Oregon's_statewide_elections,_2006
2006 Oregon elections
Elections
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.
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.
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.
- (I) Independent Party of Oregon
- (C) Constitution Party of Oregon
- (D) Democratic Party of Oregon
- (G) Pacific Green Party of Oregon
- (L) Libertarian Party of Oregon
- (R) Republican Party of Oregon
- (N) non-affiliated (no party affiliation)
U.S. Congress
- 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:
- Gordon Smith (R)
- Ron Wyden (D)
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]
- State Senate districts
- Portland Senate districts
- Willamette valley Senate districts
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.
| Senate District, incumbent, county(s) | House District, incumbent | Notes | Candidates | Votes Garnered | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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[permanent dead link] (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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Gary George (R)
(Polk) (Yamhill) |
This senate seat not up for election in 2006 | ||||
| 23 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Jeff Barker (D) | Jeff Barker (D) Eldon Derville-Teer (R) Write-ins |
10,924 5,912 86 |
64.56% 34.94% 0.51% | ||
| 15 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Diane Rosenbaum (D) | Diane Rosenbaum (D) Jeff Cropp (G) Write-ins |
20,325 3,870 155 |
83.47% 15.89% 0.64% | ||
| 22 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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[permanent dead link] (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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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[permanent dead link] (R) | Patti Smith (R) Suzanne VanOrman (D) Write-ins |
12,588 9,994 34 |
55.66% 44.19% 0.15% | ||
| 27 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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. |
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| 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 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine 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[permanent dead link] (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 |
Oregon Blue Book list of elected executive officials
Governor
Incumbent Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) won the election.
- Democratic Party
winner in primary:
- Ted Kulongoski (incumbent)
losers in primary:
- Republican Party
winner in primary:
- Ron Saxton Archived 2006-10-25 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
losers in primary:
- Jason A. Atkinson, Kevin Mannix, W. Ames Curtright, David W. Beem, William E. Spidal, Gordon Leitch, Bob Leonard Forthan
- Pacific Green Party
- Constitution Party
- Libertarian Party
- Richard Morley
- Independent
- Ben Westlund gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot, but withdrew from the race August 10.
Labor Commissioner
Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries winner in primary:
Superintendent of Schools
Superintendent of Public Instruction winner in primary:
loser in primary:
- Deborah L. Andrews
Many judicial positions are not contested. Incumbents are rarely opposed, and when they resign, it is often timed such that the Governor chooses their replacement.[9]
If a judicial position becomes vacant and the governor declines to make an appointment, it must be filled at the next general election. If it is not too late to file for a primary election, candidates will appear on that ballot in the first round of a runoff election. If there is no primary before the next general election, all candidates appear on the general election ballot, and a plurality vote may determine the winner.
Position 2
Incumbent Judge Paul De Muniz sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Paul De Muniz | 420,214 | 98.94 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 4,505 | 1.06 | |
| Total votes | 424,719 | 100.00 | ||
Position 3
Incumbent Judge Robert D. (Skip) Durham sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Incumbent Judge Wallace P. Carson, Jr. of Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6, decided to retire after 34 years on the bench. Three candidates entered the race to succeed him:
- Virginia Linder, who had since 1997 been an Oregon Court of Appeals judge (winner)
- Jack Roberts, former Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
- W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman, Pendleton attorney
No candidate received a majority in the primary election, and Linder and Roberts advanced to the general election. Linder won by 51.75 percent of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Virginia L. Linder | 577,484 | 51.75 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Roberts | 533,661 | 47.82 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 4,683 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 1,115,828 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rick Haselton | 413,243 | 99.10 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 3,739 | 0.90 | |
| Total votes | 416,982 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | David V. Brewer | 411,185 | 99.02 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 4,067 | 0.98 | |
| Total votes | 415,252 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jack L. Landau | 409,603 | 99.09 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 3,748 | 0.91 | |
| Total votes | 413,351 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Ellen F. Rosenblum | 802,565 | 98.33 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 13,606 | 1.67 | |
| Total votes | 816,171 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rex Armstrong | 398,280 | 99.04 | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 3,854 | 0.96 | |
| Total votes | 402,134 | 100.00 | ||
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
| County | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Benton | Scott A. Heiser |
| Clatsop | Joshua Marquis |
| Columbia | Stephen Atchison |
| Deschutes | Mike Dugan |
| Douglas | Jack L. Banta |
| Gilliam |
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| Grant |
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| Klamath |
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| Marion | Walter M Beglau |
| Morrow |
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| Sherman |
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| Tillamook | William (Bill) Porter |
| Wallowa |
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| Washington | Bob Hermann |
| Wheeler | Thomas W. Cutsforth |
- Secretary of State's Statistical Summary for the 2006 General Election
- List of candidates for May 16 Primary Election
- List of candidates for Nov 7 General Election
- 2006 Primary Election Voters' Pamphlet, with official results
- 2006 General Election Voters' Pamphlet, with official results
Election websites from The Oregonian:
Endorsements:
- Endorsements by the Willamette Week
- Endorsements by the Portland Mercury
Specific references:
- 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.)
- interactive district map Archived 2005-12-15 at the Wayback Machine (allows you to zoom in to see detail)
- "Money in Politics Research Action Project". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2007.
- "Senate candidates". Retrieved August 15, 2006.
- "House candidates". Retrieved August 15, 2006.
- Unsigned editorial. Four strong picks for circuit court judge. The Oregonian. April 21, 2006. URL accessed Sept. 2, 2006.
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