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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.

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.

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

Candidates (Legislative)

U.S. Congress

Main article: Oregon United States House elections, 2006
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.

Results

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.
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

Candidates (Executive)

Oregon Blue Book list of elected executive officials

Governor

Main article: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2006

Incumbent Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) won the election.

Democratic Party

winner in primary:

losers in primary:

Jim Hill, Pete Sorenson
Republican Party

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
Pacific Green Party
Constitution Party
Libertarian Party
Independent

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:

Candidates (Judicial)

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.

Oregon Supreme Court

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.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)
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.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Robert D. (Skip) Durham 412,901 98.98
Nonpartisan Other 4,239 1.02
Total votes 417,140 100.00

Position 6

2006 Oregon Supreme Court Position 6 election
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Candidate Virginia Linder Jack Roberts W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round 230,970
38.6% 		250,083
41.6% 		117,767
19.6%
Runoff 577,484
51.8% 		533,661
47.8% 		Eliminated
Linder:      40–50%     50–60%      60–70%
Roberts:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Hallman:      40–50%
Oregon Supreme Court Justice before election

Wallace P. Carson, Jr.
Nonpartisan

Elected Oregon Supreme Court Justice

Virginia Linder
Nonpartisan

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:

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.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)
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
Oregon Supreme Court - Runoff election (November 7, 2006)
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

Oregon Court of Appeals

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 5 (May 16, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Rick Haselton 413,243 99.10
Nonpartisan Other 3,739 0.90
Total votes 416,982 100.00
Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 6 (May 16, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan David V. Brewer 411,185 99.02
Nonpartisan Other 4,067 0.98
Total votes 415,252 100.00
Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 8 (May 16, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jack L. Landau 409,603 99.09
Nonpartisan Other 3,748 0.91
Total votes 413,351 100.00
Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 9 (November 7, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Ellen F. Rosenblum 802,565 98.33
Nonpartisan Other 13,606 1.67
Total votes 816,171 100.00
Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 10 (May 16, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Rex Armstrong 398,280 99.04
Nonpartisan Other 3,854 0.96
Total votes 402,134 100.00

Circuit Court

Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 5 (Jackson County)

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

Primary:

Runoff:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

District Attorneys

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

See also

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 September 29, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2007.
  5. ^ "Senate candidates". Retrieved August 15, 2006.
  6. ^ "House candidates". Retrieved August 15, 2006.
  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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