arizona election Arizona presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Arizona 2012 125x136px Jon Kyl, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) 814,398 53.3% No image.svg Jim Pederson Democratic Party (United States) 664,141 43.5% 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsKyl: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Pederson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) Jon Kyl Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona List of United States senators from Arizona Incumbent Republican Jon Kyl won re-election to a third term over Democrat Jim Pederson, real estate developer and former chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party. Republican primary http://www.azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf Archived copy January 6, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130920225042/http://azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf September 20, 2013 Jon Kyl (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 297,636 99.5% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 155 0.05% 297,791 100.00% Democratic primary Jim Pederson Democratic Party (United States) 214,455 100.00% 214,455 100.00% Libertarian primary Richard Mack Libertarian Party (United States) 3,311 100.00% 3,311 100.00% The incumbent, Republican Jon Kyl, was elected to the Senate in 1994 and was re-elected to a second term in 2000; having previously spent eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kyl's Democratic opponent for the general election was wealthy real-estate developer Jim Pederson, who served as the Arizona Democratic Party Chairman from 2001 to 2005. During his tenure, Pederson spent millions of dollars of his own money to help Democrats modernize and to elect Janet Napolitano as Governor of Arizona. The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the September 12, 2006, primary ballot was June 14, 2006. Not long after the 2004 election, Pederson's name began being mentioned as a potential Senate candidate for the 2006 race. On July 28, 2005, Pederson formally stepped down as Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party, further fueling those speculations. In early September 2005, an e-mail was sent from the Arizona Democratic Party's website, inviting people to an announcement by Pederson on September 7. In an anticlimactic move, an e-mail was sent out shortly after the first saying that the announcement would be postponed due to Hurricane Katrina. It was requested that any money that would be donated to Pederson's campaign at the announcement be directed to relief efforts instead. Similarly, a meeting in Arizona of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) was scheduled for around the same time. It was also postponed and the same request was made involving donations. On September 7, 2005, Pederson filed to run for the U.S. Senate. On September 14, 2005, Pederson formally announced his intention to run, in his hometown of Casa Grande, Arizona. Although Kyl started the campaign with a sizable lead in most polls, the gap quickly narrowed, especially after Pederson released his array of ads. Pederson lost the election by 9.84% or 150,257 votes, despite Democratic Incumbent Governor Janet Napolitano easily being re-elected and winning every county statewide. While Pederson lost it was still notable, as it was the worst performance of Senator Kyl's career. Kyl did well as Republicans usually do in Maricopa County home of Phoenix. Pederson did well in Pima County home of Tucson which tends to support Democrats. Kyl was called the winner by CNN at around 8 P.M. local time, 11 P.M. EST. Pederson called Senator Kyl and conceded defeat at 9:02 p.m. local time, 12:02 A.M. EST. Arizona general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#3 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Republican Party (United States) Jon Kyl (Incumbent) 814,398 53.34% -25.98% Democratic Party (United States) Jim Pederson 664,141 43.50% +43.50% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Mack 48,231 3.16% -1.90% Write-ins 13 0.00% 150,257 9.84% 61.66% 1,526,782 Republican Party (United States) California California election California presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in California 2000 2012 United States Senate election in California 2012 125x136px DianneFeinstein.jpg Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (United States) 5,076,289 59.43% Dick Mountjoy.jpg Dick Mountjoy Republican Party (United States) 2,990,822 35.02% 2006 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 250px County resultsFeinstein: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Mountjoy: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (United States) Dianne Feinstein Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in California List of United States senators from California Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her third full term. The Republican candidate was Dick Mountjoy, who had never held a statewide elected position, but had been a state senator for several years. Also running was Libertarian Michael Metti, Don Grundmann of the American Independent Party, Todd Chretien of the Green Party and Marsha Feinland of the Peace and Freedom Party. Because California is a state that requires a large amount of money to wage a competitive statewide campaign, it is not unusual - as was the case for this race - for a popular incumbent to have no significant opponent. Several prominent Republicans, such as Bill Jones, Matt Fong, and others, declined to run, and a previous announced challenger, businessman Bill Mundell, withdrew his declaration after determining he would not be a self-funded candidate (like Michael Huffington was in the 1994 election). Democratic primary Dianne Feinstein (Incumbent) 2,176,888 86.95% Colleen Fernald 199,180 7.96% Martin Luther Church 127,301 5.09% 2,503,369 100.00% Green primary Todd Chretien 12,821 46.14% Tian Harter 10,318 37.13% Kent Mesplay 4,649 16.73% 27,788 100.00% Other primaries California Republican Party Dick Mountjoy 1,560,472 100.00% American Independent Party Don J. Grundmann 30,787 100.00% Libertarian Party (California) Michael S. Metti 16,742 100.00% Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Marsha Feinland 4,109 100.00% On September 22, the Los Angeles Times reported that Mountjoy's official biography, as found on his campaign website, falsely asserted that he had served aboard the battleship USS Missouri during the Korean War—he'd actually served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Bremerton. A review of the ships' logs corroborated this and the website was quickly changed to reflect his service aboard the Bremerton rather than the Missouri. Mountjoy denied having been responsible for adding the incorrect information https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14955566 Senate candidate admits wrong info on bio NBC News September 22, 2006 November 9, 2006 Feinstein won the election easily. Feinstein won almost every major urban area, winning in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and San Diego. Feinstein was projected the winner as the polls closed at 11 p.m. EST. 2006 United States Senate election in California http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/us_senate.pdf United States Senate July 14, 2008 December 16, 2006 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043245/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/us_senate.pdf July 17, 2008 dead mdy-all http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf Registration and Participation July 14, 2008 December 18, 2006 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf July 17, 2008 dead mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 5,076,289 59.43% Republican Party (United States) Dick Mountjoy 2,990,822 35.02% Green Party (United States) Todd Chretien 147,074 1.72% Libertarian Party (United States) Michael S. Metti 133,851 1.57% Peace and Freedom Party Marsha Feinland 117,764 1.38% American Independent Party Don Grundmann 75,350 0.88% Green Party (United States) Kent Mesplay (write-in) 160 0.00% Independent Jeffrey Mackler (write-in) 108 0.00% Independent Lea Sherman (write-in) 47 0.00% Independent Connor Vlakancic (write-in) 11 0.00% 357,583 4.19% 8,899,059 100.00% 53.93% Democratic Party (United States) Connecticut Connecticut election Connecticut presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut 2012 125x136px Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped).jpg Joe Lieberman Connecticut for Liebermana Although Lieberman ran on the Connecticut for Lieberman party ticket which appeared on the ballot, he sat in the Senate as an Independent Democrat. FFFF00 564,095 49.7% Ned Lamont in 2006 (cropped).jpg Ned Lamont Democratic Party (United States) 450,844 39.7% AlanSchlesinger2006 (cropped).jpg Alan Schlesinger Republican Party (United States) 109,198 9.6% 220px County results 220px Municipality results Lieberman: #D1C554 40–50% #BAB24A 50–60% #918B3A 60–70% Lamont: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman Democratic Party (United States) Joe Lieberman Connecticut for Lieberman 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut List of United States senators from Connecticut Incumbent Democrat Joe Lieberman lost the August 8 Democratic primary to cable executive Ned Lamont, a former Greenwich selectman. Lieberman formed his own third party and won in the general election to a fourth term. Because Connecticut was believed to be a Democratic stronghold, Connecticut's Senate seat was considered safe to remain as a Democratic seat by political analysts,CQPolitics https://web.archive.org/web/20071012234612/http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_senate.html October 12, 2007 http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=DNW2006081001 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808073519/http://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=DNW2006081001 dead Sabato's Crystal Ball August 8, 2009 but Lieberman's continued support for conservative and Bush administration policies made him vulnerable to a Democratic primary challenger. Lieberman's critics objected to what they call Lieberman's lack of commitment to the Democratic party; https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/nyregion/04lieberman.html?ex=1309665600&en=b7084acf5ed65d2e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss The New York Times Lieberman Plans Independent Bid if Primary Fails William Yardley July 4, 2006 May 27, 2010 his opposition to affirmative action; https://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/080800wh-lieberman-record.html The New York Times August 8, 2000 May 27, 2010 Senator Often Stands to Right of His Party his opposition to a Connecticut state law that would require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims;http://www.yaledailynews.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=32333 Yale Daily News - Activists clash over proposed 'Plan B' bill his membership in the bipartisan Gang of 14;connecticutchoicevoice.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160305053505/http://www.connecticutchoicevoice.com/ March 5, 2016 his support of Florida governor Jeb Bush in the Terri Schiavo case;http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/1712.article https://web.archive.org/web/20040228201201/http://www.floridabaptistwitness.com/1712.article dead Florida Baptist Witness: Publishing Good News since 1884 February 28, 2004 his initial willingness to compromise on Social Security privatization;https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/politics/07lieberman.html https://archive.today/20120908224243/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/politics/07lieberman.html?_r=1&ex=1267938000&en=9c4ea5f10f7a9786&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland%2F dead On Social Security, Lieberman the Centrist Ruffles Democratic Feathers on the Left March 7, 2005 September 8, 2012 The New York Times December 20, 2017 his alliances with Republicans;http://www.swingstateproject.com/2006/06/ctsen_lieberman_3.php Swing State ProjectAugust 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes and his attacks on other Democrats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001439.html The Washington Post Lieberman Vs. the Democrats Harold Meyerson June 21, 2006 May 27, 2010 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5138-2001Jul16.html The Washington Post Democrats Criticize Their Own -- and Bush July 17, 2001 May 27, 2010http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/blog/59/what-lieberman-can-learn-from-ben-nelson https://web.archive.org/web/20160309040324/http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/blog/59/what-lieberman-can-learn-from-ben-nelson dead Nebraska Democratic Party: What Lieberman Can Learn From Ben Nelson March 9, 2016 On March 13, 2006, Ned Lamont announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination. Lamont was more liberal than Lieberman, but he was not immune from criticism from within his own party. The New Republic senior editor and "liberal hawk" Jonathan Chait criticized Lamont's supporters by comparing them to activists who he felt "tore the party apart" in the 1960s and 70s. https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chait7may07,0,3857801.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions Don't let the left defeat Lieberman Chait Jonathan May 7, 2006 Los Angeles Times September 26, 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060707235336/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-chait7may07,0,3857801.column?coll=la-news-comment-opinions July 7, 2006 Early polling showed Lieberman with as much as a 46-point lead, http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=909 https://web.archive.org/web/20090806025029/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=909 dead August 6, 2009 Rell Flying High In Connecticut Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Anti-Bush, Anti-War Feeling Does Not Hurt Lieberman Quinnipiac University May 2, 2006 August 25, 2006 but subsequent polls showed Lamont gaining until Lamont took the lead just weeks before the primary. http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=940 https://web.archive.org/web/20090803062758/http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x11385.xml?ReleaseID=940 dead August 3, 2009 Lamont Inches Ahead Of Lieberman In Dem Primary, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Incumbent Still Leads In 3-Way November Matchup Quinnipiac University July 20, 2006 August 25, 2006 A controversy about a "kiss" Lieberman supposedly received from President Bush during the 2005 State of the Union address highlighted concerns that the senator was too close to the unpopular president to be a credible Democratic nominee."Lieberman Hopes His Fate Isn't Sealed With a Kiss." The New York Times. July 16, 2006. Retrieved 2017-05-18. Lieberman released several campaign advertisements over the summer of 2006, seeking to connect himself to former President Bill Clinton and to portray Lamont as standing for little more than opposition to Lieberman. Lamont struck back against some of Lieberman's more negative ads with an advertisement produced by well-known political consultant Bill Hillsman. In Lamont's ad, a foreboding narrator says, "Meet Ned Lamont. He can't make a decent cup of coffee, he's a bad karaoke singer, and he has a messy desk." Lamont then chimes in, "Aren't you sick of political attack ads that insult your intelligence? Senator Lieberman, let's stick to issues and pledge to support whoever wins the Democratic primary."Stanley Alessandra 2006-10-29 Scary, Like Funny Scary https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/weekinreview/scary-like-funny-scary.html 2024-06-01 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 From midmorning August 7 to well past August 9, Lieberman's official campaign site was taken offline; officials from Lieberman's campaign claimed, "dirty politics" and "Rovian tactics" on the part of Lamont's supporters, and more specifically, a sustained Distributed Denial of Service attack that, according to the Lieberman campaign, had left the site down for several days. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/08/lieberman.website/ Lieberman blames Rove-like tactics for Web site disruption Yoon Robert August 8, 2006 CNN.com September 26, 2008 Tim Tagaris, Lamont's Internet communications director, denied the charge and attributed the downtime to the fact that the Lieberman campaign had chosen an inferior web host, or ISP, and was only paying $15/month to operate its site (in comparison to the $1500/month being spent by the Lamont campaign).http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-blog0809.artaug09,0,3246904.story?coll=hc-headlines-local Topic Galleries - Courant.comAugust 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes "Daily Kos: CT-Sen: Here is the filing for web hosting https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190234/http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/8/181016/9275 March 3, 2016 ". Dailykos.com.http://www.wonkette.com/politics/top/lieberman-campaigns-website-woes-own-damn-fault-192917.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080828002951/http://www.wonkette.com/politics/top/lieberman-campaigns-website-woes-own-damn-fault-192917.php dead Joe Lieberman: Lieberman Campaign's Website Woes Own Damn Fault August 28, 2008 On December 20, 2006, a joint investigation by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office and the U.S. attorney's office cleared the Lamont campaign of the hacking accusations. A spokesman for Kevin O'Connor, the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut, stated, "The investigation has revealed no evidence the problems the Web site experienced were the result of criminal conduct." http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-hackers2dec20,0,2766414.story?coll%3Dstam-news-local-headlines HOME - the Advocate April 21, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090328191703/http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-hackers2dec20,0,2766414.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines March 28, 2009 mdy-all Lamont won the primary with 51.79% of the vote, as opposed to Lieberman's 48.21%. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS Connecticut primary results Hartford Courant August 10, 2006 August 25, 2006 March 25, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130325075023/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/CT_Page_0808.html?SITE=CTHARELN&SECTION=POLITICS dead However, in his concession speech, Lieberman announced that he would stand by his prior statements that he'd run as an independent if he lost the Democratic primary. http://www.wfsb.com/politics/9651206/detail.html Joe Lieberman's Concession Speech WFSB August 9, 2006 August 25, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010618/http://www.wfsb.com/politics/9651206/detail.html September 27, 2007 dead mdy-all In the Republican Party primary, Alan Schlesinger drew fire in July when it was revealed that he had been gambling under an alias in order to avoid detection as a card counter. Despite calls to withdraw from the race, Schlesinger remained in the race,https://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/07/13/gop_leaders_urge_schlesinger_to_reconsider_senate_candidacy/ Republican U.S. Senate candidate says he won't step aside The Boston Globe Susan Haigh July 13, 2006 November 9, 2006May 2026 medicmedic ultimately becoming the Republican nominee when no other Republican challengers entered the race. Democratic Primary Ned Lamont Democratic Party (United States) 146,587 51.8% Joseph Lieberman (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 136,468 48.2% 283,055 100.0% 200px|thumb|left|Lieberman during his re-election campaign on a third party ticket On June 12, Ned Lamont began running radio ads promising if he lost the primary to endorse Lieberman, challenging Lieberman to abandon consideration of an independent run by making a similar pledge. Lieberman refused to make this pledge; his campaign manager, Sean Smith said, "Are we going to support Ned Lamont? Ah, no!" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/6/13/10198/0376 Lieberman Rebuffs Lamont Challenge - Will Not Support if Lamont Wins June 13, 2006 November 9, 2006 On July 3 in Hartford, Lieberman announced that he would collect signatures in order to guarantee himself a position on the November ballot. Both Lieberman and Smith said that Lieberman will run as a "petitioning Democrat" and would caucus with Senate Democrats if elected. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/07/03/lieberman/index.html Lieberman to run regardless of primary results July 3, 2006 November 9, 2006 CNN.com On July 10, the Lieberman campaign officially filed paperwork allowing him to collect signatures to form a new political party, the Connecticut for Lieberman party. Lieberman campaign files forms to run as petitioning candidate Associated Press Susan Haigh July 10, 2006 Accessed November 9, 2006 Upon Lieberman's announcement, independent polls continued to show him favored to win a plurality or outright majority of the vote in a three-way general election (see below). The petition issue led to charges against the Lieberman campaign of political opportunism and lack of respect for the political process. http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16800389&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=565859&rfi=6 Democracy an insult to those who live only for power June 16, 2006 November 9, 2006 Journal Inquirer dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060622050527/http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16800389&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=565859&rfi=6 June 22, 2006 Lieberman received strong support from many prominent conservative pundits and publications. "[H]is most vocal support came from places like The Weekly Standard, National Review, and Commentary Magazine; Sean Hannity, Bill Kristol and right-wing radio hosts cheered for his victory."Greenwald, Glenn (January 21, 2011) Bipartisan praise for Joe Lieberman https://web.archive.org/web/20110121201503/http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/01/21/lieberman/index.html January 21, 2011 , Salon.com Thus, "Lieberman was able to run in the general election as the de facto Republican candidate — every major Republican office-holder in the state endorsed him — and to supplement that GOP base with strong support from independents."Kornacki, Steve (January 24, 2011) The most cowardly act of a retiring politician https://web.archive.org/web/20110629103650/http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/01/24/lieberman_hutchison_retire/index.html June 29, 2011 , Salon.com On August 9, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and DSCC Chair Chuck Schumer issued the following joint statement on the Connecticut Senate race: The Democratic voters of Connecticut have spoken and chosen Ned Lamont as their nominee. Both we and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) fully support Mr. Lamont's candidacy. Congratulations to Ned on his victory and on a race well run. Joe Lieberman has been an effective Democratic Senator for Connecticut and for America. But the perception was that he was too close to George Bush and this election was, in many respects, a referendum on the President more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic victories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/09/democratic.primaries/index.html Democratic leadership quickly backs Lamont August 9, 2006 October 31, 2006 CNN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060831171910/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/09/democratic.primaries/index.html August 31, 2006 According to The Hill, a Democratic aide to a high-ranking senator commented that Lieberman might be stripped of his Democratic privileges in the Senate. "At this point Lieberman cannot expect to just keep his seniority," said the aide. "He can't run against a Democrat and expect to waltz back to the caucus with the same seniority as before. It would give the view that the Senate is a country club rather than representative of a political party and political movement." http://hill1.thehill.com/thehill/opencms/TheHill/News/Frontpage/081606/news1.html Dem angst escalates Bolton Alexander The Hill August 16, 2006 October 31, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060823154742/http://hill1.thehill.com/thehill/opencms/TheHill/News/Frontpage/081606/news1.html August 23, 2006 dead mdy-all Lieberman won with approximately 50% of the vote, and served a six-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2013. Exit polls showed that Lieberman won the vote of 33% of Democrats, 54% of independents and 70% of Republicans. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/CT/S/01/epolls.0.html CNN CNN.com - Elections 2006 May 27, 2010 Lieberman won every county in the November general election.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=2006&fips=9&f=0&off=3&elect=0 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Data Graphs November 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160805052826/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/datagraph.php?year=2006&fips=9&f=0&off=3&elect=0 August 5, 2016 dead 2006 United States Senate election, Connecticuthttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#7 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman (incumbent) 564,095 49.7% Democratic Party (United States) Ned Lamont 450,844 39.7% Republican Party (United States) Alan Schlesinger 109,198 9.6% Green Party (United States) Ralph Ferrucci 5,922 0.6% Concerned Citizens Party Timothy Knibbs 4,638 0.4% Write-in Carl E. Vassar 80 0.0% 113,251 10.0% 1,134,777 Independent Democrat Democratic Party (United States) Delaware Delaware election Delaware presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Delaware 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Delaware 2012 125x136px Thomas Carper.jpg Tom Carper Democratic Party (United States) 170,567 67.1% Jan C Ting.jpg Jan Ting Republican Party (United States) 69,744 27.4% Delaware_Senate-Governor_Election_Results_by_County,_2006.svg 200px County resultsCarper: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Thomas Carper Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Carper Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Delaware List of United States senators from Delaware Incumbent Democrat Thomas R. Carper won re-election to a second term over a Republican Temple University law professor, Jan C. Ting. http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml State of Delaware: General Election (Official Results) Delaware Commissioner of Elections November 16, 2006 March 9, 2010 May 28, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190528184435/https://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml dead Republican primaryhttp://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_primary/elect06_primary_office.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20061129125002/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_primary/elect06_primary_office.shtml dead November 29, 2006 State of Delaware - Department of Elections · Office of the State Election Commissioner - State Of Delaware elections.delaware.gov December 20, 2017 Jan Ting Republican Party (United States) 6,110 42.47% Michael D. Protack Republican Party (United States) 5,771 40.12% Christine O'Donnell Republican Party (United States) 2,505 17.41% 14,386 100.00% Delaware general electionhttp://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2006/2006senate.pdf Archived copy November 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170506061224/http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2006/2006senate.pdf May 6, 2017 dead Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Carper (Incumbent) 170,567 67.13% +11.60% Republican Party (United States) Jan Ting 69,734 27.44% -16.26% Write-in Christine O'Donnell 11,127 4.38% Independent Party Karen M. Hartley-Nagle 5,769 2.2% Libertarian Party (United States) William E. Morris 2,671 1.05% +0.71% 100,833 39.68% +27.85% 254,099 Democratic Party (United States) Florida Florida election Florida presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Florida 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Florida 2012 125x136px Bill Nelson.jpg Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 2,890,548 60.3% Katherine Harris (R–FL) (cropped).jpeg Katherine Harris Republican Party (United States) 1,826,127 38.1% 2006 United States Senate election in Florida results map by county.svg 250px County resultsNelson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Harris: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Florida List of United States senators from Florida Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson won re-election to a second term over Republican congresswoman Katherine Harris. Republican primaryhttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F5%2F2006&DATAMODE= Florida Department of State - Election Results June 8, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718142031/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F5%2F2006&DATAMODE= July 18, 2011 dead mdy-all Republican Party (United States) Katherine Harris 474,871 49.4% Republican Party (United States) Will McBride 287,741 30.0% Republican Party (United States) LeRoy Collins Jr. 146,712 15.3% Republican Party (United States) Peter Monroe 51,330 5.3% 960,654 100.00% The organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which monitors political corruption, complained to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that the Bacardi beverage company had illegally used corporate resources in support of a fundraising event for Nelson in 2005. CREW had previously filed a similar complaint concerning a Bacardi fundraising event for Republican Senator Mel Martinez, an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation's vendors.http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=171 Crew Files Amended FEC Complaint Against Bacardi USA and Martinez for Senate Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522112417/http://www.citizensforethics.org/press/newsrelease.php?view=171 May 22, 2011 dead mdy-all Nelson was easily re-elected, winning all but 10 of Florida's 67 counties and receiving 60.3% of the vote, winning by 1,064,421 votes or 22.2%. Nelson was projected the winner as the polls closed at 7 p.m. EST. Florida general election Democratic Party (United States) Bill Nelson (Incumbent) 2,890,548 60.3% +9.8% Republican Party (United States) Katherine Harris 1,826,127 38.1% -8.1% Independent Belinda Noah 24,880 0.5% n/a Independent Brian Moore 19,695 0.4% n/a Independent Floyd Ray Frazier 16,628 0.3% n/a Independent Roy Tanner 15,562 0.3% n/a Write-ins 94 0.0% n/a 1,064,421 22.2% +17.4% 4,793,534 Democratic Party (United States) Hawaii Hawaii election Hawaii presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Hawaii 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii 2012 125x136px Daniel Akaka official photo.jpg Daniel Akaka Democratic Party (United States) 210,330 61.4% Cynthia thielen (cropped).jpg Cynthia Thielen Republican Party (United States) 126,097 36.8% 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii results map by county.svg 250px County results Akaka: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Akaka Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii List of United States senators from Hawaii Incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka won re-election to his third full term over Republican State Representative Cynthia Thielen. Democratic congressman Ed Case ran against Akaka in the Democratic Primary, having stated that although he had the deepest respect for Akaka, Hawaii was in a time of transition with regard to the state's representation in Congress which required that the state elect Senators of the next generation to provide continuity. He warned the state would lose all clout in Washington if the state's two US Senators, both of whom were over 80 years old, left office within a short time of each other. If a Senator were to die, Hawaii election law requires that the governor appoint a replacement of the same party.https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Vacancies.pdf Vacancies United States Senate 2019-05-27 Hawaii's other Representative, Neil Abercrombie, and other Senator, Daniel Inouye, pledged their support to Akaka, who won the primary with 55% of the vote.http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/20/news/story01.html StarBulletin.com - News - /2006/01/20/ Honolulu Star-Bulletin starbulletin.com December 20, 2017 April 5, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060405082330/http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/20/news/story01.html dead Democratic primaryhttp://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2006/primary/pdf/histatewide.pdf Office of Elections hawaii.gov December 20, 2017 Daniel K. Akaka (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 129,158 55% Ed Case Democratic Party (United States) 107,163 45% 236,321 100% Republican primary Jerry Coffee Republican Party (United States) 10,139 41.01% Mark Beatty Republican Party (United States) 6,057 24.50% Akacase Collins Republican Party (United States) 3,146 12.72% Jay Friedheim Republican Party (United States) 2,299 9.30% Steve Tataii Republican Party (United States) 1,601 6.48% Eddie Pirkowski Republican Party (United States) 1,482 5.99% 24,724 100% Hawaii State Representative Cynthia Thielen was selected to be the Republican nominee after Jerry Coffee, who had previously withdrawn his candidacy, won the primary. Akaka won in all 4 Hawaii counties, taking at least 60% of the vote in each area. Hawaii general election Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Akaka (Incumbent) 210,330 61.4% -11.5% Republican Party (United States) Cynthia Thielen 126,097 36.8% +12.3% Libertarian Party (United States) Lloyd Mallan 6,415 1.9% +1.0% 84,233 24.6% 342,842 Democratic Party (United States) Indiana Indiana election Indiana presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Indiana 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Indiana 2012 125x136px Dick Lugar official photo 2010.JPG Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 1,171,553 87.3% 125px Steve Osborn Libertarian Party (United States) 168,820 12.6% 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 200px County resultsLugar: #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana List of United States senators from Indiana Incumbent Republican Richard Lugar was unopposed by any Democratic candidate and was re-elected to his sixth six-year term with 87.3% of the vote over Libertarian radio operator Steve Osborn. This would be Lugar's last successful campaign of his political career. Lugar faced no opposition from the Democratic Party, as they felt Lugar was unbeatable. The Indiana Senate race was the only one in 2006 where the incumbent faced no challenger from the other major party. Also running was Libertarian Steve Osborn. Osborn was from La Porte, Indiana, and was an amateur radio operator. Exit polls projected a landslide victory for Lugar which was borne out by the result. The election was not close, with Lugar winning every county. Osborn's best performance was in Switzerland County, where he received just over 22% of the vote. General election http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2006?page=office&countyID=-1&officeID=4&districtID=514&candidate= United States Senator Indiana of Secretary of State November 7, 2006 November 8, 2008 Republican Party (United States) Richard Lugar (Incumbent) 1,171,553 87.3% Libertarian Party (United States) Steve Osborn 168,820 12.6% No party Write-Ins 738 0.1% 1,002,733 1,341,111 40% Republican Party (United States) Maine Maine election Maine presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Maine 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Maine 2012 125x136px Olympia Snowe official photo 2010 edit.jpg Olympia Snowe Republican Party (United States) 402,598 74.01% No image.png Jean Hay Bright Democratic Party (United States) 111,984 20.59% Bill Slavick Independent 29,220 5.37% 300px County results x300px Municipality results 1 Snowe: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90%Bright: #a5b0ff 40–50%Slavick: #5a5a5a 80–90% U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe Republican Party (United States) Olympia Snowe Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Maine List of United States senators from Maine Incumbent Republican Olympia Snowe won re-election to a third term over Democratic activist Jean Hay Bright. Snowe, who had been elected to both of her previous terms by approximately 2-to-1 margins, had never lost an election. Snowe won by a landslide even as Democrats won across the country due to her being a centrist Republican and having a very high approval rating in Maine. Meanwhile, her Democratic opponent in the 2006 election, Jean Hay Bright, had never been elected to political office. Democrats' best hope for taking the seat was that Snowe would retire rather than run in 2006, but there was never any indication that she seriously considered not running for re-election.August 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 15, 2006. The primary was held June 13, 2006. Olympia Snowe was unopposed for the Republican nomination; Jean Hay Bright narrowly won the Democratic nod with 50.7% of the vote against Eric Mehnert. Hay Bright announced her candidacy in May 2005. Hay Bright was previously an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House in 1994 and the Senate in 1996. The race had been called by FOX News for Snowe 23 minutes after the polls had closed. Snowe won re-election by a greater margin than any U.S. Senator that cycle except Indiana's Richard Lugar, who faced only a Libertarian opponent. Snowe won in all of Maine's counties, taking at least 60% of the vote in each region. Maine general electionhttp://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2006g/gen06s.html Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division December 20, 2017 August 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822221048/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2006g/gen06s.html dead Republican Party (United States) Olympia Snowe (Incumbent) 402,598 74.01% +5.5% Democratic Party (United States) Jean Hay Bright 111,984 20.59% -10.6% Independent Bill Slavick 29,220 5.37% n/a 290,614 53.42% 543,802 Republican Party (United States) Maryland 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland election Maryland presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Maryland 2012 125x136px Ben Cardin portrait.jpg Ben Cardin Democratic Party (United States) 965,477 54.2% Michael Steele.jpg Michael Steele Republican Party (United States) 787,182 44.2% 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCardin: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Steele: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes Democratic Party (United States) Ben Cardin Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Democrat Paul Sarbanes, Maryland's longest serving United States senator, decided to retire instead of seeking a sixth term. Democratic nominee Ben Cardin won the open seat. Kweisi Mfume, a former congressman and NAACP President, was the first to announce for the position, in March 2005. Ben Cardin, then a congressman since 1987, was the only other major candidate until September 2005, when Dennis F. Rasmussen, a former Baltimore County Executive, American University professor Allan Lichtman, and wealthy Potomac businessman Josh Rales entered the contest. Thirteen other candidates subsequently also entered the primary. As of August 2006, Cardin had raised more than $4.8 million and collected endorsements from a number of Democratic politicians, the AFL–CIO, and The Washington Post; Mfume had raised over $1.2 million and collected endorsements from the Maryland State Teachers Association, Progressive Maryland, former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening, the National Organization for Women, and Maryland Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Al Wynn. Democratic primaryhttp://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/primary/office_US_Senator.html elections.state.md.us Official 2006 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for U.S. Senator November 13, 2016 Benjamin L. Cardin Democratic Party (United States) 257,545 43.67% Kweisi Mfume Democratic Party (United States) 238,957 40.52% Josh Rales Democratic Party (United States) 30,737 5.21% Dennis F. Rasmussen Democratic Party (United States) 10,997 1.86% Mike Schaefer Democratic Party (United States) 7,773 1.32% Allan Lichtman Democratic Party (United States) 6,919 1.17% Theresa C. Scaldaferri Democratic Party (United States) 5,081 0.86% James H. Hutchinson Democratic Party (United States) 4,949 0.84% David Dickerson Democratic Party (United States) 3,950 0.67% A. Robert Kaufman Democratic Party (United States) 3,908 0.66% Anthony Jaworski Democratic Party (United States) 3,486 0.59% Thomas McCaskill Democratic Party (United States) 3,459 0.59 George T. English Democratic Party (United States) 2,305 0.39% Bob Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 2,208 0.37% Lih Young Democratic Party (United States) 2,039 0.35% Blaine Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 1,848 0.31% Joseph Werner Democratic Party (United States) 1,832 0.31 Charles Ulysses Smith Democratic Party (United States) 1,702 0.29% 589,695 100% Michael S. Steele, Lieutenant Governor and former chairman of the Maryland Republican Party, was expected to win the Republican primary, and the Baltimore Sun wrote the month before that he faced "only nominal opposition". https://www.baltimoresun.com/2006/08/26/maryland-politicssenate-candidates-get-national-airingthe-candidates/ Maryland: Politics – Senate candidates get national airing The Baltimore Sun August 26, 2006 September 25, 2013 Among a field of nine other candidates, the only Republican receiving significant media coverage was Daniel Vovak. Republican primary Michael S. Steele Republican Party (United States) 190,790 86.96% John Kimble Republican Party (United States) 6,280 2.86% Earl S. Gordon Republican Party (United States) 4,110 1.87% Daniel "Wig Man" Vovak Republican Party (United States) 4,063 1.85% Thomas J. Hampton Republican Party (United States) 3,946 1.80% Corrogan R. Vaughn Republican Party (United States) 2,565 1.17% Daniel Muffoletto Republican Party (United States) 2,335 1.06% Richard Shawver Republican Party (United States) 2,298 1.05% Ray Bly Republican Party (United States) 2,114 0.96% Edward Raymond Madej Republican Party (United States) 902 0.41% 219,403 100% This was Maryland's first open Senate seat since 1986, when Senator Barbara Mikulski was first elected. Kevin Zeese, the nominee for the Green, Populist and Libertarian Parties, was also on the ballot. Though Steele lost the general election by 10% of the vote, a much wider margin than predicted, his was and remains the best showing for a Republican in a Senate race in Maryland since Charles Mathias, Jr. was re-elected in 1980 with 66% of the vote. Cardin primarily attacked Steele over his close relations with President Bush, including pictures of Bush and Steele in Cardin's TV ads.http://progressivemaryland.org/files/public/images/SteeleHuggingBush051130.jpg Archived copy June 22, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060622224926/http://progressivemaryland.org/files/public/images/SteeleHuggingBush051130.jpg June 22, 2006 dead mdy-all Steele focused on low taxes, less government spending, free markets and national security. Steele Michael http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MichaelSteele/2008/02/07/now_is_the_time_to_act Michael Steele : Now Is the Time to Act Townhall.com February 8, 2008 January 13, 2010 Despite polls days before the election showing the race at a 3% margin, Cardin won by more than 10% with a 178,295-vote margin. Steele conceded defeat at 9:02 p.m. EST. Maryland general election http://www.elections.state.md.us/elections/2006/results/general/office_US_Senator.html Official 2006 Gubernatorial General Election results for U.S. Senator Maryland State Board of Elections December 19, 2006 January 13, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Cardin 965,477 54.21% -9.0% Republican Party (United States) Michael S. Steele 787,182 44.19% +7.5% Green Party (United States) Kevin Zeese 27,564 1.55% n/a Write-ins 916 0.05% 0% 178,295 10.02% 1,781,139 100 Democratic Party (United States) Massachusetts Massachusetts election Massachusetts presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 2000 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts 2010 (special) 125x136px Ted Kennedy, official photo portrait crop.jpg Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 1,500,738 69.3% No image.svg Kenneth Chase Republican Party (United States) 661,532 30.6% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Kennedy #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90-100% Chase #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Massachusetts List of United States senators from Massachusetts Incumbent Democrat Ted Kennedy won re-election to his ninth (his eighth full) term, beating Republican language school owner and activist Kenneth Chase. This was Kennedy's last election to the Senate. At the Massachusetts Republican Party Conventionhttp://www.lowell2006.com/ 2006 Massachusetts GOP State Convention September 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20060418143458/http://www.lowell2006.com/ April 18, 2006 dead mdy-all Kenneth Chase received the official endorsement with a majority of delegates, though both candidates qualified for the September primary. Former White House Chief-of-Staff Andy Card also received 3 votes.http://www.hubpolitics.com/archives/cat_lowell_2006.php Hub Politics: Lowell 2006 December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060618224854/http://www.hubpolitics.com/archives/cat_lowell_2006.php June 18, 2006 dead Republican primaryhttps://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2006_elections/primary_results/#GOPUSSenate https://web.archive.org/web/20061118115342/http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2006_elections/primary_results/#GOPUSSenate dead November 18, 2006 Massachusetts primary results boston.com October 23, 2021 Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Chase 35,497 50.94% Republican Party (United States) Kevin Scott 34,179 49.05% 69,676 100.00% Kennedy captured every county in the state, winning at least 62% in each region.PD43+ » 2006 U.S. Senate General Election https://electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/view/103154/ 2024-06-01 PD43+ en-US Massachusetts general electionhttps://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2006_elections/general_results/us_senate.