Oregon 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Oregon 2006 Midterm Election

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Oregon
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 16 May 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:	3,428,543	(1.22% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,530,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,943,699
Capital:	Salem
Tuesday 16 May 2006 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC) / 8:00p MDT (0200 UTC). OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PDT.
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a PST (1500 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PST (0400 UTC) / 8:00p MST (0300 UTC). OREGON is the reverse of the norm because the by far largest portion of the state is in the lagging time zone and the networks have no choice but to not consider the OREGON polls closed until 8 PM PST.

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Oregon State and Local Government

OREGON PRIMARY

Tuesday 16 May 2006

OREGON PRIMARY results from a media source

Contested STATEWIDE races:

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

Governor:
- Democrats have re-nominated Ted Kulongoski*
- Republicans have nominated Ron Saxton

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

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

CD 1:
- Democrats have re-nominated David Wu*
CD 2:
- Democrats have nominated Carol J. Voisin
- Republicans have re-nominated Greg Walden*
CD 3:
- Democrats have re-nominated Earl Blumenauer*
CD 4:
- Republicans have nominated Jim Feldkamp



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

Class 2		Republican	Senator Gordon H. Smith • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Ron Wyden • First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 30 January 1996 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Robert Packwood (Republican): 1 October 1995 (Oregon state law does not permit the state's Governor to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in the United States Senate)]; elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski

		Democratic	652,279	50.83%	Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski

		Republican; (Right to Life)	551,048	42.94%	Ron Saxton

		Constitution	46,162	3.60%	Mary Starrett • On 24 August 2006 Secretary of State Bill Bradbury ruled that Mary Starrett will remain on the November ballot even though the Constitution Party failed to publish proper public notice of their 3 June 2006 nominating meeting. Apparently, Oregon state law does not specify a penalty for failing to provide proper notification.

		Pacific Green	18,279	1.42%	Joe Keating

		Libertarian	15,494	1.21%	Richard Morley
Total			1,283,262	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): 4 Democratic (4 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Democratic	Congressman David Wu • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman David Wu

		Democratic	147,986	63.38%	Congressman David Wu • FEC: $1,432,946

		Republican	78,211	33.50%	Derrick Kitts • FEC: $139,048

		Libertarian	3,805	1.63%	Drake Davis • FEC finanical report not available

		Constitution	3,484	1.49%	Dean O. Wolf • FEC finanical report not available
Total			233,486	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Republican	Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden

		Republican	175,352	66.99%	Congressman Gregory Paul "Greg" Walden • FEC: $1,349,417

		Democratic	79,666	30.43%	Carol J. Voisin • FEC: $65,685

		Constitution	6,753	2.58%	Jack Alan Brown, Jr. • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in			Paul Nevin
Total			261,771	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Earl Blumenauer • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer

		Democratic	178,071	73.72%	Congressman Earl Blumenauer • FEC: $789,369

		Republican	56,804	23.52%	Hebert Bruce "Bruce" Broussard • Nominated as a write-in candidate after failing to qualify for the 16 May 2006 Republican primary. • FEC: $0

		Constitution	6,666	2.76%	David M. Brownlow • FEC finanical report not available
Total			241,541	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Peter A. "Pete" DeFazio • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Peter A. "Pete" DeFazio

		Democratic	169,331	62.13%	Congressman Peter A. "Pete" DeFazio • FEC: $793,123

		Republican	103,194	37.87%	James Lee "Jim" Feldkamp • FEC: $472,893
Total			272,525	100.00%

CD 5 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Darlene Hooley • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Darlene Hooley

		Democratic	138,387	54.18%	Congressman Darlene Hooley • FEC: $1,819,523

		Republican	109,285	42.79%	Mike Erickson • FEC: $1,799,744

		Constitution	3,885	1.52%	Douglas Patterson • FEC finanical report not available

		Pacific Green	3,853	1.51%	Paul Aranas • FEC finanical report not available
Total			255,410	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Democratic	Secretary of State Bill Bradbury • Appointed: 1999; first elected: 2000; 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Democratic	Attorney General Hardy Myers • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008

		Democratic	Treasurer Randall Edwards • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Commissioner of Labor and Industries 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be elected for a term of four years [ORS 651.030]

		Nonpartisan	Labor and Industries Commissioner Dan Gardner • Re-elected Tuesday 16 May 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 16 May 2006 • Renominated - and elected 16 May 2006 Primary

		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	443,347	98.81%	Labor and Industries Commissioner Dan Gardner

		Scattering	5,336	1.19%	Misc.
Total			448,683	100.00%
	If a candidate receives a majority of the vote for this non-partisan office in the May primary, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote getters go to a runoff in November.

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Final Election Cycle: 2002. A 2011 law eliminated this as an elected office effective at the end of the current Superintendent's term or resignation. This office is now an appointed position.

		Nonpartisan	Public Instruction Superintendent Susan Castillo • Re-elected Tuesday 16 May 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 16 May 2006

		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	372,708	61.94%	Public Instruction Superintendent Susan Castillo
		Nonpartisan; (Libertarian)	226,054	37.57%	~~Deborah L. "Deb" Andrews - lost primary~~

		Scattering	3,001	0.50%	Misc.
Total			601,763	100.00%
	If a candidate receives a majority of the vote for this non-partisan office in the May primary, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote getters go to a runoff in November.

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): 9 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
	• Pacific Green (affiliate of Green): 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 5 candidates
	• Right to Life: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 2 incumbents, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 2 candidates
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
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.