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Выборы в Сенат США в 2006 году состоялись 7 ноября 2006 года, и все 33 места в Сенате класса 1 были оспорены. Срок полномочий избранных в 2006 году - с 3 января 2007 года по 3 января 2013 года. До выборов Республиканская партия контролировала 55 из 100 мест в Сенате .

Выборы в Сенат были частью демократического цикла выборов 2006 года , на которых демократы добились многочисленных успехов, и ни одно место в Конгрессе или губернаторе, занимаемое демократом, не было выиграно республиканцем . [1] Тем не менее, действующий от Демократической партии Джо Либерман в Коннектикуте потерпел поражение на предварительных выборах, но был переизбран в качестве кандидата от третьей партии; он продолжал закрывать собрания с демократами. По этой причине это первый раз после выборов в Сенат 1970 года, когда член третьей партии, не являющейся независимой, был избран в Сенат. Независимый Джим Джеффордс из Вермонта ушел на пенсию, но его сменил другой Независимый, Берни Сандерс., сохраняя свое присутствие в Сенате. Джеффордс и Сандерс оба выступили против демократов. Эти выборы также были первыми промежуточными выборами после промежуточных выборов 1990 года и самыми последними на сегодняшний день, на которых демократы в Сенат добились чистой прибыли, и первыми промежуточными выборами, на которых они получили более одного чистого выигрыша с 1988 года . Демократы получили шесть мест, все благодаря поражениям действующих руководителей, в Миссури, Монтане, Пенсильвании, Огайо, Род-Айленде и Вирджинии, при этом оставаясь открытыми в Мэриленде и Миннесоте. Республиканцы заняли свое единственное открытое место в Теннесси.

После выборов ни одна партия впервые с января 1955 года не получила большинства мест . Демократы смогли контролировать палату, потому что два независимых объединились с демократами . Демократы необходимо по крайней мере 51 мест для контроля Сената , потому что вице - президент Дик Чейни бы нарушил какой - либо 50-50 галстука в пользу республиканцев. Это был первый случай с 2000 года, когда демократы фактически получили контроль над Сенатом в результате выборов.

По состоянию на 2021 год это последний раз, когда демократы выиграли выборы в Сенат в Небраске, и в последний раз они не выиграли место в Коннектикуте .

Сводка результатов [ править ]


Краткое изложение результатов выборов в Сенат США 7 ноября 2006 г. [ править ]

Источники:

  • Атлас выборов в США Дэйва Лейпа
  • Проект выборов в США в Университете Джорджа Мейсона

Прибыли и убытки [ править ]

Состав Сената после выборов 2006 г.
  2 демократа
  2 республиканца
  1 демократ и 1 республиканец
1 демократ и 1 независимый
Результаты выборов в Сенат по округам

Шесть республиканцев потерпели поражение от демократов:

  • Джим Талент ( Миссури ) проиграл Клэр Маккаскилл
  • Конрад Бернс ( Монтана ) проиграл Джону Тестеру
  • Майк ДеВайн ( Огайо ) проиграл Шерроду Брауну
  • Рик Санторум ( Пенсильвания ) проиграл Бобу Кейси-младшему.
  • Линкольн Чейфи ( Род-Айленд ) проиграл Шелдону Уайтхаусу
  • Джордж Аллен ( Вирджиния ) проиграл Джиму Уэббу

Удерживает [ править ]

Демократы сохранили свои два открытых места в Миннесоте и Мэриленде , а республиканцы сохранили свое единственное открытое место в Теннесси .

Независимый директор Берни Сандерс был избран на открытое место в Вермонте, чтобы заменить действующего президента Independent Джима Джеффордса , который вышел на пенсию. В Сенате Сандерс выступал вместе с демократами, как и Джеффордс.

В Коннектикуте действующий президент Джо Либерман проиграл свои предварительные выборы от Демократической партии, но выиграл переизбрание в рамках специальной новой партии « Коннектикут за Либермана ». После победы на переизбрании Либерман продолжал участвовать в кокусе с демократами, но официально не считал себя членом партии.

Изменения в составе [ править ]

Перед выборами [ править ]

После выборов [ править ]

Рейтинги [ править ]

В следующей таблице оценивается конкурентоспособность каждой гонки. Действующие лица, имена которых заключены в скобки, не участвовали в переизбрании.

Сводка гонки [ править ]

Специальные выборы во время 109-го Конгресса [ править ]

Во время 109-го Конгресса внеочередных выборов не было.

Выборы, ведущие к следующему Конгрессу [ править ]

На этих всеобщих выборах победители были избраны на срок, начинающийся 3 января 2007 г .; заказано государством.

На всех выборах участвовали места класса 1.

Ближайшие расы [ править ]

В восьми гонках показатель победы был менее 10%.

Аризона [ править ]

Действующий республиканец Джон Кил переизбрал на третий срок демократа Джима Педерсона , застройщика и бывшего председателя Демократической партии Аризоны .

Действующий президент, республиканец Джон Кайл , был избран в Сенат в 1994 году и переизбран на второй срок в 2000 году; ранее проработав восемь лет в Палате представителей США. Демократическим противником Кайла на всеобщих выборах был богатый застройщик Джим Педерсон , который занимал пост председателя Демократической партии Аризоны с 2001 по 2005 год. Во время своего пребывания в должности Педерсон потратил миллионы долларов своих собственных денег, чтобы помочь демократам модернизироваться и избрать Джанет. Наполитано - губернатор Аризоны . Крайний срок для подписания подписей под петицией, которые должны появиться на первичном голосовании 12 сентября 2006 г., истек 14 июня 2006 г.

Вскоре после выборов 2004 года имя Педерсона стало упоминаться как потенциального кандидата в Сенат на выборах 2006 года. 28 июля 2005 года Педерсон официально ушел с поста председателя Демократической партии Аризоны, что еще больше подогрело эти спекуляции. В начале сентября 2005 года с веб-сайта Демократической партии Аризоны было отправлено электронное письмо с приглашением принять участие в объявлении Педерсона 7 сентября. В качестве антиклиматического шага вскоре после первого сообщения о том, что объявление будет опубликовано, было разослано электронное письмо. будет отложено из-за урагана Катрина . Было предложено, чтобы все деньги, которые будут пожертвованы на кампанию Педерсона после объявления, были направлены на оказание помощи. Точно так же встреча в Аризоне Национального комитета Демократической партии(DNC) был запланирован примерно на то же время. Он также был отложен, и была сделана такая же просьба о пожертвованиях. 7 сентября 2005 года Педерсон подал заявку на участие в выборах в Сенат США. 14 сентября 2005 года Педерсон официально объявил о своем намерении баллотироваться в своем родном городе Каса Гранде, штат Аризона .

Хотя Кил начал кампанию со значительным отрывом в большинстве опросов, разрыв быстро сократился, особенно после того, как Педерсон опубликовал множество своих рекламных объявлений.

Педерсон проиграл выборы с 9,84% или 150 257 голосами, несмотря на то, что действующий губернатор Демократической партии Джанет Наполитано легко была переизбрана и выиграла все графства штата. Хотя Педерсон проиграл, это все же было примечательно, поскольку это было худшее выступление в карьере сенатора Кайла. Кил преуспел, как обычно делают республиканцы в доме округа Марикопа в Фениксе . Педерсон преуспел в доме округа Пима в Тусоне, который, как правило, поддерживает демократов. Кайл был назван победителем на канале CNN примерно в 20:00 по местному времени, 11:00 по восточному стандартному времени. Педерсон позвонил сенатору Кайлу и признал поражение в 21:02 по местному времени, 12:02 EST.

Калифорния [ править ]

Действующий демократ Дайан Файнштейн переизбралась на третий полный срок.

Файнштейн выступил против республиканца Дика Маунтджоя , который никогда не занимал выборную должность в масштабе штата, но был сенатором штата в течение нескольких лет. Также участвовали либертарианец Майкл Метти, Дон Грундманн из Американской независимой партии , Тодд Кретьен из Партии зеленых и Марша Фейнланд из Партии мира и свободы .

Поскольку Калифорния - это штат, которому требуется большая сумма денег для проведения конкурентной кампании в масштабе штата, нет ничего необычного - как это было в случае этой гонки - для популярного действующего президента не было значительного противника. Несколько видных республиканцев, таких как Билл Джонс , Мэтт Фонг и другие, отказались баллотироваться, а предыдущий заявленный претендент, бизнесмен Билл Манделл, отозвал свое заявление, решив, что он не будет самофинансируемым кандидатом (например, Майкл Хаффингтон был в Выборы 1994 г. ).

22 сентября газета Los Angeles Times сообщила, что в официальной биографии Маунтджоя, размещенной на сайте его кампании, ложно утверждалось, что он служил на борту линкора USS Missouri во время Корейской войны - на самом деле он служил на борту тяжелого крейсера USS Bremerton . Обзор судовых журналов подтвердил это, и веб-сайт был быстро изменен, чтобы отразить его службу на борту « Бремертона», а не « Миссури» . Маунтджой отрицал свою ответственность за добавление неверной информации [7]

Файнштейн легко выиграл выборы. Файнштейн выиграл почти все крупные городские районы, выиграв в Лос-Анджелесе , Сан-Франциско , Сакраменто и Сан-Диего . Файнштейн был объявлен победителем, поскольку опросы закрылись в 23:00 по восточному стандартному времени.

Коннектикут [ править ]

Действующий демократ Джо Либерман потерял август 8 Демократические основнымы для кабеля исполнительного Неда Ламонт , бывший Гринвича городского управления . Либерман сформировал свою третью партию и победил на всеобщих выборах на четвертый срок.