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070211180706/http://www.boston.com/news/special/politics/2006_elections/general_results/us_senate.html dead February 11, 2007 2006 General Election Results - US Senate boston.com Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kennedy (Incumbent) 1,500,738 69.30% -3.4% Republican Party (United States) Kenneth Chase 661,532 30.55% +17.7 839,206 38.75% 2,165,490 Democratic Party (United States) 20.8 Michigan Michigan election Michigan presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Michigan 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Michigan 2012 125x136px Debbie Stabenow official photo.jpg Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (United States) 2,151,278 56.9% Mike Bouchard 2006 (cropped).jpg Mike Bouchard Republican Party (United States) 1,559,597 41.3% 2006 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 250px Stabenow: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Bouchard: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Stabenow Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Michigan List of United States senators from Michigan Incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow won re-election to a second term, beating Republican Michael Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff Economic issues took front-and-center in the campaign, as Michigan's unemployment rate was one of the highest in the nation. In July 2006, unemployment in Michigan stood at approximately 7%, compared with a 4.7% rate nationwide. Pessimism about the state's economic future had left Michigan ranked 49th nationally between 2000 and 2005 in retaining young adults. Since its peak, Detroit had lost over a million people. Bouchard claimed that the incumbent had accomplished nothing, dubbing her "Do-Nothing Debbie."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091101180.html Mich. Voters Focus on Economy September 12, 2006 December 20, 2017 www.washingtonpost.com From a long way out, Stabenow looked like she might be vulnerable. President Bush even came to Michigan to campaign for Bouchard, raising over $1,000,000 for him. However, Bouchard never won a single poll. By October the Republican Party, started taking resources out of Michigan to focus on closer races, essentially ceding the race to Stabenow. Stabenow would go on to win the election easily, capturing nearly 57% of the vote. Stabenow did well throughout Michigan but performed better in heavily populated cities like Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Kalamazoo. Bouchard did win Grand Rapids, a typical Republican area. He also won in many rural areas around the state. However, Bouchard failed to put a dent in Stabenow's lead, largely due to her strong performance in heavily populated areas. Bouchard conceded to Stabenow at 9:58 p.m. EST. Michigan general election Terri Lynn Land Official Michigan General Election Results - United States Senator 6 Year Term (1) Position May 10, 2007 Michigan Department of State http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/06GEN/05000000.html February 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20141118213941/http://miboecfr.nictusa.com/election/results/06GEN/05000000.html November 18, 2014 dead mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) Debbie Stabenow (Incumbent) 2,151,278 56.9% +7.4% Republican Party (United States) Michael Bouchard 1,559,597 41.3% -6.6% Libertarian Party (United States) Leonard Schwartz 27,012 0.7% 0% Green Party (United States) David Sole 23,890 0.6% -0.3% Constitution Party (United States) Dennis FitzSimons 18,341 0.5% +0.2% 591,681 15.6% 3,780,142 Democratic Party (United States) 7% Minnesota Minnesota election Minnesota presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota 2012 125x136px Amy Klobuchar.jpg Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,278,849 58.1% Mark Kennedy, official photo portrait, color.jpg Mark Kennedy Republican Party (Minnesota) 835,653 37.9% 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 250px Klobuchar: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kennedy: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Senator Mark Dayton Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota List of United States senators from Minnesota Incumbent DFL senator Mark Dayton decided in February 2005 that he would retire instead of seeking a second term. The primary elections took place on September 12, 2006. DFL nominee Amy Klobuchar won the open seat over Mark Kennedy (R), U.S. Congressman. Klobuchar gained the early endorsement of the majority of DFL state legislators in Minnesota. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor primaryhttp://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20060912/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=all&P=A&Races= https://web.archive.org/web/20060924220606/http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20060912/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&R=all&P=A&Races= September 24, 2006 Home - Election Results Amy Klobuchar Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 294,671 92.51% Darryl Stanton Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 23,872 7.49% 318,543 100.00% Republican primaryhttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2006/elections/primary/2006_State_Primary.pdf Archived copy May 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112003246/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2006/elections/primary/2006_State_Primary.pdf January 12, 2011 dead mdy-all Mark Kennedy Republican Party (United States) 147,091 90.21% John Uldrich Republican Party (United States) 10,025 6.15% Harold Shudlick Republican Party (United States) 5,941 3.64% 163,057 100.00% Independence primary Robert Fitzgerald Independence Party (Minnesota) 5,520 51.61% Miles W. Collins Independence Party (Minnesota) 2,600 24.31% Stephen Williams Independence Party (Minnesota) 2,575 24.08% 10,695 100.00% left|thumb|Klobuchar with Barack Obama and Tim Walz. thumb|right|Major party candidates: Kennedy, Klobuchar, and Fitzgerald. thumb|Candidates Mark Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, and Robert Fitzgerald debate on November 5, 2006. Kennedy's routine support of President George W. Bush in House votes was a central issue for Democrats in the campaign. In June 2006, allegations were made that many references to and photos of Bush had been removed from Kennedy's official U.S. House website; in rebuttal, Republicans said that there were 72 references to Bush on the website and that the changes noted by critics had been made some time ago, as part of the normal updating process.http://www.startribune.com/587/story/519592.html The latest from the StarTribune Star Tribune December 20, 2017 December 3, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241203102442/https://www.startribune.com/587/story/519592.html dead Ben Powers was the only ballot-qualified candidate not to be invited to appear on Minnesota Public Television's Almanac program, despite Mr. Powers's offer to fill the space left unfilled by Ms. Klobuchar's decision not to appear with Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Fitzgerald on the program. Green candidate Michael Cavlan appeared on the program twice during the 2006 campaign as a special guest. Minnesota general election Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Amy Jean Klobuchar 1,278,849 58.06% +9.23% Republican Party (Minnesota) Mark Kennedy 835,653 37.94% -5.35% Independence Party (Minnesota) Robert Fitzgerald 71,194 3.23% -2.58% Green Party (United States) Michael Cavlan 10,714 0.49% n/a Constitution Party (United States) Ben Powers 5,408 0.25% +0.15% Write-ins 954 443,196 20.2% 2,202,772 70.64% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mississippi Mississippi election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Mississippi 2000 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 2008 (special) 125x136px Trent Lott official portrait (cropped).jpg Trent Lott Republican Party (United States) 388,399 63.6% Erik Fleming cropped.jpg Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 213,000 34.9% 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 200px County resultsLott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Fleming: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Trent Lott Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Mississippi List of United States senators from Mississippi Incumbent Republican Trent Lott won re-election to a fourth term. Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2006/State%20Recap%20June%2006.pdf State Rec December 20, 2017 Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 46,185 44.07% Bill Bowlin Democratic Party (United States) 23,175 22.11% James O'Keefe Democratic Party (United States) 20,815 19.86% Catherine Starr Democratic Party (United States) 14,629 13.96% 104,804 100% Democratic primary runoff resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=292027 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate-D Primary Run-Off Race - Jun 27, 2006 ourcampaigns.com December 20, 2017 Erik R. Fleming Democratic Party (United States) 19,477 64.99% Bill Bowlin Democratic Party (United States) 10,490 35.01% 29,967 100% Lott ran for re-election without facing any opposition in his party's primary. While it had been speculated that Lott might retire after his home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, he instead chose to run for re-election. Fleming is an African American, which represents 37% of the state's population. However, no African American has ever been elected to statewide office. The last black U.S. Senator was Hiram Revels, who was appointed and took office in 1870. Fleming got little help from the DSCC, which only donated $15,000 to his campaign.http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct18/0,4670,MississippiSenate,00.html FOXNews.com - Fleming runs low-budget Miss. challenge of Cochran - Politics - Republican Party - Democratic Party - Political Spectrum Fox News December 20, 2017 Mississippi general election Republican Party (United States) Trent Lott (Incumbent) 388,399 63.58% Democratic Party (United States) Erik R. Fleming 213,000 34.87% Libertarian Party (United States) Harold Taylor 9,522 1.56% 175,399 28.71% 591,178 Republican Party (United States) Missouri Missouri election Missouri presidential no 2002 United States Senate special election in Missouri 2002 (special) 2012 United States Senate election in Missouri 2012 125x136px Claire McCaskill 2007.jpg Claire McCaskill Democratic Party (United States) 1,055,255 49.6% Jim Talent official photo.jpg Jim Talent Republican Party (United States) 1,006,941 47.3% 2006 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 255px County resultsMcCaskill: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Talent: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Jim Talent Republican Party (United States) Claire McCaskill Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Missouri List of United States senators from Missouri Incumbent Republican Jim Talent was elected in a special election in 2002 when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Jean Carnahan. Carnahan had been appointed to the Senate seat following the posthumous election of her husband Mel Carnahan, who died in a plane crash shortly before the 2000 election. Talent was running for a full term, his Democratic opponent was Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill. Early on the morning of November 8, Talent conceded defeat to McCaskill, having faced considerable political headwinds. Talent lost the election with 47% of the vote, to 50% of the vote for McCaskill. The election was always expected to be very close, which seems fitting for a seat that changed hands twice, both by very narrow margins, within six years. In 2000, Democratic Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, despite his death in a plane crash three weeks before the election, narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Senator John Ashcroft 50% to 48%. Two years later in a special election held for the seat, incumbent Senator Jean Carnahan lost an even closer election to former Congressman Talent, 50% to 49%. Missouri was seen as the nation's bellwether state throughout the 20th century: It had voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1900, except for 1956 (when the state narrowly favored Adlai Stevenson over Dwight D. Eisenhower). Missouri's bellwether status was due to the fact that it not only voted for the electoral victor, but that its returns usually mirrored national returns. The state itself is a geographically central state, bordered by both the edges of Southern and Midwestern regions. In statewide contests for much of the 20th century, Missouri favored the Democratic Party. In recent elections, the Republican Party (GOP) has emerged in statewide contests. The election of 2004 was an important one; as George W. Bush was re-elected he carried Missouri. But this time his margin in the state was greater than it was nationwide. Bush won the Presidency 51% to 48%, he carried Missouri 53% to 46%. This trend had begun in 2000, when Bush lost the national popular vote to Al Gore 47% to 48% but still won Missouri, 50% to 47%. Bush's victory also saw Republicans triumph in several statewide contests; Senator Kit Bond was re-elected by a decisive 56% to 43% margin and Matt Blunt won the election for Governor, narrowly defeating state auditor Claire McCaskill 51% to 48%. The GOP also captured control of the state legislature for the first time in eighty years. Talent, anticipating a tough re-election battle and attempting to dissuade challengers, had accumulated a large campaign fund.http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=MO&Year=2006 Missouri Congressional Races in 2006 OpenSecrets dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070110003801/http://www.opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=MO&Year=2006 January 10, 2007 For most of 2005, he had no opposition. State Senator Chuck Graham had briefly entered the race early in the year, but withdrew soon after. However, on August 30, 2005, Democrat Claire McCaskill announced her intention to run for Talent's Senate seat. McCaskill started with a large financial disadvantage, but she was also an experienced candidate with high name recognition. McCaskill had run two successful campaigns for state auditor. She was also a candidate for governor in 2004, when she defeated the incumbent Democratic Governor Bob Holden in the primary election but lost with 48% of the vote in the general election. Both Talent and McCaskill faced unknowns in their respective primaries on August 8, 2006, and defeated them soundly. The Missouri contest was seen as vitally important to control of the United States Senate; as a toss-up election between two strong candidates, the race was expected to attract a lot of interest as well as money spent on ads and turning out supporters. If Talent won, then a Democratic takeover of the U.S. Senate depended upon victories in Tennessee, where the Republican Bob Corker won, and Virginia, where Democrat Jim Webb won; the Democrats needed to win six seats to take control of the chamber with 51 seats. To do this, they would need to retain their 19 incumbent seats, win the four Republican-held seats of Montana, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania (where Democratic chances seemed above 50%, and Democrats won all 4.) and two of the following three "toss-up" races: Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia. It is believedNovember 2017 that statewide ballot issues drove the November 2006 vote. Talent was on the opposite of the majority of voters in this poll on just about every issue: 66% of Missouri voters favored raising the minimum wage to $6.50 an hour; 62% of Missouri voters favored raising taxes to replace Medicaid funding cut by the current Republican Governor, Matt Blunt; 54% opposed a law that would require all Missourians to show a photo ID before they vote; 58% favored campaign donation limitations; and 66% favored restoring Medicaid coverage to about 90,000 Missourians who lost coverage when Blunt and the Republican legislature tightened eligibility requirements. Perhaps most importantly, 62% polled favored a ballot proposal that would allow all types of embryonic stem cell research allowed under federal law - a measure Talent had recently announced that he was against. https://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8CD39743858142E086257197005F0EAB?OpenDocument dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060808190341/http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/8CD39743858142E086257197005F0EAB?OpenDocument August 8, 2006 Senate race tied to state issues Jo Mannies June 24, 2006 St. Louis Post-Dispatch The amendment would go on to pass narrowly, with 51% voting in favor of the measure.Official Election Returns - State of Missouri General Election - November 2006 https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/AllRacesGeneralNovember2006.pdf Missouri Secretary of State 27 May 2026 On election night the race was, as expected, too close to call. With 85% of the vote in and with still no call, McCaskill claimed victory. At the time McCaskill declared victory, she was ahead by a vote margin of 867,683 to Talent's 842,251 votes; in percentage terms, with 85% of the vote in, McCaskill led Talent, 49% to 48%. Finally, at 11:38 p.m. Central Time the Associated Press called McCaskill as the winner. St. Louis County, adjacent to St. Louis, and Jackson County, home of Kansas City, are probably what pushed McCaskill over the finish line. Missouri general election Democratic Party (United States) Claire McCaskill 1,055,255 49.6% +0.9% Republican Party (United States) Jim Talent (Incumbent) 1,006,941 47.3% -2.5% Libertarian Party (United States) Frank Gilmour 47,792 2.2% +1.2% Progressive Party of Missouri Lydia Lewis 18,383 0.9% n/a Write-ins 88 0.0% n/a 48,314 2.3% 2,128,459 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Montana Montana election Montana presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Montana 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Montana 2012 125x136px Jon Tester, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Jon Tester Democratic Party (United States) 199,845 49.16% Conrad Burns official portrait.jpg Conrad Burns Republican Party (United States) 196,283 48.29% 2006 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg 300px County resultsTester: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Burns: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Conrad Burns Republican Party (United States) Jon Tester Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Montana List of United States senators from Montana Incumbent Republican Conrad Burns was running for re-election to a fourth term but was defeated by Democrat Jon Tester, President of the Montana State Senate, by a margin of 0.87%, or 3,562 votes out of 406,505 votes. Burns was first elected as a United States senator from Montana in 1988, when he defeated Democratic incumbent John Melcher in a close race, 51% to 48%. Burns was re-elected 62.4% to 37.6%, over Jack Mudd in the Republican Revolution year of 1994. In 2000, Burns faced the well-financed Brian Schweitzer whom he beat 50.6% to 47.2%. In 2000, George W. Bush carried Montana 58% to 33% in the race for president, but Burns won by 3.4%. Since the direct election of Senators began in 1913, Burns is only the second Republican Montana has elected to the U.S. Senate. Also, for thirty-two straight years, 1952 to 1984, Montana elected only Democratic Senators. Burns's involvement in the Jack Abramoff scandal made him vulnerable.Welna David 5 June 2006 Montana's Sen. Burns Faces Tough Test This Fall https://www.npr.org/2006/06/05/5452446/montanas-sen-burns-faces-tough-test-this-fall 1 June 2024 NPR A SurveyUSA poll released in March 2006 found that 38% of Montanans approved of him, while 52% disapproved of him.