Английская Википедия:2006 United States Senate election in Texas
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Texas sidebar The 2006 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third full term.
Шаблон:As of, this was the last time a Republican won Texas’s Class 1 Senate seat with over 60% of the vote, as well as the last time a Republican candidate for this seat won Dallas, Jefferson, or Bexar counties.
To date, this is the most recent statewide election in which Dallas County voted for the Republican candidate.
General election
Major candidates
Democratic
- Barbara Ann Radnofsky, attorney
- Gene Kelly, retired attorney & 2000 Democratic Senate Nominee
- Darrel Reece Hunter
Republican
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign
The Democratic nominee 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.[1] 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,Шаблон:Citation needed but had been quoted saying that she would only leave after two terms if such a law applied to all senators.Шаблон:Citation needed After deciding not to challenge Governor Rick Perry this year, as had been widely speculated,Шаблон:Citation needed Hutchison was running for a third term.
She had no opposition in the 2006 Republican primary, and had approval ratings in the 60 percent range going into the election,[2] although they had been slipping rapidly.
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2006
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Hutchison (R) | Radnofsky (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polimetrix | November 5, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 65% | 29% |
| Zogby | October 25, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 61% | 27% |
| Rasmussen | October 23, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 60% | 34% |
| Rasmussen | August 31, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58% | 32% |
| Rasmussen | August 3, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 61% | 31% |
| Rasmussen | July 13, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 58% | 31% |
| Rasmussen | May 18, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53% | 34% |
| Rasmussen | January 8, 2006 | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 64% | 25% |
Results
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
External links
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Barbara Radnofsky
- Scott Jameson
- The Green Papers link on the Texas Midterm Election
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