Поскольку Коннектикут считался оплотом Демократической партии, место в Сенате Коннектикута считалось безопасным, чтобы оставаться в качестве места Демократической партии политологами [10] [11], но продолжающаяся поддержка Либерманом консервативной политики и политики администрации Буша сделала его уязвимым перед основным соперником демократов. . Критики Либермана возражали против того, что они называют отсутствием приверженности Либермана Демократической партии; [12] его противодействие позитивным действиям; [13] его возражение против закона штата Коннектикут, который требует от католических больниц предоставления экстренной контрацепции жертвам изнасилования; [14] его членство в двухпартийной банде 14 человек ; [15] его поддержка губернатора ФлоридыДжеб Буш в деле Терри Скьяво ; [16] его первоначальная готовность пойти на компромисс при приватизации системы социального обеспечения ; [17] его союзы с республиканцами; [18] и его нападки на других демократов. [19] [20] [21]

13 марта 2006 года Нед Ламонт объявил о своей кандидатуре от Демократической партии. Ламонт был более либеральным, чем Либерман, но он не был застрахован от критики внутри своей партии. Главный редактор New Republic и «либеральный ястреб» Джонатан Чейт раскритиковал сторонников Ламонта, сравнив их с активистами, которые, по его мнению, «разорвали партию на части» в 1960-х и 1970-х годах. [22]

Ранние опросы показали, что Либерман имеет преимущество на 46 пунктов [23], но последующие опросы показали, что Ламонт набирает обороты, пока Ламонт не стал лидером всего за несколько недель до праймериз. [24] Полемика о «поцелуе», который Либерман якобы получил от президента Буша во время выступления в 2005 году, выявила озабоченность тем, что сенатор был слишком близок к непопулярному президенту, чтобы быть заслуживающим доверия кандидатом от демократов. [25] Летом 2006 года Либерман выпустил несколько рекламных объявлений кампании, стремясь связать себя с бывшим президентом Биллом Клинтоном.и изобразить Ламонта как представителя немногим более, чем оппозицию Либерману. Ламонт нанес ответный удар некоторым из наиболее негативных рекламных объявлений Либермана рекламой, подготовленной известным политическим консультантом Биллом Хиллсманом . В рекламе Ламонта зловещий рассказчик говорит: «Познакомьтесь с Недом Ламонтом. Он не может приготовить приличную чашку кофе, он плохой караоке- певец, и у него грязный стол». Затем Ламонт вмешивается: «Вам не надоели рекламные объявления о политических атаках, оскорбляющие ваш интеллект? Сенатор Либерман, давайте не будем торопиться и пообещаем поддержать любого, кто выиграет праймериз демократов». [ необходима цитата ]

С середины утра 7 августа до 9 августа официальный сайт кампании Либермана был отключен; официальные лица из кампании Либермана заявили о «грязной политике» и « тактике Ровиана » со стороны сторонников Ламонта, и, в частности, об устойчивой распределенной атаке отказа в обслуживании, которая, согласно кампании Либермана, привела к неработающему сайту на несколько дней. [26]

Тим Тагарис, директор по интернет-коммуникациям Lamont, отверг обвинение и объяснил время простоя тем фактом, что кампания Либермана выбрала худший веб-хост, или ISP, и платила всего 15 долларов в месяц за работу своего сайта (по сравнению с 1500 долларами в месяц). месяц, проводимый кампанией Ламонта). [27] [28] [29] 20 декабря 2006 года совместное расследование, проведенное офисом генерального прокурора Коннектикута Ричардом Блюменталем и прокуратурой США, сняло с кампании Ламонта обвинения во взломе. Представитель Кевина О'Коннора , в США прокуратория Коннектикут , заявил, что «расследование не выявило никаких доказательств того, что проблемы , с которыми веб - сайт испытал были результатом преступного поведения.»[30]

Ламонт выиграл предварительные выборы, набрав 51,79% голосов по сравнению с 48,21% голосов Либермана. [31] Однако в своей речи о уступке Либерман объявил, что он будет придерживаться своих предыдущих заявлений о том, что он будет баллотироваться как независимый, если он проиграет праймериз Демократической партии. [32]

На предварительных выборах Республиканской партии Алан Шлезинджер вызвал резкую критику в июле, когда выяснилось, что он играл в азартные игры под псевдонимом, чтобы избежать обнаружения в качестве счетчика карт. Несмотря на призывы отказаться от участия в гонке, Шлезингер остался в гонке, [33] в конечном итоге став кандидатом от республиканцев, когда в гонку не участвовали никакие другие претенденты-республиканцы.

Либерман во время его предвыборной кампании по билету третьей стороны

12 июня Нед Ламонт начал показывать радиорекламу, обещая, что в случае проигрыша праймериз поддержит Либермана, призвав Либермана отказаться от рассмотрения независимого забега, сделав аналогичное обещание. Либерман отказался дать это обещание; его руководитель кампании Шон Смит сказал: «Мы собираемся поддержать Неда Ламонта? Ах, нет!» [34]

3 июля в Хартфорде Либерман объявил, что соберет подписи, чтобы гарантировать себе место в ноябрьских избирательных бюллетенях. И Либерман, и Смит заявили, что Либерман будет баллотироваться в качестве «демократа, подавшего петицию», и в случае избрания будет закрытым собранием демократов в Сенате. [35] 10 июля кампания Либермана официально подала документы, позволяющие ему собрать подписи для создания новой политической партии, Коннектикут для партии Либермана. [36]

После объявления Либермана независимые опросы продолжали показывать, что он предпочитает получить большинство или абсолютное большинство голосов на трехсторонних всеобщих выборах (см. Ниже). Проблема петиции привела к обвинениям против кампании Либермана в политическом оппортунизме и неуважении к политическому процессу. [37] Либерман получил сильную поддержку со стороны многих известных консервативных экспертов и публикаций. «[H] наиболее громко поддерживает такие издания , как The Weekly Standard , National Review и Commentary Magazine ; Шон Хэннити , Билл Кристол и правые радиоведущие приветствовали его победу». [38]Таким образом, «Либерман смог баллотироваться на всеобщих выборах в качестве кандидата от республиканцев де-факто - его поддержали все крупные республиканские должностные лица в штате - и дополнить эту базу Республиканской партии сильной поддержкой независимых». [39]

9 августа лидер меньшинства в сенате от демократов Гарри Рид и председатель DSCC Чак Шумер опубликовали следующее совместное заявление о гонке в Сенате Коннектикута:

Избиратели-демократы Коннектикута высказались и выбрали Неда Ламонта своим кандидатом. И мы, и Демократический комитет сенаторской кампании (DSCC) полностью поддерживаем кандидатуру г-на Ламонта. Поздравляем Неда с победой и хорошей пробежкой. Джо Либерман был эффективным сенатором-демократом от Коннектикута и Америки. Но складывалось впечатление, что он был слишком близок к Джорджу Бушу, и эти выборы во многих отношениях были референдумом по президенту больше, чем что-либо еще. Результаты являются хорошим предзнаменованием для демократических побед в ноябре и наших усилий вывести страну в новом направлении. [40]

По данным The Hill , советник высокопоставленного сенатора от демократов заявил, что Либерман может быть лишен своих демократических привилегий в сенате. «На данный момент Либерман не может рассчитывать просто сохранить свой трудовой стаж», - сказал помощник. «Он не может выступать против демократа и ожидать, что вернется в фракцию с таким же старшинством, как и раньше. Это дало бы мнение, что Сенат - это загородный клуб, а не представитель политической партии и политического движения». [41]

Либерман победил, набрав примерно 50% голосов, и отбыл шестилетний срок с 3 января 2007 года по 3 января 2013 года. Экзит-полы показали, что Либерман получил голоса 33% демократов, 54% независимых и 70% голосов. Республиканцы. [42] Либерман победил во всех округах на ноябрьских всеобщих выборах. [43]

Делавэр [ править ]

Действующий демократ Томас Р. Карпер переизбрал на второй срок профессора права республиканского университета Темпл Яна К. Тинга . [45]

Флорида [ править ]

Действующий демократ Билл Нельсон выиграл переизбрание на второй срок над конгрессменом-республиканкой Кэтрин Харрис .

Организация « Граждане за ответственность и этику» в Вашингтоне , которая отслеживает политическую коррупцию, в октябре 2006 года подала в Федеральную избирательную комиссию (FEC) жалобу на то, что компания по производству напитков Bacardi незаконно использовала корпоративные ресурсы для поддержки мероприятия по сбору средств для Нельсона в 2005 году. ранее подавал аналогичную жалобу относительно мероприятия по сбору средств Bacardi для сенатора-республиканца Мела Мартинеса , мероприятия, которое собрало целых 60 000 долларов для кампании Мартинеса. В измененной жалобе утверждалось, что в обоих случаях Бакарди нарушил Закон о федеральной избирательной кампании и правила Федеральной избирательной комиссии, потребовав взносов у списка поставщиков корпорации. [49]

Нельсон был легко переизбран, выиграв все, кроме 10 из 67 округов Флориды и получив 60,3% голосов, набрав 1 064 421 голос или 22,2%. Нельсон был объявлен победителем, поскольку опросы закрылись в 19:00 по восточному стандартному времени.

Гавайи [ править ]

Действующий демократ Даниэль Акака победил на своем третьем полном сроке переизбрания государственного представителя от республиканской партии Синтии Тилен .

Конгрессмен-демократ Эд Кейс выступил против Акаки на праймериз Демократической партии, заявив, что, хотя он глубоко уважал Акаку, Гавайи переживают переходный период в отношении представительства штата в Конгрессе, который требует, чтобы штат избирал сенаторов следующего поколения. чтобы обеспечить преемственность. Он предупредил, что штат потеряет всякое влияние в Вашингтоне, если два сенатора штата США, которым было более 80 лет, покинут свой пост в ближайшее время. В случае смерти сенатора закон о выборах на Гавайях требует, чтобы губернатор назначил замену из той же партии. [50]

Другой представитель Гавайев, Нил Аберкромби , и другой сенатор, Дэниел Иноуе , пообещали поддержать Акаку, который выиграл предварительные выборы с 55% голосов. [51]

Представитель штата Гавайи Синтия Тилен была выбрана кандидатом от республиканской партии после того, как Джерри Кофе, ранее снявший свою кандидатуру, выиграл предварительные выборы. Акака победил во всех 4 округах Гавайев, набрав не менее 60% голосов в каждом районе.

Индиана [ править ]

Действующий республиканец Ричард Лугар не встретил сопротивления ни одного кандидата от демократов и был переизбран на шестой шестилетний срок, набрав 87,3% голосов за либертарианского радиста Стива Осборна . Это будет последняя гонка Лугара в его политической карьере.

Лугар не столкнулся с оппозицией со стороны Демократической партии, поскольку они считали Лугара непобедимым. Гонка в Сенате Индианы была единственной в 2006 году, когда действующий президент не столкнулся с соперником от другой крупной партии. Также участвовал либертарианец Стив Осборн. Осборн был из Ла-Порте, штат Индиана, и был радистом-любителем . Экзит-поллы предсказывали убедительную победу Лугара, что подтвердилось и результатом.