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=1d129929-79ef-4681-baac-183bf3669860 SurveyUSA News Poll #8541 surveyusa.com December 20, 2017 Polls against leading Democratic candidates had him below his challengers.2006 Senate RealClearPolitics Poll Averages RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/2006_senate_realclearpolitics_poll_averages-63.html 2024-06-01 www.realclearpolitics.com en-us On May 31, 2006, Richards, citing the closeness of the race, and his own position (third) in the polls, withdrew from the race, and threw his support to Tester.http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/05/31/news/state/25-richards-tester.txt BillingsGazette.com :: Richards: Tester is best choice December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060602004409/http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/05/31/news/state/25-richards-tester.txt June 2, 2006 dead mdy-all Morrison started off strong in the race for the Democratic nomination for Senator, collecting $1.05 million as of the start of 2006, including $409,241 in the last three months of 2005.http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/01/news/state/75-fundraising.txt BillingsGazette.com :: Burns' fundraising nears $5 million; Morrison's hits $1 million December 20, 2017July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes but Morrison's advantages in fundraising and name identification did not translate into a lead in the polls.http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/05/mt_senate_race_to_take_on_emba.html Politics Home Page : Roll Call December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060827025641/http://www.cqpolitics.com/2006/05/mt_senate_race_to_take_on_emba.html August 27, 2006 dead mdy-all Later, the race was called a "deadlock,"http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/05/28/montana_top/a01052806_01.txt Tester, Morrison deadlocked Charles S. Johnson 2006-05-28 December 20, 2017 but Tester continued to gather momentum. Democratic primary http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2006/elections/primary/2006_State_Primary.pdf 2006 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 6, 2006 compiled by Secretary Of State Brad Johnson November 28, 2017 January 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110112003246/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/2000s/2006/elections/primary/2006_State_Primary.pdf dead Jon Tester Democratic Party (United States) 65,757 60.77% John Morrison Democratic Party (United States) 38,394 35.48% Paul Richards Democratic Party (United States) 1,636 1.51% Robert Candee Democratic Party (United States) 1,471 1.36% Kenneth Marcure Democratic Party (United States) 940 0.87% 108,198 100.00% Republican primary Conrad Burns (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 70,434 72.26% Bob Keenan Republican Party (United States) 21,754 22.32% Bob Kelleher Republican Party (United States) 4,082 4.19% Daniel Loyd Neste Huffman Republican Party (United States) 1,203 1.23% 97,473 100.00% The race was expected to be close, due to Burns's previous narrow winning margins and recent political scandal involving him personally; Republican incumbents everywhere were facing more challenging races in 2006 due to the waning popularity of Congress and the leadership of President George W. Bush. In July 2006, the Rasmussen report viewed Burns as the "second most vulnerable Senator seeking re-election this year (Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum was still the most vulnerable)."http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/montanaSenate.htm Rasmussen Reports: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060713152910/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/montanaSenate.htm July 13, 2006 dead mdy-all Senator Conrad Burns of Montana faced a strong challenge from Brian Schweitzer in 2000, being re-elected by 3.4% in a state that went for Bush twice by margins of over 20%.2000 Election Statistics https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm 2024-06-01 clerk.house.gov1 June 2024 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Montana https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&off=0&elect=0&fips=30&f=0 1 June 2024 U.S. Election Atlas This, combined with the increasing strength of the state Democratic partySaad Lydia 28 June 2006 Voters Seem Ready for a Change of Scenery in Congress https://www.astrid-online.it/static/upload/protected/GALL/GALLUP_28_06_06.pdf 1 June 2024 astrid-online.it and accusations of ethical issues related to the Jack Abramoff scandal,Ydstie John 27 March 2006 Sen. Burns Scrutinized for Earmark Tied to Abramoff https://www.npr.org/2006/03/27/5299944/sen-burns-scrutinized-for-earmark-tied-to-abramoff 1 June 2024 NPR made this a highly competitive race. On July 27, Burns was forced to apologize after he confronted out of state firefighters who were preparing to leave Montana after helping contain a summer forest fire and directly questioned their competence and skill; Burns was strongly criticized.http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/10273/C8/L8 Conrad Burns Issues Apology for Altercation with Firefighters - Missoula - New West Network December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20061226085513/http://www.newwest.net/index.php/city/article/10273/C8/L8 December 26, 2006 dead mdy-all On August 31, in a letter faxed to the office of Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, Burns urged the governor, a Democrat, to declare a fire state of emergency and activate the Montana Army National Guard for firefighting. Schweitzer had already declared such a state of emergency on July 11 — thus, activating the Montana Army National Guard. He issued a second declaration on August 11. A Burns spokesman said the senator was "pretty sure" Schweitzer had already issued such a disaster declaration, but just wanted to make sure. "The genesis of the letter was just to make sure that all the bases were covered," Pendleton said. "This is not a political football. It's just a cover-the-bases letter and certainly casts no aspersions on the governor."http://www.helenair.com/articles/2006/09/01/montana/a09090106_02.txt Burns urges Schweitzer to take steps already taken Jennifer McKee 2006-09-01 December 20, 2017 Montana general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#26 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Jon Tester 199,845 49.16% +1.92% Republican Party (United States) Conrad Burns (incumbent) 196,283 48.29% -2.27% Libertarian Party (United States) Stan Jones 10,377 2.55% 3,562 0.88% -2.44% 406,505 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Due to errors with polling machines the Montana count was delayed well into Wednesday November 8. The race was too close to call throughout the night and many pundits predicted the need for a recount. After a very close election, on November 9, incumbent Conrad Burns conceded defeat. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6270464 Sen. Burns Concedes Montana Race November 9, 2006 NPR November 2019 medicmedic Just before 11:00 am (MST) on November 8, Jon Tester was declared Senator-elect for Montana in USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/MT/2006-11-08-montana-senate_x.htm USA Today Democrat challenger takes Montana November 8, 2006 May 27, 2010 At 2:27 pm EST on November 8, CNN projected that Jon Tester would win the race. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.senate/index.html Democrat wins Montana Senate seat, CNN projects CNN dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061108230743/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/08/election.senate/index.html November 8, 2006 Burns conceded the race on November 9, and congratulated Tester on his victory. https://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2006/2006-11-09-burns-tester_x.htm USA Today Montana's Burns concedes Senate race November 9, 2006 May 27, 2010 The race was the closest Senate election of 2006 in terms of absolute vote difference; the closest race by percentage difference was the Virginia senate election.1 June 2024 Official Election Results for United States Senate (2006) https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2006senate.pdf 1 June 2024 Federal Election Commission Nebraska Nebraska election Nebraska presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Nebraska 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Nebraska 2012 125x136px Ben Nelson official photo.jpg Ben Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 378,388 63.9% Ricketts, Pete 2013-11-04a.JPG Pete Ricketts Republican Party (United States) 213,928 36.1% 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 250px Nelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Ricketts: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Ben Nelson Democratic Party (United States) Ben Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Nebraska List of United States senators from Nebraska Incumbent Democrat Ben Nelson won re-election to a second term. As of 2026, this is the last Senate election in Nebraska won by a Democrat. Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/canvass/primary2006/Senate.htm#Democratic Party Nomination Sos.ne.gov 2017-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160318040846/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/canvass/primary2006/Senate.htm#Democratic March 18, 2016 dead Ben Nelson (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 92,501 100.00% 92,501 100.00% Republican Pete Ricketts, former COO of TD Ameritrade and future Governor of Nebraska financed his own campaign. His opponents could not raise enough money to keep up. Kramer raised $330,000 and Stenberg raised $246,000 in 2005. Republican primaryhttp://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/canvass/primary2006/Senate.htm#Republican Party Nomination Sos.ne.gov 2017-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160318040846/http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/canvass/primary2006/Senate.htm#Republican March 18, 2016 dead Pete Ricketts Republican Party (United States) 129,643 48.14% Don Stenberg Republican Party (United States) 96,496 35.83% David J. Kramer Republican Party (United States) 43,185 16.03% 269,324 100.00% The primary election was held May 9, 2006. Pete Ricketts won the Republican nomination with 48% of the vote. Ben Nelson was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Nelson was elected in 2000 by a margin of 51% to 49% after serving as the state's governor for two terms. Nelson, considered the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, was the lone Democrat in Nebraska's Congressional delegation. This election was one of the most expensive in Nebraska history. In 2005, Ben Nelson raised $3.9 million for his re-election campaign. Pete Ricketts contributed $14.35 million of his own money to his campaign; he raised an additional $485,000 in contributions. The race also attracted national attention and generated several high-level campaign appearances. President George W. Bush appeared at a rally for Ricketts on November 5, 2006, in Grand Island, while then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama appeared at a fundraiser for Nelson and other Nebraska Democrats on May 5, 2006, in Omaha. However, he won re-election by a wide margin. Nebraska general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#27 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Nelson (incumbent) 378,388 63.88% +12.88% Republican Party (United States) Pete Ricketts 213,928 36.12% -12.70% 164,460 27.77% +25.58% 590,961 Democratic Party (United States) Nevada Nevada election Nevada presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Nevada 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Nevada 2012 125x136px Sen John Ensign official(2).jpg John Ensign Republican Party (United States) 322,501 55.4% No image.svg Jack Carter Democratic Party (United States) 238,796 41.0% 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 200px County resultsEnsign: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator John Ensign Republican Party (United States) John Ensign Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Nevada List of United States senators from Nevada Incumbent Republican John Ensign won re-election to a second term over Democrat Jack Carter, Navy veteran and son of President Jimmy Carter. Democratic primary votehttp://www.nvsos.gov/SOSelectionPages/results/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.aspx Elections Results: 2006 Statewide Primary - Election Coverage and Reports nvsos.gov December 20, 2017 Jack Carter Democratic Party (United States) 92,270 78.30% None of these candidates Democratic Party (United States) 14,425 12.24% Ruby Jee Tun Democratic Party (United States) 11,147 9.46% 117,842 100.00% Republican primary John Ensign (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 127,023 90.47% None of these candidates Republican Party (United States) 6,754 4.81% Ed Hamilton Republican Party (United States) 6,629 4.72% 140,406 100.00% Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run,http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/03/010310016.html Las Vegas SUN: Reid: Las Vegas mayor discusses Senate bid March 30, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060329110358/http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2006/jan/03/010310016.html March 29, 2006 dead mdy-all but in late April, he decisively ruled that out.http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Apr-20-Thu-2006/news/6951515.html Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal December 20, 2017 Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006, deadline. Carter's advantages included his formidable speaking abilities and kinship with a former U.S. president. On the other hand, Ensign was also considered to be an effective speaker and as of the first quarter of 2006, held an approximately 5–1 advantage over Carter in cash-on-hand. Nevada general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#28 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Republican Party (United States) John Ensign (Incumbent) 322,501 55.36% +0.27% Democratic Party (United States) Jack Carter 238,796 40.99% +1.30% 8,232 1.41% -0.50% Independent American Party (Nevada) David K. Schumann 7,774 1.33% +0.91% Libertarian Party (United States) Brendan Trainor 5,269 0.90% +0.01% 83,705 14.37% -1.03% 582,572 Republican Party (United States) Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%.2006 Federal & State Election Results https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2006-election-information/2006-federal-state-election-results 2024-06-01 www.nvsos.gov New Jersey New Jersey election New Jersey presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey 2000 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey 2012 125x136px Robert_Menendez,_official_Senate_photo.jpg Bob Menendez Democratic Party (United States) 1,200,843 53.3% Rep. Tom Kean official photo, 118th Congress (cropped).jpg Thomas Kean, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 997,775 44.3% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results 150px Municipality results 250px Menendez: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Kean: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Democratic Party (United States) Bob Menendez Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey Incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez was elected for a full term. The seat was previously held by Democratic Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. After Corzine resigned and was sworn in Governor, Corzine appointed Congressman Menendez on January 18, 2006. Menendez was challenged by Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. and seven other candidates. Filing for the primary closed on April 10, 2006. The primary election was held June 6, 2006.New Jersey Election Deadlines, Politics1.com, accessed June 7, 2006 Menendez became the first Hispanic to hold a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey, and was the first Latino elected to statewide office in the state. Menendez won the Democratic primary, with 86% of the vote, against James D. Kelly, Jr. Republican John P. Ginty, associate director with Standard & Poor's represented the conservative wing of the New Jersey Republican party. Kean was a moderate, and the son of the former Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean. Kean won the primary by a 3–1 margin.S&P/Citigroup Global Equity Index Group, accessed July 2, 2006 The biggest factors in the New Jersey Senate race may have had little to do with the candidates involved and more to do with Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine and President George W. Bush. In mid-summer, Jon Corzine and the Democratic-controlled state legislature held a brief shutdown of state government, which ultimately resulted in a sales tax increase, among other things. In a September 2006 poll, SurveyUSA found that Corzine received an approval rate of only 43%, with 48% of the state disapproving.http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGovernor060921State.htm SurveyUSA - America's Neighborhood Pollster surveyusa.com December 20, 2017 Since Menendez had been appointed by Corzine, some pundits argued that this would be a resonating factor with a number of voters. According to a separate September 2006 poll, SurveyUSA found that the state of New Jersey had a rather high disapproval rating for Republican President George W. Bush, with 64% disapproving and only 32% approving.http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateBushApproval060815Approval.htm SurveyUSA - America's Neighborhood Pollster surveyusa.com December 20, 2017 This led some to argue that voters would take their discontent with Bush out on Kean in the November election.Peter J. Woolley and Dan Cassino, "Bush Withers Republican in Garden State Senate Race," The Polling Report, Vol. 22, No. 16 (August 28, 2006), pp. 1, 7–8. Indeed, some pollsters demonstrated that concerns over the Iraq War and discontent with President Bush solidified the Democratic base in October's advertising blitz, and won over enough independents to seal of fate of the Republican nominee.Dan Cassino, Krista Jenkins and Peter J. Woolley, "https://archive.today/20120715033333/http://surveypractice.org/2008/11/25/measuring-%E2%80%9Cwhat-if%E2%80%9D-standard-versus-priming-methods-for-polling-counterfactuals/%23more-435 Measuring "What if?" Standard versus priming methods for polling counterfactuals," Survey Practice. Vol. I, No. 4, Nov. 2008. On the eve of the election, Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind Poll reported that 65% likely voters said that the US invasion of Iraq was a mistake, "including nine of ten Democrats and six of ten independents."FDU PublicMind, "Iraq Weighs Heavily on New Jersey Voters," November 1, 2006. Retrieved 04.25.11. Observers also pointed out that "from the beginning, [Menendez] made much of his 2002 vote against the Iraq War Resolution, often referring to it as one of the most important votes of his career. He made it clear as well that he intended to make the race a referendum on the President."Peter J. Woolley and Dan Cassino, "Why Menendez Won," The Polling Report, Vol. 22, No. 22, (November 27, 2006), pp. 1, 5–6. Others attributed Kean's early strong showing in the polls of this blue state to uninformed voters confusing the three-year state senator with his father, the popular former governor and 9/11 Commission chairman.Fred Snowflack, https://archive.today/20130121064151/http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060906/COLUMNISTS01/609060311/1100/NEWS01 "Some are confusing Kean Jr. with his dad", Daily Record (Morristown), September 6, 2006 Because of Kean's perceived liberalism on social issues, he has been labeled by some conservatives as a "Republican in Name Only".Republican Senate.org https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184129/http://republicansenate.org/?p=348 March 3, 2016 (April 10, 2006) On June 13, 2006, Kean held a fundraiser in Ocean County featuring First Lady Laura Bush. It was here that both Senator Kean and Mrs. Bush pointed out that Kean is not George W. Bush, claiming that Senator Menendez seems to confuse the two."Kean draws Laura Bush for Campaign Fundraiser", Star-Ledger, June 10, 2006 On June 16, 2006, at a New Jersey Association of Counties speaking event in Atlantic City, Kean and his aides beat a hasty retreat from the ballroom engagement and "stampeded" into an elevator in an abortive attempt to avoid the press, only to exit on the same floor as they had entered. Kean declined to answer questions about the scathing attacks on his integrity which his opponent had delivered minutes earlier, instead opting to repeat "a few slogans."Josh Gohlke, "Kean ducks confrontation", The Record (Bergen County), June 17, 2006 In late June, the Associated Press reported that Kean's campaign was planning a "Swift Boat"-style film accusing Menendez of involvement in a New Jersey mob-connected kickback scheme "despite public records and statements disputing that claim." The AP article noted that "[f]our former federal prosecutors who oversaw the case have said Menendez was never involved in any wrongdoing.""GOP's Kean Plans 'Swift Boat'-Style Film", Associated Press, June 30, 2006 The airing of unsubstantiated November 2021 allegations years or even decades old is a hallmark of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign attack style, which gained notoriety