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2006 United States Senate election in Montana

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2006 United States Senate election in Montana
← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 →
  Jon Tester, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Conrad Burns official portrait.jpg
Nominee Jon Tester Conrad Burns
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 199,845 196,283
Percentage 49.2% 48.3%
2006 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg
County results
Tester:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Burns:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
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Conrad Burns
Republican

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Jon Tester
Democratic

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The 2006 United States Senate election in Montana was held November 7, 2006. The filing deadline was March 23; the primary was held June 6. Incumbent Republican Senator Conrad Burns ran for re-election to a fourth term, but lost to Democrat Jon Tester by a margin of 0.87%, or 3,562 votes out of 406,505 cast. This made the election the second-closest race of the 2006 Senate election cycle, behind only the election in Virginia.

Background

Burns was first elected as a United States Senator from Montana in 1988, when he defeated Democratic incumbent John Melcher in a close race, 52% to 48%. Burns was re-elected 62.4% to 37.6%, over Jack Mudd in the Republican Revolution year of 1994. In 2000, Burns faced the well-financed Brian Schweitzer whom he beat 50.6% to 47.2%.

In 2000, George W. Bush carried Montana 58% to 33% in the race for President, but Burns won by 3.4%. Since the direct election of Senators began in 1913, Burns is only the second Republican Montana has elected to the U.S. Senate. Also, for thirty-two straight years, 1952 to 1984, Montana elected only Democratic Senators.

Burns' involvement in the Jack Abramoff scandal made him vulnerable. A SurveyUSA poll released in March 2006 found that 38% of Montanans approved of him, while 52% disapproved of him.[1] Polls against leading Democratic candidates had him below his challengers.

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John Melcher

John Melcher

John David Melcher was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from 1977 until 1989.

Republican Revolution

Republican Revolution

The "Republican Revolution", "Revolution of '94", or "Gingrich Revolution" are political slogans that refer to the Republican Party (GOP) success in the 1994 U.S. mid-term elections, which resulted in a net gain of 54 seats in the House of Representatives, and a pick-up of eight seats in the Senate. On November 9, 1994, the day after the election, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, a conservative Democrat, changed parties, becoming a Republican; on March 3, 1995, Colorado Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell switched to the Republican side as well, increasing the GOP Senate majority.

Brian Schweitzer

Brian Schweitzer

Brian David Schweitzer is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American retired politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party and the Bush family, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

Jack Abramoff

Jack Abramoff

Jack Allan Abramoff is an American lobbyist, businessman, film producer, writer, and convicted felon. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation led by Earl Devaney that resulted in his conviction and 21 other people either pleading guilty or being found guilty, including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional aides.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Campaign

On May 31, 2006, Richards, citing the closeness of the race, and his own position (third) in the polls, withdrew from the race, and threw his support to Tester.[2] Morrison started off strong in the race for the Democratic nomination for Senator, collecting $1.05 million as of the start of 2006, including $409,241 in the last three months of 2005.[3] but Morrison’s advantages in fundraising and name identification did not translate into a lead in the polls.[4] Later, the race was called a "deadlock,"[5] but Tester continued to gather momentum.

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jon Tester 65,757 60.77
Democratic John Morrison 38,394 35.48
Democratic Paul Richards 1,636 1.51
Democratic Robert Candee 1,471 1.36
Democratic Kenneth Marcure 940 0.87
Total votes 108,198 100.00

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Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Raymond Jon Tester is an American farmer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, Tester is the dean of Montana's congressional delegation and the only Democrat to hold statewide office in Montana. He served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007, and as its president for his last two years in the chamber.

President of the Senate

President of the Senate

President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies.

Montana House of Representatives

Montana House of Representatives

The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Conrad Burns (incumbent) 70,434 72.26
Republican Bob Keenan 21,754 22.32
Republican Bob Kelleher 4,082 4.19
Republican Daniel Loyd Neste Huffman 1,203 1.23
Total votes 97,473 100.00

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Conrad Burns

Conrad Burns

Conrad Ray Burns was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate and was the longest-serving Republican senator in Montana history.

