Florida United States Senate election, 2006
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The Florida Senate election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. The incumbent Democratic senator, Bill Nelson, won by a significant margin , over 60% of the popular vote, over the Republican opponent, two-term Florida congresswoman and former secretary of state Katherine Harris. Nelson's term will end on January 3, 2013.
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[edit] Candidates [2]
[edit] Democratic candidate
- Bill Nelson, the incumbent, first elected in to the US Senate in 2000 (beating then Republican US Representative Bill McCollum for the open seat of retiring Republican US Senator Connie Mack), former member of the Florida State House of Representatives (1973-1979), former Representative in Congress (1979-1991), former Democratic candidate for Governor of Florida (losing to Lawton Chiles in 1990), former Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner of Florida (1995-2000)
[edit] Republican candidate
- Katherine Harris, Representative in Congress, and Florida's Secretary of State during the 2000 presidential election, won her party's nomination and faced Bill Nelson in the general election.
[edit] Former Republican candidates
- LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer, son of former governor of Florida LeRoy Collins
- Will McBride, corporate and immigration lawyer and son-in-law of Stuart Epperson, chairman of Salem Communications [3]; unrelated to former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride.
- Peter Monroe, real-estate developer [4], who was appointed by the first President Bush to a Cabinet-level post steering the federal government's bailout of the savings and loan industry [5]
[edit] Independents
- Brian Moore, a retired health care executive and former congressional candidate who has centered his candidacy on opposition to the war in Iraq
- Roy Tanner
- Belinda Noah
- Floyd Ray Frazier
[edit] Write-in candidates
- Alexander Grosholz
- Lawrence Scott
- Bernard Senter
[edit] Republican primary endorsements
- The Bradenton Herald: Will McBride[1]
- Florida (Jacksonville) Times-Union: LeRoy Collins, Jr. or Peter Monroe[2]
- Gainesville Sun: LeRoy Collins, Jr.[3]
- Lakeland Ledger: LeRoy Collins, Jr.
- Miami Herald: LeRoy Collins, Jr. [4]
- Naples Daily News: LeRoy Collins, Jr.[5]
- Orlando Sentinel: Will McBride[6]
- Palm Beach Post: Peter Monroe[7]
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: not making an endorsement
- South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun Sentinel: Peter Monroe[8]
- St. Petersburg Times: LeRoy Collins, Jr.[9]
- Tampa Tribune: LeRoy Collins, Jr.[10]
[edit] General election endorsements
- Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bill Nelson [11]
- Florida Times-Union: Bill Nelson[12]
- Gainesville Sun: Bill Nelson [13]
- Naples Daily News: Bill Nelson[14]
- Orlando Sentinel: Bill Nelson [15]
- Palm Beach Post: Bill Nelson [16]
- Pensacola News Journal: Bill Nelson [17]
- Saint Petersburg Times: Bill Nelson [18]
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Bill Nelson [19]
- Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers: Bill Nelson [20]
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Bill Nelson[21]
- Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Nelson [22]
- Tampa Tribune: Bill Nelson [23]
[edit] Opinion polling
[edit] General election:
| Poll Source | Date | Nelson (D) | Harris (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | November 5, 2006 | 59% | 36% |
| Mason-Dixon | November 3, 2006 | 58% | 34% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | November 2, 2006 | 59% | 33% |
| St. Petersburg Times | October 28, 2006 | 56% | 30% |
| Quinnipiac | October 25, 2006 | 64% | 29% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | October 25, 2006 | 58% | 35% |
| Mason-Dixon | October 16-17, 2006 | 57% | 31% |
| Quinnipiac | October 11, 2006 | 61% | 33% |
| SurveyUSA | October 10, 2006 | 55% | 37% |
| Rasmussen | October 4, 2006 | 54% | 37% |
| Rasmussen | September 27, 2006 | 56% | 33% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | September 27, 2006 | 59% | 31% |
| Mason-Dixon | September 20-22, 2006 | 53% | 35% |
| SurveyUSA | September 14, 2006 | 53% | 38% |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | 51.3% | 32.7% |
| Rasmussen | September 5, 2006 | 57% | 34% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | August 30, 2006 | 63% | 20% |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 28, 2006 | 52.4% | 31.8% |
| St. Petersburg Times | August 11, 2006 | 60% | 25% |
| Rasmussen | July 28, 2006 | 61% | 33% |
| Quinnipiac | July 27, 2006 | 61% | 24% |
