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2006 Oregon elections

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Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.

Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot.

The following offices were up for election: Governor, Supreme Court Position 6 (to succeed Wallace P. Carson, Jr.), and numerous seats in the state legislature (House of Representatives and Senate), the state Circuit Courts, and the District Attorney's offices.

Offices that were uncontested, or local to various towns, counties, or regions, were also on Oregon ballots. Such races are not listed on this page.

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Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is a part of the Western United States, with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. The western boundary is formed by the Pacific Ocean.

Primary election

Primary election

Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the country and administrative divisions within the country, voters might consist of the general public in what is called an open primary, or solely the members of a political party in what is called a closed primary. In addition to these, there are other variants on primaries that are used by many countries holding elections throughout the world.

General election

General election

A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections . In most systems, a general election is a regularly scheduled election where both a head of government, and either "a class" or all members of a legislature are elected at the same time. Occasionally, dates for general elections may align with dates of elections within different administrative divisions, such as a local election.

Oregon Supreme Court

Oregon Supreme Court

The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol building on State Street. The building was finished in 1914 and also houses the state's law library, while the courtroom is also used by the Oregon Court of Appeals.

Oregon Legislative Assembly

Oregon Legislative Assembly

The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms. There are no term limits for either house in the Legislative Assembly.

Oregon House of Representatives

Oregon House of Representatives

The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of 65,000. The House meets in the west wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

Oregon State Senate

Oregon State Senate

The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Senate, representing 30 districts across the state, each with a population of 127,700. The state Senate meets in the east wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

Election process

Both partisan and non-partisan offices were at stake in the 2006 election cycle. Oregon conducts partisan and non-partisan elections differently:

For partisan offices (such as the state legislature and governor's races), major parties (Democratic and Republican) run candidates in the Primary to select their nominee for the General Election. (The state takes on the administrative and financial burden of primaries for the two major parties, while other parties determine their candidate according to whatever nominating process they choose.) A plurality (that is, more votes than any opponent) is sufficient for a major party candidate to win nomination; candidates need not get more than 50% of the vote to advance to the General Election.
Non-partisan offices (such as judges, district attorneys, and superintendent) may be filled in the Primary, if any candidate wins a majority of the vote. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, however, the top two vote-winners will face each other in a runoff in the November General Election.

County governments conduct the elections. Immediately after an election, their web sites[1] are the best place to find accurate election results. The Secretary of State's office posts official results 30 days after an election.

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Oregon Legislative Assembly

Oregon Legislative Assembly

The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to two-year terms. There are no term limits for either house in the Legislative Assembly.

Governor of Oregon

Governor of Oregon

The governor of Oregon is the head of government of Oregon and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments.

Democratic Party of Oregon

Democratic Party of Oregon

The Democratic Party of Oregon is the Oregon affiliate of the Democratic Party. The State Central Committee, made up of two delegates elected from each of Oregon's 36 counties and one additional delegate for every 15,000 registered Democrats, is the main authoritative body of the party. The party has 17 special group caucuses which also each have representation on the State Central Committee.

Oregon Republican Party

Oregon Republican Party

The Oregon Republican Party is the state affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Oregon, headquartered in Salem. The party was established in the Oregon Territory in February 1857 as the "Free State Republican Party of Oregon" and held its first state convention on April 1, 1859, after Oregon achieved statehood.

Voter statistics and turnout

According to the Annual Oregon Population Report for 2005, the total estimated population of Oregon as of July 1, 2005 was 3,631,440, of which 2,765,827 were of voting age. Of these, 69,146 were ineligible to vote due to legal impediments, leaving an estimated 2,696,681 Oregonians eligible to vote. 1,976,669 voters were in fact registered for the 2006 election, 73.3% of those estimated eligible, and 70.8% of these registered voters or 1,399,650 voters actually did cast their ballots.

Key: abbreviations of Oregon political parties

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Independent Party of Oregon

Independent Party of Oregon

The Independent Party of Oregon (IPO) is a centrist political party in the U.S. state of Oregon with more than 140,000 registrants since its inception in January 2007. The IPO is Oregon's third-largest political party and the first political party other than the Democratic Party and Republican Party to be recognized by the state of Oregon as a major political party.

Constitution Party of Oregon

Constitution Party of Oregon

The Constitution Party of Oregon is a political party organized as a minor party pursuant to state election law, and recognized by the U.S. state of Oregon as a statewide nominating party.