during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. In mid-September, The Star-Ledger reported that Sen. Menendez had declined a national debate with Kean on the popular Sunday morning talk-show, Meet the Press. A Menendez spokesperson stated that the incumbent Democrat would prefer to focus on local citizens and press. Menendez did agree to take place in three locally aired debates with Kean, which were aired between October 7–17."Menendez declines national debate" https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205122/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-4%2F1158212896223780.xml&coll=1 March 3, 2016 , The Star-Ledger, September 14, 2006 Kean withdrew from one of the scheduled debates to which he had previously committed, an October 14, 2006, debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters, insisting on a national TV debate as a condition of his participation."Kean demands adding a national TV debate vs. Menendez" https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212710/http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fnews-4%2F1159937582298970.xml&coll=1 March 3, 2016 , The Star-Ledger, October 4, 2006 Both candidates agreed to participate in a virtual debate sponsored by the nonpartisan Hall Institute of Public Policy - New Jersey which provided "an unprecedented opportunity for candidates and citizens to engage in an interactive forum on the important issues confronting" New Jersey. Beginning in July and running through Election Day in November, the institute submitted questions to the candidates and then posted their responses on its website.Hall Institute of Public Policy - NJ https://web.archive.org/web/20081120021552/http://www.hallnj.org/virtualdebate/debate_about.jsp November 20, 2008 , accessed September 12, 2006 New Jersey general electionOfficial List: Candidates for US Senate For November 2006 General Election https://web.archive.org/web/20071126194306/http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/2006results/06generalelection/2006_official-senate_tallies.pdf November 26, 2007 , New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Elections, dated December 4, 2006. Accessed September 26, 2007. Democratic Party (United States) Bob Menendez (Incumbent) 1,200,843 53.3% +3.1% Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kean, Jr. 997,775 44.3% -2.8% Libertarian Party (United States) Len Flynn 14,637 0.7% +0.4% US Marijuana Party Edward Forchion 11,593 0.5% Independent J. M. Carter 7,918 0.4% +0.2% Independent N. Leonard Smith 6,243 0.3% Independent Daryl Brooks 5,138 0.2% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Angela Lariscy 3,433 0.2% +0.1% Socialist Party USA Gregory Pason 2,490 0.1% +0.0% 203,068 9.0% 2,250,070 Democratic Party (United States) 3.26% New Mexico New Mexico election New Mexico presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico 2000 2012 United States Senate election in New Mexico 2012 125x136px Jeff Bingaman.jpg Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) 394,365 70.6% McCulloch (148013470).jpg Allen McCulloch Republican Party (United States) 163,826 29.3% 2006 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 200px County resultsBingaman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in New Mexico List of United States senators from New Mexico Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fifth term. Democratic primaryhttp://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/2006/2006priPdf/SOSResultsPri_06.pdf Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 6, 2006 – State of New Mexico sos.state.nm.us December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314170538/http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/2006/2006priPdf/SOSResultsPri_06.pdf March 14, 2012 dead Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 115,198 100.00% 115,198 100.00% David Pfeffer, Santa Fe City Councilman announced on August 23, 2005, that he would be entering the primary. A former Democrat, he supported George W. Bush in 2004 and became a Republican in 2005. In his campaign announcement, Pfeffer focused mainly on border controls with Mexico. He criticised Bingaman in comparison to his own support for reform of the Social Security system and the Iraq War as well as U.S. relations with China, saying "With all due respect, I do not believe the present occupier of the junior seat from New Mexico is doing all that can and should be done on these fronts," he said of Bingaman. "I believe I can do a better job ... " Pfeffer also commented that he would have a hard time raising an amount equivalent to Senator Bingaman, a problem faced by any of the latter's potential challengers. Republican primary Allen McCulloch Republican Party (United States) 29,592 51.04% Joseph J. Carraro Republican Party (United States) 18,312 31.59% David Pfeffer Republican Party (United States) 10,070 17.37% 57,974 100.00% Bingaman had a 60% approval rating in one poll.http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=afc3d8d2-c9df-4385-9ccb-c3db16c7d9bb SurveyUSA News Poll #5984 surveyusa.com December 20, 2017 He faced no primary opposition. There had been speculation that Bingaman would give up the chance to run for another term to become a lobbyist. New Mexico general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#31 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) 394,365 70.61% +8.90% Republican Party (United States) Allen McCulloch 163,826 29.33% -8.92% Write-ins 376 0.06% 230,539 41.27% +17.83% 558,567 Democratic Party (United States) Bingaman won every county in the state with at least 56% of the vote. New York New York election New York presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in New York 2000 2010 United States Senate special election in New York 2010 (special) 125x136px Hillary Rodham Clinton-cropped.jpg Hillary Rodham Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 3,008,428 67.0% No image.svg John Spencer Republican Party (United States) 1,392,189 31.0% 2006 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsClinton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Spencer: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Democratic Party (United States) Hillary Rodham Clinton Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in New York List of United States senators from New York Incumbent Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton won by a more than two-to-one margin. Clinton was challenged by Republican John Spencer, a former Mayor of Yonkers, New York. Democratic primary Hillary Rodham Clinton (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 640,955 83.00% Jonathan B. Tasini Democratic Party (United States) 124,999 17.00% 765,954 100.00% New York Republican Senate primary results 2006 John Spencer Republican Party (United States) 114,914 60.79% K.T. McFarland Republican Party (United States) 74,108 39.21% 189,022 100% Clinton spent $36 million for her re-election, more than any other candidate for Senate in the 2006 elections. On November 7, 2006, Clinton won easily, garnering 67% of the vote to Spencer's 31%. The election was not close, with Clinton winning 58 of New York's 62 counties. Clinton had a surprisingly strong performance in upstate New York which tends to be a tossup. When Clinton's upstate margins combined with her huge numbers out of New York City, there was no coming back for the Republicans. Clinton was sworn in for what would be her last term in the Senate, serving from January 3, 2007, to January 21, 2009, when she assumed the office of United States Secretary of State. New York general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006 December 20, 2017NYS Board of Elections US Senate Election Returns Nov. 7, 2006 http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ussen.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120822221220/http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ussen.pdf dead August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Hillary Rodham Clinton 2,698,931 Independence Party (New York) Hillary Rodham Clinton 160,705 Working Families Party Hillary Rodham Clinton 148,792 total Hillary Rodham Clinton (Incumbent) 3,008,428 67.0 +11.7% Republican Party (United States) John Spencer 1,212,902 Conservative Party (New York) John Spencer 179,287 total John Spencer 1,392,189 31.0% -12.0% Green Party (United States) Howie Hawkins 55,469 1.2% +0.6% Libertarian Party (United States) Jeff Russell 20,996 0.5% +0.4% Socialist Equality Party (United States) Bill Van Auken 6,004 0.1% n/a Socialist Workers Party (United States) Roger Calero 6,967 0.2% +0.2% 1,616,239 36.0% 4,490,053 38.48% Democratic Party (United States) +11.9 Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding. Clinton and Spencer totals include their minor party line votes: Independence Party and Working Families Party for Clinton, Conservative Party for Spencer. In addition, 213,777 ballots were blank, void, or scattered, and are not included in the Turnout sum or percentages. North Dakota North Dakota election North Dakota presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in North Dakota 2000 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota 2012 125x136px Kent Conrad official portrait.jpg Kent Conrad North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party 150,146 68.8% No image.svg Dwight Grotberg Republican Party (United States) 64,417 29.5% 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsConrad: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Kent Conrad North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party Kent Conrad North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota List of United States senators from North Dakota Incumbent Dem-NPL-er Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term, beating Republican farmer Dwight Grotberg. Popular Republican governor John Hoeven was heavily recruited by prominent national Republicans, including Karl Rove and Dick Cheney to run against Conrad. SurveyUSA polls showed that both Conrad and Hoeven had among the highest approval ratings of any Senators and governors in the nation. A poll conducted by PMR (8/26-9/3 MoE 3.9) for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead had as result for a hypothetical matchup: Hoeven-35%, Conrad-27%, Uncommitted-38%. This poll showed voter conflict between two very popular politicians in a small state where party loyalty is often trumped by personality. In late September 2005, Hoeven formally declined.Wetzel Dave North Dakota governor not running for U.S. Senate http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/12785768.htm January 25, 2016 Grand Forks Herald Associated Press September 30, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051211144803/http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/12785768.htm December 11, 2005 Hoeven ran for the Senate in 2010 and was elected. North Dakota general election North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party Kent Conrad (Incumbent) 150,146 68.8% +7.4% Republican Party (United States) Dwight Grotberg 64,417 29.5% -9.1% Independent Roland Riemers 2,194 1.0% n/a Independent James Germalic 1,395 0.6% n/a 85,729 39.3% 218,154 44.5% Democratic Party (United States) +8.3 Conrad won at least 53% of the vote in every county in the state. Ohio Ohio election Ohio presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio 2012 125x136px 53.25% (Registered Voters) Sherrod Brown, official Senate photo portrait, 2007.jpg Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (United States) 2,257,369 56.2% Mike DeWine official photo.jpg Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) 1,761,037 43.8% 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio results map by county.svg 200px Brown: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%DeWine: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Ohio List of United States senators from Ohio Incumbent Republican Mike DeWine ran for re-election but lost to Democratic congressman Sherrod Brown. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-score-first-senate-win/ CBS News Democrats Score First Senate Win November 7, 2006 DeWine had approval ratings at 38%,http://surveyusa.com/50State2006/100USSenatorApproval061024Net.htm SurveyUSA - America's Neighborhood Pollster surveyusa.com December 20, 2017 December 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161201050516/http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/100USSenatorApproval061024Net.htm dead making him the second most unpopular U.S. Senator, behind Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum, who was also up for re-election in 2006. Pre-election stories in the U.S. media suggested that the national Republican Party may have given up on saving Senator DeWine's senate seat before election date. Sherrod Brown, former Ohio Secretary of State and U.S. Representative from Ohio's 13th district was the Democratic candidate, and the eventual winner. Paul Hackett, Iraq War veteran announced on February 13, 2006, that he would withdraw from the race, because national party leaders had decided that Sherrod Brown had a better chance against DeWine. The Plain Dealer (2/18/06) also reported that there had been concerns that Hackett might not have had enough money after the primary to run the statewide advertising customary for a Senate campaign. Democratic primary Sherrod Brown Democratic Party (United States) 583,776 78.11% Merrill Kesier Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 163,628 21.89% 747,404 100.00% Both Republican challengers, engineer William G. Pierce and David Smith, candidate for OH-02 in 2005, campaigned as conservative alternatives to DeWine, citing DeWine's support for legal abortion and his role as one of the Republican members of the Gang of 14 who compromised with Democrats in a dispute about judicial appointments. DeWine won the primary 71.82% of the votes. Because this race was targeted by Democrats, it made it all the more important to the GOP, who desired to retain Senate control. John McClelland, a spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party said, "It's vitally important to the Republican Party as a whole, so I think that's why you see the president coming to Ohio to support Mike DeWine. Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said, "Mike DeWine Senior is in for the fight of his life, make no mistake about it". Bush visit all politics this time Michael Collins The Kentucky Post Covington, Kentucky E. W. Scripps Company February 23, 2006 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006602230383 https://web.archive.org/web/20060828020907/http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006602230383 August 28, 2006 On July 14, 2006, DeWine's campaign began airing TV commercials depicting a smoking World Trade Center. "The senator was notified ... by a reporter at U.S. News & World Report that the image of the burning Twin Towers could not have depicted the actual event because the smoke was blowing the wrong way."Nation & World: DeWine blunder adds fuel to controversial September 11 ad - U.S. News & World Report https://web.archive.org/web/20081012183114/http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/060719/19dewinead.htm DeWine blunder adds fuel to controversial September 11 ad October 12, 2008 DeWine's campaign admitted that the video was actually a still photo of the World Trade Center with smoke digitally added. He also was criticized for using an emotionally charged image to attack his challenger.2006-07-20 DeWine To Change 9/11 Ad Image - CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dewine-to-change-9-11-ad-image/ 2024-06-01 www.cbsnews.com en-US Another of DeWine's ads suggested that opponent Sherrod Brown did not pay his taxes for thirteen years. This claim led to the Associated Press reporting on October 19 that, "Several Ohio television stations have stopped airing a Republican ad because state documents contradict the ad's accusation that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown didn't pay an unemployment tax bill for 13 years." Brown produced a commercial citing these facts. http://sherrodbrown.com/pages/dishonest Sherrod Brown March 14, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080306133718/http://sherrodbrown.com/pages/dishonest March 6, 2008 DeWine's ads were changed to state only that he had failed to pay his unemployment taxes until legal action was taken against him. According to an article in the October 16, 2006, edition of The New York Times, top Republican party officials on the national level determined that DeWine would probably be defeated and were moving financial support from his race to other Republican senatorial candidates they felt were more likely to win.Adam Nagourney, "In Final Weeks, G.O.P. Focuses on Best Bets", The New York Times, October 16, 2006. Brown was called the winner right when the polls closed at 7:30. DeWine had the second worst performance of a Republican incumbent in 2006. Only Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania had a worse performance. While DeWine was able to win rural counties in western Ohio, Brown managed to win most eastern Ohio counties, especially in heavily populated areas. DeWine's narrow 2,000 vote victory in Hamilton County which is home to Cincinnati, came nowhere close to making a dent in Brown's lead. Brown would go on to be re-elected in 2012 and again in 2018. Brown would lose reelection in 2024. Ohio general election Democratic Party (United States) Sherrod Campbell Brown 2,257,369 56.16% +20.0% Republican Party (United States) Richard Michael DeWine (Incumbent) 1,761,037 43.82% -15.8% Independent Richard Duncan 830 0.02% n/a 452,690 12.34% 4,019,236 53.25% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -17.9 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania election Pennsylvania presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 2012 125x136px Senator Bob Casey official photo 2007 (cropped).jpg Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,392,984 58.6% Rick Santorum official photo.jpg Rick Santorum Republican Party (United States) 1,684,778 41.3% 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 250px Casey: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90%Santorum: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Rick Santorum Republican Party (United States) Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania List of United States senators from Pennsylvania Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Bob Casey, Jr.James O'Toole. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Santorum in cross hairs for 2006 election." January 17, 2005. Accessed February 8, 2007. Casey was elected to serve between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2013. Santorum trailed Casey in every public poll taken during the campaign. Casey's margin of victory (nearly 18% of those who voted) was the largest ever for a Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, and the largest margin of victory for a Senate challenger in the 2006 elections.Borys Krawczeniuk. The Times-Tribune. "Casey dominated like no one before." November 9, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2007. Bob Casey, Jr., State Treasurer, former State Auditor General and son of former Governor Bob Casey, Sr.James O'Toole. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Voters Guide 2006: 2 battle Casey for Democratic U.S. Senate nomination." May 8, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2007. won the Democratic primary.Pennsylvania Department of State. Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Accessed February 8, 2007. Democratic primary, May 16, 2006 PA US Senate- D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7362 Our Campaigns December 22, 2011 PA US Senate- D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=127072 Our Campaigns December 22, 2011 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Casey, Jr. 629,271 84.5% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Pennacchio 66,364 8.9% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Alan Sandals 48,113 6.5% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Others 1,114 0.1% N/A 115,591 68.9% N/A 744,862 +1.3% Santorum was unopposed in the Republican primary. Republican John Featherman (not to be confused with John Fetterman), who ran against Santorum in 2000 as a Libertarian, had been expected to challenge him in the 2006 Republican primary. However, Featherman withdrew his candidacy after a GOP petition challenge because he did not have the necessary number of signatures to get on the ballot.Kimberly Hefling, The Associated Press. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Santorum's only GOP challenger bowing out of primary." March 16, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2007. Republican strategists took as a bad omen Santorum's primary result in 2006, in which he ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. Republican gubernatorial nominee Lynn Swann, also unopposed in the primary, garnered 22,000 more votes statewide than Santorum in the primary, meaning thousands of Republican voters abstained from endorsing Santorum for another Senate term. This may have been partly due to Santorum's support for Arlen Specter, over Congressman Pat Toomey in the 2004 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Even though Santorum was perceived to be only slightly less conservative than Toomey, he joined virtually all of the state and national Republican establishment in supporting the moderate Specter. This led many socially and fiscally conservative Republicans to consider Santorum's support of Specter to be a betrayal of their cause. http://www.nysun.com/article/41237 Outside Santorum's Sanctum Jerry Bowyer New York Sun October 10, 2006 November 28, 2017 January 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119235739/http://www.nysun.com/article/41237 dead http://www.nationalreview.com/moore/moore200404150838.asp Santorum's Shame Stephen Moore National Review April 15, 2004 https://americasfuture.org/betrayal-in-pennsylvania/ Betrayal in Pennsylvania Timothy P. Carney AFF's Brainwash November 1, 2009 However, Santorum said that he supported Specter to avoid risking a Toomey loss in the general election, which would have prevented President George W. Bush's judicial nominees from getting through the Senate. Santorum said Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito would not have been confirmed without the help of Specter, who was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time.https://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-santorum-dogged-by-specter-endorsement-in-iowa-20120102,0,7833929.story In Iowa, Specter endorsement haunts Rick Santorum Paul West January 2, 2012 December 20, 2017 LA Times Pennsylvania general electionhttp://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=24 Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529001955/http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=24 May 29, 2008 dead mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) Bob Casey, Jr. 2,392,984 58.64% +13.2% Republican Party (United States) Rick Santorum (Incumbent) 1,684,778 41.28% -11.1% Write-in 3,281 0.08% 710,204 17.36% +10.5% 4,081,043 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -24.4% At 9:45 pm EST on Election Night, Santorum called Casey to concede defeat.Carrie Budoff and Emilie Lounsberry. The Philadelphia Inquirer. "Sen. Santorum loses in a landslide." November 8, 2006. Accessed February 8, 2007. Rhode Island Rhode Island election Rhode Island presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Rhode Island 2012 125x136px Senwhitehouse.jpg Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (United States) 206,109 53.5% Lincoln Chafee official portrait.jpg Lincoln Chafee Republican Party (United States) 179,001 46.5% 231px County results 231px Municipality results Whitehouse: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Chafee: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee Republican Party (United States) Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Rhode Island List of United States senators from Rhode Island The election was won by Sheldon Whitehouse, former Attorney General of Rhode Island and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,228016,00.html Democrat Whitehouse Beats Incumbent GOP Sen. Chafee in Rhode Island - Voting Vote 2006 Elections FOXNews.com November 7, 2006 November 3, 2010 Republican Lincoln Chafee was seeking re-election for a second full term to the seat he had held since 1999, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of his father John Chafee. Lincoln Chafee won election to the seat in 2000. Whitehouse was endorsed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin and Patrick J. Kennedy, as well as by former candidate Matt Brown. Carl Sheeler, a former U.S. Marine, a business owner, and an adjunct professor of business, ran on a more progressive platform. Ultimately, however, Whitehouse would trounce his competition in the primary on September 12, winning his party's support by a large margin. Democratic primaryhttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2002/statewideprimary/summary.php Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting Elections.state.ri.us 2007-02-20 2017-12-20 September 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133420/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2002/statewideprimary/summary.php dead Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic Party (United States) 69,290 81.53% Christopher F. Young Democratic Party (United States) 8,939 10.52% Carl Sheeler Democratic Party (United States) 6,755 7.95% 84,984 100.00% Incumbent Lincoln Chafee was one of the most liberal members of the Republican Party in the Senate by 2006, and was challenged for the Republican nomination by Steve Laffey, Mayor of Cranston, who had criticized Chafee for his liberal voting record in the Senate. In early 2006, the Club for Growth, a pro-tax cut political action committee, sent a series of mailings to Rhode Island Republicans attacking Chafee's positions and voting record. The national GOP supported Chafee in the primary campaign, believing that he was the most likely candidate to hold the seat in the general election. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John McCain of Arizona and Laura Bush appeared at fundraisers for Chafee, while Senator Bill Frist's PAC donated to Chafee. The National Republican Senatorial Committee also ran ads in the state supporting Chafee. Steve Laffey, however, picked up many endorsements from Republican town committees throughout Rhode Island, the national group Club for Growth, and former candidate for the party's presidential nomination Steve Forbes. On July 10, 2006, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Laffey, saying that he had included a political communication in tax bills mailed to residents of Cranston. http://www.gopsenators.com/nrscwebimages/Laffey-CityofCranston-FECComplaint.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20060921212031/http://www.gopsenators.com/nrscwebimages/Laffey-CityofCranston-FECComplaint.pdf dead September 21, 2006 NRSC Gopsenators.com November 3, 2010 Republican primaryhttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php Rhode Island Board of Elections: Elections & Voting elections.state.ri.us December 20, 2017 September 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133648/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php dead Lincoln Chafee (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 34,936 54% Steve Laffey Republican Party (United States) 29,547 46% 64,483 100.00% Democrats believed that this was one of the most likely Senate seats to switch party control, due to the Democratic tilt of Rhode Island, as well as the fact that Chafee needed to expend part of his campaign fund to win the Republican primary election. Chafee's approval ratings also took a beating from his primary battle with Laffey and may have hurt him in the general election. Another factor that hurt Chafee was the fact that Whitehouse, the Democratic nominee, had a huge head start on him, as he was able to campaign with little opposition for at least half the year and had not had to contend with a major opponent until the general election campaign. Rhode Islanders' historically large disapproval ratings for President Bush and the Republican Party as a whole was another major hurdle for Chafee. Whitehouse and Chafee very rarely disagreed on political issues. Socially, they agreed almost 100% of the time. Chafee was against the Bush tax cuts, indicating his ideology was liberal-leaning. On some fiscal issues they disagreed on such as on social security and free trade.http://www.issues2000.org/Senate/Sheldon_Whitehouse.htm Sheldon Whitehouse on the Issues issues2000.org December 20, 2017 http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Lincoln_Chafee.htm Lincoln Chafee on the Issues Ontheissues.org November 3, 2010 Rhode Island general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#39 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Sheldon Whitehouse 206,043 53.52% +12.37% Republican Party (United States) Lincoln Chafee (incumbent) 178,950 46.48% −10.40% 27,093 7.04% −8.69% 384,993 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Whitehouse carried Providence County, which contains approximately 60% of the state's population, with 59% to Chafee's 41%. Chafee's strongest showing was in Washington County ("South County"), where he took 55% of the vote against Whitehouse's 45%. Chafee also took Kent County by a small margin, while Whitehouse was victorious by extremely slim margins in Bristol and Newport counties. After the election, when asked by a reporter if he thought his defeat would help the country by giving Democrats control of Congress, he replied, "to be honest, yes."http://spectator.org/archives/2007/08/27/a-laffey-matter The American Spectator : A Laffey Matter November 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101128114347/http://spectator.org/archives/2007/08/27/a-laffey-matter November 28, 2010 dead mdy-all Tennessee Tennessee election Tennessee presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Tennessee 2012 125x136px File:Bobcorker (cropped).jpg Bob Corker Republican Party (United States) 929,911 50.7% Harold Ford, Congressional photo portrait.jpg Harold Ford, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 879,976 48.0% 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee results map by county.svg 300px Corker: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Ford: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Bill Frist Republican Party (United States) Bob Corker Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee List of United States senators from Tennessee Winner Bob Corker replaced Republican Bill Frist who retired upon the end of his second term in 2007. Corker was the Republican nominee, and the Democratic nominee was Harold Ford, Jr., U.S. Representative. The race between Ford and Corker was one of the most competitive Senate races of 2006, with Corker winning the race by less than three percent of the vote. Corker was the only non-incumbent Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in 2006. Since 1994, the Republican Party has held both of Tennessee's Senate seats. Ford is known nationally for his keynote address at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, and for a challenge to Nancy Pelosi for leadership of the House Democrats. Rosalind Kurita, a six-term state Senator from Clarksville, Tennessee, dropped out of the race in early April 2006. No official reason was given, but Ford enjoyed substantial support from Democratic leaders in Washington and Nashville and held a substantial lead in fundraising. Ford won the Democratic nomination by a wide margin in the primary. http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_4892535,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20060818040809/http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_4892535,00.html August 18, 2006 Corker wins; Ford challenges him to debates August 3, 2006 Only 11 percent of Tennesseans knew who Corker was when he began running for the Senate race. Haslam Has $2 Million In The Bank For Governor Bid March 9, 2009 http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_146420.asp The Chattanoogan October 19, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090313130244/http://chattanoogan.com/articles/article_146420.asp March 13, 2009 dead mdy-all All three Republicans had run statewide campaigns in the past, albeit unsuccessful ones: former U.S. Representative Ed Bryant for the 2002 Republican Senate nomination, losing to Lamar Alexander; businessman and former Mayor of Chattanooga Bob Corker for the U.S. Senate in 1994, losing to Frist in the Republican primary; and former U.S. Representative Van Hilleary for Tennessee Governor in 2002, losing to Democrat Phil Bredesen. Corker won the nomination by obtaining 48% of the primary vote to Bryant's 34% and Hilleary's 17%. Not long after Corker's primary victory was assured, Ford, at a rally of his supporters attended by Bill Clinton, challenged Corker to seven televised debates across the state. In response, Corker said he will debate Ford but did not agree to Ford's request of seven debates. Both of Corker's primary opponents endorsed Corker immediately after they conceded the race. Before a Corker press conference in Memphis on October 20, Ford approached Corker in a parking lot and confronted his opponent about Iraq in front of local news cameras, pointing out that some of Corker's fellow Republicans are changing their minds on the war and wanting to debate him about the issue. In response, Corker said, "I came to talk about ethics, and I have a press conference. And I think it's a true sign of desperation that you would pull your bus up when I'm having a press conference." Ford replied that he could never find Corker. Corker then walked away to his press conference. http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5081744,00.html Ford Jr. confronts Corker on Memphis parking lot about Iraq https://web.archive.org/web/20061026232053/http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5081744,00.html October 26, 2006 On November 2, Nielsen Monitor Plus indicated that the Corker campaign had purchased more television advertising than any other Senate candidate in the country through October 15. http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5115877,00.html Commercial Appeal : Memphis News, Business, Homes, Jobs, Cars, & Information November 3, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154814/http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5115877,00.html September 30, 2007 A particularly negative ad titled "Who Hasn't?" sponsored by the Republican National Committee ("RNC") that aired during the third and fourth weeks of October gained national attention and condemnation from both Ford and Corker. The ad portrayed a scantily clad white woman (Johanna Goldsmith) acting as a Playboy bunny who "met Harold at the Playboy party" and invites Ford to "call me". http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4282493.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061103213257/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/4282493.html November 3, 2006 Republican TV ad being denounced as racially divisive http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5088986,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20061025220118/http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/politics/article/0,1426,MCA_1496_5088986,00.html October 25, 2006 Ford's move on Corker gets national attention Responding to questions about the ad, a Ford spokesperson said that Ford went to a 2005 Playboy-sponsored Super Bowl party that was attended by more than 3,000 people, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/10/26/MNGO5M02E11.DTL https://web.archive.org/web/20110524215610/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/10/26/MNGO5M02E11.DTL dead May 24, 2011 GOP pulls ad versus black candidate Robin Toner October 26, 2006 The San Francisco Chronicle and Ford himself said that he likes "football and girls" and makes no apology for either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDPVBonzX9E Harold Ford Jr. on His Playboy Party October 24, 2006 YouTube January 11, 2012 Democratic primary results Harold Ford Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 333,789 79.10% Gary Gene Davis Democratic Party (United States) 41,802 9.91% John Jay Hooker Democratic Party (United States) 27,175 6.44% Charles Smith Democratic Party (United States) 14,724 3.49% Alvin Strauss Democratic Party (United States) 4,410 1.05% 421,900 100.00 Republican primary results Bob Corker Republican Party (United States) 231,541 48.13% Ed Bryant Republican Party (United States) 161,189 33.50% Van Hilleary Republican Party (United States) 83,078 17.27% Tate Harrison Republican Party (United States) 5,309 1.10% 481,117 100.00 Tennessee general electionhttp://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2006-11/en4uss.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120418150855/http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/results/2006-11/en4uss.pdf 2012-04-18 General Election - United States Senate November 7, 2006 Tennessee State Government Republican Party (United States) Bob Corker 929,911 50.71% -14.39 Democratic Party (United States) Harold Ford, Jr. 879,976 47.99% +15.78 Independent Ed Choate 10,831 0.59% N/A Independent David Gatchell 3,746 0.20% N/A Independent Emory "Bo" Heyward 3,580 0.20% N/A Independent H. Gary Keplinger 3,033 0.17% N/A Green Party (United States) Chris Lugo 2,589 0.14% N/A Write-in 29 0.00% N/A 49,935 2.72% 1,833,695 47.49% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -14.39 Texas Texas election Texas presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Texas 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Texas 2012 125x136px Kay Bailey Hutchison, official photo 2.jpg Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) 2,661,789 61.7% BAR speech flags (cropped).jpg Barbara Ann Radnofsky Democratic Party (United States) 1,555,202 36.0% 2006 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHutchinson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% Radnofsky: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Texas List of United States senators from Texas Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third term over Democratic attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky. The Democratic nominee who had never run for public office was expected to face a robust challenge in the general election, especially in a state that had not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994 and against a historically popular Hutchison. Since neither Radnofsky nor her main opponent, Gene Kelly, had received a majority of votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff was held April 11, 2006, which Radnofsky won. Scott Lanier Jameson won the Libertarian Party nomination at the party's state convention on June 10, 2006, defeating Timothy Wade and Ray Salinas. Arthur W. Loux, a Roman Forest City Councilman and a member of the Minutemen, was running as an independent. Hutchison co-sponsored legislation supporting the creation of a constitutional amendment that would limit terms for senators but had been quoted saying that she would only leave after two terms if such a law applied to all senators.Hamilton Reeve 2009-11-17 Working Overtime https://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/17/hutchison-has-complex-history-with-term-limits/ 2024-06-01 The Texas Tribune en After deciding not to challenge Governor Rick Perry that year, as had been widely speculated, Hutchison ran for a third term.Ramsey Ross 2010-11-22 Kay Será, Será https://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/what-will-kay-bailey-hutchison-do-next/ 2024-06-01 The Texas Tribune en She had no opposition in the Republican primary and had approval ratings in the 60 percent range going into the General Election , although they had been slipping rapidly. Texas general election November 7, 2006 Texas Secretary of State http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist127_state.htm 2006 General Election Republican Party (United States) Kay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent) 2,661,789 61.69% -4.65% Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Ann Radnofsky 1,555,202 36.04% +3.69% Libertarian Party (United States) Scott Jameson 97,672 2.26% +1.10% 1,106,587 25.7% 4,314,663 Republican Party (United States) Utah Utah election Utah presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Utah 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Utah 2012 1913 125x136px Orrin Hatch, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Orrin Hatch Republican Party (United States) 356,238 62.5% Pete-portrait2-wiki (cropped).jpg Pete Ashdown Democratic Party (United States) 177,459 31.1% 2006 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg 200px 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) 2006 United States Senate election in Utah List of United States senators from Utah Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term over Democrat Pete Ashdown, the founder and CEO of Utah's oldest Internet service provider, XMission. Utah general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#44 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 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) Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won the remaining one county by 342 votes. Vermont Vermont election Vermont presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont 2012 125x136px Bernie Sanders.jpg Bernie Sanders Independent 171,638 65.4% Tarrant1972.png Richard Tarrant Republican Party (United States) 84,924 32.3% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Sanders: #D9D9D9 40–50% #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% #414042ff 80–90% Tarrant: #E27F7F 50–60%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords Independent Bernie Sanders Independent 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont List of United States senators from Vermont Incumbent Independent Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek re-election to a fourth term in office and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him over Republican businessman Richard Tarrant. Sanders represented Vermont's at-large House district as an independent, won the Democratic primary and then dropped out to run as an independent. Many Democratic politicians across the country endorsed Sanders, and no Democrat was on the ballot. The state committee of the Vermont Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders.http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/NEWS/609110332/0/BUSINESS Democratic primary is far from ordinary https://web.archive.org/web/20160405004341/http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060911%2FNEWS%2F609110332%2F0%2FBUSINESS April 5, 2016 dead September 11, 2006 Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus Sanders won the open seat with 65% of the vote. Four candidates ran in the Democratic primary.M.D. Drysdale, Primary Election Is Next Tuesday https://web.archive.org/web/20160716010811/http://www.ourherald.com/news/2006-09-07/Front_page/f02.html July 16, 2016 (September 7, 2009). Herald. Sanders won the primary, but declined the nomination, leaving no Democratic nominee on the ballot. This victory ensured that no Democrat would appear on the general election ballot to split the vote with Sanders, an ally of the Democrats, who has been supported by leaders in the Democratic Party.Thursday, April 21, 2005, Bernard Sanders, 63, announces run for Vermont's U.S. Senate seat after Incumbent Independent Jim Jeffords announces his retirement. In mid-August 2006, the campaign heated up considerably, with Tarrant fully engaged in heavy media advertising, most of which criticized Sanders's public stances. Tarrant ran several ads accusing Sanders of representing himself differently from his voting record in the House of Representatives, citing such examples as Sanders's votes against Amber alert and against increased penalties for child pornography. Sanders responded with an ad stating that Tarrant's claims are "dishonest" and "distort my record" and presented what he viewed as more accurate explanations of his voting record.