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Arkansas's 2006 state elections were held November 7, 2006. Primaries were held May 23 and runoffs, if necessary, were held June 13. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.
Halter came in first in the Democratic primary: [1]
Lt. Governor - Democratic Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Bill Halter | 110,797 | 40 |
Tim Wooldridge | 73,718 | 26.6 |
Mike Hathorn | 68,531 | 24.7 |
Jay Martin | 24,174 | 8.7 |
Halter also won the run-off: [2]
Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-off | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Bill Halter | 97,279 | 56.5 |
Tim Wooldridge | 74,906 | 43.5 |
Holt won the primary: [3]
Lt. Governor - Republican Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Jim Holt | 35,309 | 56.2 |
Charles Banks | 15,722 | 25 |
Douglas Jay Matayo | 11,837 | 18.8 |
McDaniel came in first: [4]
Attorney General - Democratic Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Dustin McDaniel | 104,328 | 38.4 |
Paul Suskie | 87,017 | 32 |
Robert Leo Herzfeld | 80,437 | 29.6 |
McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes: [5]
Attorney General - Democratic Run-off | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Dustin McDaniel | 87,000 | 50.8 |
Paul Suskie | 84,334 | 49.2 |
Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas
Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off: [6]
State Treasurer - Democratic Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Martha Shoffner | 115,582 | 43.8 |
Mac Campbell | 94,826 | 35.9 |
Don House | 53,526 | 20.3 |
Shoffner won the run-off: [7]
State Treasurer - Democratic Run-off | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Martha Shoffner | 91,081 | 54.1 |
Mac Campbell | 77,293 | 45.9 |
Judicial elections are nonpartisan.
Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms.
Supreme Court Position 2 Results | Votes | Percentage | |
Donald Louis Corbin | 193,625 | 62.8 | |
Roger Harrod | 114,957 | 37.3 | |
Total | 308,582 | 100 | |
Supreme Court Position 5 Results | Votes | Percentage | |
Paul Danielson | 177,406 | 57.2 | |
Wendell Griffen | 132,789 | 42.8 | |
Total | 310,195 | 100 | |
Elections were held on primary election day for four appeals judges to new eight-year terms. All candidates stood unopposed and were reelected by acclamation:
Elections were also held on primary election day for eight district court judges, for six-year terms. Necessary run-offs will be held with the general election.
District 2, Division 7, At-Large | Votes | Percentage | |
Barbara Halsey | 15,417 | 48.5 | |
Raymond Spruell | 8,476 | 26.7 | |
Alan Seagrave | 7,881 | 24.8 | |
Total | 31,774 | 100 | |
District 8-North, Division 1 | Votes | Percentage | |
William Randal Wright | 4,094 | 66 | |
Mark Gunter | 2,108 | 34 | |
Total | 6,202 | 100 | |
District 11-West, Division 2 | Votes | Percentage | |
Robert Wyatt | 4,874 | 50.2 | |
Wilson Bynum | 4,840 | 49.8 | |
Total | 9,714 | 100 | |
District 18-East, Division 4 | Votes | Percentage | |
Judge Marcia Renaud Hearnsberger | 6,884 | 53.9 | |
Latt Bachelor | 5,887 | 46.1 | |
Total | 12,771 | 100 | |
17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms.
Arkansas State Senate | Members | |
Republican-Held | 8 | |
Democrat-Held | 27 | |
Elections, 2006 | ||
Republican Held and Uncontested | 8 | |
Contested | 3 | |
Democratic Held and Uncontested | 24 | |
Total | 35 | |
All 100 House seats are up for re-election.
Arkansas State House | Members | |
Republican-Held | 29 | |
Democrat-Held | 71 | |
Elections, 2006 | ||
Uncontested Republican | 20 | |
Contested | 32 | |
Uncontested Democratic | 48 | |
Total | 100 | |
Amendment 1 would amend the Arkansas Constitution to lift prohibitions against gambling from bingos and lotteries conducted by authorized nonprofit organizations, such as churches or volunteer fire organizations.
Question 1 would allow the state to issue no more than $250 million in bonds to finance the development of technology and facilities for state institutions of higher education.
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