The Green Papers: 2006 Midterm Election |
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California 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Dianne Feinstein Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1992 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Pete Wilson (Republican): 7 January 1991- which John Seymour (Republican) had been appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (Republican) to fill, 10 January 1991]; Elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein | |||||
Democratic | 5,076,289 | 59.43% | Senator Dianne Feinstein FEC: $8,238,616 |
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Republican | 2,990,822 | 35.02% | Richard L. "Dick" Mountjoy FEC: $198,630 |
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Green | 147,074 | 1.72% | Michael Todd "Todd" Chretien FEC: $61,549 |
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Libertarian | 133,851 | 1.57% | Michael S. Metti FEC finanical report not available |
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Peace And Freedom | 117,764 | 1.38% | Marsha Feinland FEC finanical report not available |
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American Independent | 75,350 | 0.88% | Don J. Grundmann FEC finanical report not available |
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Write-in | 108 | 0.00% | Jeffrey "Jeff" Mackler Alternate names: Jeffrey Mackler; Jeff Mackler; Jeff Makler; Jeffrey Makler; Jeffery Makler; Jeffery Mackler; Jeffry Mackler; Jeffry Makler; J. Mackler; J. Makler |
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Write-in | 47 | 0.00% | Lea Sherman | ||
Write-in; (Green) | Kent P. Mesplay FEC finanical report not available |
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Write-in | Connor Vlakancic Alternate names: Connor Vlakancic; Conner Valkancic; Conor Vlacancik; Coner Valcanck; Koner Vlakancich; Konor Valkancich; Kaner Blakncich; Kanor Balkansik |
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Total | 8,541,305 | 100.00% | |||
Connecticut 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Lost Primary / Still On Ballot - defeated for renomination as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 8 August Primary but qualified to run as an Independent in the General Election. |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman (running as an Independent) | |||||
Connecticut For Lieberman; (Democratic) | 564,095 | 49.71% | Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman Lost 8 August 2006 Democratic Primary. On 9 August 2006 Senator Joseph Lieberman submitted about 18,000 signatures qualifying as an Independent candidate on the November ballot. He is running under the banner of "Connecticut for Lieberman Party". FEC: $18,996,689 |
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Democratic | 450,844 | 39.73% | Edward M. "Ned" Lamont FEC: $20,580,703 |
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Republican | 109,198 | 9.62% | Alan R. Schlesinger 12 July 2006: Mr. Schlesinger is the nominee however, the GOP has asked Mr. Schlesinger to withdraw as they wish replace him with Mr. Orchulli. There is no 8 August primary for the Republican Senatorial nomination. FEC: $221,019 |
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Green | 5,922 | 0.52% | Ralph A. Ferrucci FEC: $2,365 |
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Concerned Citizens | 4,638 | 0.41% | Timothy A. Knibbs FEC finanical report not available |
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Write-in | 80 | 0.01% | Carl E. Vassar | ||
Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | John M. Joy | ||
Total | 1,134,780 | 100.00% | |||
Delaware 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990; elected Governor: 1992; re-elected: 1996] Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper | |||||
Democratic | 170,544 | 70.20% | Senator Thomas R. "Tom" Carper FEC: $3,177,275 |
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Republican | 69,732 | 28.70% | Jan C. Ting FEC: $212,766 |
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Libertarian | 2,671 | 1.10% | William E. Morris FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 242,947 | 100.00% | |||
Florida 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Bill Nelson Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988] Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 5 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Bill Nelson | |||||
Democratic | 2,890,548 | 60.30% | Senator Bill Nelson FEC: $15,355,490 |
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Republican | 1,826,127 | 38.10% | Congressman Katherine Harris Congressman Congressional District 13 FEC: $9,341,803 |
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No Party Affiliation; (Republican) | 24,880 | 0.52% | Belinda Noah Filed with the FEC as a Republican. FEC: $23,066 |
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No Party Affiliation; (Green) | 19,695 | 0.41% | Brian Patrick Moore FEC: $21,690 |
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No Party Affiliation | 16,628 | 0.35% | Floyd Ray Frazier FEC finanical report not available |
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No Party Affiliation | 15,562 | 0.32% | Roy J. Tanner FEC: $13,000 |
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Write-in | 78 | 0.00% | Lawrence Sidney Scott FEC finanical report not available |
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Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | 16 | 0.00% | Bernard Senter FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 4,793,534 | 100.00% | |||