Bob Keenan

Bob Keenan

Bob Keenan is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He was elected on November 4, 2014, to Senate District 5, and assumed that office on January 5, 2015, serving in the 2015 legislative session. Keenan represents District 19, which encompasses parts of Flathead and Lake Counties, Montana. Keenan served as President pro tempore from 2017-2018, and as the Senate Minority Leader from 2005–2007. Keenan previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999 and in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007, where he was president of the senate.

Bob Kelleher

Bob Kelleher

Robert "Bob" Kelleher, was an American attorney and perennial candidate. Starting in 1964, Kelleher ran for public office 16 times, at various times for the Democratic, Green and Republican parties. He ran for governor of Montana on five different occasions, losing the Democratic primaries in 1980, 1984, 1992, and 1996; while running on the Green Party ticket in 2004. He was the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Montana's 2nd congressional district in 1968, and the Republican Party nominee for the United States Senate in 2008.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

General election

Candidates

Campaign

The race was expected to be close, due to Burns' narrow margin of victory in 2000, when he significantly underperformed Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush, and political scandal that he had been involved in. Republican incumbents everywhere were facing more challenging races in 2006 due to the waning popularity of the Republican-controlled Congress and the administration of President George W. Bush. In July 2006, the Rasmussen report viewed Burns as the "second most vulnerable Senator seeking re-election this year", after Pennsylvania’s Rick Santorum.[7]

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%. This, combined with the increasing strength of the state Democratic party and accusations of ethical issues related to the Jack Abramoff scandal, 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, remarks for which he was strongly criticized.[8]

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."[9]

Debates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[10] Tossup November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Lean D (flip) November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[12] Lean D (flip) November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[13] Tossup November 6, 2006

Polling

Source Date Jon
Tester (D) 		Conrad
Burns (R) 		Stan
Jones (L)
Mason Dixon May 2005 26% 50%
Rasmussen September 8, 2005 38% 51%
Mason Dixon December 24, 2005 35% 49%
Rasmussen January 11, 2006 45% 45%
Rasmussen February 13, 2006 46% 46%
Rasmussen March 20, 2006 46% 43%
Rasmussen April 15, 2006 44% 47%
Ayres McHenry & Associates (R) May 2, 2006 48% 42%
Rasmussen May 16, 2006 48% 44%
Mason Dixon May 28, 2006 45% 42%
Lake Research (D) June 20–26, 2006 43% 42%
Rasmussen July 11, 2006 50% 43%
Rasmussen August 10, 2006 47% 47%
Lake Research (D) August 10, 2006 44% 37%
Gallup September 5, 2006 48% 45%
Rasmussen September 13, 2006 52% 43%
Rasmussen September 20, 2006 50% 43%
Mason-Dixon October 1, 2006 47% 40% 3%
Reuters/Zogby October 5, 2006 46% 42%
Rasmussen October 11, 2006 49% 42%
Rasmussen October 18, 2006 48% 46%
Montana State University-Billings October 19, 2006 46% 35%
Mason-Dixon/McClatchy-MSNBC October 24, 2006 46% 43%
Harstad Strategic (D) October 25, 2006 48% 42%
Rasmussen October 29, 2006 51% 47%
Reuters/Zogby October 31, 2006 47% 46% 2%
Mason-Dixon/MSNBC-McClatchy November 3, 2006 47% 47% 1%
Rasmussen November 3, 2006 50% 46%
USA Today/Gallup November 4, 2006 50% 41%
Rasmussen November 4, 2006 50% 48%
OnPoint Polling and Research November 6, 2006 49% 44%

Results

Tester narrowly defeated Burns on election day by just over 3,000 votes. Libertarian candidate Jones received over 10,000 votes, greater than Tester's margin of victory.