Democratic Party of Oregon

Democratic Party of Oregon

The Democratic Party of Oregon is the Oregon affiliate of the Democratic Party. The State Central Committee, made up of two delegates elected from each of Oregon's 36 counties and one additional delegate for every 15,000 registered Democrats, is the main authoritative body of the party. The party has 17 special group caucuses which also each have representation on the State Central Committee.

Pacific Green Party

Pacific Green Party

The Pacific Green Party of Oregon (PGP) is a political party in the U.S. state of Oregon, recognized by the Oregon Secretary of State. It is affiliated with the Green Party of the United States. The party has occasionally elected candidates to public office at the local level.

Libertarian Party of Oregon

Libertarian Party of Oregon

The Libertarian Party of Oregon is a political party representing the national Libertarian Party in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is organized as a minor party for state election law, and recognized by the Oregon as a statewide nominating party.

Oregon Republican Party

Oregon Republican Party

The Oregon Republican Party is the state affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Oregon, headquartered in Salem. The party was established in the Oregon Territory in February 1857 as the "Free State Republican Party of Oregon" and held its first state convention on April 1, 1859, after Oregon achieved statehood.

Candidates (Legislative)

U.S. Congress

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All five of Oregon's federal congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2006. All incumbents (four Democrats, one Republican) won re-election.
Neither of Oregon's US Senate seats was up for election in 2006.

Current US Senators for Oregon:

State Legislature

In the bicameral Oregon Legislative Assembly, each of the 30 Senate districts is composed of exactly two House districts. Detailed district boundaries may be found at the Secretary of State's web site.[2][3]

Oregon's State House in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. All 60 biennially elected seats in the House were up for election. Each seat has a 2-year term with no term limits. The Democrats won in 31 of 60 districts, gaining four seats and control of Oregon's State House for the first time since 1990.

House party balance 2004
2006
+/-
  Democrat-held 27 31 +4
  Republican-held 33 29 -4
 Total
60

Oregon State Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. Their terms are staggered so that only half of the Senators are up for re-election every two even-numbered years.

The Republicans lost one seat in the State Senate, because Senator Westlund, although not up for election, switched first to non-partisan Independent to challenge for the Governor's seat, then withdrew from that race and re-registered as a Democrat, gaining the Democrats one seat. The Democrats, however, also lost Senator Gordly, who was not up for election either, but she re-registered as a non-partisan Independent. Outside the party changes by these two individual Senators, no other seats in the Senate shifted party as a result of the election, although three incumbents declined to run for various reasons and another lost his primary.

Senate party balance 2004
2006
+/-
  Democrat-held 18 18 net 0
  Republican-held 12 11 -1
  Independent-held 0 1 +1
 Total
30

Most races were not strongly contested in the General Election. In 60% of the legislative races, the "underdog" candidate raised less than 25% of the funds his or her opponent raised. Also, in 85% of the 75 legislative races, the winner was the candidate who raised more money.[4]

Candidates for the Oregon Senate[5] and House[6] are listed in the chart below. House districts are listed next to the Senate district to which they belong (rather than listing the Senate and House in separate charts.) The counties covered by each Senate district are listed in italics, with (parentheses) if the county extends into other districts. Box colors indicate party affiliation for both incumbents and General Election winners (light blue for Democrats, light red for Republicans). Names and statistics of General Election winners are also boldfaced.

For primary candidates, see Oregon primary election, 2006.

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Results

Senate District, incumbent, county(s) House District, incumbent Notes Candidates Votes Garnered Margin
1 Jeff Kruse (R)

Curry (Coos) (Douglas)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
1 Wayne Krieger (R) Wayne Krieger (R)
Robert Taylor (L)
Write-ins
16,736
5,861
182
73.47%
25.73%
.80%
2 Susan Morgan (R) Morgan ran unopposed Susan Morgan (R)
Write-ins
16,962
453
97.40%
2.60%
2 Jason Atkinson (R)

Josephine

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
3 Gordon Anderson (R) Anderson announced resignation after Primary filing deadline Ron Maurer (R)
Howard Owens (D)
Write-ins
14,394
8,645
47
62.35%
37.45%
.20%
4 Dennis Richardson (R) * editorial by Richardson Dennis Richardson (R)
Richard Koopmans (D)
Write-ins
16,604
7,214
71
69.50%
30.20%
.30%
3 Alan C. Bates (D)

