United States Senate election in Utah, 2006
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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Utah was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term.
In July 2005, Utah house majority whip Steve Urquhart announced that he would challenge Hatch for the Republican nomination. [1] [2]. In September, Urquhart dropped out of the race because of a low level of funding and to spend more time working at his business. [3] As a result, Hatch faced only three unknown challengers in the Republican primary on June 27, 2006. [4].
Opposing Hatch in the general election were Democrat Pete Ashdown, an internet company executive, and several minor party candidates.
The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 17, 2006.
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[edit] Republican candidates
- Orrin Hatch, incumbent Senator first elected in 1976.
[edit] Lost in convention
[edit] Criticism of Hatch
Critics cite Hatch's stance on polygamy, complaining that he has not come down hard enough on it, particularly when speaking near areas where it is practiced. [7]
[edit] Democratic candidates
- Pete Ashdown, the founder and CEO of Utah's oldest Internet service provider, XMission.
[edit] Constitution party
- Scott Bradley - university telecommunications official and businessman [8]
[edit] Desert Greens
- Julian Hatch - disabled veteran and environmental activist, and distant cousin of Senator Hatch. He ran as the Green Party nominee. [9]
[edit] Being Human/Personal Choice party
- Joe Labonte - truck driver and 2004 nominee [10]
[edit] Personal Choice party
- Roger Price - mechanic, Vietnam War veteran [11], and 2004 county commission candidate [12]
[edit] Libertarian party
- Dave Starr Seely - emergency operations manager, firearms instructor [13]
[edit] Opinion polls
| Source | Date | Hatch (R) | Ashdown (D) | Bradley (C) | Hatch (DG) | Price (PC) | Seely (L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV | September 30, 2006 | 62% | 25% | 1% | <1% | 0% | 1% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | August 28, 2006 | 61% | 27% | — | — | — | — |
| Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV | July 26, 2006 | 63% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | July 3, 2006 | 67% | 23% | — | — | — | — |
[edit] Election results
| 2006 United States Senate election, Utah | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Orrin Hatch (inc.) | 356,238 | 62.5 | -3.1 | |
| Democratic | Pete Ashdown | 177,459 | 31.1 | -0.4 | |
| Constitution | Scott Bradley | 20,644 | 3.6 | n/a | |
| Personal Choice | Roger Price | 9,089 | 1.6 | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Dave Seely | 4,428 | 0.8 | -0.5 | |
| Desert Green | Julian Hatch | 2,512 | 0.4 | n/a | |
| Majority | 178,779 | 31.4 | |||
| Turnout | 582,561 | 44.7 | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won the remaining one county by 342 votes.
[edit] See also
United States Senate elections, 2006
[edit] External links
- Pete Ashdown for United States Senate
- Scott Bradley for Senate
- The Official Orrin Hatch campaign site
- Joe Labonte's website
- Roger I. Price's website
- Libertarian Dave Starr Seely's website
