Missouri 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Missouri 2006 Midterm Election

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Missouri
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 August 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:	5,606,260	(1.99% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	4,105,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	3,860,672
Capital:	Jefferson City
Tuesday 8 August 2006 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).

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Missouri State and Local Government

MISSOURI PRIMARY

Tuesday 8 August 2006

MISSOURI PRIMARY Returns from an official source
Missouri Primary Results from a media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Democrats have nominated Claire McCaskill
- Republicans have renominated Jim Talent*
Auditor:
- Democrats have nominated Susan Montee
- Republicans are too close to call. With 100% of the precincts reporting: Sandra Thomas (86,681 votes, 29.09%) to Jack Jackson (84,963 votes, 28.51%)). Media report: Rep. Jackson calls for recount in close GOP auditor primary

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Republicans have nominated Mark Joseph Byrne
CD 2:
- Democrats have nominated George D. "Boots" Weber
- Republicans have renominated Todd Akin*
CD 3:
- Democrats have renominated Russ Carnahan*
CD 4:
- Republicans have nominated Jim Noland
CD 7:
- Democrats have nominated Jack Truman
- Republicans have renominated Roy Blunt*
CD 8:
- Democrats have nominated Veronica J. Hambacker



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

Class 1	Republican	Senator James Matthes "Jim" Talent • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Toss-up - Republican Senator James Matthes "Jim" Talent vs. Democratic Auditor Claire C. McCaskill

	Democratic	1,047,049	49.53%	Auditor Claire C. McCaskill • FEC: $11,906,356

	Republican	1,001,238	47.36%	Senator James Matthes "Jim" Talent • FEC: $14,098,563

	Libertarian	47,504	2.25%	Frank Gilmour • FEC finanical report not available

	Progressive Party of Missouri	18,274	0.86%	Lydia L. Lewis • FEC: $5,937
Total		2,114,065	100.00%

Class 3	Republican	Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

	Republican	Governor Matt Blunt • First elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

	Democratic			Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (4 Renominated); 5 Republican (5 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr.

	Democratic	139,561	72.84%	Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. • FEC: $443,363

	Republican	47,352	24.71%	Mark Joseph Byrne • FEC: $75,549

	Libertarian	4,688	2.45%	Robb E. Cunningham • FEC finanical report not available
Total		191,601	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Republican	Congressman William Todd Akin • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman William Todd Akin

	Republican	175,592	61.37%	Congressman William Todd Akin • FEC: $856,616

	Democratic	104,646	36.58%	George D. "Boots" Weber • FEC finanical report not available

	Libertarian	5,869	2.05%	Tamara A. Millay • FEC finanical report not available
Total		286,107	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Russ Carnahan • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Russ Carnahan

	Democratic	143,670	65.54%	Congressman Russ Carnahan • FEC: $1,263,763

	Republican	69,584	31.74%	David L. Bertelsen • FEC: $8,301

	Libertarian	4,159	1.90%	Robert Christophel • FEC finanical report not available

	Progressive Party of Missouri	1,803	0.82%	David Sladky • FEC finanical report not available
Total		219,216	100.00%

CD 4 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Ike Skelton • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton

	Democratic	158,482	67.66%	Congressman Ike Skelton • FEC: $1,050,907

	Republican	68,869	29.40%	James A. "Jim" Noland, Jr. • FEC: $21,028

	Libertarian	4,456	1.90%	Bryce A. Holthouse • FEC finanical report not available

	Progressive Party of Missouri	2,441	1.04%	Melinda Leann "Mel" Ivey • FEC finanical report not available
Total		234,248	100.00%

CD 5 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II

	Democratic	134,469	64.30%	Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II • FEC: $669,497

	Republican	67,424	32.24%	Jacob Turk • FEC: $31,321

	Libertarian	7,219	3.45%	Randall David "Randy" Langkraehr • FEC finanical report not available
Total		209,112	100.00%

CD 6 {map}	Republican	Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr.

	Republican	148,746	61.62%	Congressman Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. • FEC: $1,218,547

	Democratic	86,282	35.74%	Sara Jo Shettles • FEC: $131,570

	Libertarian	4,697	1.95%	Erik S. Buck • FEC finanical report not available

	Progressive Party of Missouri	1,663	0.69%	Shirley A. Yurkonis • FEC finanical report not available
Total		241,388	100.00%

CD 7 {map}	Republican	Congressman Roy Blunt • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Roy Blunt

	Republican	160,911	66.75%	Congressman Roy Blunt • FEC: $3,162,484

	Democratic	72,573	30.11%	Jack Truman • FEC finanical report not available

	Libertarian	7,565	3.14%	Kevin Craig • FEC finanical report not available
Total		241,049	100.00%

CD 8 {map}	Republican	Congressman Jo Ann Emerson • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Jo Ann Emerson

	Republican	156,139	71.64%	Congressman Jo Ann Emerson • FEC: $1,166,412

	Democratic	57,544	26.40%	Veronica J. Hambacker • FEC: $65,142

	Libertarian	4,267	1.96%	Branden C. McCullough • FEC finanical report not available
Total		217,950	100.00%

CD 9 {map}	Republican	Congressman Kenny Charles Hulshof • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Kenny Charles Hulshof

	Republican	149,066	61.45%	Congressman Kenny Charles Hulshof • FEC: $1,507,577

	Democratic	87,109	35.91%	Duane Neil Burghard • FEC: $258,616

	Libertarian	3,923	1.62%	Steven R. Hedrick • FEC finanical report not available

	Progressive Party of Missouri	2,484	1.02%	William "Bill" Hastings • FEC finanical report not available
Total		242,582	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Democratic	Secretary of State Robin Carnahan • First elected: 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Daughter of the former Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan who was killed in a plane crash while running for the U.S. Senate in 2000.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

	Democratic	Attorney General Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000; 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2008

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 terms

	Republican	Treasurer Sarah Steelman • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Democratic	Auditor Claire C. McCaskill • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for the Class 1 Senate Seat in 2006

	Democratic	1,083,760	52.90%	Susan Montee

	Republican	887,558	43.33%	Sandra Thomas

	Libertarian	56,779	2.77%	Charles W. Baum

	Progressive Party of Missouri	20,427	1.00%	Terry Bunker
Total		2,048,524	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): 7 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 11 candidates
	• Progressive Party of Missouri (affiliate of Green): 6 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.