Выборы не были близкими, и Лугар выиграл все округа. Лучшее выступление Осборна было в округе Швейцария , где он получил чуть более 22% голосов.

Мэн [ править ]

Действующая республиканка Олимпия Сноу переизбрала на третий срок демократическую активистку Джин Хэй Брайт.

Сноу, избранная на оба предыдущих срока с перевесом примерно 2: 1, ни разу не проиграла на выборах. Сноу выигран оползнем даже демократы выиграли по всей стране из - за ее будучи центристской республиканским и имеющей очень высокий рейтинг одобрения в штате Мэн . Между тем ее оппонент-демократ на выборах 2006 года Джин Хей Брайт никогда не избиралась на политический пост.

Лучшая надежда демократов на то, чтобы занять это место, заключалась в том, что Сноу выйдет на пенсию, а не баллотируется в 2006 году, но никогда не было никаких признаков того, что она всерьез не рассматривала возможность переизбрания. [54]

Крайний срок подачи заявок от основных партийных кандидатов - 15 марта 2006 г. Праймериз состоялись 13 июня 2006 г. Олимпия Сноу не получила возражений по выдвижению кандидатуры от республиканцев; Джин Хэй Брайт с небольшим перевесом выиграла у демократов, набрав 50,7% голосов против Эрика Менерта.

Хей Брайт объявила о своей кандидатуре в мае 2005 года. Хей Брайт ранее была неудачным кандидатом от Демократической партии в Палату представителей в 1994 году и в Сенат в 1996 году .

Гонка была объявлена FOX News для Сноу через 23 минуты после закрытия избирательных участков. Сноу переизбрался с большим отрывом, чем любой сенатор США в этом цикле, за исключением Ричарда Лугара из Индианы , который столкнулся только с либертарианским оппонентом. Сноу победил во всех округах штата Мэн, набрав не менее 60% голосов в каждом регионе.

Мэриленд [ править ]

Действующий демократ Пол Сарбейнс , сенатор США, который дольше всех работал в штате Мэриленд, решил уйти в отставку вместо того, чтобы баллотироваться на шестой срок. Кандидат от демократов Бен Кардин получил открытое место.

Квейси Мфуме , бывший конгрессмен и президент NAACP , был первым, кто объявил о своем занятии в марте 2005 года. Бен Кардин , который в то время был конгрессменом с 1987 года, был единственным другим крупным кандидатом до сентября 2005 года, когда Деннис Ф. Расмуссен , бывший В конкурсе приняли участие исполнительный директор округа Балтимор , профессор Американского университета Аллан Лихтман и богатый потомакский бизнесмен Джош Рэйлз . Впоследствии на праймериз также прошли 13 других кандидатов. По состоянию на август 2006 года Кардин собрал более 4,8 миллиона долларов и получил поддержку от ряда политиков-демократов, AFL-CIO иВашингтон Пост ; Mfume собрала более 1,2 миллиона долларов и получила поддержку от Ассоциации учителей штата Мэриленд , Progressive Maryland , бывшего губернатора Мэриленда Пэрриса Гленденинга , Национальной организации женщин и конгрессменов Мэриленда Элайджи Каммингса и Эла Винна .

Ожидается, что Майкл С. Стил , вице-губернатор и бывший председатель Республиканской партии штата Мэриленд, выиграет праймериз республиканцев, и за месяц до этого газета Baltimore Sun написала, что он столкнулся с «лишь номинальной оппозицией». [57] Среди девяти других кандидатов единственным республиканцем, получившим значительное освещение в СМИ, был Даниэль Вовак .

Это было первое открытое место в Сенате штата Мэриленд с 1986 года, когда впервые была избрана сенатор Барбара Микульски .

Кевин Зиз , кандидат от Зеленых , Популистских и Либертарианских партий, также был в избирательном бюллетене.

Хотя Стил проиграл всеобщие выборы с 10% голосов, гораздо более широким перевесом, чем предполагалось, его результат был и остается лучшим показателем для республиканца в сенатской гонке в Мэриленде с тех пор, как Чарльз Матиас-младший был переизбран в 1980 году с 66. % голосов.

И Стил, и Кардин делали противоречивые заявления и рекламировали на протяжении всей кампании .

Кардин прежде всего напал на Стила из-за его близких отношений с президентом Бушем, включая изображения Буша и Стила в телевизионных рекламных роликах Кардина. [58] Стил сосредоточился на низких налогах, сокращении государственных расходов, свободных рынках и национальной безопасности. [59]

Несмотря на то, что опросы за несколько дней до выборов показали, что гонка составляет 3%, Кардин победил более чем на 10%, набрав 178 295 голосов. Стил признал поражение в 21:02. СТАНДАРТНОЕ ВОСТОЧНОЕ ВРЕМЯ.

Массачусетс [ править ]

Действующий демократ Тед Кеннеди переизбрался на свой восьмой полный срок, победив владельца республиканской языковой школы и активиста Кеннета Чейза. Это были последние выборы Кеннеди в Сенат.

На съезде республиканской партии штата Массачусетс [61] Кеннет Чейз получил официальную поддержку большинства делегатов, хотя оба кандидата прошли квалификацию на сентябрьские праймериз. Бывший глава администрации Белого дома Энди Кард также получил 3 голоса. [62]

Результаты по муниципалитету

Кеннеди захватил все графства штата, выиграв не менее 62% в каждом регионе. [ необходима цитата ]

Мичиган [ править ]

Действующий демократ Дебби Стабеноу переизбралась на второй срок, победив республиканца Майкла Бушара , шерифа округа Окленд.

Экономические вопросы заняли центральное место в кампании, поскольку уровень безработицы в Мичигане был одним из самых высоких в стране. В июле 2006 года уровень безработицы в Мичигане составлял примерно 7% по сравнению с 4,7% по стране. Пессимизм в отношении экономического будущего штата привел к тому, что Мичиган с 2000 по 2005 год занимал 49-е место в стране по удержанию молодежи. С момента своего пика Детройт потерял более миллиона человек. Бушар заявил, что действующий президент ничего не добился, назвав ее «Ничего не делающая Дебби». [66] Президент Джордж Буш приехал в Мичиган и собрал для Бушара 1 миллион долларов. [67]

Издалека Стабенов выглядела уязвимой. Президент Буш даже приехал в Мичиган, чтобы провести кампанию за Бушара, собрав для него более 1 000 000 долларов. Однако Бушар ни разу не выиграл ни одного опроса. К октябрю Республиканская партия начала выводить ресурсы из Мичигана, чтобы сосредоточиться на более близких гонках, по сути уступив гонку Стабеноу. Стабенов легко выигрывал выборы, набрав почти 57% голосов. Стабенов хорошо выступил в Мичигане, но лучше выступил в густонаселенных городах, таких как Детройт , Окленд , Лансинг , Анн-Арбор и Каламазу . Бушар выиграл Гранд-Рапидс, типичный республиканский район. Он также победил во многих сельских районах штата. Однако Бушар не удалось повлиять на лидерство Стабеноу, во многом из-за ее высоких результатов в густонаселенных районах. Бушар уступил Стабенову в 21:58 EST.

Миннесота [ править ]

Действующий сенатор от ДФЛ Марк Дейтон в феврале 2005 года решил уйти в отставку вместо того, чтобы баллотироваться на второй срок. В первичных выборах состоялись 12 сентября 2006 года DFL кандидата Клобучар выиграл открытое место над Марком Кеннеди (R), конгрессменом США.

Клобучар получил раннюю поддержку большинства законодателей штата ДФЛ в Миннесоте .

Клобучар с Бараком Обамой и Тимом Уолцем .
Основные кандидаты от партии: Кеннеди, Клобучар и Фицджеральд.
Кандидаты Марк Кеннеди, Эми Клобучар и Роберт Фицджеральд обсуждают 5 ноября 2006 года.

Постоянная поддержка Кеннеди президента Джорджа Буша при голосовании в палате представителей была центральным вопросом для демократов в предвыборной кампании. В июне 2006 г. были выдвинуты обвинения в том, что многие ссылки и фотографии Буша были удалены с официального веб-сайта Дома США Кеннеди; В качестве опровержения республиканцы заявили, что на сайте было 72 ссылки на Буша и что изменения, отмеченные критиками, были внесены некоторое время назад в рамках обычного процесса обновления. [71] Бен Пауэрс был единственным кандидатом бюллетеней Квалифицированный не быть приглашены выступить на Миннесота Общественного телевидения «s Альманахнесмотря на предложение г-на Пауэрса заполнить пространство, оставшееся незаполненным из-за решения г-жи Клобучар не появляться в программе с г-ном Кеннеди и г-ном Фицджеральдом. Зеленый кандидат Майкл Кавлан дважды появлялся в программе во время кампании 2006 года в качестве специального гостя.

Миссисипи [ править ]

Действующий республиканец Трент Лотт переизбрался на четвертый срок.

Лотт баллотировался на переизбрание, не столкнувшись с какой-либо оппозицией на предварительных выборах своей партии . Хотя предполагалось, что Лотт может уйти в отставку после того, как его дом был разрушен ураганом Катрина , он вместо этого решил баллотироваться на переизбрание. Флеминг - афроамериканец , который составляет 37% населения штата. Однако ни один афроамериканец никогда не избирался на должность в штате. Последним чернокожим сенатором США был Хирам Ревелс , который был назначен и вступил в должность в 1870 году. Флеминг не получил большой помощи от DSCC , который пожертвовал на его кампанию только 15 000 долларов. [74]

Миссури [ править ]

Действующий республиканец Джим Талент был избран на внеочередных выборах в 2002 году, когда он с небольшим перевесом победил действующего демократа Жана Карнахана . Карнахан была назначена на место в Сенате после посмертных выборов ее мужа Мела Карнахана , который погиб в авиакатастрофе незадолго до выборов 2000 года . Демократическим противником Таланта была аудитор штата Миссури Клэр Маккаскилл . Рано утром 8 ноября Талант признал поражение Маккаскиллу, столкнувшись с серьезными политическими препятствиями . Талант проиграл выборы с 47% голосов против 50% голосов за Маккаскилла.

Всегда ожидалось, что выборы будут очень близкими, что кажется подходящим для места, которое дважды переходило из рук в руки, причем с очень небольшой разницей, за последние шесть лет. В 2000 году покойный губернатор Миссури Мел Карнахан , демократ, с небольшим перевесом победил действующего сенатора-республиканца Джона Эшкрофта со 50% против 48%. Два года спустя на внеочередных выборах, проведенных на этот пост, действующий сенатор Жан Карнахан проиграл еще более близкие выборы бывшему таланту конгрессмена - 50% против 49%.