Jackson

Alan C. Bates (D)
Lynn Aiello(R)
Write-ins
30,552
17,321
92
63.7%
36.11%
.19%
5 Peter Buckley (D) Buckley ran unopposed Peter Buckley (D)
Write-ins
19,310
496
97.50%
2.50%
6 Sal Esquivel (R) Sal Esquivel(R)
Mike Moran (D)
Write-ins
11,423
10,541
43
51.91%
47.90%
.20%
4 Floyd Prozanski (D)

(Douglas) (Lane)

Floyd Prozanski (D)
Bill Eddie (R)
Write-ins
30,402
17,327
96
63.57%
36.23%
.20%
7 Bruce Hanna (R) Laura Aviani-Skinner (I) filed but did not qualify, for the third time. Bruce Hanna (R)
Write-ins
15,505
664
95.89%
4.11%
8 Paul Holvey (D) Paul R. Holvey (D)
Andrew Hill (R)
Write-ins
18,481
5,460
63
76.99%
22.75%
.26%
5 Joanne Verger (D)

Lincoln (Lane) (Douglas) (Coos) (Yamhill) (Tillamook)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
9 Arnie Roblan (D) Arnie Roblan (D)
Al Pearn (R)
Write-ins
13,340
9,793
32
57.59%
42.27%
.14%
10 Alan Brown (R) Jean Cowan (D)
Alan Brown (R)
Write-ins
12,904
12,112
68
51.44%
48.29%
0.14%
6 Bill Morrisette (D)

(Lane) (Linn)

Bill Morrisette (D)
Renee Lindsey (R)
Write-ins
14,753
30,161
99
32.77%
67.01%
0.22%
11 Phil Barnhart (D) Phil Barnhart (D)
J. Oakley (R)
Write-ins
16,206
10,009
57
61.69%
38.10%
0.22%
12 Elizabeth Terry Beyer (D) Terry Beyer (D)
Bill Lioio (R)
Write-ins
11,015
6,093
36
64.25%
35.54%
0.21%
7 Vicki Walker (D)

(Lane)

Vicki Walker (D)
Jim Torrey (R)
Write-ins
25,667
23,962
134
51.58%
48.15%
0.27%
13 Robert Ackerman (D) Thomas Ray Albright, Republican nominee, withdrew August 1; replaced by Monica Johnson, loser of Republican primary to challenge for Oregon's 4th District U.S. House. That challenge was also lost. Nancy Nathanson (D)
Monica Johnson (R)
Write-ins
17,505
6,622
73
72.33%
27.36%
0.30%
14 Debi Farr (R) Chris Edwards (D)
Debi Farr (R)
Write-ins
12,320
11,257
56
52.13%
47.63%
0.24%
8 Frank Morse (R)

(Benton) (Linn)

Frank Morse (R)
Mario E. Magana
Write-ins
27,127
18,767
134
58.94%
40.77%
0.29%
15 Andy Olson (R) Andy Olson (R)
Sam H.W Sappington (D)
Write-ins
16,317
7,634
47
67.99%
31.81%
0.20%
16 Sara Gelser (D) Sara Gelser (D)
Robin M. Brown (R)
Write-ins
15,058
7,252
40
67.37%
32.45%
0.18%
9 Roger Beyer (R)

(Clackamas) (Linn)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
17 Jeff Kropf (R) Kropf dropped out of the race in July. Girod was chosen 8/13 as the new nominee. (another article in Albany Democrat-Herald) Fred Girod (R)
Dan Thackaberry (D)
Write-ins
12,658
8,682
91
59.06%
40.51%
0.42%
18 Mac Sumner (R) Sumner announced his resignation shortly after winning the election.[7][8] Mac Sumner (R)
Jim Gilbert (D)
Roger Shipman (C)
Write-ins
11,526
9,840
504
34
52.62%
44.92%
2.30%
0.16%
10 Jackie Winters (R)

(Marion)