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o40KE6gNNpk https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/o40KE6gNNpk 2021-12-22 live How Bernie Sanders Responds to Negative, Mudslinging Attack Ads: Check the Facts! July 7, 2015 Youtube January 1, 2020 Vermont general election http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6963 Our Campaigns - VT US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2006 ourcampaigns.com 2008 August 25, 2015 Independent Bernie Sanders 171,638 65.4% n/a Republican Party (United States) Richard Tarrant 84,924 32.3% -33.2% Independent Cris Ericson 1,735 0.66% n/a Green Party (United States) Craig Hill 1,536 0.59% n/a Independent Peter D. Moss 1,518 0.58% n/a Liberty Union Party Peter Diamondstone 801 0.31% -0.2% Write-ins 267 0.10% 0% 86,741 33.1% 262,419 100% Independent Sanders won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with 57% as his lowest county total. Virginia Virginia election Virginia presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia 2012 125x136px 44.0% (voting eligible) http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2006G.html 2006 General Election Turnout Rates George Mason University Michael McDonald December 28, 2011 March 4, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130125091319/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2006G.html January 25, 2013 Jim Webb official 110th Congress photo.jpg Jim Webb Democratic Party (United States) 1,175,606 49.6% George Allen official portrait.jpg George Allen Republican Party (United States) 1,166,277 49.2% 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg 300px Webb: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Allen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator George Allen Republican Party (United States) Jim Webb Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia List of United States senators from Virginia Incumbent Republican George Allen ran for re-election to a second term, but lost in a narrow race to Democrat Jim Webb. Allen, who previously served as Governor of Virginia and was considered a possible candidate for president in 2008, was running for his second term. Webb, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, writer and former Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan won the Democratic nomination after being drafted by netroots activists, such as those at the blog Raising Kaine. Polls clearly favored Allen through mid-August, when he was caught on videotape on August 11 twice using an ethnic slur in reference to a Webb campaign volunteer, S.R. Sidarth, who is of Indian ancestry. Allen denied any prejudice in the comment, but his lead shrank considerably. Still, he led in most polls until late October, when several surveys showed Webb with a lead — mostly within the margin of error. The election was not decided until nearly 48 hours after the polls closed, when Allen, behind by a margin of about 0.3%, conceded on November 9, 2006. With all of the other Senate races decided, the outcome swung control of the Senate to the Democrats. http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/va.senate/index.html Allen concedes, giving Senate control to Dems CNN November 9, 2006 November 9, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061110090955/http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/va.senate/index.html November 10, 2006 The week before the primary, businessman Harris Miller said a Webb campaign flier characterized him in an anti-Semitic way; Webb denied that it did. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2058881&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 Flier Blasted on Drawing of Jewish Opponent Bob Lewis June 9, 2006 October 1, 2006 ABC News, the Associated Press September 2010 H3llBot Democratic primary http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/JunePrimary/index.htm Primary Election- June 13, 2006 May 21, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110926230456/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/JunePrimary/index.htm September 26, 2011 Jim Webb Democratic Party (United States) 83,298 53.47% Harris Miller Democratic Party (United States) 72,486 46.53% 155,784 100.00% Webb focused on his early and outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq, which Allen supported. In a September 4, 2002, opinion piece in The Washington Post, Webb wrote: "A long-term occupation of Iraq would beyond doubt require an adjustment of force levels elsewhere, and could eventually diminish American influence in other parts of the world." https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A34847-2002Sep3 Webb James Heading for Trouble: Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years? Washington Post A21 September 4, 2002 October 28, 2006 Webb's son, a U.S. Marine, served in Iraq. Allen and Webb differed on other issues. Allen is anti-abortion; Webb supports abortion rights. Allen supported George W. Bush's tax cuts while Webb said more of the benefits should have gone to middle-class Americans. http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/James_Webb.htm James Webb on the Issues OnTheIssues Both candidates supported the death penalty, right-to-work laws, and Second Amendment rights. Virginia general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#46 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Webb 1,175,606 49.59% +1.91% Republican Party (United States) George Allen (Incumbent) 1,166,277 49.20% -3.05% Independent Greens (Virginia) Gail Parker 26,102 1.10% +1.10% Write-ins 2,460 0.10% +0.04% 9,329 0.39% -4.19% 2,370,445 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Virginia has historically been one of the more Republican Southern states: for instance it was the only Southern state not to vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976, its congressional delegation was mostly conservative, with eight of eleven Congressmen and both Senators belonging to the Republican Party prior to the 2006 election. This made Virginia's Congressional delegation the most Republican of any Southern state. Despite this, Democrats had won the previous two gubernatorial races, in 2001 and 2005. The state's political majority has been changing from conservative white to a mixture of races, especially Hispanic. The state is increasingly diverse; it had the highest percentage of Asians (4.7%, according to the 2005 American Community Survey of the U.S. census) of any Southern state. 9.9% of Virginians are foreign-born. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=01000US&_geoContext=01000US&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US51&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= https://archive.today/20200211180708/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=01000US&_geoContext=01000US&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US51&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2005_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= dead 2020-02-11 Virginia - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder United States Census Bureau Webb, like Governor Tim Kaine in 2005, won the four major fast-growing counties in Northern Virginia outside Washington, D.C.; Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington. President Barack Obama carried Virginia by a 6.3% margin over Republican Senator John McCain. When results began coming in, Allen quickly built a sizeable lead, which began to narrow as the night went on. With 90% of precincts reporting, Allen held a lead of about 30,000 votes , or about 1.5%. However, as votes began to come in from population-heavy Richmond, Webb narrowed the gap, and pulled ahead within the last 1 or 2% of precincts to report. Preliminary results showed Webb holding a lead of 8,942 votes, https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/09/AR2006110900775_2.html The Washington Post Democrats Take Control of Senate As Allen Concedes to Webb in Va Michael D. Shear Alec MacGillis November 10, 2006 May 27, 2010 and many news organizations hesitated to call the election for either candidate until the next day. At 8:41 pm EST on November 8, AP declared Webb the winner. Liz Sidoti Bob Lewis https://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20061109/ap_on_el_se/democrats_senate_6 Democrats Take Control of the Senate Associated Press (via Yahoo! News) November 8, 2006 November 9, 2006 In all Virginia elections, if the margin of defeat is less than half of a percentage point, the Commonwealth of Virginia allows the apparent losing candidate to request a recount, paid for by the local jurisdictions. If the margin of defeat is between one and one-half of a percentage point, the losing candidate is still entitled to request a recount, but must cover its expense. Joan Lowy https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061108/ap_on_el_se/senate_recount Recount likely in Virginia Senate race Associated Press (via Yahoo! News) November 8, 2006 November 9, 2006 September 2010 H3llBot November 2006 http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/documents/Virginia_Recounts_-_The_Basics.doc Virginia Recounts -- The Basics DOC Election Laws Virginia State Board of Elections November 8, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061108225952/http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/documents/Virginia_Recounts_-_The_Basics.doc November 8, 2006 dead mdy-all Because the difference was less than 0.5%, George Allen could have requested a recount paid for by the government, but declined to make such a request. That was likely because: Even in large jurisdictions, recounts — such as those in Florida in 2000 and Washington's 2004 gubernatorial election — rarely result in a swing of more than 1,000 votes, and Allen was trailing by almost 10,000 in the initial count. In particular, almost all votes in this Virginia election were cast using electronic voting machines, whose results are unlikely to change in a recount. There was wide speculation that calling for a recount (and still losing) would give Allen a "sore loser" label, which would hurt his future election campaigns, including what some speculated might still involve a 2008 presidential run. However, after losing the senatorial election, on December 10, 2006, Allen announced that he would not be running for president in 2008. Washington Washington election Washington presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Washington 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Washington 2012 125x136px Maria Cantwell, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (United States) 1,184,659 56.9% Mike McGavick.jpg Mike McGavick Republican Party (United States) 832,106 39.9% File:2006 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsCantwell: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%McGavick: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (United States) Maria Cantwell Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Washington List of United States senators from Washington Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won re-election to a second term. The filing deadline was July 28, 2006, with the primary held September 19, 2006. http://www.politics1.com/wa.htm Washington Ron Gunzburger March 8, 2005 Politics1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20060316213129/http://www.politics1.com/wa.htm March 16, 2006 September 19, 2013 Cantwell consistently led in polling throughout the race, although political analysts saw her as vulnerable this election cycle due to her extremely narrow win in 2000 and discontent among progressive voters. In November, The National Journal ranked Cantwell's seat as number 13 of the top 20 races to watch based on the likelihood of switching party control, and the third-highest Democratic seat likely to flip. https://web.archive.org/web/20080511155222/http://nationaljournal.com/racerankings/senate/ May 11, 2008 However, in an election marked by discontent over the Republican leadership in D.C., Cantwell easily won by a 17% margin of victory. Cantwell cruises by McGavick for 2nd term Alex Fryer http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003366966_wasenate08m.html The Seattle Times November 8, 2006 September 19, 2013 Statewide politics in Washington had been dominated by the Democratic Party for many years. The governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, state auditor, and insurance commissioner were all Democrats, while only secretary of state, attorney general, and commissioner of public lands were Republican. Of the nine representatives Washington sent to the House of Representatives, six were Democrats. Democrat Patty Murray was the state's senior senator. Cantwell won her initial election to the Senate in 2000 over Slade Gorton by 2,229 votes. Due to the closeness of that race, and the close gubernatorial contest between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi in November 2004, many Republicans believed they had a strong chance of capturing Cantwell's seat in 2006. On March 9, 2006, Aaron Dixon announced his decision to seek the Green Party's nomination for U.S. Senate, challenging Cantwell on her continued support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and the USA PATRIOT Act. On May 13, 2006, Mr. Dixon secured the party's nomination at the Green Party of Washington state's Spring Convention. Initially, Cantwell had two challengers from within the Democratic primary, both of them taking strong stances against the Iraq war that brought attention to Cantwell's votes for the Iraq Resolution and against a timeline for withdrawal. Three other Democrats also entered the primary race. On August 8, 2006, the incumbent Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, lost his primary race to challenger Ned Lamont by 52%-48%, and then ran as an Independent in the general election. A great deal of attention was focused on this race as an early barometer of both anti-incumbent and anti-war sentiment nationwide. Comparisons were made between Lieberman's troubles and Cantwell's re-election bid, citing Cantwell's vote in favor of the Iraq Resolution that led to the war, her refusal to say she regretted the vote, and her vote against a timetable for withdrawal. Lieberman Explains His Stance on Iraq Patrick Healy Jennifer Medina https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/nyregion/07campaign.html?_r=1&ref=washington&oref=slogin The New York Times August 7, 2006 September 19, 2013 Nutmeg State Democrats Choose Lamont Seth Gitell http://www.nysun.com/article/37604?page_no=1 The New York Sun August 9, 2006 September 19, 2013 September 29, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929123517/http://www.nysun.com/article/37604?page_no=1 dead Unlike Lamont's campaign, Cantwell's anti-war opponents' campaigns received much less funding and did not have the same support from the blogosphere that brought Lamont to prominence and improved his name recognition. Also, unlike Lieberman, Cantwell altered her position on the war during her campaign and criticized the Bush Administration for its conduct of the war. She also hired her most vocal anti-war primary opponent, Mark Wilson, at $8,000-a-month salary, a move that was described by political commentators as "buying out" the opposition (which she also allegedly attempted with other anti-war challengers Hong Tran and Aaron Dixon). http://soundpolitics.com/archives/006979.html Did Senator Cantwell try to co-opt another opponent? Earling Eric September 25, 2006 Sound Politics September 19, 2013 May 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502233503/http://soundpolitics.com/archives/006979.html dead The article noted that, despite the differences in exact circumstances, the Lieberman defeat also showed that voters were in an anti-incumbent mood, which could've created problems for Cantwell. Anti-war liberals blast Cantwell Neil Modie http://seattlepi.com/local/280737_cantwell10.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer August 9, 2006 September 19, 2013 This was supported by another P-I article that also noted that the primary loss of Lieberman and two House incumbents, Michigan Republican Joe Schwarz and Georgia Democrat Cynthia McKinney, on the same day indicated that there may have been a nationwide anti-incumbent trend.September 2013 Following the primary results, Cantwell endorsed Ned Lamont and McGavick responded by endorsing Senator Lieberman.McGavick Pledges to Contribute $$ to Lieberman Campaign https://slog.thestranger.com/2006/08/mcgavick_pledges_to 2024-06-01 slog.thestranger.com The Dixon campaign released a statement criticizing Cantwell's "spin and vague rhetoric" on the war, and equating her current position to a pro-war stance similar to Lieberman's.http://www.gp.org/press/states/wa_2006_08_16.shtml Cantwell Can't Hide Her Pro-War Record With Spin and Vague Rhetoric, Says Dixon Green Party of the United States August 11, 2006 September 19, 2013 September 19, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130919015907/http://www.gp.org//press/states/wa_2006_08_16.shtml dead mdy-all gp.org/ On August 14, less than a week after Lamont's win and nearly four years after the actual event, Cantwell for the first time said she would have voted against the authorization to use force in Iraq if she knew then what she knew in 2006. Frist backs McGavick but not all his views David Postman http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003199347_frist15m.html The Seattle Times August 15, 2006 September 19, 2013 However, she did so only after hearing her opponent McGavick say that he would have voted against the authorization under those conditions. Should we leave Iraq? Major split in state Alex Fryer http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003204613_iraqpoll17m.html The Seattle Times August 17, 2006 September 19, 2013 Cantwell has stated that she had no regrets for her vote in favor of the authorization.Cantwell stands behind support for Iraq war The Spokesman-Review https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jan/20/cantwell-stands-behind-support-for-iraq-war/ 2024-06-01 www.spokesman.com January 20, 2006 On July 9, anti-war challenger Mark Wilson announced he would abandon his bid, endorse Cantwell, and take a paid position offered by Cantwell's campaign, one day after progressive activist and anti-war critic Dal LaMagna had been hired to be the Cantwell campaign's co-chair. Initially, Cantwell's campaign refused to state how much they were paying Wilson, but under pressure from the media, disclosed that he was receiving $8,000 per month, only slightly less than Cantwell's campaign manager Matt Butler, who earns $8,731 per month. McGavick puts Cantwell on defensive http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003129895_campaigned16.html The Seattle Times July 18, 2006 September 19, 2013 Cantwell pays former opponent $8,000 a month: Campaign manager makes only a little more Neil Modie http://seattlepi.com/local/277718_cantwell15.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 14, 2006 September 19, 2013 The next day, Hong Tran received a call from LaMagna saying they would like her to join their campaign, in a context that she interpreted as a job offer, which she refused. Last Cantwell rival believes campaign offered job to end all opposition Neil Modie http://seattlepi.com/local/277260_senate12.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 11, 2006 September 19, 2013 Political commentators, including those at the Seattle Post Intelligencer and one at The Washington Times, expressed their views that Cantwell was attempting to eliminate the viable options anti-war Democrats had to voice their opinion on the war in the upcoming primary by having Wilson join her campaign and then soliciting Tran. Washington senatorial cliffhanger http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20060723-093644-5778r.htm The Washington Times July 23, 2006 September 19, 2013 Do hires make her Maria, Queen of Smarts? Robert L. Jamieson Jr. http://seattlepi.com/jamieson/277134_robert11.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 10, 2006 September 19, 2013 Election 2006: Price is right http://seattlepi.com/opinion/277298_cantwelled.html https://archive.today/20130202121317/http://seattlepi.com/opinion/277298_cantwelled.html dead February 2, 2013 Seattle Post-Intelligencer July 12, 2006 September 19, 2013 Cantwell organizer strangely silent Susan Paynter http://seattlepi.com/paynter/285695_paynt20.html Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 19, 2006 September 19, 2013 October 12, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081012174344/http://seattlepi.com/paynter/285695_paynt20.html dead Wilson's supporters and journalists expressed surprise at his withdrawal from the race after a 16-month campaign, where he was a sharp critic of the incumbent Senator, who he referred to on his campaign website as a "free-trading corporate elitist" who "bought her seat", then "alienated and alarmed" her base. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040828/http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_071006WABmarkwilsonKC.45ceb0a1.html September 27, 2007 When asked by reporters if he still believed what he said about Cantwell during his primary bid, he stated: "I believed in it to a point in order to capitalize on what was already existent, which was a rift within the Democratic Party over the issue of the war." https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13801927 Cantwell opponent drops challenge: Joins Cantwell campaign in paid position July 10, 2006 NBC News September 19, 2013 Both Dixon and Tran publicly doubted that Wilson's apparent change of heart was genuine, citing his paid position with the campaign and his initial refusal to disclose his salary. On September 25, Joshua Frank reported that Dixon was alleging that he had been contacted twice in July by Mark Wilson, who implied that large donations to Dixon's non-profit organization, Central House, would be made if he were to withdraw his candidacy before filing. Dixon also claimed that Wilson was not the only Cantwell staffer to contact him, but declined to disclose who the other staff was. Dixon also made this claim on a Democracy Now! broadcast.https://www.worldnewstrust.com/?task=view https://web.archive.org/web/20061128181806/http://www.worldnewstrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=218 dead News Portal November 28, 2006 World News Trust David Postman of the Seattle Times contacted the Cantwell campaign about the allegations; their spokesperson didn't say it didn't happen but stated that no one on the campaign had been authorized to speak to Dixon about his campaign. The campaign did not allow access to Wilson so he could respond as to whether the conversation took place. http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2006/09/green_candidate_dixon_says_cantwell_campaign_wante.html Green candidate Dixon says Cantwell campaign wanted him out of race Postman David September 25, 2006 The Seattle Times September 19, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120320150604/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2006/09/green_candidate_dixon_says_cantwell_campaign_wante.html March 20, 2012 Other reporters also had trouble contacting Wilson; Susan Paynter of the Seattle P-I, in an article on his shunning of the media, noted that there had been a widespread assumption after Wilson's hire that the intent was to silence him and that his disappearance only reinforced this assumption, calling it "the political equivalent of a farm subsidy." Paynter also quoted Hong Tran as saying that the reaction to Wilson's initial appearances on the campaign trail after he had joined Cantwell were so negative that she was not surprised he disappeared. On September 19, after her defeat in the Democratic primary, Hong Tran lamented to the Seattle Times of "how undemocratic the Democratic Party really is" saying the state Democratic party had tried to keep her from getting attention, forbidding her from putting up signs at Coordinated Campaign events and not giving her access to the state party voter rolls.Postman David September 19, 2006 Hong Tran looks to the next race http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2006/09/hong_tran_looks_to_the_next_race.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150403112259/http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/davidpostman/archives/2006/09/hong_tran_looks_to_the_next_race.html April 3, 2015 September 19, 2013 Postman on Politics The Seattle Times mdy-all Cantwell, whose campaign hired two of her early critics, had also refused to debate Tran. When asked before the primary whether she would endorse the senator if her primary bid proved unsuccessful, Tran had responded, "certainly not." Party rival says Cantwell deserves to lose over war http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060918-105742-6654r.htm The Washington Times September 18, 2006 September 19, 2013 Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Maria Cantwell (Incumbent) 570,677 90.76% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Hong Tran 33,124 5.27% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Mike The Mover 11,274 1.79% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Michael Goodspaceguy Nelson 9,454 1.50% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Mohammad H. Said 4,222 0.67% N/A From the Washington Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20060923205848/http://vote.wa.gov/elections/PrimaryResults/Results.aspx?o=8f43af96-81c1-47c6-8b5f-3ad9dee0e6ad September 23, 2006 In early hypothetical matchups in 2005 compiled by conservative pollster Strategic Vision, https://web.archive.org/web/20060613221738/http://www.strategicvision.biz/political/washington_poll_0520.htm June 13, 2006 Rossi led Cantwell. Republican leadership reportedly pleaded with Rossi to jump into the ring. Rossi declined. Speculation next centered on Rick White (who had taken Cantwell's House seat in 1994), state GOP chair Chris Vance, former Seattle television reporter Susan Hutchison, and former 8th district Congressional candidate and Republican National Committee member Diane Tebelius. None of those chose to enter the race. Republican leaders finally got behind former Safeco Insurance CEO Mike McGavick. Republican primary Republican Party (United States) Mike McGavick 397,524 85.88% N/A Republican Party (United States) Brad Klippert 32,213 6.96% N/A Republican Party (United States) Warren E. Hanson 17,881 3.86% N/A Republican Party (United States) B. Barry Massoudi 6,410 1.38% N/A Republican Party (United States) Gordon Allen Pross 5,196 1.12% N/A Republican Party (United States) William Edward Chovil 3,670 0.79% N/A Cantwell was projected to be the winner right when the polls closed at 11:00 p.m. EST Time. 2006 United States Senate election in Washingtonhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=134&c=&c2=&t=985&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2006 General State Totals Proofed · County Totals Proofed U. S. Senator Reed Sam Sam Reed November 7, 2006 Secretary of State of Washington January 18, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 1,184,659 56.85% +8.12 Republican Party (United States) Mike McGavick 832,106 39.93% −8.71 Libertarian Party (United States) Bruce Guthrie 29,331 1.41% -1.22 Green Party (United States) Aaron Dixon 21,254 1.02% N/A Independent politician Robin Adair 16,384 0.79% N/A 2,083,734 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) West Virginia West Virginia election West Virginia presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in West Virginia 2000 2010 United States Senate special election in West Virginia 2010 (special) 125x136px Robert Byrd official portrait (cropped).jpg Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) 296,276 64.4% John Raese.jpg John Raese Republican Party (United States) 155,043 33.7% 2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 250px County resultsByrd: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Raese: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) Robert Byrd Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia List of United States senators from West Virginia Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a ninth term.http://www.wvsos.com/elections/candidates/CumulativeCandidateListResidentGenlist.pdf WV Secretary of State Website wvsos.com December 20, 2017http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/WV/ CNN.com - Elections 2006 cnn.com December 20, 2017 He was sworn in on January 4, 2007. Before the 2000 presidential election, West Virginia had been won by the Democratic nominee every time since 1932 (except for the Republican landslides of 1956, 1972, and 1984). In 2000, then Republican Governor George W. Bush of Texas won West Virginia's five electoral college votes over then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee by a margin of 52–46. Also in the 2000 election, Republican Shelley Moore Capito, the daughter of Former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., won a surprise victory over Democrat Jim Humphreys for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat to the United States House of Representatives. She would become the first Republican in West Virginia to hold a Congressional office for more than one term since her father in 1969. Before these two major victories for national and West Virginia Republicans, it was difficult to find a Republican who could mount a formidable campaign against Democrats running for public office in West Virginia. President Bush won West Virginia again in the 2004 presidential election over John F. Kerry, the Democratic junior Senator from Massachusetts by a margin of 56–43. Both Representative Alan Mollohan (D-1st District) and Representative Nick Rahall (D-3rd District) had more formidable challenges from Republicans when compared to 2000 and 2002. Republican Brent Benjamin defeated Democratic incumbent West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Warren McGraw, and Republican Betty Ireland defeated liberal-Democrat Ken Hechler, a former congressman and secretary of state, for West Virginia Secretary of State. Since 2000, the Republicans had gained seven net seats in both the West Virginia Senate and the West Virginia House of Delegates. However, the Democrats held 60% of the seats in the Senate and 68% of the seats in the House. Along with continued majorities in the legislature, Democrats also had some other victories. Even though both Bush and Capito won their respective offices in 2000, Senator Byrd sailed to an eighth term with 78% of the vote over Republican David Gallaher. Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV easily won a fourth term to the Senate in 2002 by a margin of 63–37 over Republican Jay Wolfe. In 2000, 2002, and 2004, both Representative Mollohan and Representative Rahall were re-elected by much stronger margins than Capito. In 2004, Republican Monty Warner failed to defeat Democratic West Virginia Secretary of State Joe Manchin for governor. After the Republicans failed to win the governor's race, West Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Kris Warner, the brother of Monty, was put under pressure to resign his post; he did so in May 2005.http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=2679 Warner to Quit as GOP Chairman - WOWK-TV - WOWKTV.com December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20051001030122/http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=2679 October 1, 2005 dead mdy-all Wheeling attorney Rob Capehart took his place. (Dr. Doug McKinney of Bridgeport was the next to hold the post.) Another brother of Monty, Kasey, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, was removed as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia on August 1, 2005. No explanation has been given for his departure and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles T. Miller currently represents the district. Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) Robert Byrd (Incumbent) 159,154 85.7% Democratic Party (United States) Billy Hendricks, Jr. 26,609 14.3% Both state and national Republicans chose Shelley Moore Capito as their first choice to challenge Byrd. Early polling showed Byrd with only around a ten-point lead. Capito had even met with National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole, whose husband, Bob Dole, served alongside Byrd as majority and minority leader in the Senate, to discuss a possible run.http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/062305.html Capito, Dole discuss Senate bid October 26, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051202130809/http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Campaign/062305.html December 2, 2005 dead mdy-all Despite party leaders pushing for her to run, on October 3, 2005, Capito announced she would seek a fourth term for her congressional seat rather than run against Byrd. She cited the negativity of a possible Byrd-Capito race as a reason for not running.http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=5576 Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito Won't Run For Senate - WOWK-TV - WOWKTV.com December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060321171715/http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=5576 March 21, 2006 dead mdy-all Other reasons for Capito not running include the following: Capito's seat is widely considered safe; Capito is rising in House leadership; if Capito ran against Byrd, her seat could possibly have fallen back into the Democratic column; and Capito's large amount of contributions from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay could be brought into question. After Capito decided not to run, Republicans hoped to recruit Secretary of State Betty Ireland, the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia. On October 27, 2005, however, Ireland announced she would not run against the eight-term senator. She said that the office of Secretary of State should not be used as a political stepping stone.http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6227 Secretary of State Betty Ireland Won't Challenge Byrd - WOWK-TV - WOWKTV.com December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060513110722/http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6227 May 13, 2006 dead mdy-all Ironically, Joe Manchin held the office of Secretary of State during his campaign for governor. Conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote in a September 24, 2005, articlehttp://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2005/09/24/155691.html Robert Novak Articles - Political Columnist & Commentator - Robert Novak Townhall December 20, 2017 December 2, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20051202193439/http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/robertnovak/2005/09/24/155691.html dead that Gale Catlett's, the former head coach of the West Virginia University Men's Basketball team, name had been floated around as a possible challenger to Byrd. Catlett had in fact talked to West Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Capehart about either running against Byrd or possibly Representative Mollohan. It was also reported that if Capito had run against Byrd, Catlett would seek her seat. However, on November 11, 2005, Catlett decided not to run against Senator Byrd or Representative Mollohan. https://web.archive.org/web/20070704072543/http://theintelligencer.net/news/story/1112202005_new2catlett.asp July 4, 2007 (A side note: On November 12, 2005, Ohio County Delegate Chris Wakim (R) announced his intentions to run against Representative Mollohan.http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6721 Wakim Will Challenge Mollohan in Congressional Race - WTRF-TV - WTRF.com December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060510151943/http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=6721 May 10, 2006 dead mdy-all) On January 11, 2006, TheHill.com reported that NRSC Chairwoman Dole met with John Raese, the 1984 Republican United States Senate candidate and 1988 Republican Gubernatorial primary-candidate to discuss a possible run for the nomination in May.http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/011106/byrd.html Raese pressed to take on Byrd January 12, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060116100919/http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/011106/byrd.html January 16, 2006 dead mdy-all Raese did file for the primary by the deadline of January 28, 2006. Republican primary Republican Party (United States) John Raese 47,408 58.3% Republican Party (United States) Hiram Lewis 18,496 22.7% Republican Party (United States) Rick Snuffer 4,870 6.0% Republican Party (United States) Charles G. "Bud" Railey 4,364 5.4% Republican Party (United States) Paul J. Brown 3,464 4.3% Republican Party (United States) Zane Lawhorn 2,723 3.3% Byrd was extremely popular as he had approval ratings in the low 60% range.http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=5441 Senator Robert C. Byrd Makes Official Announcement - WOWK-TV - WOWKTV.com December 20, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20060321171919/http://www.wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=5441 March 21, 2006 dead mdy-all Raese, a millionaire, self-financed his campaign. He spent campaign ads on attacking Byrd. West Virginia general election Democratic Party (United States) Robert Byrd (Incumbent) 296,276 64.4% -13.3% Republican Party (United States) John Raese 155,043 33.7% +13.56% Mountain Party Jesse Johnson 8,565 1.9% n/a 141,233 30.7% -26.9% 459,884 40.4% -21.5% Democratic Party (United States) Wisconsin Wisconsin election Wisconsin presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2000 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 2012 125x136px Herbert Kohl, official photo.jpg Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) 1,439,214 67.3% No image.png Robert Lorge Republican Party (United States) 630,299 29.5% 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 220px Kohl: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0D0596 >90% U.S. Senator Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl Democratic Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin List of United States senators from Wisconsin Incumbent Democrat Herb Kohl won re-election to a fourth term.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=114326 Our Campaigns - WI US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2006 ourcampaigns.com December 20, 2017 2006 Wisconsin United States Senate Election Democratic Primary Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl (Incumbent) 308,178 85.66% Democratic Party (United States) Ben Masel 51,245 14.24% |- class="vcard" ! style="background:#e9e9e9;"| | class = "org" | Democratic Party | class = "fn" | Other | style="text-align:right;"| 335 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.09% | style="text-align:right;"| |- 2006 Wisconsin United States Senate Election Republican Primary Republican Party (United States) Robert Lorge 194,633 99.73% |- class="vcard" ! style="background:#e9e9e9;"| | class = "org" | Republican Party | class = "fn" | Other | style="text-align:right;"| 530 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.27% | style="text-align:right;"| Robert Lorge was the Republican candidate for the seat after being the only Republican candidate to file before the filing deadline on July 11, 2006. Despite receiving no money or support from the State or National Republican party he fared better than Republican Senate candidates in New York, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and was the only major party candidate in 2006 able to deliver votes for under $1 in the Post McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law era.Robert Gerald Lorge - $0 raised, '08 election cycle, Wisconsin (WI), Republican Party, Senate https://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/robert_gerald_lorge.asp?cycle=08 2024-06-01 www.campaignmoney.com Wisconsin general electionhttp://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=9719&locid=47 Archived copy November 7, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061108220513/http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=9719&locid=47 November 8, 2006 dead mdy-all Democratic Party (United States) Herb Kohl (Incumbent) 1,439,214 67.31% +5.8% Republican Party (United States) Robert Lorge 630,299 29.48% -7.5% Green Party (United States) Rae Vogeler 42,434 1.98% n/a Independent Ben Glatzel 25,096 1.17% n/a Other Scattered 1,254 0.06% n/a 808,915 37.83% 2,138,297 50.86% Democratic Party (United States) Kohl won a majority in every county in the state. Kohl's weakest performance in the state was suburban Washington County, Wisconsin, which Kohl won with just 49.6%. Kohl's strongest performance was in rural Menominee County, where he won with over 90% of the vote. Vogeler's best performance was in Dane County, where she came in third place with over 5%, a county where Lorge had his second weakest performance.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections David Leip uselectionatlas.org December 20, 2017 Wyoming Wyoming election Wyoming presidential no 2000 United States Senate election in Wyoming 2000 2008 United States Senate special election in Wyoming 2008 (special) 125x136px Thomascraigportrait.jpg Craig L. Thomas Republican Party (United States) 135,174 70.0% No image.svg Dale Groutage Democratic Party (United States) 57,761 29.9% 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming results map by county.svg 260px County resultsThomas: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas Republican Party (United States) Craig L. Thomas Republican Party (United States) 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming List of United States senators from Wyoming Incumbent Republican Craig Thomas won re-election to a third term. Thomas died 5 months into his term on June 4, 2007, after battling leukemia. Democratic primaryhttp://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2006/06Results/D_Statewide_Candidate_Summary.pdf Results 2006 soswy.state.wy.us 2019-05-27 Dale Groutage Democratic Party (United States) 24,924 100.00% 24,924 100.00% Republican primaryhttp://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2006/06Results/R_Statewide_Candidate_Summary.pdf Results 2006 soswy.state.wy.us 2019-05-27 Craig Thomas (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 78,211 100.00% 78,211 100.00% Thomas was a very popular two term incumbent, having a 68% approval rating.http://legacy.rasmussenreports.com/MembersOnly/2006%20State%20Polls/July%202006/WY_070606%20Toplines.htm Archived copy November 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182825/http://legacy.rasmussenreports.com/MembersOnly/2006%20State%20Polls/July%202006/WY_070606%20Toplines.htm March 3, 2016 dead Despite doing very well in the polls, Thomas agreed to a debate. An October debate was sponsored by the Casper Star-Tribune and KCWY in Casper. Thomas said the nation has made progress in its energy policy, while Groutage said the nation's energy policy has failed because Congress has done more for special interests than the people.http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2006/10/16/election_2006/races/united_states/house_of_representatives/ushouse273.txt https://archive.today/20130210000800/http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2006/10/16/election_2006/races/united_states/house_of_representatives/ushouse273.txt dead February 10, 2013 Candidates face off for first time December 20, 2017 Wyoming general electionhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm 2006 Election Statistics clerk.house.gov December 20, 2017 Republican Party (United States) Craig L. Thomas (Incumbent) 135,174 69.99% -3.78% Democratic Party (United States) Dale Groutage 57,671 29.86% +7.82% Write-ins 291 0.15% 77,503 40.13% -11.61% 193,136 Republican Party (United States) Thomas won at least 56% of the vote in every county in Wyoming. See also 2006 United States elections 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 109th United States Congress 110th United States Congress Further reading Orey, Byron D'Andra. 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