Hawaii 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 Appointed by Governor John Waihee (Democrat) 16 May 1990, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Senator Spark M. Matsunaga (Democrat): 15 April 1990; elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1990; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988] Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 23 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka | |||||
Democratic | 210,118 | 61.34% | Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka FEC: $2,648,898 |
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Republican | 126,041 | 36.79% | State Representative Cynthia H. Thielen Replacement candidate named 25 September 2006 to replace Gerald L. "Jerry" Coffee who won the 23 September primary after withdrawing from the race. FEC: $356,419 |
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Libertarian | 6,401 | 1.87% | Lloyd Jeffrey "Jeff" Mallan FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 342,560 | 100.00% | |||
Maryland 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 Open |
Democratic | Senator Paul Sarbanes First elected: 1976; re-elected: 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 11 March 2005: Announced retirement at the end of the current term. |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin | |||||
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Democratic | 894,830 | 54.45% | Congressman Benjamin L. "Ben" Cardin Congressman Congressional District 3 FEC: $8,770,424 |
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Republican | 723,089 | 44.00% | Lieutenant Governor Michael S. Steele FEC: $8,432,622 |
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Green; (Libertarian; Populist) | 25,405 | 1.55% | Kevin B. Zeese FEC: $68,909 |
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Write-in; (Democratic) | Lih Young FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 1,643,324 | 100.00% | |||
Massachusetts 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1962 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator John F. Kennedy (Democrat): 22 December 1960- which Benjamin A. Smith II (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor Foster Furcolo (Democrat) to fill, 27 December 1960]; elected to first full term: 1964; re-elected: 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy | |||||
Democratic | 1,497,304 | 69.46% | Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy FEC: $8,931,742 |
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Republican | 658,374 | 30.54% | Kenneth G. "Ken" Chase FEC: $873,982 |
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Total | 2,155,678 | 100.00% | |||
Michigan 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Debbie Stabenow Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1996, 1998] Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow | |||||
Democratic | 2,148,637 | 56.88% | Senator Debbie Stabenow FEC: $9,211,206 |
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Republican | 1,559,761 | 41.29% | Michael J. "Mike" Bouchard FEC: $6,065,160 |
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Libertarian | 27,018 | 0.72% | Leonard Schwartz FEC finanical report not available |
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Green | 23,918 | 0.63% | David Sole FEC: $5,527 |
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U.S. Taxpayers | 18,291 | 0.48% | W. Dennis FitzSimons FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 3,777,625 | 100.00% | |||
Minnesota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 Open |
Democratic | Senator Mark Dayton First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 9 February 2005: Senator Dayton announces that he will not seek re-election. |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic-Farmer Labor Amy Klobuchar | |||||
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Democratic-Farmer Labor | 1,279,515 | 58.00% | Amy Klobuchar Party endorsed candidate FEC: $9,202,052 |
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Republican | 839,173 | 38.04% | Congressman Mark Raymond Kennedy Congressman Congressional District 6 Party endorsed candidate FEC: $9,770,342 |
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Independence | 71,241 | 3.23% | Robert Maxwell Fitzgerald Party endorsed candidate FEC: $13,652 |
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Green | 10,729 | 0.49% | Michael James Cavlan FEC: $9,378 |
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Constitution | 5,408 | 0.25% | Ben Powers FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 2,206,066 | 100.00% | |||
Nebraska 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 9 May 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson | |||||
Democratic | 377,907 | 63.95% | Senator E. Benjamin "Ben" Nelson FEC: $6,066,750 |
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Republican | 213,054 | 36.05% | J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts FEC: $13,424,896 |
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Write-in | Dori Settles | ||||
Total | 590,961 | 100.00% | |||
New Jersey 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to fill the vacancy caused by Corzine having resigned this seat 17 January 2006 upon taking the Oath of Office as Governor of the State Previously served in the U.S. House to which he was first elected in 1992: subsequently re-elected in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Toss-up - Leans slightly Democratic - Democratic Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez vs. Republican Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | |||||