Jackie Winters (R)
Paul Evans (D)
Write-ins
24,641
21,232
99
53.60%
46.18%
0.22%
19 Kevin Cameron (R) Jerry DeFoe was chosen 6/3 as the Libertarian nominee, filed 6/5, then withdrew 6/23 and instead challenged for Oregon's 5th District U.S. House seat and lost. Kevin Cameron (R)
Brian Grisham (D)
Write-ins
12,506
9,529
54
56.62%
43.14%
0.24%
20 Vicki Berger (R) Vicki Berger (R)
Connie Garcia (D)
Write-ins
13,382
9,040
79
59.47%
40.18%
0.35%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s) House District, incumbent Notes Candidates Votes Garnered Margin
11 Peter Courtney (D)

(Marion)

Peter Courtney(D)
Jared Thatcher (R)
Keith Humphrey (C)
Write-ins
15,593
10,814
767
49
57.28%
39.72%
2.82%
0.18%
21 Billy Dalto (R) August article in Statesman-Journal Brian Clem (D)
Billy Dalto (R)
Write-ins
9,598
6,025
101
61.04%
38.32%
0.64%
22 Betty Komp (D) Betty Komp (D)
Carl Wieneke (R)
Michael Marsh (C)
Write-ins
5,830
5,090
381
22
51.49%
44.95%
3.36%
0.19%
12 Gary George (R)

(Polk) (Yamhill)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
23 Brian Boquist (R) Brian Boquist (R)
Jason Brown (D)
Paul Delaney (L)
Write-ins
13,422
8,760
942
27
57.98%
37.84%
4.07%
0.12%
24 Donna G. Nelson (R) Statesman Journal Endorses Peralta, News Register Endorses Peralta Donna G. Nelson (R)
Sal Peralta (D)
David Terry (L)
Write-ins
11,206
10,847
85
160
48.58%
47.03%
3.69%
0.69%
13 Charles Starr (R)

(Washington) (Yamhill) (Polk)

Incumbent Senator Starr lost his party's primary to Larry George. Larry George (R)
Rick Ross (D)
Write-ins
26,504
18,318
117
58.98%
40.76%
0.26%
25 Kim Thatcher (R) Kim Thatcher (R)
Charles E. Lee (D)
Write-ins
11,956
8,977
38
57.01%
42.81%
0.18%
26 Jerry Krummel (R) Jerry Krummel (R)
Lee Coleman (D)
Charles F. Radley (L)
Write-ins
14,424
9,313
617
33
59.15%
38.19%
2.53%
0.14%
14 Ryan Deckert (D)

(Washington)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
27 Mark Hass (D) Incumbent Representative Hass declined to run for a fourth term. Tobias Read (D)
Dominic Biggi (R)
Write-ins
14,325
9,706
43
59.50%
40.32%
0.18%
28 Jeff Barker (D) Jeff Barker (D)
Eldon Derville-Teer (R)
Write-ins
10,924
5,912
86
64.56%
34.94%
0.51%
15 Bruce Starr (R)

(Washington)

Oregonian profile of Napolitano Bruce Starr (R)
John Napolitano (D)
Write-ins
19,973
16,308
71
54.94%
44.86%
0.20%
29 Chuck Riley (D) Chuck Riley (D)
Terry Rilling (R)
Scott Harwood (L)
Write-ins
7,987
6,659
769
34
51.70%
43.10%
4.98%
0.22%
30 Derrick Kitts (R) Kitts challenged incumbent David Wu for Oregon's 1st US Congress District and lost. David Edwards (D)
Everett Curry (R)
Ken Cunningham (C)
Write-ins
12,253
8,965
442
38
56.47%
41.32%
2.04%
0.18%
16 Betsy Johnson (politician) (D)

Clatsop Columbia (Tillamook) (Washington)

Betsy Johnson (politician) (D)
Don Fell (R)
Robert J. Simmering (C)
Write-ins
30,645
16,040
1,429
85
63.58%
33.28%
2.96%
0.18%
31 Brad Witt (D) Brad Witt (D)
Mike Kocher (R)
Bob Ekström (C)
Write-ins
13,975
6,955
2,802
62
58.73%
29.23%
11.78%
0.26%
32 Deborah Boone (D) Deborah Boone (D)
Norm Myers (R)
Write-ins
14,876
9,112
61
61.86%
37.89%
0.25%
17 Charlie Ringo (D)

(Multnomah)