Миссури был замечен как катор состояния страны на протяжении всего 20 - го века: он голосовал за победитель каждых президентских выборов с 1900 года, в 1956 год (когда государство узко благоприятствования за исключением Э. Стивенсон над Дуайтом Эйзенхауэром ). Статус лидера Миссури был связан с тем, что он не только голосовал за победителя на выборах, но и то, что его результаты обычно отражали национальные результаты.

Сам штат является географически центральным штатом, граничащим с окраинами Южного и Среднего Запада . В соревнованиях по всему штату на протяжении большей части 20-го века Миссури выступал за Демократическую партию. На недавних выборах Республиканская партия (Республиканская партия) выступила в соревнованиях по всему штату. Выборы 2004 г. были важными; когда Джордж Буш был переизбран, он стал лидером штата Миссури. Но на этот раз его маржа в штате была больше, чем по стране. Буш выиграл президентские выборы с 51% до 48%, Миссури - с 53% до 46%. Эта тенденция началась в 2000 году, когда Буш проиграл всенародное голосование Элу Гору.47–48%, но все же выиграл штат Миссури, 50–47%. Победа Буша также ознаменовала победу республиканцев в нескольких соревнованиях, проводившихся в масштабах штата; Сенатор Кит Бонд был переизбран с решающим перевесом 56% к 43%, а Мэтт Блант победил на выборах губернатора, с небольшим перевесом победив аудитора штата Клэр Маккаскилл с 51% против 48%. Республиканская партия также захватила контроль над законодательным собранием штата впервые за восемьдесят лет.

Таланты, предвидя жесткую битву за переизбрание и пытаясь отговорить соперников, накопили большой фонд кампании. [75] Большую часть 2005 года у него не было оппозиции. Сенатор штата Чак Грэм ненадолго участвовал в гонке в начале года, но вскоре выбыл из нее. Однако 30 августа 2005 года демократ Клэр Маккаскилл объявила о своем намерении баллотироваться на место в Сенате Таланта.

Маккаскилл начинала с большого финансового положения, но она также была опытным кандидатом с высоким авторитетом. Маккаскилл провел две успешные кампании для государственного аудитора. Она также была кандидатом в губернаторы в 2004 году, когда победила действующего губернатора-демократа Боба Холдена на первичных выборах, но проиграла, набрав 48% голосов на всеобщих выборах.

И Талант, и Маккаскилл встретились с неизвестными на своих праймериз 8 августа 2006 года и окончательно победили их.

Конкурс в Миссури считался жизненно важным для контроля над Сенатом Соединенных Штатов ; В качестве жеребьевки между двумя сильными кандидатами ожидалось, что гонка вызовет большой интерес, а также деньги, потраченные на рекламу и привлечение сторонников. Если Талант победил, то приход к власти демократов в Сенате США зависел от побед в Теннесси , где победил республиканец Боб Коркер, и Вирджинии , где победил демократ Джим Уэбб; Демократам нужно было выиграть шесть мест, чтобы взять под свой контроль палату с 51 местом. Для этого им нужно будет сохранить свои 19 действующих мест, выиграть четыре места, удерживаемые республиканцами в штатах Монтана , Огайо , Род-Айленд и Пенсильвания.(где шансы демократов казались выше 50%, а демократы выиграли все 4.) и две из следующих трех гонок «жеребьевки»: Миссури, Теннесси и Вирджиния .

Считается [ кем? ], что проблемы с бюллетенями в масштабе штата привели к голосованию в ноябре 2006 года. Талант был противоположен большинству избирателей в этом опросе практически по каждому вопросу: 66% избирателей Миссури высказались за повышение минимальной заработной платы до 6,50 долларов в час; 62% избирателей Миссури высказались за повышение налогов вместо сокращения финансирования Medicaid нынешним губернатором-республиканцем Мэттом Блантом ; 54% выступили против закона, который потребовал бы от всех жителей штата Миссури предъявить удостоверение личности с фотографией перед голосованием; 58% поддержали ограничения на пожертвования в рамках кампании; и 66% высказались за восстановление покрытия Medicaid примерно для 90 000 жителей штата Миссури, которые потеряли покрытие, когда Блант и республиканский законодательный орган ужесточили требования к участию в программе.

Возможно, наиболее важно то, что 62% поддержали предложение голосования, которое разрешило бы все типы исследований эмбриональных стволовых клеток, разрешенные федеральным законом - меру, которую Талент недавно объявил, что он против. [76]

В ночь выборов гонка, как и ожидалось, была слишком близка, чтобы ее можно было назвать. Получив 85% голосов и все еще не получив ответа, Маккаскилл одержал победу. Когда Маккаскилл объявила о победе, она была впереди с перевесом в 867 683 голоса против 842 251 голоса Таланта; в процентном отношении, набрав 85% голосов, Маккаскилл опередил Talent с 49% против 48%. Наконец, в 23:38 по центральному времени агентство Associated Press назвало Маккаскилла победителем. Округ Сент-Луис , прилегающий к Сент-Луису , и графство Джексон , где проживает Канзас-Сити , вероятно, подтолкнули Маккаскилла к финишу.

Монтана [ править ]

Действующий республиканец Конрад Бернс был запущен для переизбрания на четвертый срок, но потерпел поражение от демократа Джона Тестера , президентом из штата Монтана Сената , с перевесом в 0,87%, или 3,562 голосов из 406,505 голосов.

Бернс был впервые избран сенатором Соединенных Штатов от штата Монтана в 1988 году, когда он победил действующего демократа Джона Мелчера в близкой гонке, 51% против 48%. Бернс был переизбран с 62,4% против 37,6%, по сравнению с Джеком Маддом в год республиканской революции 1994 года. В 2000 году Бернс столкнулся с хорошо финансируемым Брайаном Швейцером, которого он победил с 50,6% до 47,2%.

В 2000 году Джордж Буш отнес Монтану 58% к 33% в гонке за президентом, но Бернс выиграл с 3,4%. С тех пор как в 1913 году начались прямые выборы сенаторов, Бернс стал вторым республиканцем из Монтаны, избранным в Сенат США. Кроме того, тридцать два года подряд, с 1952 по 1984 год, Монтана избирала только сенаторов-демократов.

Участие Бернса в Абрамофф скандал сделал его уязвимым [ править ] . Опрос SurveyUSA, опубликованный в марте 2006 года, показал, что 38% жителей Монтаны одобряют его, а 52% не одобряют его. [77] Опросы, проведенные против ведущих кандидатов-демократов, поставили его ниже своих соперников [ цитата необходима ] .

31 мая 2006 года Ричардс, сославшись на близость гонки и свою позицию (третье место) в опросах, отказался от участия в гонке и поддержал Тестера. [78] Моррисон успешно стартовал в гонке за выдвижение кандидатуры сенатора от демократов, собрав 1,05 миллиона долларов на начало 2006 года, в том числе 409 241 доллар за последние три месяца 2005 года. [79] но преимущества Моррисона в сборе средств и идентификации имени не помогли переводится в лидерство в опросах. [80] Позже гонку назвали «тупиковой» [81], но Тестер продолжал набирать обороты.

The race was expected to be close, due to Burns's previous narrow winning margins and recent political scandal involving him personally; Republican incumbents everywhere were facing more challenging races in 2006 due to the waning popularity of Congress and the leadership of President George W. Bush. In July 2006, the Rasmussen report viewed Burns as the "second most vulnerable Senator seeking re-election this year (Pennsylvania's Rick Santorum was still the most vulnerable)."[83]

Senator Conrad Burns of Montana faced a strong challenge from Brian Schweitzer in 2000, being re-elected by 3.4% in a state that went for Bush twice by margins of over 20%[citation needed]. This, combined with the increasing strength of the state Democratic party[citation needed] and accusations of ethical issues related to the Jack Abramoff scandal[citation needed], made this a highly competitive race.

On July 27, Burns was forced to apologize after he confronted out of state firefighters who were preparing to leave Montana after helping contain a summer forest fire and directly questioned their competence and skill; Burns was strongly criticized.[84]

On August 31, in a letter faxed to the office of Montana governor Brian Schweitzer, Burns urged the governor, a Democrat, to declare a fire state of emergency and activate the Montana Army National Guard for firefighting. Schweitzer had already declared such a state of emergency on July 11 — thus, activating the Montana Army National Guard. He issued a second declaration on August 11. A Burns spokesman said the senator was "pretty sure" Schweitzer had already issued such a disaster declaration, but just wanted to make sure. "The genesis of the letter was just to make sure that all the bases were covered," Pendleton said. "This is not a political football. It's just a cover-the-bases letter and certainly casts no aspersions on the governor."[85]

Due to errors with polling machines the Montana count was delayed well into Wednesday November 8. The race was too close to call throughout the night and many pundits predicted the need for a recount. After a very close election, on November 9, incumbent Conrad Burns conceded defeat.[87]

Just before 11:00 AM (MST) on November 8, Jon Tester was declared Senator-elect for Montana in USA Today.[88] At 2:27 PM EST on November 8, CNN projected that Jon Tester would win the race.[89]

Burns conceded the race on November 9, and congratulated Tester on his victory.[90]

The race was the closest Senate election of 2006 in terms of absolute vote difference[citation needed]; the closest race by percentage difference was the Virginia senate election[citation needed].

Nebraska[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Ben Nelson won re-election to a second term. As of 2021, this is the last Senate election in Nebraska won by a Democrat.

Republican Pete Ricketts, former COO of TD Ameritrade financed his own campaign. His opponents could not raise enough money to keep up. Kramer raised $330,000 and Stenberg raised $246,000 in 2005.

The primary election was held May 9, 2006. Pete Ricketts won the Republican nomination with 48% of the vote. Ben Nelson was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Nelson was elected in 2000 by a margin of 51% to 49% after serving as the state's governor for two terms. Nelson, considered the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, is the lone Democrat in Nebraska's Congressional delegation. This election was one of the most expensive in Nebraska history. In 2005, Ben Nelson raised $3.9 million for his re-election campaign. Pete Ricketts contributed $14.35 million of his own money to his campaign; he raised an additional $485,000 in contributions. The race also attracted national attention and generated several high-level campaign appearances. President George W. Bush appeared at a rally for Ricketts on November 5, 2006, in Grand Island, while then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama appeared at a fundraiser for Nelson and other Nebraska Democrats on May 5, 2006 in Omaha. However, he won re-election by a wide margin.

