2006 Arkansas elections

none February 2026 September 2023 November 2010 November 2010 2006 Arkansas elections Arkansas presidential no 2002 Arkansas elections 2002 2010 Arkansas elections 2010 Arkansas's 2006 state elections were held November 7, 2006. Primaries were held May 23 and runoffs, if necessary, were held June 13. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges. In the 2006 general election in Arkansas, Democratic candidates won all statewide executive offices, majorities in both state legislative chambers, and 3 out of 4 U.S. House seats. Governor 2006 Arkansas gubernatorial election Democrat Mike Beebe - Attorney General Republican Asa Hutchinson - former Undersecretary of Homeland Security Green Party Jim Lendall (ran for Governor 2006 - former state representative) Third Parties Rod Bryan (independent) - musician Lieutenant governor 2006 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election Democratic primary Bill Halter - former Social Security commissioner Tim Wooldridge - state senator, District 11 Mike Hathorn - former state representative, Arkansas Rural Development Commissioner Jay Martin - state representative, North Little Rock Halter came in first in the Democratic primary: 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Bill Halter 110,797 40 Tim Wooldridge 73,718 26.6 Mike Hathorn 68,531 24.7 Jay Martin 24,174 8.7 Democratic Run-off Halter also won the run-off:2006 General Primary Runoff, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Bill Halter 97,279 56.5 Tim Wooldridge 74,906 43.5 Republican primary Jim Holt - state senator, District 35 Charles "Chuck" Banks - former US Attorney Douglas Jay Matayo - state representative, Springdale Holt won the primary:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Republican - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Republican PrimaryCandidateVotes% Jim Holt 35,309 56.2 Charles Banks 15,722 25 Douglas Jay Matayo 11,837 18.8 Secretary of State Democrat Charlie Daniels - incumbent Republican Jim Lagrone - businessman, former Baptist pastor Green Party Ralph "Marty" Scully - retiree, former Teamster 250px|thumb|Results by county Daniels: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Lagrone: #E27F7F 50–60% Attorney general 2006 Arkansas Attorney General election Arkansas presidential no 2002 Arkansas elections#Attorney General 2002 2010 Arkansas elections#Attorney general 2010 3x4.svg Gunner DeLay Republican Party (US) 281,598 37.1% File:Dustin McDaniel 2010 (cropped).jpg Dustin McDaniel Democratic Party (US) 443,476 58.4% File:2006 Arkansas attorney general election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsMcDaniel: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%DeLay: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Attorney General Mike Beebe Democratic Party (US) Dustin McDaniel Democratic Party (US) Democratic primary Dustin McDaniel - State Representative, District 75 (Jonesboro), former attorney. Paul Suskie - North Little Rock City Attorney, Afghanistan Conflict veteran. Robert Leo Herzfeld - Saline County Prosecutor. McDaniel came in first:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. Attorney General - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Dustin McDaniel 104,328 38.4 Paul Suskie 87,017 32 Robert Leo Herzfeld 80,437 29.6 Democratic Run-off McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes:2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at https://archive.today/20130416093752/http://www.votenaturally.org/electionresults/index.php?ac:show:contest_statewide=1&elecid=131&contestid=3 Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. Attorney General - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Dustin McDaniel 87,000 50.8 Paul Suskie 84,334 49.2 Republican Gunner DeLay - former state senator, attorney Green Party Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas Auditor of State Democrat Jim Wood - incumbent Green Party Michael Bolzenius - advertising salesman 250px|thumb|Results by county Wood: #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% State Treasurer Democratic primary Martha Shoffner - former state representative, 2002 auditor candidate Mac Campbell - tax attorney, former counsel to Senator Blanche Lincoln Don House - businessman, state representative (Walnut Ridge) Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. State Treasurer - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Martha Shoffner 115,582 43.8 Mac Campbell 94,826 35.9 Don House 53,526 20.3 Democratic Run-off Shoffner won the run-off:2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010. State Treasurer - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Martha Shoffner 91,081 54.1 Mac Campbell 77,293 45.9 Republican Chris Morris - staffer for Governor Mike Huckabee Green Party Brock Carpenter - student, Hendrix College 250px|thumb|Results by county Shoffner: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Morris: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Commissioner of State Lands Democrat Mark Wilcox - incumbent Green Party R. David Lewis - attorney Judicial Elections Judicial elections are nonpartisan. Supreme Court Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms. Position 2 Donald Louis Corbin - incumbent Roger Harrod - Maumelle district court judge Supreme Court Position 2 Results Votes Percentage  Donald Louis Corbin 193,625 62.8  Roger Harrod 114,957 37.3  Total 308,582 100 Position 5 Paul Danielson - circuit judge for the 15th circuit Wendell Griffen - appeals judge, District 6 Supreme Court Position 5 Results Votes Percentage  Paul Danielson 177,406 57.2  Wendell Griffen 132,789 42.8  Total 310,195 100 Position 6 Annabelle Clinton Imber - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection. Position 7 Robert Brown - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection. Court of Appeals Elections were held on primary election day for four appeals judges to new eight-year terms. All candidates stood unopposed and were reelected by acclamation: Judge John Pittman - District 1, Position 1 Denzil Price Marshall - District 1, Position 2 Judge Terry Crabtree - District 3, Position 2 Judge Larry Vaught - District 6, Position 2 Circuit Courts Elections were also held on primary election day for eight district court judges, for six-year terms. Necessary run-offs will be held with the general election. Unopposed: Judge John Mark Lindsay - District 4, Division 6 Judge Ellen Brantley - District 6, Division 16, Subdistrict 6.2 Judge Mackie Pierce - District 6, Division 17, Subdistrict 6.2 District 2, Division 7, At-Large Votes Percentage  Barbara Halsey 15,417 48.5  Raymond Spruell 8,476 26.7  Alan Seagrave 7,881 24.8  Total 31,774 100 District 8-North, Division 1 Votes Percentage  William Randal Wright 4,094 66  Mark Gunter 2,108 34  Total 6,202 100 District 11-West, Division 2 Votes Percentage  Robert Wyatt 4,874 50.2  Wilson Bynum 4,840 49.8  Total 9,714 100 District 18-East, Division 4 Votes Percentage  Judge Marcia Renaud Hearnsberger 6,884 53.9  Latt Bachelor 5,887 46.1  Total 12,771 100 General Assembly Elections State Senate 17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms. Arkansas State Senate Members  Republican-Held 8  Democrat-Held 27 Elections, 2006  Republican Held and Uncontested 8  Contested 3  Democratic Held and Uncontested 24  Total 35 State House All 100 House seats are up for re-election. Arkansas State House Members  Republican-Held 29  Democrat-Held 71 Elections, 2006  Uncontested Republican 20  Contested 32  Uncontested Democratic 48  Total 100 Referendums Constitutional Amendment 1: would amend the Arkansas Constitution to lift prohibitions against gambling from bingos and lotteries conducted by authorized nonprofit organizations, such as churches or volunteer fire organizations. Referred Question 1: would allow the state to issue no more than $250 million in bonds to finance the development of technology and facilities for state institutions of higher education. References Category:2006 elections in the United States by state or territory