Democratic | 1,165,596 | 53.16% | Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez FEC: $11,950,586 |
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Republican | 976,904 | 44.55% | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. State Senator, Son of former NJ Governor / 9-11 Commission chairman Tom Kean FEC: $7,879,053 |
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Libertarian | 14,337 | 0.65% | Leonard "Len" Flynn FEC: $5,172 |
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Independent | 11,362 | 0.52% | Edward "Ed" "NJ Weedman" Forchion Slogans: "Legalize Marijuana (G.R.I.P.)" and "Judicial Christianization Victim" FEC finanical report not available |
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Independent | 7,710 | 0.35% | J.M. Carter, Jr. Slogan: God We Trust FEC finanical report not available |
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Independent; (Right to Life) | 6,084 | 0.28% | N. Leonard Smith Slogan: Solidarity, Defend Life FEC finanical report not available |
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Independent | 5,001 | 0.23% | Daryl Mikell Brooks Slogan: Poor People's Campaign FEC finanical report not available |
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Socialist Workers Party | 3,352 | 0.15% | Angela L. Lariscy FEC finanical report not available |
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Socialist Party USA | 2,410 | 0.11% | Gregory "Greg" Pason FEC finanical report not available |
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Write-in | Anthony Fisher | ||||
Total | 2,192,756 | 100.00% | |||
New Mexico 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 1 Republican | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1988, 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. | |||||
Democratic | 394,079 | 70.60% | Senator Jesse F. "Jeff" Bingaman, Jr. FEC: $3,310,009 |
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Republican | 163,732 | 29.33% | Allen Wilson McCulloch FEC: $559,138 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 376 | 0.07% | Orlin Gentry Cole FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 558,187 | 100.00% | |||
New York 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton | |||||
Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 3,008,428 | 63.96% | Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton FEC: $39,833,526 |
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Republican; Conservative | 1,392,189 | 29.60% | John D. Spencer Former Yonkers Mayor. Received Republican Party endorsement with 63% of the weighted Republican Convention vote. "Right to Life" petitions have been rejected. FEC: $5,849,610 |
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Scattering | 213,777 | 4.54% | Blk.,Void, Scattering | ||
Green | 55,469 | 1.18% | Howie Hawkins FEC: $48,044 |
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Libertarian | 15,929 | 0.34% | Jeffrey T. "Jeff" Russell Candidacy objections pending FEC: $9,809 |
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Socialist Equality | 11,071 | 0.24% | William "Bill" Van Auken FEC finanical report not available |
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Socialist Workers Party | 6,967 | 0.15% | Róger Calero FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 4,703,830 | 100.00% | |||
North Dakota 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Kent Conrad Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected to the "Class 3" seat from the state: 1986; was not a candidate for re-election in the 3 November 1992 General Election; Elected to finish out the "Class 1" term in a Special Election: 4 December 1992 [held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Quentin N. Burdick (Democrat): 8 September 1992- which Jocelyn B. Burdick (Democrat) had been appointed by Governor George Sinner (Democrat) to fill, 12 September 1992]; elected to a full term: 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Kent Conrad | |||||
Democratic-Nonpartisan League | 149,317 | 68.81% | Senator Kent Conrad FEC: $4,664,878 |
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Republican | 64,133 | 29.55% | Dwight Grotberg FEC: $259,080 |
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Libertarian | 2,177 | 1.00% | Roland Riemers FEC finanical report not available |
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Independent | 1,383 | 0.64% | James Germalic FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 217,010 | 100.00% | |||
Washington 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Maria Cantwell Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 19 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell | |||||
Democratic | 1,184,659 | 56.85% | Senator Maria Cantwell FEC: $13,725,773 |
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Republican | 832,106 | 39.93% | Michael Sean "Mike" McGavick FEC: $10,853,230 |
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Libertarian | 29,331 | 1.41% | Bruce Macclement Guthrie FEC: $1,255,235 |
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Green | 21,254 | 1.02% | Aaron L. Dixon co-founder of the Seattle chapter of the Black Panther Party FEC: $87,749 |
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Independent | 16,384 | 0.79% | Robin Adair FEC: $16,199 |
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Total | 2,083,734 | 100.00% | |||
West Virginia 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Robert C. Byrd Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1958; re-elected: 1964, 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 9 May 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Robert C. Byrd | |||||