Nevada[edit]

Incumbent Republican John Ensign won re-election to a second term over Democrat Jack Carter, Navy veteran and son of President Jimmy Carter.

Popular Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman had said in January that he would probably run,[95] but in late April, he decisively ruled that out.[96] Goodman did not file by the May 12, 2006 deadline. Carter's advantages included his formidable speaking abilities and kinship with a former U.S. President. On the other hand, Ensign was also considered to be an effective speaker and as of the first quarter of 2006, held an approximately 5-1 advantage over Carter in cash-on-hand.

Ensign won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with his lowest percentage at 53%[citation needed].

New Jersey[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez was re-elected. The seat was previously held by Democratic Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine. After Corzine resigned and was sworn in Governor, Corzine appointed Congressman Menendez on January 18, 2006. Menendez was challenged by Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. and seven other candidates. Filing for the primary closed on April 10, 2006. The primary election was held June 6, 2006.[98] Menendez became the first Hispanic to hold a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey, and was the first Latino elected to statewide office in the state.

Menendez won the Democratic primary, with 86% of the vote, against James D. Kelly, Jr.

Republican John P. Ginty, associate director with Standard & Poor's represented the conservative wing of the New Jersey Republican party. Kean was a moderate, and the son of the former Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean. Kean won the primary by a 3-1 margin.[99]

The biggest factors in the New Jersey Senate race may have had little to do with the candidates involved and more to do with Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine and President George W. Bush.

In mid-summer, Jon Corzine and the Democratic-controlled state legislature held a brief shutdown of state government, which ultimately resulted in a sales tax increase, among other things.

In a September 2006 poll, SurveyUSA found that Corzine received an approval rate of only 43%, with 48% of the state disapproving.[100] Since Menendez had been appointed by Corzine, some pundits argued that this would be a resonating factor with a number of voters.

According to a separate September 2006 poll, SurveyUSA found that the state of New Jersey had a rather high disapproval rating for Republican President George W. Bush, with 64% disapproving and only 32% approving.[101] This led some to argue that voters would take their discontent with Bush out on Kean in the November election.[102]

Indeed, some pollsters demonstrated that concerns over the Iraq War and discontent with President Bush solidified the Democratic base in October's advertising blitz, and won over enough independents to seal of fate of the Republican nominee.[103] On the eve of the election, Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind Poll reported that 65% likely voters said that the US invasion of Iraq was a mistake, "including nine of ten Democrats and six of ten independents."[104] Observers also pointed out that "from the beginning, [Menendez] made much of his 2002 vote against the Iraq War Resolution, often referring to it as one of the most important votes of his career. He made it clear as well that he intended to make the race a referendum on the President."[105]

Others attributed Kean's early strong showing in the polls of this blue state to uninformed voters confusing the three-year state senator with his father, the popular former governor and 9/11 Commission chairman.[106]

Because of Kean's perceived liberalism on social issues, he has been labeled by some conservatives as a "Republican in Name Only".[107]

On June 13, 2006, Kean held a fundraiser in Ocean County featuring First Lady Laura Bush. It was here that both Senator Kean and Mrs. Bush pointed out that Kean is not George W. Bush, claiming that Senator Menendez seems to confuse the two.[108]

On June 16, 2006 at a New Jersey Association of Counties speaking event in Atlantic City, Kean and his aides beat a hasty retreat from the ballroom engagement and "stampeded" into an elevator in an abortive attempt to avoid the press, only to exit on the same floor as they had entered. Kean declined to answer questions about the scathing attacks on his integrity which his opponent had delivered minutes earlier, instead opting to repeat "a few slogans."[109]

In late June, the Associated Press reported that Kean's campaign was planning a "Swift Boat"-style film accusing Menendez of involvement in a New Jersey mob-connected kickback scheme "despite public records and statements disputing that claim." The AP article noted that "[f]our former federal prosecutors who oversaw the case have said Menendez was never involved in any wrongdoing."[110] The airing of unsubstantiated [by whom?] allegations years or even decades old is a hallmark of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth campaign attack style, which gained notoriety during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

In mid-September, The Star-Ledger reported that Sen. Menendez had declined a national debate with Kean on the popular Sunday morning talk-show, Meet the Press. A Menendez spokesperson stated that the incumbent Democrat would prefer to focus on local citizens and press. Menendez did agree to take place in three locally aired debates with Kean, which will be aired between October 7–17.[111] Kean withdrew from one of the scheduled debates to which he had previously committed, an October 14, 2006, debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters, insisting on a national TV debate as a condition of his participation.[112]

Both candidates agreed to participate in a virtual debate sponsored by the nonpartisan Hall Institute of Public Policy - New Jersey which provided "an unprecedented opportunity for candidates and citizens to engage in an interactive forum on the important issues confronting" New Jersey. Beginning in July and running through Election Day in November, the institute submitted questions to the candidates and then posted their responses on its website.[113]

New Mexico[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fifth term.

David Pfeffer, Santa Fe City Councilman announced on August 23, 2005, that he would be entering the primary. A former Democrat, he supported George W. Bush in 2004 and became a Republican in 2005. In his campaign announcement, Pfeffer focused mainly on border controls with Mexico. He criticised Bingaman in comparison to his own support for reform of the Social Security system and the Iraq War as well as U.S. relations with China, saying "With all due respect, I do not believe the present occupier of the junior seat from New Mexico is doing all that can and should be done on these fronts," he said of Bingaman. "I believe I can do a better job ... " Pfeffer also commented that he would have a hard time raising an amount equivalent to Senator Bingaman, a problem faced by any of the latter's potential challengers.

Bingaman had a 60% approval rating in one poll.[116] He faced no primary opposition. There had been speculation that Bingaman would give up the chance to run for another term to become a lobbyist.

Bingaman won every county in the state with at least 56% of the vote.

New York[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton won by a more than two-to-one margin. Clinton was challenged by Republican John Spencer, a former Mayor of Yonkers, New York.

Clinton spent $36 million for her re-election, more than any other candidate for Senate in the 2006 elections.

On November 7, 2006, Clinton won easily, garnering 67% of the vote to Spencer's 31%. The election was not close, with Clinton winning 58 of New York's 62 counties. Clinton had a surprisingly strong performance in upstate New York which tends to be tossup. When Clinton's upstate margins combined with her huge numbers out of New York City, there was no coming back for the Republicans. Clinton was sworn in for what would be her last term in the senate serving from January 3, 2007 to January 21, 2009 when she assumed the office of United States Secretary of State.

Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding.
Clinton and Spencer totals include their minor party line votes: Independence Party and Working Families Party for Clinton, Conservative Party for Spencer.
In addition, 213,777 ballots were blank, void, or scattered, and are not included in the Turnout sum or percentages.

North Dakota[edit]

Incumbent Dem-NPL-er Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term, beating Republican farmer Dwight Grotberg.

Popular Republican governor John Hoeven was heavily recruited by prominent national Republicans, including Karl Rove and Dick Cheney to run against Conrad. SurveyUSA polls showed that both Conrad and Hoeven had among the highest approval ratings of any Senators and governors in the nation. A poll conducted by PMR (8/26-9/3 MoE 3.9) for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead had as result for a hypothetical matchup: Hoeven-35%, Conrad-27%, Uncommitted-38%. This poll showed voter conflict between two very popular politicians in a small state where party loyalty is often trumped by personality. In late September 2005, Hoeven formally declined.[120] Hoeven ran for the Senate in 2010 and was elected.

Conrad won at least 53% of the vote in every county in the state.

Ohio[edit]

Incumbent Republican Mike DeWine ran for re-election but lost to Democratic congressman Sherrod Brown.[121]

DeWine had approval ratings at 38%,[122] making him the second most unpopular U.S. Senator, behind Pennsylvania Republican Rick Santorum, who was also up for re-election in 2006. Pre-election stories in the U.S. media suggested that the national Republican Party may have given up on saving Senator DeWine's senate seat before election date. Sherrod Brown, former Ohio Secretary of State and U.S. Representative from Ohio's 13th district was the Democratic candidate, and the eventual winner.

Paul Hackett, Iraq War veteran announced on February 13, 2006 that he would withdraw from the race, because national party leaders had decided that Sherrod Brown had a better chance against DeWine. The Plain Dealer (2/18/06) also reported that there had been concerns that Hackett might not have had enough money after the primary to run the statewide advertising customary for a Senate campaign.

Both Republican challengers, engineer William G. Pierce and David Smith, candidate for OH-02 in 2005, campaigned as conservative alternatives to DeWine, citing DeWine's support for legal abortion and his role as one of the Republican members of the Gang of 14 who compromised with Democrats in a dispute about judicial appointments. DeWine won the primary 71.82% of the votes.[12]

Because this race was targeted by Democrats, it made it all the more important to the GOP, who desired to retain Senate control. John McClelland, a spokesman for the Ohio Republican Party said, "It's vitally important to the Republican Party as a whole, so I think that's why you see the president coming to Ohio to support Mike DeWine. Phil Singer, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said, "Mike DeWine Senior is in for the fight of his life, make no mistake about it".[123]

On July 14, 2006, DeWine's campaign began airing TV commercials depicting a smoking World Trade Center. "The senator was notified ... by a reporter at U.S. News & World Report that the image of the burning Twin Towers could not have depicted the actual event because the smoke was blowing the wrong way."[124][citation needed] DeWine's campaign admitted that the video was actually a still photo of the World Trade Center with smoke digitally added.[124] He also was criticized for using an emotionally charged image to attack his challenger.[citation needed]

Another of DeWine's ads suggested that opponent Sherrod Brown didn't pay his taxes for thirteen years. This claim led to the Associated Press reporting on October 19 that, "Several Ohio television stations have stopped airing a Republican ad because state documents contradict the ad's accusation that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown didn't pay an unemployment tax bill for 13 years." Brown produced a commercial citing these facts.[125] DeWine's ads were changed to state only that he had failed to pay his unemployment taxes until legal action was taken against him.

