Nevada 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Nevada 2006 Midterm Election

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Nevada
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 15 August 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
2000 Census:	2,002,032	(0.71% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	1,390,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	898,347
Capital:	Carson City
Tuesday 15 August 2006 polls close 7:00p PDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polls close 7:00p PST (0300 UTC).

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Nevada State and Local Government

NEVADA PRIMARY

Tuesday 15 August 2006

NEVADA PRIMARY Returns from an official source
NEVADA Primary results from a media source
NEVADA Primary results from a media source

All races involving an Incumbent are in boldface and also marked with an asterisk (*)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

United States Senate (Class 1):
- Democrats have nominated Jack Carter
- Republicans have renominated John Ensign*
Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Dina Titus
- Republicans have nominated Jim Gibbons
Lieutenant Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Robert "Bob" Unger
- Republicans have nominated Brian K. Krolicki
Secretary of State:
- Democrats have nominated Ross Miller
- Republicans have nominated Danny Tarkanian
Treasurer:
- Democrats have nominated Kate Marshall
- Republicans have nominated Mark DeStefano

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Democrats have renominated Shelley Berkley*
- Republicans have nominated Kenneth Wegner
CD 2:
- Republicans have nominated Dean Heller
CD 3:
- Democrats have nominated Tessa Michelle Hafen



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator John Eric Ensign • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2000 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1994, 1996] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 15 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Senator John Eric Ensign

		Republican	321,186	55.35%	Senator John Eric Ensign • FEC: $5,305,606

		Democratic	237,875	41.00%	John William "Jack" Carter • Son of former President James E. "Jimmy" Carter • FEC: $2,266,273

		None of these candidates	8,192	1.41%	None of these candidates

		Independent American	7,749	1.34%	David K. Schumann • FEC finanical report not available

		Libertarian	5,246	0.90%	Brendan Trainor • FEC finanical report not available
Total			580,248	100.00%

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Harry Reid • First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Kenny C. Guinn • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons vs. Democratic Dina Titus
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	277,855	47.90%	Congressman James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons • Congressman Congressional District 2

		Democratic	254,920	43.94%	Dina Titus

		None of these candidates	20,619	3.55%	None of these candidates

		Independent American	19,966	3.44%	Christopher H. Hansen

		Green	6,731	1.16%	Craig O. Bergland
Total			580,091	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Lorraine T. Hunt • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - At term limit, candidate for Governor in 2006
		Polls: Democratic Pickup. Democratic Robert "Bob" Unger

		Republican	300,069	52.21%	Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki

		Democratic	227,845	39.65%	Robert "Bob" Unger

		Independent American	25,322	4.41%	Thomas F. Jefferson

		None of these candidates	21,455	3.73%	None of these candidates
Total			574,691	100.00%

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 1 Democratic (1 Renominated); 2 Republican (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Shelley Berkley • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 15 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic takeover - Democratic Congressman Shelley Berkley

		Democratic	84,979	64.84%	Congressman Shelley Berkley • FEC: $1,742,767

		Republican; (Independent American)	40,901	31.21%	Kenneth Alexander Wegner • FEC: $96,582

		Libertarian	2,841	2.17%	Jim Duensing • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent American	2,337	1.78%	Darnell Roberts • FEC finanical report not available

		None of these candidates			None of these candidates
Total			131,058	100.00%

CD 2 {map} Open		Republican	Congressman James A. "Jim" Gibbons • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 31 August 2005: Candidate for Governor in 2006
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Secretary of State Dean Heller
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Republican	116,160	50.37%	Secretary of State Dean Heller • FEC: $1,699,942

		Democratic	103,572	44.91%	Jill T. Derby • FEC: $1,610,549

		Independent	5,467	2.37%	Daniel Rosen • FEC finanical report not available

		Independent American	5,409	2.35%	James C. Kroshus • FEC finanical report not available

		None of these candidates			None of these candidates
Total			230,608	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Republican	Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 15 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Almost a tossup - Republican Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. vs. Democratic Tessa Michelle Hafen

		Republican	102,176	48.46%	Congressman Jon C. Porter, Sr. • FEC: $3,015,397

		Democratic	98,210	46.57%	Tessa Michelle Hafen • FEC: $1,497,306

		Independent American	5,326	2.53%	Joshua Hansen • FEC finanical report not available

		Libertarian	5,155	2.44%	Joseph P. "Joe" Silvestri • FEC finanical report not available

		None of these candidates			None of these candidates
Total			210,867	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Dean Heller • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Secretary of State is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - At term limit. Candidate for CD 2 in 2006.

		Democratic	278,576	48.73%	Ross Miller

		Republican	231,904	40.57%	Danny Tarkanian

		Independent American	38,577	6.75%	Janine Hansen

		None of these candidates	22,568	3.95%	None of these candidates
Total			571,625	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Attorney General George J. Chanos • Appointed: November 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - Not running for election in 2006

		Democratic	338,213	59.03%	Catherine Cortez Masto

		Republican	204,174	35.63%	Don Chairez

		None of these candidates	30,592	5.34%	None of these candidates
Total			572,979	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

Open		Republican	Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Seat - At term limit, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006

		Democratic	270,154	47.26%	Kate Marshall

		Republican	238,232	41.68%	Mark DeStefano

		Independent American	35,795	6.26%	Mark Christopher Andrews

		None of these candidates	27,425	4.80%	None of these candidates
Total			571,606	100.00%

Controller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms

		Republican	Controller Steve Martin • Appointed 12 July 2006 by Governor Kenny C. Guinn to fill the unexpired term of state Controller Kathy Augustine who died 11 July. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Controller is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 15 August 2006 Primary

		Democratic	256,921	45.17%	Kim Wallin

		Republican	249,946	43.94%	Controller Steve Martin

		None of these candidates	31,560	5.55%	None of these candidates

		Independent American	30,391	5.34%	Floyd Fitzgibbons
Total			568,818	100.00%
	We extend our condolences to the friends and family of Nevada State Controller Kathy Ausustine who died on 11 July 2006 after suffering a heart attack on 8 July. Ms. Augustine was elected as Controller in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. She had previously served in the Nevada State Senate and State Assembly. At the time of her passing, she was running for the Republican nomination for state Treasurer. In 2004 the Nevada Assembly voted to impeach her for using state staff for her 2002 re-election bid. She was later fined the state Ethics Commission. 14 July 2006 Update: Chaz Higgs, the husband of the late State Controller Kathy Augustine, attempted suicide at his Las Vegas home. In addition, initial results from the autopsy report do not support that Augustine died from a heart attack as originally reported. Police now are awaiting a complete toxicology report by the FBI crime lab in Quantico, Virginia.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 10 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• None of these candidates: 10 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.