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.[14]

Just before 11:00 AM (MST) on November 8, Jon Tester was declared Senator-elect for Montana in USA Today.[15] At 2:27 PM EST on November 8, CNN projected that Jon Tester would win the race.[16]

Under Montana law, if the margin of defeat is more than 0.25% but less than 0.5%, the losing candidate can request a recount if they pay for it themselves.[17] However, this election did not qualify for a recount because the margin was larger than 0.5%. Burns conceded the race on November 9, and congratulated Tester on his victory.[18]

The race was the closest Senate election of 2006 in terms of absolute vote difference; the closest race by percentage difference was the Virginia Senate election.

Statewide results

2006 United States Senate election in Montana[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jon Tester 199,845 49.16% +1.92%
Republican Conrad Burns (incumbent) 196,283 48.29% -2.27%
Libertarian Stan Jones 10,377 2.55% N/A
Total votes 406,505 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

County results

Source[20]

Jon Tester
Democratic 		Conrad Burns
Republican 		Stan Jones
Libertarian 		Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Beaverhead 1,376 34.14% 2,552 63.31% 103 2.56% 1,176 29.17% 4,031
Big Horn 2,999 64.72% 1,551 33.47% 84 1.81% 1,448 31.25% 4,634
Blaine 1,390 51.90% 1,226 45.78% 62 2.32% 164 6.12% 2,678
Broadwater 825 34.93% 1,451 61.43% 86 3.64% 626 26.50% 2,362
Carbon 2,247 45.92% 2,510 51.30% 136 2.78% 263 5.38% 4,893
Carter 98 14.71% 554 83.18% 14 2.10% 456 68.47% 666
Cascade 14,947 49.37% 14,789 48.85% 540 1.78% 158 0.52% 30,276
Chouteau 1,491 51.86% 1,345 46.78% 39 1.36% 146 5.08% 2,875
Custer 1,991 42.36% 2,581 54.91% 128 2.72% 590 12.55% 4,700
Daniels 424 40.77% 594 57.12% 22 2.12% 170 16.35% 1,040
Dawson 1,595 40.31% 2,247 56.79% 115 2.91% 652 16.48% 3,957
Deer Lodge 3,211 72.63% 1,096 24.79% 114 2.58% 2,115 47.84% 4,421
Fallon 347 26.31% 951 72.10% 21 1.59% 604 45.79% 1,319
Fergus 1,985 35.25% 3,474 61.68% 173 3.07% 1,489 26.44% 5,632
Flathead 13,276 40.24% 18,511 56.10% 1,209 3.66% 5,235 15.87% 32,996
Gallatin 16,511 48.67% 16,693 49.21% 720 2.12% 182 0.54% 33,924
Garfield 98 16.58% 483 81.73% 10 1.69% 385 65.14% 591
Glacier 2,748 62.37% 1,564 35.50% 94 2.13% 1,184 26.87% 4,406
Golden Valley 181 37.24% 298 61.32% 7 1.44% 117 24.07% 486
Granite 594 39.13% 862 56.79% 62 4.08% 268 17.65% 1,518
Hill 3,411 58.33% 2,320 39.67% 117 2.00% 1,091 18.66% 5,848
Jefferson 2,415 45.76% 2,715 51.44% 148 2.80% 300 5.68% 5,278
Judith Basin 377 31.63% 785 65.86% 30 2.52% 408 34.23% 1,192
Lake 5,618 48.81% 5,480 47.61% 413 3.59% 138 1.20% 11,511
Lewis and Clark 14,921 54.74% 11,734 43.05% 604 2.22% 3,187 11.69% 27,259
Liberty 401 39.66% 596 58.95% 14 1.38% 195 19.29% 1,011
Lincoln 2,860 39.17% 4,105 56.23% 336 4.60% 1,245 17.05% 7,301
Madison 1,224 33.68% 2,311 63.59% 99 2.72% 1,087 29.91% 3,634
McCone 394 37.88% 624 60.00% 22 2.12% 230 22.12% 1,040
Meagher 272 32.19% 552 65.33% 21 2.49% 280 33.14% 845
Mineral 796 48.98% 779 47.94% 50 3.08% 17 1.05% 1,625
Missoula 29,327 63.92% 15,610 34.02% 942 2.05% 13,717 29.90% 45,879
Musselshell 670 31.16% 1,382 64.28% 98 4.56% 712 33.12% 2,150
Park 3,731 50.60% 3,441 46.67% 201 2.73% 290 3.93% 7,373
Petroleum 74 29.43% 180 67.92% 11 4.15% 106 40.00% 265
Phillips 559 28.18% 1,366 68.85% 59 2.97% 807 40.68% 1,984
Pondera 1,080 41.08% 1,494 56.83% 55 2.09% 414 15.75% 2,629
Powder River 248 24.55% 734 72.67% 28 2.77% 486 48.12% 1,010
Powell 1,052 40.48% 1,454 55.94% 93 3.58% 402 15.47% 2,599
Prairie 213 31.09% 455 66.42% 17 2.48% 242 35.33% 685
Ravalli 7,906 42.41% 10,273 55.11% 462 2.48% 2,367 12.70% 18,641
Richland 1,354 35.22% 2,381 61.94% 109 2.84% 1,027 26.72% 3,844
Roosevelt 2,203 57.47% 1,573 41.04% 57 1.49% 630 16.44% 3,833
Rosebud 1,895 55.31% 1,425 32.15% 106 3.09% 470 13.72% 3,426
Sanders 2,165 43.53% 2,575 51.77% 234 4.70% 410 8.24% 4,974
Sheridan 988 51.43% 887 46.17% 46 2.39% 101 5.26% 1,921
Silver Bow 9,500 66.69% 4,394 30.85% 351 2.46% 5,106 35.84% 14,245
Stillwater 1,556 39.28% 2,262 57.11% 143 3.61% 706 17.82% 3,961
Sweet Grass 563 32.39% 1,115 64.15% 60 3.45% 552 31.76% 1,738
Teton 1,252 40.80% 1,755 57.18% 62 2.02% 503 16.39% 3,069
Toole 759 37.52% 1,195 59.07% 69 3.41% 436 21.55% 2,023
Treasure 161 36.93% 260 59.63% 15 3.44% 99 22.71% 436
Valley 1,550 43.90% 1,893 53.61% 88 2.49% 343 9,71% 3,531
Wheatland 327 38.47% 498 58.59% 25 2.94% 171 20.12% 850
Wibaux 165 33.81% 317 64.96% 6 1.23% 152 31.15% 488
Yellowstone 27,981 47.77% 29,203 49.85% 1,394 2.38% 1,222 2.09% 58,578