According to an article in the October 16, 2006, edition of The New York Times, top Republican party officials on the national level determined that DeWine would probably be defeated and were moving financial support from his race to other Republican senatorial candidates they felt were more likely to win.[126]

Brown was called the winner right when the polls closed at 7:30. DeWine had the second worst performance of a Republican incumbent in 2006. Only Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania had a worse performance. While DeWine was able to win rural counties in western Ohio, Brown managed to win most eastern Ohio counties, especially in heavily populated areas. DeWine's narrow 2,000 vote victory in Hamilton County which is home to Cincinnati, came nowhere close to making a dent in Brown's lead. Brown would go on to be re elected in 2012 and again in 2018.

Pennsylvania[edit]

Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Bob Casey, Jr.[127] Casey was elected to serve between January 3, 2007 and January 3, 2013. Santorum trailed Casey in every public poll taken during the campaign. Casey's margin of victory (nearly 18% of those who voted) was the largest ever for a Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, and the largest margin of victory for a Senate challenger in the 2006 elections.[128]

Bob Casey, Jr., State Treasurer, former State Auditor General and son of former Governor Bob Casey, Sr.[129] won the Democratic primary.[130]

Santorum was unopposed in the Republican primary. Republican John Featherman, who ran against Santorum in 2000 as a Libertarian, had been expected to challenge him in the 2006 Republican primary. However, Featherman withdrew his candidacy after a GOP petition challenge because he did not have the necessary number of signatures to get on the ballot.[133]

Republican strategists took as a bad omen Santorum's primary result in 2006, in which he ran unopposed for the Republican nomination. Republican gubernatorial nominee Lynn Swann, also unopposed in the primary, garnered 22,000 more votes statewide than Santorum in the primary, meaning thousands of Republican voters abstained from endorsing Santorum for another Senate term. This may have been partly due to Santorum's support for Arlen Specter, over Congressman Pat Toomey in the 2004 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Even though Santorum was perceived to be only slightly less conservative than Toomey, he joined virtually all of the state and national Republican establishment in supporting the moderate Specter. This led many socially and fiscally conservative Republicans to consider Santorum's support of Specter to be a betrayal of their cause.[134][135][136] However, Santorum said that he supported Specter to avoid risking a Toomey loss in the general election, which would have prevented President George W. Bush's judicial nominees from getting through the Senate.[137] Santorum said Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito would not have been confirmed without the help of Specter, who was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time.[137]

At 9:45 PM EST on Election Night, Santorum called Casey to concede defeat.[139]

Rhode Island[edit]

The election was won by Sheldon Whitehouse, former Attorney General of Rhode Island and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.[140] Republican Lincoln Chafee was seeking re-election to the seat he had held since 1999, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of his father John Chafee. Lincoln Chafee won election to the seat in 2000.

Whitehouse was endorsed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Congressmen Jim Langevin and Patrick J. Kennedy, as well as by former candidate Matt Brown. Carl Sheeler, a former U.S. Marine, a business owner, and an adjunct professor of business, ran on a more progressive platform. Ultimately, however, Whitehouse would trounce his competition in the primary on September 12, winning his party's support by a large margin.

Incumbent Lincoln Chafee was one of the most liberal members of the Republican Party in the Senate by 2006, and was challenged for the Republican nomination by Steve Laffey, Mayor of Cranston, who had criticized Chafee for his liberal voting record in the Senate. In early 2006, the Club for Growth, a pro-tax cut political action committee, sent a series of mailings to Rhode Island Republicans attacking Chafee's positions and voting record.

The national GOP supported Chafee in the primary campaign, believing that he was the most likely candidate to hold the seat in the general election. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John McCain of Arizona and Laura Bush appeared at fundraisers for Chafee, while Senator Bill Frist's PAC donated to Chafee. The National Republican Senatorial Committee also ran ads in the state supporting Chafee. Steve Laffey, however, picked up many endorsements from Republican town committees throughout Rhode Island, the national group Club for Growth, and former candidate for the party's Presidential nomination Steve Forbes. On July 10, 2006, the National Republican Senatorial Committee filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Laffey, saying that he had included a political communication in tax bills mailed to residents of Cranston.[142]

Democrats believed that this was one of the most likely Senate seats to switch party control, due to the Democratic tilt of Rhode Island, as well as the fact that Chafee needed to expend part of his campaign fund to win the Republican primary election. Chafee's approval ratings also took a beating from his primary battle with Laffey and may have hurt him in the general election. Another factor that hurt Chafee was the fact that Whitehouse, the Democratic nominee, had a huge head start on him, as he was able to campaign with little opposition for at least half the year and had not had to contend with a major opponent until the general election campaign. Rhode Islanders' historically large disapproval ratings for President Bush and the Republican Party as a whole was another major hurdle for Chafee.

Whitehouse and Chafee very rarely disagreed on political issues. Socially, they agreed almost 100% of the time. Chafee was against the Bush tax cuts, indicating his ideology was liberal-leaning. On some fiscal issues they disagreed on such as on social security and free trade.[144][145]

Whitehouse carried Providence County, which contains approximately 60% of the state's population, with 59% to Chafee's 41%. Chafee's strongest showing was in Washington County ("South County"), where he took 55% of the vote against Whitehouse's 45%. Chafee also took Kent County by a small margin, while Whitehouse was victorious by extremely slim margins in Bristol and Newport counties.

After the election, when asked by a reporter if he thought his defeat would help the country by giving Democrats control of Congress, he replied, "to be honest, yes."[147]

Tennessee[edit]

Winner Bob Corker replaced Republican Bill Frist who retired upon the end of his second term in 2007. Corker was the Republican nominee, and the Democratic nominee was Harold Ford, Jr., U.S. Representative. The race between Ford and Corker was one of the most competitive Senate races of 2006, with Corker winning the race by less than three percent of the vote. Corker was the only non-incumbent Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in 2006. Since 1994, the Republican Party has held both of Tennessee's Senate seats.

Ford is known nationally for his keynote address at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California, and for a challenge to Nancy Pelosi for leadership of the House Democrats. Rosalind Kurita, a six-term state Senator from Clarksville, Tennessee dropped out of the race in early April 2006. No official reason was given, but Ford enjoyed substantial support from Democratic leaders in Washington and Nashville and held a substantial lead in fundraising. Ford won the Democratic nomination by a wide margin in the primary.[148]

Only 11 percent of Tennesseans knew who Corker was when he began running for the Senate race.[149] All three Republicans had run statewide campaigns in the past, albeit unsuccessful ones: former U.S. Representative Ed Bryant for the 2002 Republican Senate nomination, losing to Lamar Alexander; businessman and former Mayor of Chattanooga Bob Corker for the U.S. Senate in 1994, losing to Frist in the Republican primary; and former U.S. Representative Van Hilleary for Tennessee Governor in 2002, losing to Democrat Phil Bredesen. Corker won the nomination by obtaining 48% of the primary vote to Bryant's 34% and Hilleary's 17%.[148]

Not long after Corker's primary victory was assured, Ford, at a rally of his supporters attended by Bill Clinton, challenged Corker to seven televised debates across the state. In response, Corker said he will debate Ford but did not agree to Ford's request of seven debates.[148] Both of Corker's primary opponents endorsed Corker immediately after they conceded the race.[148]

Before a Corker press conference in Memphis on October 20, Ford approached Corker in a parking lot and confronted his opponent about Iraq in front of local news cameras, pointing out that some of Corker's fellow Republicans are changing their minds on the war and wanting to debate him about the issue. In response, Corker said, "I came to talk about ethics, and I have a press conference. And I think it's a true sign of desperation that you would pull your bus up when I'm having a press conference." Ford replied that he could never find Corker. Corker then walked away to his press conference.[150]

On November 2, Nielsen Monitor Plus indicated that the Corker campaign had purchased more television advertising than any other Senate candidate in the country through October 15.[151]

A particularly negative ad titled "Who Hasn't?" sponsored by the Republican National Committee ("RNC") that aired during the third and fourth weeks of October gained national attention and condemnation from both Ford and Corker. The ad portrayed a scantily clad white woman (Johanna Goldsmith) acting as a Playboy bunny who "met Harold at the Playboy party" and invites Ford to "call me".[152][153]

Responding to questions about the ad, a Ford spokesperson said that Ford went to a 2005 Playboy-sponsored Super Bowl party that was attended by more than 3,000 people,[154] and Ford himself said that he likes "football and girls" and makes no apology for either.[155]

Texas[edit]

Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third term over Democratic attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky.

The Democratic nominee who had never run for public office and was expected to face an uphill battle in the general election, especially in a state that has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994 and against a historically popular Hutchison. Since neither Radnofsky nor her main opponent, Gene Kelly, had received a majority of votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff was held April 11, 2006, which Radnofsky won. Radnofsky's campaign platform is available on her website. [13] Scott Lanier Jameson won the Libertarian Party nomination at the party's state convention on June 10, 2006, defeating Timothy Wade and Ray Salinas. Arthur W. Loux, a Roman Forest City Councilman and a member of the Minutemen, was running as an independent.

Hutchison co-sponsored legislation supporting the creation of a constitutional amendment that would limit terms for senators[citation needed], but had been quoted saying that she would only leave after two terms if such a law applied to all senators[citation needed]. After deciding not to challenge Governor Rick Perry this year, as had been widely speculated[citation needed], Hutchison was running for a third term. She had no opposition in the Republican primary, and had approval ratings in the 60 percent range going into the General Election [14], although they had been slipping rapidly.

Utah[edit]

Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term over Democrat Pete Ashdown, the founder and CEO of Utah's oldest Internet service provider, XMission.

Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won the remaining one county by 342 votes.

Vermont[edit]

Incumbent Independent Jim Jeffords decided to retire rather than seek re-election to a fourth term in office and Bernie Sanders was elected to succeed him over Republican businessman Richard Tarrant.

Results by town. Blue indicates a win by Sanders, red a win by Tarrant, and purple a tie.

Sanders represented Vermont's at-large House district as an independent, won the Democratic primary and then dropped out to run as an independent. Many Democratic politicians across the country endorsed Sanders, and no Democrat was on the ballot. The state committee of the Vermont Democratic Party voted unanimously to endorse Sanders.[159] Sanders won the open seat with 65% of the vote.