Incumbent Senator Ringo declined to run January 12, 2006 Brad Avakian (D)
Piotr Kuklinski (R)
Richard Whitehead (L)
John R. Pivarnik (C)
Write-ins
31,612
13,497
1,445
371
89
67.24%
28.71%
3.07%
0.79%
0.19%
33 Mitch Greenlick (D) Mitch Greenlick (D)
Mark Eggleston (R)
David E. Long (L)
Write-ins
19,481
7,378
1,080
62
69.57%
26.35%
3.86%
0.22%
34 Brad Avakian (D) Incumbent Representative Avakian ran in Oregon's 17th Senate district race and won, after Incumbent Senator Ringo declined to run. Suzanne Bonamici (D)
Joan Draper (R)
Gregory F. Rohde (L)
Write-ins
11,780'
6,902
439
27
61.52%
36.05%
2.29%
0.14%
18 Ginny Burdick (D)

(Multnomah) (Washington)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
35 Larry Galizio (D) Larry Galizio (D)
Shirley Parsons (R)
Write-ins
12,628
10,000
47
55.69%
44.10%
0.21%
36 Mary Nolan (D) Mary Nolan (D)
Frank Dane (L)
Write-ins
20,344
3,520
137
84.76%
14.67%
0.57%
19 Richard Devlin (D)

(Clackamas)

Independent candidate Christie M. Schaefer was listed at one point but failed to qualify enough signatures. Richard Devlin (D)
David Newell (R)
Marc Delphine (L) Write-ins
30,963
18,299
1,218
65
61.26%
36.20%
2.41%
0.13%
37 Scott Bruun (R) Oregonian article about two of the candidates Scott Bruun (R)
Bev Backa (D)
David M. Akin (L)
Write-ins
12,531
10,461
507
20
53.28%
44.48%
2.16%
0.09%
38 Greg Macpherson (D) Greg Macpherson (D)
Fred Bremner (R)
Write-ins
18,361
8,335
45
68.66%
31.17%
0.17%
20 Kurt Schrader (D)

(Clackamas)

Schrader ran unopposed. Thomas F. Lemons (R) won his Republican primary for the district, but withdrew July 20. Kurt Schrader (D)
Write-ins
28,530
1,154
96.11%
3.89%
39 Wayne Scott (R) Wayne Scott (R)
Mike Caudle (D)
Wes Wagner (L)
Write-ins
12,247
9,214
819
51
54.84%
41.26%
3.67%
0.23%
40 Dave Hunt (D) Hunt ran unopposed. Dave Hunt (D)
Write-ins
13,606
418
97.02%
2.98%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s) House District, incumbent Notes Candidates Votes Garnered Margin
21 Kate Brown (D)

(Multnomah)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
41 Carolyn Tomei (D) Incumbent Representative Tomei ran unopposed. Carolyn Tomei (D)
Write-ins
15,998
510
96.91%
3.09%
42 Diane Rosenbaum (D) Diane Rosenbaum (D)
Jeff Cropp (G)
Write-ins
20,325
3,870
155
83.47%
15.89%
0.64%
22 Margaret Carter (D)

(Multnomah)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
43 Chip Shields Incumbent Representative Shields ran unopposed. Chip Shields (D)
Write-ins
18,340
378
97.98%
2.02%
44 Gary Hansen (D) Incumbent Representative Hansen ran for Multnomah County Commissioner in District 2, and won. Tina Kotek (D)
Jay Kushner (R)
Write-ins
13,931
3,645
97
78.83%
20.62%
0.55%
23 Avel Gordly (I)

(Multnomah)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006.
Senator Gordly dropped her Democratic Party affiliation to register as a non-partisan Independent in June 2006.
45 Jackie Dingfelder (D) Jackie Dingfelder (D)
Dick Osborne (R)
Write-ins
18,460
4,603
73
79.79%
19.90%
0.32%
46 Steve March (D) Incumbent Representative March ran for Multnomah County Auditor, and lost. Ben Cannon (D)
William Cornett (R)
Paul Loney (G)
Write-ins
16,348
3,493
1,318
75
76.99%
16.45%
6.21%
0.35%
24 Frank Shields (D)

(Multnomah)

Incumbent Senator Shields withdrew from the race 3/9/2006. Rod Monroe (D)
T.J. Reilly (R)
Ron McCarty (I)
Write-ins
17,304
15,483
2,653
85
48.71%
43.58%
7.47%
0.24%
47 Jeff Merkley (D) Jeff Merkley (D)
Bruce McCain (R)
Write-ins
11,106
6,192
65
63.96%
35.66%
0.37%
48 Mike Schaufler (D) Republican nominee Dave Mowry withdrew on July 21. Mike Schaufler (D)
N. W. (Bill) Stallings (C)
Write-ins
11,262
3,672
232
74.26%
24.21%
1.53%
25 Laurie Monnes Anderson

(Multnomah) (D)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
49 Karen Minnis (R) Brad Fudge (L) filed for the ballot, but was disqualified on Sept. 1. Oregonian coverage of Brading's complaint about campaign tactics Karen Minnis (R)
Rob Brading (D)
Write-ins
8,601
7,911
92
51.80%
47.65%
0.55%
50 John Lim (R) Statesman-Journal story about ethics investigation into Lim's travel John Lim (R)
Jill Selman-Ringer (D)
Brian D. Lowery (L)
Write-ins
11,362
6,107
557
48
62.86%
33.79%
3.08%
0.27%
26 Rick Metsger (D)

(Multnomah) (Clackamas) Hood River

Rick Metsger (D)
Carol York (R)
Write-ins
25,183
18,964
81
56.94%
42.88%
0.18%
51 Linda Flores (R) Linda Flores (R)
Ryan Olds (D)
Write-ins
11,926
8,755
30
57.58%
42.27%
0.14%
52 Patti Smith (R) Patti Smith (R)
Suzanne VanOrman (D)
Write-ins
12,588
9,994
34
55.66%
44.19%
0.15%
27 Ben Westlund (D)

(Deschutes)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006.
Westlund dropped (R) party affil to run for Governor as an indep. Withdrew from Gov. race 8/10/06.
53 Gene Whisnant (R) Gene Whisnant (R)
Bill A. Smith (D)
Write-ins
16,527
11,406
31
59.10%
40.79%
0.11%
54 Chuck Burley (R) Chuck Burley (R)
Phil Philiben (D)
Write-ins
14,780
11,873
67
55.31%
44.43%
0.25%
28 Doug Whitsett (R)

Lake Crook Klamath (Deschutes) (Jackson)

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
55 George Gilman (R) Incumbent Representative Gilman ran unopposed. George Gilman (R)
Write-ins
16,491
417
97.53%
2.47%
56 Bill Garrard (R) Bill Garrard (R)
James Calvert (D)
Write-ins
13,759
6,855
46
66.60%
33.18%
0.22%
29 David Nelson (R)

Morrow Umatilla Union Wallowa

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
57 Greg Smith (R) Nancy Wolfe won the Democratic party primary, but withdrew. St. Germain was nominated to take her place 8/7/06. Greg Smith (R)
Tonia St. Germain (D)
Write-ins
14,119
6,058
45
69.82%
29.96%
0.22%
58 Bob Jenson (R) Bob Jenson (R)
Ben Talley (D)
Write-ins
10,194
4,629
31
68.63%
31.16%
0.21%
30 Ted Ferrioli (R)

Wasco Sherman Gilliam Jefferson Wheeler (Deschutes) Grant Baker Harney Malheur

This senate seat not up for election in 2006
59 John H. Dallum (R) John H. Dallum (R)
Jim Gilbertson (D)
Write-ins
10,733
10,453
32
50.58%
49.26%
0.15%
60 R. Tom Butler (R) R. Tom Butler (R)
Peter Hall (D)
Write-ins
13,362
4,575
46
74.30%
25.44%
0.26%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s) House District, incumbent Notes Candidates Votes Garnered Margin

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Jim Hill, Pete Sorenson
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winner in primary:

losers in primary:

Jason A. Atkinson, Kevin Mannix, W. Ames Curtright, David W. Beem, William E. Spidal, Gordon Leitch, Bob Leonard Forthan
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Position 2

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Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Paul De Muniz 420,214 98.94
Nonpartisan Other 4,505 1.06
Total votes 424,719 100.00

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Nonpartisan Robert D. (Skip) Durham 412,901 98.98
Nonpartisan Other 4,239 1.02
Total votes 417,140 100.00

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Nonpartisan Jack Roberts 250,083 41.64
Nonpartisan Virginia L. Linder 230,970 38.56
Nonpartisan W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman 117,767 19.60
Nonpartisan Other 1,770 0.2
Total votes 600,590 100.00
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Party Candidate Votes %
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Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 5 (Jackson County)

