TheGreenPapers-- 6 June Primaries: AL, CA, IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM, SD; recap 23 May Primaries: AR, ID
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 6 June 2006 ========================= Alabama - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 7 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industry Polls close at 7 PM local time (0000 UTC) If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 18 July [this runoff was originally scheduled for Tuesday 27 June: SB529 changed the date of the primary runoff election from 27 June to 18 July to provide military personnel serving overseas adequate time to cast absentee ballots. "SB529: amending the State's election law as follows-- 17-16-6. Presidential preference primaries and primary elections, except special primary elections ... shall be held on the first Tuesday in June. 17-16-36. (b) If no candidate receives a majority of all of the votes cast in the primary election ... then there shall be held a second primary election on the sixth Tuesday following the primary election...." This change in the date of the Runoff (if necessary) will be implemented pending approval of SB529 by the U.S. Department of Justice.] All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats Republicans* Lieutenant Governor: Republicans Secretary of State: Democrats* Attorney General: Democrats Republicans* Treasurer: Democrats Auditor: Democrats Republicans Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats CD 7: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AL.phtml ========================= California - Primary and Special Election CD 50 for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 53 U.S. House Seats, U.S. House Seat CD 50 Special Runoff Election, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction Polls close at 8 PM local time (0300 UTC) California Special Election... U.S. House of Representatives: 50th Congressional District This Special Election, necessitated by the resignation of Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham on 28 November 2005, is in addition to the Primary Election being held at the same time in this CD. The SPECIAL ELECTION will elect a Congressman to serve until the expiration of the 109th Congress at Noon, 3 January 2007; the concurrent PRIMARY ELECTION, meanwhile will choose Party nominees who will run against each other in the General Election on 7 November 2006 for the full two-year term in the 110th Congress, beginning at Noon on 3 January 2007. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CA.phtml#H50_ California Primary All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1): Democrats* Greens Governor: Democrats Republicans* Lieutenant Governor: Democrats Republicans Secretary of State: Democrats Controller: Democrats Republicans Treasurer: Republicans Attorney General: Democrats Insurance Commissioner: Democrats Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats CD 4: Democrats Republicans* CD 6: Democrats* Republicans CD 8: Republicans CD 11: Democrats Republicans* CD 12: Democrats* Republicans CD 22: Republicans CD 23: Republicans CD 24: Republicans* CD 26: Democrats Republicans* CD 28: Democrats* CD 29: Democrats* CD 31: Democrats* CD 33: Democrats* CD 35: Democrats* CD 36: Democrats* CD 37: Democrats* CD 39: Democrats* CD 40: Democrats CD 45: Democrats CD 47: Republicans CD 50: Democrats Republicans CD 51: Democrats* Republicans CD 52: Democrats CD 53: Republicans U.S. HOUSE contests with write-in candidates running unopposed for their party's nomination: CD 11: Peace And Freedom CD 12: Libertarian CD 20: Republican CD 42: Democratic http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CA.phtml ========================= Iowa - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Polls close at 9 PM local time (0200 UTC) Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats Secretary of State: Republicans Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Democrats Republicans Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats Republicans CD 5: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IA.phtml ========================= Mississippi - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 4 U.S. House Seats Polls close at 7 PM local time (0000 UTC) The Democratic Party will conduct a primary election on 6 June to select nominees for the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the 6 June primary, the two top vote-getters will proceed to a runoff scheduled for Tuesday 27 June. There will not be a Republican Party primary election on 6 June since no more than one candidate of that Party qualified for each office. All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats CD 2: Democrats* http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MS.phtml ========================= Montana - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 1 U.S. House Seat Polls close at 8 PM local time (0000 UTC) All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE race: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats Republicans* Contested U.S. HOUSE race: At Large: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MT.phtml ========================= New Jersey - Primary and Special Primary 13th Congressional District for U.S. Senate Class 1, 13 U.S. House Seats, U.S. House Seat CD 13 Special Primary Polls close at 8 PM local time (0000 UTC). New Jersey Special Primary ... U.S. House of Representatives: 13th Congressional District This Special Primary, necessitated by the resignation of Congressman Bob Menendez upon being appointed on 18 January 2006 by Governor Corzine to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation from the United States Senate, is in addition to the Primary Election being held at the same time in this CD. The SPECIAL PRIMARY will choose Party nominees re: a Special Election for a Congressman to serve until the expiration of the 109th Congress at Noon, 3 January 2007; the concurrent PRIMARY ELECTION, meanwhile, will choose Party nominees who will run against each other in the General Election on 7 November 2006 for the full two-year term in the 110th Congress, beginning at Noon on 3 January 2007. As no candidates other than Democrats are running in the Special Primary, the winner of the Special Primary will be unopposed come the SPECIAL ELECTION to be held concurrently with the General Election. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NJ.phtml#H13_ New Jersey Primary All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*) Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1): Democrats* Republicans Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats CD 5: Democrats Republicans* CD 13: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NJ.phtml ========================= New Mexico - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 3 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of Public Lands Polls close at 7 PM local time (0100 UTC). NOTE: The listing of contested races below does not include races in which the only challenger(s) to a single candidate appearing on the Primary ballot are waging a write-in campaign. Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1): Republicans Secretary of State: Democrats Attorney General: Democrats Auditor: Democrats Commissioner of Public Lands: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NM.phtml ========================= South Dakota - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 1 U.S. House Seat. Polls close at 8 PM in the Central Time Zone, 7 PM in the Mountain Time Zone (0100 UTC). If no candidate for United States Senate, Congressman, or Governor receives 35% of the vote, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held two weeks from the date of the primary election (Tuesday 20 June in 2006). Since no race in the 6 June 2006 Primary involves more than two candidates for nomination to any of these offices, this secondary election will not be held this year. Nominees for the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, and Commissioner of School and Public Lands are selected by Party convention. Recognized political parties in the State are the Constitution Party of South Dakota (Annual State Meeting Saturday 13 May); South Dakota Democratic Party (Convention Thursday 22 through Saturday 24 June);South Dakota Libertarian Party; and South Dakota Republican Party (Convention Thursday 22 through Saturday 24 June). Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SD.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 13 May 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 30 May 2006 ========================= Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow, who served since 30 January 2003, has resigned. President George W. Bush has nominated Henry M. Paulson, Jr. as the next Secretary. This nomination must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#sot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 28 May 2006 ========================= Tony Barr, a write-in candidate for the May 16, 2006 Pennsylvania U.S. House CD 9 primary, appears to have received the necessary 1,000 write-in votes to receive the Democratic nomination for that office. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/PA.phtml#H09 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 26 May 2006 ========================= The United States Senate confirmed General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency by a vote of 78 yeas, 15 nays and 7 not voting. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#CIA ========================= The United States Senate confirmed Governor Dirk Kempthorne of Idaho as Secretary of the Interior by a vote of 85 yeas, 8 nays and 7 not voting. Governor Kempthorne was first elected Governor of Idaho in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. He served in U.S. Senate (elected: 1992) and was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the Secretary of the Interior on 16 March 2006. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/BushAdministration55.phtml#SOI Upon the confirmation of Governor Kempthorne, Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch (Republican) ascended to the position of Governor of Idaho. Mr. Risch was first elected as Lieutenant Governor in 2002 and was renominated for Lieutenant Governor in the 23 May 2006 Republican Primary. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/ID.phtml#G Note that Republican Governor Risch is running for Lieutenant Governor this 7 November 2006. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G06/ID.phtml#LG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 23 May 2006 ========================= Arkansas - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 4 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Commissioner of State Lands This primary election is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Where no candidate received at least 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held on Tuesday 13 June 2006. Republican Governor Mike Huckabee is at term limit. Republican Lieutenant Governor Win Rockefeller and Democratic Treasurer Gus Wingfield are not running for re-election. Democratic Secretary of State Charlie Daniels, Democratic Auditor Jim Wood, and Democratic State Lands Commissioner Mark Wilcox each received their party's nomination for re-election. Democratic Attorney General Mike Beebe received his party's nomination for Governor. Contested STATEWIDE races: Lieutenant Governor: Democrats: William A. "Bill" Halter (40.33%) and Tim L. Wooldridge (25.88%) will participate in a 13 June runoff Republicans have nominated Jim Holt Attorney General: Democrats Dustin McDaniel (38%) and Paul Suskie (32%) will participate in a 13 June runoff Treasurer: Democrats Martha A. Shoffner (44%) and Mac Campbell (36%) will participate in a 13 June runoff All Congressional incumbents, 3 Democrats and 1 Republicans, received their party's nomination for re-election. Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Republicans have nominated Andy Mayberry http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AR.phtml ========================= Idaho - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 2 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller, Superintendent of Public Instruction This primary is for Democrats and Republicans only-- therefore: Independent, Libertarian, Natural Law, and Constitution Party candidates will not appear on the primary ballot. Republican Governor Dirk Kempthorne is not running for re-election. He was nominated for Secretary of the Interior on 16 March 2006 by President George W. Bush. Republican Lieutenant Governor James E. "Jim" Risch, Republican Secretary of State Ben Ysursa, and Republican Attorney General Lawrence G. Wasden each received their party's nomination for re-election. Republican Treasurer Ron G. Crane and Democratic Public Instruction Superintendent Marilyn Howard are at term limit. Republican Controller Keith Johnson ran for but did not receive his party's nomination for U.S. House CD 1. Contested STATEWIDE races: All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Governor: Democrats have nominated Jerry M. Brady Republicans have nominated C.L. "Butch" Otter Lieutenant Governor: Democrats have nominated Larry LaRocco Attorney General: Republicans have renominated Lawrence G. Wasden* Controller: Republicans have nominated Donna M. Jones Superintendent of Public Instruction: Democrats have nominated Jana L. Jones Republicans have nominated Tom Luna Republican Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter ran for and received his party's nomination for Governor. Republican Congressman Michael Keith "Mike" Simpson ran for and received his party's nomination for re-election. Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats have nominated Larry L. Grant Republicans have nominated William T. "Bill" Sali http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ID.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 13 June 2006 ========================= Maine - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, 2 U.S. House Seats. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ME.phtml ========================= North Dakota - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 1 U.S. House Seat, Tax Commissioner, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Public Service Commissioner http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ND.phtml ========================= South Carolina - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 6 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Comptroller General, Adjutant General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Superintendent of Education http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SC.phtml ========================= Virginia - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 11 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/VA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 20 June 2006 ========================= South Dakota - Secondary Election (will not happen) If no candidate for Congressman or Governor receives 35% of the vote, a secondary election, between the two highest vote getters, shall be held two weeks from the date of the primary election. Note: There cannot be a runoff since neither the of the above offices has more than 2 candidates running for the nomination. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SD.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 27 June 2006 ========================= Mississippi - Primary Runoff U.S. Senate Class 1, 4 U.S. House Seats If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the 6 June primary, the two top vote-getters will proceed to a runoff scheduled for Tuesday 27 June. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MS.phtml ========================= South Carolina - Runoff If no candidate receives 50% or more of the vote in the 13 June primary, a 27 June runoff election will be held between the two top vote getters. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SC.phtml ========================= Utah - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, 3 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/UT.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 18 July 2006 ========================= Georgia - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 13 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller General/Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Labor http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/GA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 18 July 2006 (tentative date) ========================= Alabama - Runoff (revised date) If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the 6 June primary, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 18 July. This runoff was originally scheduled for Tuesday 27 June. SB529 changed the date of the primary runoff election from 27 June to 18 July to provide military personnel serving overseas adequate time to cast absentee ballots. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AL.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 25 July 2006 ========================= Oklahoma - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor and Inspector, Commissioner of Labor, Insurance Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Corporation Commissioner http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OK.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 1 August 2006 ========================= Kansas - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 4 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Commissioner of Insurance http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/KS.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 3 August 2006 ========================= Tennessee - Primary U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, 9 U.S. House Seats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/TN.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 8 August 2006 ========================= Colorado - Primary Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 7 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Attorney General http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CO.phtml ========================= Connecticut - Primary U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 5 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CT.phtml ========================= Georgia - Runoff If no candidate receives at least a majority of the total vote cast in the 18 July primary, a Runoff will be held between the two candidates with the most votes. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/GA.phtml ========================= Michigan - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 15 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MI.phtml ========================= Missouri - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 9 U.S. House Seats, Auditor http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MO.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 15 August 2006 ========================= Nevada - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 3 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Controller http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NV.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 22 August 2006 ========================= Alaska - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 1 U.S. House Seat http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AK.phtml ========================= Oklahoma - Runoff If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the 25 July primary, the top two vote getters proceed to the Runoff. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/OK.phtml ========================= Wyoming - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, 1 U.S. House Seat, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/WY.phtml |