Four candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[159][160] Sanders won the primary, but declined the nomination, leaving no Democratic nominee on the ballot. This victory ensured that no Democrat would appear on the general election ballot to split the vote with Sanders, an ally of the Democrats, who has been supported by leaders in the Democratic Party.[161]

In mid-August 2006, the campaign heated up considerably, with Tarrant fully engaged in heavy media advertising, most of which criticized Sanders's public stances. Tarrant ran several ads accusing Sanders of representing himself differently from his voting record in the House of Representatives, citing such examples as Sanders's votes against Amber Alert and against increased penalties for child pornography. Sanders responded with an ad stating that Tarrant's claims are "dishonest" and "distort my record" and presented what he viewed as more accurate explanations of his voting record.[162]

Sanders won a majority of the votes in every county in the state, with 57% as his lowest county total.

Virginia[edit]

Incumbent Republican George Allen ran for re-election to a second term, but lost in a narrow race to Democrat Jim Webb.

Allen, who previously served as Governor of Virginia and was considered a possible candidate for president in 2008, was running for his second term. Webb, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, writer and former Secretary of the Navy under Ronald Reagan won the Democratic nomination after being drafted by netroots activists, such as those at the blog Raising Kaine. Polls clearly favored Allen through mid-August, when he was caught on videotape on August 11 twice using an ethnic slur in reference to a Webb campaign volunteer, S.R. Sidarth, who is of Indian ancestry. Allen denied any prejudice in the comment, but his lead shrank considerably. Still, he led in most polls until late October, when several surveys showed Webb with a lead — mostly within the margin of error. The election was not decided until nearly 48 hours after the polls closed, when Allen, behind by a margin of about 0.3%, conceded on November 9, 2006. With all of the other Senate races decided, the outcome swung control of the Senate to the Democrats.[165]

The week before the primary, businessman Harris Miller said a Webb campaign flier characterized him in an anti-Semitic way; Webb denied that it did.[166]

Webb focused on his early and outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq, which Allen supported. In a September 4, 2002, opinion piece in The Washington Post, Webb wrote: "A long-term occupation of Iraq would beyond doubt require an adjustment of force levels elsewhere, and could eventually diminish American influence in other parts of the world."[168] Webb's son, a U.S. Marine, served in Iraq.

Allen and Webb differed on other issues. Allen is anti-abortion; Webb supports abortion rights. Allen supported George W. Bush's tax cuts while Webb said more of the benefits should have gone to middle-class Americans.[169] Both candidates supported the death penalty, right-to-work laws, and Second Amendment rights.

Virginia has historically been one of the more Republican Southern states: for instance it was the only Southern state not to vote for Jimmy Carter in 1976, its congressional delegation was mostly conservative, with eight of eleven Congressmen and both Senators belonging to the Republican Party prior to the 2006 election. This made Virginia's Congressional delegation the most Republican of any Southern state. Despite this, Democrats had won the previous two gubernatorial races, in 2001 and 2005. The state's political majority has been changing from conservative white to a mixture of races, especially Hispanic. The state is increasingly diverse; it had the highest percentage of Asians (4.7%, according to the 2005 American Community Survey of the U.S. Census) of any Southern state. 9.9% of Virginians are foreign-born.[171]Webb, like Governor Tim Kaine in 2005, won the four major fast-growing counties in Northern Virginia outside Washington, D.C.; Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington. President Barack Obama carried Virginia by a 6.3% margin over Republican Senator John McCain.

When results began coming in, Allen quickly built a sizeable lead, which began to narrow as the night went on. With 90% of precincts reporting, Allen held a lead of about 30,000 votes [15], or about 1.5%. However, as votes began to come in from population-heavy Richmond, Webb narrowed the gap, and pulled ahead within the last 1 or 2% of precincts to report. Preliminary results showed Webb holding a lead of 8,942 votes,[172] and many news organizations hesitated to call the election for either candidate until the next day. At 8:41 PM EST on November 8, AP declared Webb the winner.[173]In all Virginia elections, if the margin of defeat is less than half of a percentage point, the Commonwealth of Virginia allows the apparent losing candidate to request a recount, paid for by the local jurisdictions. If the margin of defeat is between one and one-half of a percentage point, the losing candidate is still entitled to request a recount, but must cover its expense.[174][175]Because the difference was less than 0.5%, George Allen could have requested a recount paid for by the government, but declined to make such a request. That was likely because:

  • Even in large jurisdictions, recounts — such as those in Florida in 2000 and Washington's 2004 gubernatorial election — rarely result in a swing of more than 1,000 votes, and Allen was trailing by almost 10,000 in the initial count. In particular, almost all votes in this Virginia election were cast using electronic voting machines, whose results are unlikely to change in a recount.
  • There was wide speculation that calling for a recount (and still losing) would give Allen a "sore loser" label, which would hurt his future election campaigns, including what some speculated might still involve a 2008 presidential run. However, after losing the senatorial election, on December 10, 2006, Allen announced that he would not be running for president in 2008.

Washington[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won re-election to a second term.

The filing deadline was July 28, 2006, with the primary held September 19, 2006.[176] Cantwell consistently led in polling throughout the race, although political analysts saw her as vulnerable this election cycle due to her extremely narrow win in 2000 and discontent among progressive voters. In November, The National Journal ranked Cantwell's seat as number 13 of the top 20 races to watch based on the likelihood of switching party control, and the third-highest Democratic seat likely to flip.[177] However, in an election marked by discontent over the Republican leadership in D.C., Cantwell easily won by a 17% margin of victory.[178]

Statewide politics in Washington had been dominated by the Democratic Party for many years. The governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, state auditor, and insurance commissioner were all Democrats, while only secretary of state, attorney general, and commissioner of public lands were Republican. Of the nine representatives Washington sent to the House of Representatives, six were Democrats. Democrat Patty Murray was the state's senior senator. Cantwell won her initial election to the Senate in 2000 over Slade Gorton by 2,229 votes. Due to the closeness of that race, and the close gubernatorial contest between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi in November 2004, many Republicans believed they had a strong chance of capturing Cantwell's seat in 2006.

On March 9, 2006, Aaron Dixon announced his decision to seek the Green Party's nomination for U.S. Senate, challenging Cantwell on her continued support for the U.S. presence in Iraq and the USA PATRIOT Act. On May 13, 2006, Mr. Dixon secured the party's nomination at the Green Party of Washington state's Spring Convention.

Initially, Cantwell had two challengers from within the Democratic primary, both of them taking strong stances against the Iraq war that brought attention to Cantwell's votes for the Iraq Resolution and against a timeline for withdrawal. Three other Democrats also entered the primary race.

On August 8, 2006, the incumbent Democratic Senator from Connecticut, Joe Lieberman, lost his primary race to challenger Ned Lamont by 52%-48%, and then ran as an Independent in the general election. A great deal of attention was focused on this race as an early barometer of both anti-incumbent and anti-war sentiment nationwide. Comparisons were made between Lieberman's troubles and Cantwell's re-election bid, citing Cantwell's vote in favor of the Iraq Resolution that led to the war, her refusal to say she regretted the vote, and her vote against a timetable for withdrawal.[179][180]

Unlike Lamont's campaign, Cantwell's anti-war opponents' campaigns received much less funding and did not had the same support from the blogosphere that brought Lamont to prominence and improved his name recognition. Also, unlike Lieberman, Cantwell altered her position on the war during her campaign and criticized the Bush Administration for its conduct of the war. She also hired her most vocal anti-war primary opponent, Mark Wilson, at $8,000-a-month salary, a move that was described by political commentators as "buying out" the opposition (which she also allegedly attempted with other anti-war challengers Hong Tran and Aaron Dixon).[181] The article noted that, despite the differences in exact circumstances, the Lieberman defeat also showed that voters were in an anti-incumbent mood, which could've created problems for Cantwell.[182] This was supported by another P-I article that also noted that the primary loss of Lieberman and two House incumbents, Michigan Republican Joe Schwarz and Georgia Democrat Cynthia McKinney, on the same day indicated that there may have been a nationwide anti-incumbent trend.[183]

Following the primary results, Cantwell endorsed Ned Lamont and McGavick responded by endorsing Senator Lieberman.[citation needed] The Dixon campaign released a statement criticizing Cantwell's "spin and vague rhetoric" on the war, and equating her current position to a pro-war stance similar to Lieberman's.[184]

On August 14, less than a week after Lamont's win and nearly four years after the actual event, Cantwell for the first time said she would have voted against the authorization to use force in Iraq if she knew then what she knew in 2006.[185] However, she did so only after hearing her opponent McGavick say that he would have voted against the authorization under those conditions.[186] Cantwell has stated that she had no regrets for her vote in favor of the authorization[citation needed] and did not change that position.[citation needed]

On July 9, anti-war challenger Mark Wilson announced he would abandon his bid, endorse Cantwell, and take a paid position offered by Cantwell's campaign, one day after progressive activist and anti-war critic Dal LaMagna had been hired to be the Cantwell campaign's co-chair. Initially, Cantwell's campaign refused to state how much they were paying Wilson, but under pressure from the media, disclosed that he was receiving $8,000 per month, only slightly less than Cantwell's campaign manager Matt Butler, who earns $8,731 per month.[187][188] The next day, Hong Tran received a call from LaMagna saying they would like her to join their campaign, in a context that she interpreted as a job offer, which she refused.[189] Political commentators, including those at the Seattle Post Intelligencer and one at The Washington Times, expressed their views that Cantwell was attempting to eliminate the viable options anti-war Democrats had to voice their opinion on the war in the upcoming primary by having Wilson join her campaign and then soliciting Tran.[190][191][192][193]

Wilson's supporters and journalists expressed surprise at his withdrawal from the race after a 16-month campaign, where he was a sharp critic of the incumbent Senator, who he referred to on his campaign website as a "free-trading corporate elitist" who "bought her seat", then "alienated and alarmed" her base.[194] When asked by reporters if he still believed what he said about Cantwell during his primary bid, he stated: "I believed in it to a point in order to capitalize on what was already existent, which was a rift within the Democratic Party over the issue of the war."[195] Both Dixon and Tran publicly doubted that Wilson's apparent change of heart was genuine, citing his paid position with the campaign and his initial refusal to disclose his salary.[194]

On September 25, Joshua Frank reported that Dixon was alleging that he had been contacted twice in July by Mark Wilson, who implied that large donations to Dixon's non-profit organization, Central House, would be made if he were to withdraw his candidacy before filing. Dixon also claimed that Wilson was not the only Cantwell staffer to contact him, but declined to disclose who the other staff was. Dixon also made this claim on a Democracy Now! broadcast.[196] David Postman of the Seattle Times contacted the Cantwell campaign about the allegations; their spokesperson didn't say it didn't happen, but stated that no one on the campaign had been authorized to speak to Dixon about his campaign. The campaign did not allow access to Wilson so he could respond as to whether the conversation took place.[197] Other reporters also had trouble contacting Wilson; Susan Paynter of the Seattle P-I, in an article on his shunning of the media, noted that there had been a widespread assumption after Wilson's hire that the intent was to silence him and that his disappearance only reinforced this assumption, calling it "the political equivalent of a farm subsidy." Paynter also quoted Hong Tran as saying that the reaction to Wilson's initial appearances on the campaign trail after he had joined Cantwell were so negative that she was not surprised he disappeared.[193]

On September 19, after her defeat in the Democratic primary, Hong Tran lamented to the Seattle Times of "how undemocratic the Democratic Party really is"[198] saying the state Democratic party had tried to keep her from getting attention, forbidding her from putting up signs at Coordinated Campaign events and not giving her access to the state party voter rolls.[citation needed] Cantwell, whose campaign hired two of her early critics, had also refused to debate Tran. When asked before the primary whether she would endorse the senator if her primary bid proved unsuccessful, Tran had responded, "certainly not."[199]

From the Washington Secretary of State[200]

In early hypothetical matchups in 2005 compiled by conservative pollster Strategic Vision,[201] Rossi led Cantwell. Republican leadership reportedly pleaded with Rossi to jump into the ring. Rossi declined.