  • Raymond B. White - 21,070
  • Other - 240

Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 9 (Jackson County)

Primary:

  • Ron Grensky - 15,197
  • Lisa C. Greif - 11,651
  • Joe Charter - 4,762
  • Paul L. Henderson III - 1,602
  • Other - 49

Runoff:

  • Ron Grensky - 39,954
  • Lisa C. Greif - 29,291
  • Other - 130

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 1 (Lane County)

  • Karsten H. Rasmussen - 39,897
  • Other - 307

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 3 (Lane County)

  • Lyle C. Velure - 38,112
  • Other - 594

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 9 (Lane County)

  • Gregory G. Foote - 40,765
  • Other - 367

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 14 (Lane County)

  • Debra Vogt - 64,209
  • Alan Leiman - 49,156
  • Other - 470

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 4 (Multnomah County)

  • Adrienne C. Nelson - 134,269
  • Other - 3,464

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 28 (Multnomah County)

  • Judith Hudson Matarazzo - 39,782
  • Mary Overgaard - 38,323
  • James J. McIntyre - 31,408
  • Mark K. Kramer - 25,046
  • Ulanda L. Watkins - 18,368
  • Christopher D. Wright - 11,641
  • Charles L. Best - 8,961
  • Theodore E. Sims - 7,652
  • James E. Leuenberger - 2,506
  • Other - 1,580

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 31 (Multnomah County)

  • Cheryl Albrecht - 93,528
  • Kathleen Payne - 78,778
  • Other - 1,836

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 37 (Multnomah County)

  • Leslie Roberts - 116,321
  • Other - 34,227

Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th District, Position 5 (Morrow and Umatilla counties)

  • Christopher R. Brauer - 11,003
  • Annetta L. Spicer - 8,631
  • Other - 45

Judge of the Circuit Court, 14th District, Position 2 (Josephine County)

  • Pat Wolke - 19,204
  • Other - 367

Judge of the Circuit Court, 15th District, Position 3 (Coos and Cutty counties)

  • Jesse Margolis - 7,569
  • Other - 7,449

Judge of the Circuit Court, 16th District, Position 5 (Douglas County)

  • George Ambrosini - 20,741
  • William (Bill) Marshal - 11,810
  • Nancy Cook - 5,620
  • Other - 52

Judge of the Circuit Court, 18th District, Position 3 (Clatsop County)

  • Cindee S. Matyahs - 7,392
  • Don H. Haller, III - 5,829
  • Other - 23

Judge of the Circuit Court, 20th District, Position 6 (Washington County)

  • Charlie Bailey - 71,811
  • Vincent A. Deguc - 41,813
  • Other - 578

District Attorneys

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County Candidate
Benton Scott A. Heiser
Clatsop Joshua Marquis
Columbia Stephen Atchison
Deschutes Mike Dugan
Douglas Jack L. Banta
Gilliam
  • Michelle T. Timko
  • Marion Weatherford
  • Earl R. Woods, Jr.
Grant
  • Jim Carpenter
  • Ryan S. Joslin
Klamath
  • Edwin I. Caleb
  • Ginger Lee Harris
Marion Walter M Beglau
Morrow
  • John L. Ballard
  • Valerie B. Doherty
  • Elizabeth Ballard (Winner In Primary)
Sherman
  • Tara R. Lawrence
  • Wade M. Mcleod
Tillamook William (Bill) Porter
Wallowa
  • Daniel Ousley
  • Mona K. Williams
Washington Bob Hermann
Wheeler Thomas W. Cutsforth

Source: "2006 Oregon elections", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, July 19th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Oregon_elections.

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References

Oregon Secretary of State:

Election websites from The Oregonian:

Endorsements:

Specific references:

  1. ^ list of county election web sites (where available, their web sites are linked; this is the most accurate source of election results within 30 days after an election.)
  2. ^ maps of Senate and Representative districts
  3. ^ interactive district map Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (allows you to zoom in to see detail)
  4. ^ "Money in Politics Research Action Project". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
  5. ^ "Senate candidates". Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  6. ^ "House candidates". Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  7. ^ BlueOregon: Breaking: Rep. Mac Sumner Resigns
  8. ^ Election - StatesmanJournal.com
  9. ^ Unsigned editorial. Four strong picks for circuit court judge. The Oregonian. April 21, 2006. URL accessed Sept. 2, 2006.
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