TheGreenPapers-- Commentary; 13 June Primaries: AR, ME, ND, SC, VA; recap 6 June Primaries: AL, CA, IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM, SD
=========================================================== What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Elections ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 9 June 2006 ========================= Commentary OF LIBERTIES, RIGHTS AND POWERS (Part THREE) Just how far is too far in the battle for America's hearts and minds? (chapter A) by RICHARD E. BERG-ANDERSSON, TheGreenPapers.com Staff http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/PCom/?20060609-0 ========================= Texas CD 22 Congressman Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay (Republican) Texas CD 22 resigned. House Majority Leader DeLay was indicted on one count of criminal conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme by a Texas grand jury on 28 September 2005. House rules required him to relinquish his leadership position. Mr. Delay was renominated in the 7 March 2006 Texas Primary but withdrew his nomination 4 April and announced his intention to resign on 11 May. Judge Darlene Byrne issued a 8 June injunction blocking the Republicans from naming a replacement nominee. Legal arguments will be heard on 22 June. The partisan composition of the U.S. House is now 231 Republicans, 201 Democrats, 1 Independent and 2 vacant seats. (This tally includes the election of Republican Congressman Brian Phillip Bilbray in California CD 50 on 6 June 2006). http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/TX.phtml#H22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 13 June 2006 ========================= Arkansas Primary Runoffs Polls close at 7:30 PM local time (0030 UTC). for Lieutenant Governor: Democrats: William A. "Bill" Halter versus Tim L. Wooldridge for Attorney General: Democrats: Dustin McDaniel versus Paul Suskie for Treasurer: Democrats Mac Campbell versus Martha A. Shoffner http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AR.phtml ========================= Maine - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, Governor, 2 U.S. House Seats. Polls close at 8 PM local time (0000 UTC). The 13 June 2006 partisan primary is for Democratic, Green Independent, and Republican Party candidates only. 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. All races involving an Incumbent marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats Governor: Democrats* Republicans http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ME.phtml ========================= North Dakota - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 1 U.S. House Seat, Tax Commissioner, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Public Service Commissioner Polls close at 9 PM local time (0200 UTC re: the Central Time Zone; 0300 UTC re: the Mountain Time Zone)/ NOTE: There are no contested primaries for nomination to any of the races (STATEWIDE or U.S. HOUSE) usually covered by 'The Green Papers'; however, there may be Primaries for other local offices in your area of the State-- please be sure to check the North Dakota Secretary of State's 'Elections and Voting' page for further information. http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/ http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/ND.phtml ========================= South Carolina - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 6 U.S. House Seats, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Comptroller General, Adjutant General, Commissioner of Agriculture, Superintendent of Education Polls close at 7 PM local time (2300 UTC). If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters on Tuesday 27 June. The 13 June Primary is for Democratic and Republican candidates only. Candidates running unopposed for their Party's nomination will not appear on primary ballots. All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats Republicans* Lieutenant Governor: Republicans* Secretary of State: Republicans* Treasurer: Republicans Commissioner of Agriculture: Republicans* Superintendent of Education: Republicans Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats CD 2: Democrats CD 3: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SC.phtml ========================= Virginia - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 11 U.S. House Seats Polls close at 7 PM local time (2300 UTC). Virginia law gives political parties the authority to determine how it will nominate its candidates. On Tuesday 13 June 2006, primaries may be held by a Party re: offices with multiple candidates for that party's nomination. Nominations made by a method other than this Primary must take place no earlier than 12 May 2006 and must be completed by 7:00 p.m. on 13 June 2006 (which is poll closing time on Primary day itself). The contested races listed below are those in which the given Party has called for a Primary-- in addition to these: The Democratic Party convened a 20 May Convention to nominate candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional Districts 5 and 6. The Democratic Party planned to nominate a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 7 by the deadline of 13 June. The Republican Party convened a 20 May Convention to nominate candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 3. In contests where only one candidate filed for a Party's nomination, there will be no primary election: that candidate will appear as the party's nominee on the General Election ballot. Contested STATEWIDE race: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 8: Republicans CD 11: Democrats http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/VA.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap since the last TGPDirect of 4 June 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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- adopted by the State Legislature and signed into Law by Governor Riley- 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; 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 statewide incumbents running for re-election received their party's nomination. Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley received her party's nomination for Governor. Republican Auditor Beth Chapman received her party's nomination for Secretary of State. All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats have nominated Lucy Baxley Republicans have renominated Bob Riley* Lieutenant Governor: Republicans: Luther J. Strange, III (48%) and George C. Wallace, Jr. (33%) proceed to an 18 July runoff Secretary of State: Democrats have renominated Nancy Worley* Attorney General: Democrats have nominated John Tyson, Jr. Republicans have renominated Troy King* Treasurer: Democrats have nominated Steve Segrest Auditor: Democrats have nominated Janie Baker Clarke Republicans: Wes Allen (31%) and Samantha Shaw (26%) proceed to an 18 July runoff All Congressional Incumbents, 5 Republican and 2 Democrats received their party's nomination. Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats have nominated Chuck Dean James CD 7: Democrats have nominated Artur Davis* http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/AL.phtml ========================= California - Primary and Special Election CD 50 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. Former Congressman Brian Phillip Bilbray (Republican) has been elected. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/CA.phtml#H50_ ========================= California Primary 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 All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1): Democrats have renominated Dianne Feinstein* Greens have nominated Todd Chretien Governor: Democrats have nominated Philip Angelides Republicans have renominated Arnold Schwarzenegger* Lieutenant Governor: Democrats have nominated John Garamendi Republicans have nominated Tom McClintock Secretary of State: Democrats have nominated Debra Bowen Controller: Democrats have nominated John Chiang Republicans have nominated Tony Strickland Treasurer: Republicans have nominated Claude Parrish Attorney General: Democrats have nominated Jerry Brown Insurance Commissioner: Democrats have nominated Cruz Bustamante Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats have nominated Arjinderpal Sekhon CD 4: Democrats have nominated Charles Brown Republicans have renominated John Doolittle* CD 6: Democrats have renominated Lynn Woolsey* Republicans have nominated Todd Lewis Hooper CD 8: Republicans have nominated Mike DeNunzio CD 11: Democrats have nominated Jerry McNerney Republicans have renominated Richard Pombo* CD 12: Democrats have renominated Tom Lantos* Republicans have nominated Michael Moloney CD 22: Republicans have nominated Kevin McCarthy CD 23: Republicans have nominated Victor Tognazzini CD 24: Republicans have renominated Elton Gallegly* CD 26: Democrats have nominated Cynthia Rodriguez Matthews Republicans have renominated David Dreier* CD 28: Democrats have renominated Howard Berman* CD 29: Democrats have renominated Adam Schiff* CD 31: Democrats have renominated Xavier Becerra* CD 33: Democrats have renominated Diane Watson* CD 35: Democrats have renominated Maxine Waters* CD 36: Democrats have renominated Jane Harman* CD 37: Democrats have renominated Juanita Millender-McDonald* CD 39: Democrats have renominated Linda Sanchez* CD 40: Democrats have nominated Florence Orea Hoffman CD 45: Democrats have nominated David Roth CD 47: Republicans have nominated Tan Nguyen CD 50: Democrats have nominated Francine Busby Republicans have nominated Brian Bilbray CD 51: Democrats have renominated Bob Filner* Republicans have nominated Blake Miles CD 52: Democrats have nominated John Rinaldi CD 53: Republicans have nominated Woody Woodrum 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 Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats have nominated Chester "Chet" Culver Secretary of State: Republicans have nominated Chuck Allison Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: Democrats have nominated Denise O'Brien Republicans have nominated Bill Northey Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats have nominated Bruce Braley Republicans have nominated Mike Whalen CD 5: Democrats have nominated Joyce Schulte http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IA.phtml ========================= Illinois Update The Democratic Party in Illinois (CD 17) has selected Phil Hare as the replacement nominee for Democratic Congressman Lane Evans. Due to illness, Congressman Evans withdrew from his re-election bid a week after having been renominated in the 21 March primary; Congressman Evans had previously endorsed Mr. Hare to be his replacement on the November General Election ballot. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/IL.phtml#H17 ========================= Mississippi - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 4 U.S. House Seats The Democratic Party conducted a primary election on 6 June to select nominees for the U.S. Senate and U.S. 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 was no Republican Party primary election on 6 June since no more than one candidate of that Party qualified for potential General Election ballot access re: each office. All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE races: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats will be holding a runoff on Tuesday 27 June between Erik Fleming (44%) and Bill Bowlin (22%) Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 1: Democrats will be holding a runoff on Tuesday 27 June between Ken Hurt (39%) and Bill Bambach (24%) CD 2: Democrats have renominated Bennie Thompson* http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MS.phtml ========================= Montana - Primary for U.S. Senate Class 1, 1 U.S. House Seat All races involving an Incumbent are marked with an asterisk (*). Contested STATEWIDE race: United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats have nominated Jon Tester Republicans have renominated Conrad Burns* Contested U.S. HOUSE race: At Large: Democrats have nominated Monica Lindeen http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/MT.phtml ========================= New Jersey - Special Primary 13th Congressional District for U.S. Senate Class 1, 13 U.S. House Seats, U.S. House Seat CD 13 Special Primary 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, was in addition to the Primary Election being held at the same time in this CD. The SPECIAL PRIMARY was intended to 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 in this CD, meanwhile, chose 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. The winner of the Democratic nomination for the Special Election is Albio Sires. 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 have nominated Bob Menendez* Republicans have nominated Tom Kean, Jr. All Congressional incumbents, 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans, received their party's nomination for re-election. Contested U.S. HOUSE races: CD 2: Democrats have nominated Viola Thomas-Hughes CD 5: Democrats have nominated Paul Aronsohn Republicans have renominated Scott Garrett* CD 13: Democrats have nominated Albio Sires 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 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 have nominated Allen Wilson McCulloch Secretary of State: Democrats have nominated Mary Herrera Attorney General: Democrats have nominated Gary King Auditor: Democrats have nominated Jeff Armijo Commissioner of Public Lands: Democrats have nominated Jim Baca http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/NM.phtml ========================= South Dakota - Primary for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, 1 U.S. House Seat. If no candidate for United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives 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). Both incumbents, Republican Governor Mike Rounds and Democratic Congressman Stephanie M. Herseth, running for re-election, received their party's nomination. Contested STATEWIDE races: Governor: Democrats have nominated Jack Billion http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G06/SD.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 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. United States Senate (Class 1 seat): Democrats will be holding a runoff on Tuesday 27 June between Erik Fleming (44%) and either Bill Bowlin (22%) or James O'Keefe (20%) CD 1: Democrats will be holding a runoff on Tuesday 27 June between Ken Hurt (39%) and either Bill Bambach (24%) or Ron Shapiro (22%) 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 ========================= 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. Lieutenant Governor: Republicans: Luther J. Strange, III (48%) vs. George C. Wallace, Jr. (33%) Auditor: Republicans: Wes Allen (31%) vs. Samantha Shaw (26%) 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 |