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References
  1. ^ SurveyUSA News Poll #8541
  2. ^ "BillingsGazette.com :: Richards: Tester is best choice". Archived from the original on June 2, 2006. Retrieved June 1, 2006.
  3. ^ BillingsGazette.com :: Burns' fundraising nears $5 million; Morrison's hits $1 million
  4. ^ "Politics Home Page : Roll Call". Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved June 7, 2006.
  5. ^ helenair.com
  6. ^ a b "2006 Statewide Primary Canvass - June 6, 2006 compiled by Secretary Of State Brad Johnson" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
  7. ^ "Rasmussen Reports: The most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election". Archived from the original on July 13, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2006.
  8. ^ "Conrad Burns Issues Apology for Altercation with Firefighters | Missoula | New West Network". Archived from the original on December 26, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
  9. ^ helenair.com
  10. ^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Sen. Burns Concedes Montana Race". NPR. November 9, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  15. ^ "Democrat challenger takes Montana". USA Today. November 8, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  16. ^ "Democrat wins Montana Senate seat, CNN projects". CNN. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006.
  17. ^ "13-16-211. Recounts allowed if bond posted to cover all costs". Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
  18. ^ "Montana's Burns concedes Senate race". USA Today. November 9, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  19. ^ 2006 Election Statistics
  20. ^ "U.S. Senate / Montana / County Results". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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