Democratic | 291,058 | 64.41% | Senator Robert C. Byrd FEC: $5,114,217 |
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Republican | 152,315 | 33.71% | John Reeves Raese FEC: $3,163,848 |
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Mountain | 8,522 | 1.89% | Jesse Johnson FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 451,895 | 100.00% | |||
Wisconsin 6-year term. No Term Limit. Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic | |||||
Class 1 |
Democratic | Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl | |||||
Democratic | 1,436,623 | 67.37% | Senator Herbert H. "Herb" Kohl FEC: $6,438,431 |
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Republican | 629,127 | 29.50% | Robert Gerald Lorge FEC: $175,772 |
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Green | 42,300 | 1.98% | Rae Sharlene Vogeler FEC: $49,733 |
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Independent | 24,404 | 1.14% | Ben J. Glatzel FEC finanical report not available |
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Total | 2,132,454 | 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. |
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Connecticut For Lieberman | |
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Write-in |
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. Senate ClassClass 1 seats begin their current terms at noon on 3 January 2001... next regular election for these seats is in 2006. For more information on Senate Classes refer to UNITED STATES SENATE: Electoral "Classes". Article I, Section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: "Immediately after [the Senate of the United States] shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year..." Pursuant to this Constitutional provision, a three-Senator Committee was appointed by the Senate on 11 May 1789 to come up with a plan to carry out the requirements of that provision; this Committee reported to the Senate on 14 May 1789 a plan to divide the then 20 Senators (there were 10 of the 13 original States represented in the Senate at the time- each having 2 Senators: North Carolina and Rhode Island had yet to ratify the U.S. Constitution, while New York had so ratified but had failed to elect Senators as of that date) into the requisite three electoral Classes: under this plan, three groups of Senators (set up in such a way so as no State had its two Senators in the same group) were to be listed and the first Senator on each list (a list which was set up geographically north-to-south in the manner in which the Electoral Vote for President was counted before Congress at that time, so that two of the first Senators on these lists were from New Hampshire and the third was the first Senator in alphabetical order from Massachusetts) was to each blindly draw a piece of paper numbered either "1", "2" or "3" out of a box in the possession of the Secretary of the Senate. This plan being agreeable to the Senate and so approved, the drawing of lots in this manner was carried out the following day (15 May 1789)- such lot drawing ultimately determining that, to start with, Classes 1 and 2 were to have 7 Senators each and Class 3 was to have only 6 Senators. When New York finally seated its two Senators during the ensuing Summer, there was another lot drawing (actually a double-lot drawing) on 28 July 1789 to determine the Classes for these seats: since one of the seats had to be Class 3 to make it equal in number to that of the other two Classes so far, the two New York Senators each blindly drew between two pieces of paper, one marked "3", the other which was blank- after this, there was a second lot drawing in which the New York Senator who had drawn the blank paper blindly drew again between two pieces of paper marked "1" and "2": he drew "1" so that New York would henceforth have Senators of electoral Classes 1 and 3. When North Carolina seated its two Senators after ratifying the Constitution on 21 November 1789, there was yet another lot drawing (on 29 January 1790) in which North Carolina's two Senators each blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "2" and "3" (since there were now 12 States and, thus, 24 Senators: 24 being equally divisible by 3, there would now have to be 8 Senators in each of the three Classes to fulfill the Constitutional provision that, as nearly as was practicable, one third of the Senate be elected every second year). After Rhode Island- the last of the 13 original States- finally ratified the Constitution on 29 May 1790 and subsequently seated its two Senators that Summer, there was yet one more lot drawing in the First Congress (on 25 June 1790) in which Rhode Island's two Senators blindly drew between pieces of paper marked "1", "2" and "3": one Senator drew "2", the other drew "1"- thereby determining electoral Classes 1 and 2 as those for the Senators from this State. When Vermont was admitted to the Union as the 14th state on 4 March 1791, there was again a double lot drawing as there had been for New York. From that day until this, whenever a new State has been admitted to the Union, these types of lot drawings (the type determined by the necessity of keeping the number of Senators in each electoral Class as close to one third as possible at the time of said lot drawing) between the new State's first Senators is held before the Senate to determine in just which of the three electoral Classes that State's Senate seats will be placed from then on. |
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