| Mason-Dixon | July 26, 2006 | 57% | 29% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | July 26, 2006 | 60% | 22% |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | 51.5% | 33.6% |
| Quinnipiac | June 30, 2006 | 59% | 26% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | June 28, 2006 | 61% | 26% |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | 51.0% | 33.1% |
| Quinnipiac | May 25, 2006 | 58% | 25% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | May 25, 2006 | 56% | 26% |
| Rasmussen | May 22, 2006 | 60% | 33% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | April 26, 2006 | 56% | 24% |
| Quinnipiac | April 20, 2006 | 56% | 27% |
| Rasmussen | April 14, 2006 | 57% | 27% |
| Zogby/WSJ | March 31, 2006 | 50% | 37% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | March 30, 2006 | 56% | 28% |
| Mason-Dixon | March 29, 2006 | 51% | 35% |
| University of North Florida | March 15, 2006 | 48% | 28% |
| Quinnipiac | February 24, 2006 | 53% | 31% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | February 22, 2006 | 49% | 34% |
| Rasmussen | February 14, 2006 | 49% | 40% |
| Rasmussen | January 5, 2006 | 54% | 31% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | November 30, 2005 | 48% | 32% |
| Quinnipiac | November 15, 2005 | 55% | 31% |
| Rasmussen | November 14, 2005 | 53% | 36% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | September 22, 2005 | 48% | 36% |
| Quinnipiac | August 31, 2005 | 57% | 33% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | August 21, 2005 | 47% | 38% |
| Strategic Vision (R) | July 20, 2005 | 48% | 40% |
[edit] Republican primary:
| Poll Source | Date | Collins | Harris | McBride | Monroe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Results | September 5, 2006 | 15% | 49% | 30% | 5% |
| Mason-Dixon | September 2, 2006 | 17% | 38% | 21% | 2% |
| SurveyUSA | August 31, 2006 | 12% | 45% | 22% | 5% |
| Quinnipiac | August 31, 2006 | 11% | 38% | 22% | 3% |
| Strategic Vision | August 30, 2006 | 19% | 38% | 21% | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | August 24, 2006 | 20% | 43% | 15% | 7% |
| Scroth Eldon & Associates | August 11, 2006 | 9% | 28% | 11% | 5% |
| Quinnipiac | July 27, 2006 | 6% | 40% | 21% | 3% |
| Mason-Dixon | July 26, 2006 | 8% | 36% | 11% | 2% |
| Strategic Vision | July 26, 2006 | 9% | 45% | 22% | 7% |
[edit] General election campaign
The organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which monitors political corruption, complained to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that the Bacardi beverage company had illegally used corporate resources in support of a fundraising event for Nelson in 2005. CREW had previously filed a similar complaint concerning a Bacardi fundraising event for Republican Senator Mel Martinez, an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation’s vendors.[24]
[edit] Election results
| 2006 United States Senate election, Florida | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Nelson (incumbent) | 2,890,548 | 60.3 | +9.8 | |
| Republican | Katherine Harris | 1,826,127 | 38.1 | -8.1 | |
| Independent | Belinda Noah | 24,880 | 0.5 | n/a | |
| Independent | Brian Moore | 19,695 | 0.4 | n/a | |
| Independent | Floyd Ray Frazier | 16,628 | 0.3 | n/a | |
| Independent | Roy Tanner | 15,562 | 0.3 | n/a | |
| Write-ins | 94 | 0.0 | n/a | ||
| Majority | 1,064,421 | 22.2 | +17.4 | ||
| Turnout | 4,793,534 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/opinion/15363709.htm
- ^ http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/082706/opi_opinion.shtml
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/15308276.htm
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed27106aug27,0,534520.story
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=32
- ^ http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/102906/opi_5662326.shtml
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=37
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=39
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=49
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=30
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=47
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=36
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=34
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=33
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=38
- ^ http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
- ^ http://www.nelsonforsenate.com/newsroom/mediaclips/?id=35
- ^ [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Bill Nelson for Senate
- Leroy Collins for Senate
- Katherine Harris for Senate
- Will McBride for Senate
- Peter Monroe for Senate
- Floyd Ray Frazier for Senate
- Brian Moore for Senate
- Belinda Noah for Senate
- Alexander Grosholz for Senate
- Roy Tanner for Senate
- Lawrence Scott for Senate
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