Speculation next centered on Rick White (who had taken Cantwell's House seat in 1994), state GOP chair Chris Vance, former Seattle television reporter Susan Hutchinson, and former 8th district Congressional candidate and Republican National Committee member Diane Tebelius. None of those chose to enter the race. Republican leaders finally got behind former Safeco Insurance CEO Mike McGavick.

Cantwell was projected to be the winner right when the polls closed at 11:00 P.M. EST Time.

West Virginia[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Robert Byrd won re-election to a ninth term.[202][203] He was sworn in on January 4, 2007.

Before the 2000 presidential election, West Virginia had been won by the Democratic nominee every time since 1932 (except for the Republican landslides of 1956, 1972, and 1984). In 2000, then Republican Governor George W. Bush of Texas won West Virginia's five electoral college votes over then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee by a margin of 52-46. Also in the 2000 election, Republican Shelley Moore Capito, the daughter of Former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., won a surprise victory over Democrat Jim Humphreys for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat to the United States House of Representatives. She would become the first Republican in West Virginia to hold a Congressional office for more than one term since her father in 1969. Before these two major victories for national and West Virginia Republicans, it was difficult to find a Republican who could mount a formidable campaign against Democrats running for public office in West Virginia.

President Bush won West Virginia again in the 2004 presidential election over John F. Kerry, the Democratic junior Senator from Massachusetts by a margin of 56-43. Both Representative Alan Mollohan (D-1st District) and Representative Nick Rahall (D-3rd District) had more formidable challenges from Republicans when compared to 2000 and 2002. Republican Brent Benjamin defeated Democratic incumbent West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Warren McGraw, and Republican Betty Ireland defeated liberal-Democrat Ken Hechler, a former congressman and secretary of state, for West Virginia Secretary of State.

Since 2000, the Republicans have gained seven net seats in both the West Virginia Senate and the West Virginia House of Delegates. However, the Democrats hold 60% of the seats in the Senate and 68% of the seats in the House.

Along with continued majorities in the legislature, Democrats have also had some other victories. Even though both Bush and Capito won their respective offices in 2000, Senator Byrd sailed to an eighth term with 78% of the vote over Republican David Gallaher. Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, easily won a fourth term to the Senate in 2002 by a margin of 63-37 over Republican Jay Wolfe. In 2000, 2002, and 2004, both Representative Mollohan and Representative Rahall were re-elected by much stronger margins than Capito. In 2004, Republican Monty Warner failed to defeat Democratic West Virginia Secretary of State Joe Manchin for governor.

After the Republicans failed to win the governor's race, West Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Kris Warner, the brother of Monty, was put under pressure to resign his post; he did so in May 2005.[204] Wheeling attorney Rob Capehart took his place. (Dr. Doug McKinney of Bridgeport now holds the post.) Another brother of Monty, Kasey, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, was removed as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia on August 1, 2005. No explanation has been given for his departure and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles T. Miller currently represents the district.

Both state and national Republicans chose Shelley Moore Capito as their first choice to challenge Byrd. Early polling showed Byrd with only around a ten-point lead. Capito had even met with National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairwoman Elizabeth Dole, whose husband, Robert Dole, served alongside Byrd as majority and minority leader in the Senate, to discuss a possible run.[205] Despite party leaders pushing for her to run, on October 3, 2005, Capito announced she would seek a fourth term for her congressional seat rather than run against Byrd. She cited the negativity of a possible Byrd-Capito race as a reason for not running.[206] Other reasons for Capito not running include the following: Capito's seat is widely considered safe; Capito is rising in House leadership; if Capito ran against Byrd, her seat could possibly have fallen back into the Democratic column; and Capito's large amount of contributions from former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay could be brought into question.

After Capito decided not to run, Republicans hoped to recruit Secretary of State Betty Ireland, the first woman elected to the executive branch of West Virginia. On October 27, 2005, however, Ireland announced she would not run against the eight-term senator. She said that the office of Secretary of State should not be used as a political stepping stone.[207] Ironically, Joe Manchin held the office of Secretary of State during his campaign for governor.

Conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote in a September 24, 2005, article[208] that Gale Catlett's, the former Head Coach of the West Virginia University Men's Basketball team, name had been floated around as a possible challenger to Byrd. Catlett had in fact talked to West Virginia Republican Committee Chairman Capehart about either running against Byrd or possibly Representative Mollohan. It was also reported that if Capito had run against Byrd, Catlett would seek her seat. However, on November 11, 2005, Catlett decided not to run against Senator Byrd or Representative Mollohan.[209] (A side note: On November 12, 2005, Ohio County Delegate Chris Wakim (R) announced his intentions to run against Representative Mollohan.[210])

On January 11, 2006, TheHill.com reported that NRSC Chairwoman Dole met with John Raese, the 1984 Republican United States Senate candidate and 1988 Republican Gubernatorial primary-candidate to discuss a possible run for the nomination in May.[211] Raese did file for the primary by the deadline of January 28, 2006.

Byrd was extremely popular as he had approval ratings in the low 60% range.[212] Raese, a millionaire, self-financed his campaign. He spent campaign ads on attacking Byrd.

Wisconsin[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Herb Kohl won re-election to a fourth term.[213]

Robert Lorge was the Republican candidate for the seat after being the only Republican candidate to file before the filing deadline on July 11, 2006. Despite receiving no money or support from the State or National Republican Republican party he fared better than Republican Senate candidates in New York, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and was the only major party candidate in 2006 able to deliver votes for under $1 in the Post McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law era.[citation needed]

Kohl won a majority in every county in the state. Kohl's weakest performance in the state was suburban Washington County, Wisconsin, which Kohl won with just 49.6%. Kohl's strongest performance was in rural Menominee County, where he won with over 90% of the vote. Vogeler's best performance was in Dane County, where she came in third place with over 5%, a county where Lorge had his second weakest performance.[215]

Wyoming[edit]

Incumbent Republican Craig Thomas won re-election to a third term. Thomas died 5 months into his term on June 4, 2007 after battling leukemia.

Thomas was a very popular two term incumbent, having a 68% approval rating.[218] Despite doing very well in the polls, Thomas agreed to a debate. An October debate was sponsored by the Casper Star-Tribune and KCWY in Casper. Thomas said the nation has made progress in its energy policy, while Groutage said the nation's energy policy has failed because Congress has done more for special interests than the people.[219]

Thomas won at least 56% of the vote in every county in Wyoming.

See also[edit]

  • 2006 United States elections
    • 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
    • 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
  • 109th United States Congress
  • 110th United States Congress

Further reading[edit]

  • Orey, Byron D'Andra. "Racial Threat, Republicanism, and the Rebel Flag: Trent Lott and the 2006 Mississippi Senate Race," National Political Science Review July 2009, Vol. 12, pp. 83–96

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Independents caucused with Democrats.
  2. ^ Appointee elected
  3. ^ Virginia was the "tipping point" state.

External links[edit]

  • United States Election 2006 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress
  • New York Elections Website
  • Sample New York State ballot
  • Rhode Island Election Results
  • Democrats' Senate Hopes May Ride on Tennessee, by Robin Toner, The New York Times, May 31, 2006
  • Dems pin hopes on candidate who's no liberal, by Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2006
  • Senate race is looming large, by Rebecca Ferrar, Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 24, 2006
  • New Hope for Democrats in Bid for Senate, by Robin Toner, The New York Times, September 28, 2006
  • A photo finish in Corker-Ford race?, by Richard Locker, The Commercial Appeal, October 1, 2006
  • Bob Corker's questionnaire responses from The Commercial Appeal
  • Harold Ford Jr's questionnaire responses from The Commercial Appeal
  • The Green Papers link on the Texas Midterm Election
  • Vermont Secretary of State's Draft list of candidates (Excel spreadsheet). (Final version due to be released on July 24, 2006).
  • Meet the Press with Allen and Webb: debate video excerpts, and debate transcript
  • 2006 Voter’s Guide by the League of Women Voters of Virginia
  • "Commonwealth of Virginia: November 7, 2006 General Election: Unofficial Results". State Board of Elections website. Virginia Interactive (Commonwealth of Virginia). Archived from the original on September 5, 2002. Retrieved November 8, 2006. Updated every 2 minutes.
  • Maps & graphic displays of the 2006 Virginia election results @ www.VaElection.org
  • Televised Debate between Cantwell, McGavick, and Guthrie
  • Washington Secretary of State's listing of candidates who have filed for office
  • Results of previous elections in Washington State
  • Washington Secretary of State
  • JoinCalifornia 2006 General Election
  • SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race.
  • State of Connecticut Secretary of State: 2006 Primary and Election Information
  • State of Connecticut Secretary of State: Statement of Vote
  • "2006 General Election Candidates". Department of Elections for New Castle County, State of Delaware. October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 28, 2006.
  • Matthew Jonas (September 13, 2006). "Ting, Spivack pass first test". Delaware News Journal (Delaware Online). Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2006. Topic: Primary results
  • Full list of U.S. Senate Candidates in Minnesota - From E-Democracy.Org
  • Election results
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  • Election Results

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