The Green Papers: Arizona 2006 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 September 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2000 Census:5,140,683 (1.82% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,625,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):2,173,122
Capital:Phoenix
Tuesday 12 September 2006 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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Arizona State and Local Government


ARIZONA PRIMARY

Tuesday 12 September 2006

Primary Filing Deadline was 14 June 2006.

ARIZONA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

Contested STATEWIDE races:

  • Governor:
    • Republicans have nominated Len Munsil
  • Mine Inspector:
    • Republicans have nominated Joe Hart
  • Superintendent of Public Instruction:
    • Democrats have nominated Jason Williams

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

  • CD 1:
    • Democrats have nominated Ellen Simon
  • CD 2:
    • Democrats have nominated John Armin Thrasher
  • CD 3:
    • Democrats With 99.6% of the precincts reporting the primary is close to call. Donald G. "Don" Chilton (50.1%) to Herbert James "Herb" Paine (49.9%)
  • CD 7:
    • Republicans have nominated Ron Drake
  • CD 8:
    • Democrats have nominated Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
    • Republicans have nominated Randall "Randy" Graf
 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl
  Elected Republican 607,778 52.77% Senator Jon L. Kyl
FEC: $14,123,880
  Candidate Democratic 506,759 43.99% Jim Pederson
FEC: $14,709,628
  Candidate Libertarian 37,319 3.24% Richard Mack
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     Stephen "The Penny Man" Baker
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     Ray Caplette
FEC finanical report not available
Total 1,151,856 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator John McCain
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years, All Governors

Chair up for election Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano
  Elected Democratic 727,739 62.92% Governor Janet Napolitano
  Candidate Republican 405,456 35.06% Len Munsil
  Candidate Libertarian 23,414 2.02% Barry J. Hess, II
  Candidate Write-in     Authur Ray Arvizu
  Candidate Write-in     Robert B. Winn
  Candidate Write-in     Brian "Mr. Wright" Wright
Total 1,156,609 100.00%  

109th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (5 Renominated, 1 Open);
2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Rick Renzi
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Rick Renzi
  Elected Republican 88,760 51.52% Congressman Rick Renzi
FEC: $2,110,744
  Candidate Democratic 75,257 43.68% Ellen Simon
FEC: $1,514,960
  Candidate Libertarian 8,272 4.80% David B. Schlosser
FEC: $29,550
Total 172,289 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Trent Franks
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Trent Franks
  Elected Republican 97,100 58.19% Congressman Trent Franks
FEC: $440,591
  Candidate Democratic 65,490 39.25% John Armin Thrasher
FEC: $37,620
  Candidate Libertarian 4,280 2.56% Powell Gammill
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     William Stephen Crum
FEC finanical report not available
Total 166,870 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John B. Shadegg
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman John B. Shadegg
  Elected Republican 76,739 58.46% Congressman John B. Shadegg
FEC: $1,078,942
  Candidate Democratic 51,021 38.87% Herbert James "Herb" Paine
FEC: $102,521
  Candidate Libertarian 3,511 2.67% Mark J. Yannone
FEC finanical report not available
Total 131,271 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 24 September 1991- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Morris Udall, 4 May 1991
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
  Elected Democratic 38,786 72.09% Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
FEC: $1,092,996
  Candidate Republican 12,994 24.15% Don Karg
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian) 2,020 3.75% Ronald Harders
FEC finanical report not available
Total 53,800 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Toss-up - Republican Congressman J.D. Hayworth vs. Democratic Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell
  Elected Democratic 73,762 50.40% Harold E. "Harry" Mitchell
FEC: $1,954,180
  Candidate Republican 67,830 46.35% Congressman J.D. Hayworth
FEC: $2,947,388
  Candidate Libertarian 4,754 3.25% Warren Severin
FEC finanical report not available
Total 146,346 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Jeff Flake
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Jeff Flake
  Elected Republican 109,288 74.08% Congressman Jeff Flake
FEC: $543,620
  Candidate Libertarian 38,230 25.92% Jason M. Blair
FEC finanical report not available
Total 147,518 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Raśl M. Grijalva
  Elected Democratic 62,679 60.57% Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
FEC: $623,493
  Candidate Republican 36,954 35.71% Ron Drake
FEC: $182,037
  Candidate Libertarian 3,846 3.72% Joe Cobb
FEC finanical report not available
Total 103,479 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman James T. "Jim" Kolbe
First elected: 1984
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - On 23 November 2005, 11 term Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe announced that he is retiring and will not seek re-election.
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Party switch - Democratic Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 114,263 54.15% Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords
FEC: $2,583,799
  Candidate Republican 89,104 42.22% Randall "Randy" Graf
FEC: $1,368,136
  Candidate Libertarian 4,007 1.90% David F. Nolan
FEC: $22,211
  Candidate Independent 3,649 1.73% Jay Dudley Quick
FEC: $58,311
  Candidate Write-in     Russ Dove
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     Leo F. Kimminau, Sr.
FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Write-in     Paul Price
FEC finanical report not available
Total 211,023 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Republican Secretary of State Jan Brewer
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Republican 726,622 57.41% Secretary of State Jan Brewer
  Candidate Democratic 495,151 39.12% Israel Torres
  Candidate Libertarian 43,944 3.47% Ernest Hancock
  Candidate Write-in     Selena A. Naumoff
Total 1,265,717 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 766,234 60.08% Attorney General Terry Goddard
  Candidate Republican 509,084 39.92% Bill Montgomery
Total 1,275,318 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election
Vacant
Republican Vacant Office
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Vacant Office - 22 February 2006: Arizona State Treasurer David A. Peterson (Republican) announced that he would not run for re-election in 2006. (The Arizona Attorney General is investigating possible allegations of wrongdoing.)
26 October 2006: Mr. Petersen resigned this office and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. The Governor will now have to appoint a Republican to replace Mr. Petersen for the slightly over two months remaining in his term.
  Elected Republican 703,778 56.90% Dean Martin
  Candidate Democratic 533,066 43.10% Rano Singh
Total 1,236,844 100.00%  
  
Thursday 26 October 2006: Arizona State Treasurer David Petersen resigned today and plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to report commissions he had received. Governor Janet Napolitano will then appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of Petersen's term: Arizona is electing a State Treasurer in next month's Election who will not take office until the following January. Under Arizona law, the replacement must be of the same Party as the person who had vacated the office: thus, because Petersen was a Republican, Napolitano- although a Democrat- will have to appoint a Republican to the post.

Mine Inspector  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Mine Inspector Douglas K. Martin
First elected: 1998 (2 year term); re-elected: 1990 and 1992 (two year terms), 1994, 1998, 2002 (4 year terms)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - At term limit
  Elected Republican 853,891 100.00% Joe Hart
Total 853,891 100.00%  

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary
  Elected Republican 670,489 53.98% Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne
  Candidate Democratic 571,573 46.02% Jason Williams
Total 1,242,062 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 13 candidates
  Republican: 12 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Libertarian: 11 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 11 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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