TheGreenPapers.com - Illinois 21 March 2006 Primary - Texas Primary Recap
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 21 March 2006 ========================= ILLINOIS Primary Polls close at 7 PM local time (0100 UTC) NOTE: This Primary appears to be limited to Democrats and Republicans. The filing period for "major candidates" ended 19 December 2005 and the filing period for "new party candidates" is 19-26 June 2006 (SOURCE: http://www.elections.state.il.us/ElectionInformation/FilingDeadlines.aspx); thus, any "new party" candidates (a category which, evidently, does not include the Major Parties) could not possibly file for this Primary. Contested STATEWIDE Primary Races Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*) for Governor: Democrats* Republicans for Lieutenant Governor: Republicans for Treasurer: Democrats Contested U.S. HOUSE Primary Races Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*) in CD 1: Democrats* in CD 2: Republicans in CD 3: Democrats* Republicans in CD 5: Democrats* in CD 6: Democrats in CD 7: Democrats* in CD 8: Republicans in CD 9: Republicans in CD 10: Democrats in CD 12: Democrats* in CD 13: Democrats Republicans* in CD 14: Democrats in CD 17: Republicans in CD 19: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IL.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 4 March 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 16 March 2006 ========================= The Bush Administration President George W. Bush nominates Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne to be the Secretary of the Interior. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/ID.phtml#G http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#soi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 15 March 2006 ========================= Vox Populi - A Letter to Editor "The Fourteen Commandments, For Democrats" by Ted Baiamonte http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20060315-0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 10 March 2006 ========================= The Bush Administration Secretary of the Interior Gale Ann Norton announces her resignation. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#soi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 7 March 2006 ========================= TEXAS Primary Recap For candidates who failed to receive more than 50% of the vote in any Primary held on 7 March, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held on Tuesday 11 April 2006. NOTE: This Primary was limited to Democrats and Republicans. The Libertarian Party in Texas will select its nominees during the Party's State Convention; the Green Party and Independents need 45,000 signatures to qualify for ballot access. Contested STATEWIDE Primary Races. Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*) for U.S. Senate (Class 1 seat) Democrats Barbara Radnofsky (44%) and Gene Kelly (38%) will advance to a Runoff on Tuesday 11 April for Governor Democrats have nominated Chris Bell Republicans* have re-nominated Governor Rick Perry for Lieutenant Governor Democrats Maria Luisa Alvarado (40%) and Benjamin Grant (39%) will advance to a Runoff on Tuesday 11 April Republicans* have re-nominated Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst for Agriculture Commissioner Democrats have nominated Hank Gilbert for Railroad Commissioner (one of three such Commissioners) Republicans* have renominated Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones Contested U.S. HOUSE Primary Races. Primary races involving an Incumbent are followed by an asterisk (*). All 32 Congressional incumbents, 21 Republicans and 11 Democrats, received their party's nomination for re-election. NOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court heard Oral Argument on Wednesday 1 March 2006 in a case brought by Democrats against the current Texas Congressional Districting Plan, first implemented for the 2004 Elections to U.S. House seats from the State and still in effect for 2006, on grounds that Republicans, once they had gained control of both houses of the State's legislature after the 2002 State elections, unfairly redistricted the U.S. House seats from the State after they had already been districted in relationship to data from the 2000 Census by court order for 2002: the Court has taken this case under advisement. Any decision by the Court re: this challenge, obviously, would be coming too late to at all adversely affect the Primaries for U.S. House seats held on 7 March. in CD 1 Democrats have nominated Roger L. Owen in CD 3 Republicans* have re-nominated Congressman Sam Johnson in CD 7 Democrats have nominated Jim Henley in CD 10 Democrats Ted Ankrum (38%) and Paul Foreman (35%) will advance to a Runoff on Tuesday 11 April in CD 14 Republicans* have re-nominated Congressman Ron Paul in CD 15 Republicans have nominated Paul Haring in CD 16 Democrats* have re-nominated Congressman Silvestre Reyes in CD 17 Republicans have nominated Nicholas Vancampen "Van" Taylor in CD 22 Republicans* have re-nominated Congressman Tom DeLay in CD 28 Democrats* have nominated Congressman Henry R. Cuellar in CD 30 Republicans Wilson Aurbach (45%) and Amir Omar (36%) will advance to a Runoff on Tuesday 11 April http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/TX.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2006 Midterm Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================= 2006 Primary, Runoff, and Midterm Elections home http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/ ========================= 2006 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/events.phtml?format=chronological ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 11 April 2006 ========================= Texas - Runoff Where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the 7 March Primary, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held on Tuesday 11 April. Runoffs are currently scheduled for the following nominations: U.S. SENATE: Democrats LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Democrats U.S. HOUSE- CD 10: Democrats U.S. HOUSE- CD 30: Republicans http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/TX.phtml ========================= California - Special Primary House CD 50 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called an 11 April Special Primary and a 6 June 2006 Special Runoff Election to fill the vacant California seat caused by the 28 November 2005 resignation of Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Special Primary, the top vote getter from each party will participated in the Special Runoff. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CA.phtml#H50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 2 May 2006 ========================= Indiana - Primary U.S. Senate, 9 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Clerk of State Supreme Court http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IN.phtml ========================= North Carolina - First Primary 13 U.S. House Seats If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the 2 May Primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a Tuesday 30 May run off. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NC.phtml ========================= Ohio - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 18 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OH.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 9 May 2006 ========================= Nebraska - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 3 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NE.phtml ========================= West Virginia - Primary U.S. Senate, 3 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/WV.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 16 May 2006 ========================= Kentucky - Primary 6 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/KY.phtml ========================= Oregon - Primary Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Commissioner of Labor and Industries, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OR.phtml ========================= Pennsylvania - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 19 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/PA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 23 May 2006 ========================= Arkansas - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 4 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of State Lands http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AR.phtml ========================= Idaho - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 2 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ID.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 30 May 2006 ========================= North Carolina - Second Primary (Runoff) If no candidate receives 40% of the vote in the 2 May Primary, the two leading candidates will proceed to a Tuesday 30 May run off. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NC.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |