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Tennessee state elections in 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 3, 2006. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 7 ballot.
Incumbent Republican senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, retired after two terms in office. The open seat was narrowly won by Republican nominee Bob Corker, who defeated Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bob Corker | 929,911 | 50.71% | −14.39 | |
| Democratic | Harold Ford, Jr. | 879,976 | 47.99% | +15.78 | |
| Independent | Ed Choate | 10,831 | 0.59% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 3,746 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Independent | Emory "Bo" Heyward | 3,580 | 0.20% | N/A | |
| Independent | H. Gary Keplinger | 3,033 | 0.17% | N/A | |
| Green | Chris Lugo | 2,589 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 49,935 | 2.72% | |||
| Turnout | 1,833,695 | 47.49% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | -14.39 | |||
August 3, 2006, Primary Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Harold Ford Jr. | 333,789 | 79.10% | |
| Democratic | Gary Gene Davis | 41,802 | 9.91% | |
| Democratic | John Jay Hooker | 27,175 | 6.44% | |
| Democratic | Charles Smith | 14,724 | 3.49% | |
| Democratic | Alvin Strauss | 4,410 | 1.05% | |
| Total votes | 421,900 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Corker | 231,541 | 48.13% | |
| Republican | Ed Bryant | 161,189 | 33.50% | |
| Republican | Van Hilleary | 83,078 | 17.27% | |
| Republican | Tate Harrison | 5,309 | 1.10% | |
| Total votes | 481,117 | 100 | ||
Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | |||
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| District | 2004 CPVI | Representative | Party | First elected | ||
| Tennessee 1 | R+14 | Bill Jenkins | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee 2 | R+11 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | R+8 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | R+3 | Lincoln Davis | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | D+6 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 1982 1994 (retired) 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | R+4 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | R+12 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | EVEN | John Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | D+18 | Harold Ford Jr. | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold. |
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Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Phil Bredesen (incumbent) | 1,247,491 | 68.60% | +17.95% | |
| Republican | Jim Bryson | 540,853 | 29.74% | −17.85% | |
| Independent | Carl Two Feathers Whitaker | 11,374 | 0.63% | N/A | |
| Independent | George Banks | 7,531 | 0.41% | N/A | |
| Independent | Charles E. Smith | 4,083 | 0.22% | N/A | |
| Independent | Howard W. Switzer | 2,711 | 0.15% | N/A | |
| Independent | David Gatchell | 2,385 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Independent | Marivuana Stout Leinoff | 2,114 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
| Majority | 706,638 | 38.86% | +35.80% | ||
| Turnout | 1,818,549 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
August 3, 2006, primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Phil Bredesen (incumbent) | 393,004 | 88.50 | |
| Democratic | John Jay Hooker | 31,933 | 7.19 | |
| Democratic | Tim Sevier | 11,562 | 2.60 | |
| Democratic | Walt Ward | 7,555 | 1.70 | |
| Total votes | 444,054 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Bryson | 160,786 | 50.03 | |
| Republican | David M. Farmer | 50,900 | 15.84 | |
| Republican | Joe Kirkpatrick | 34,491 | 10.73 | |
| Republican | Mark Albertini | 29,184 | 9.08 | |
| Republican | Wayne Thomas Bailey | 24,273 | 7.55 | |
| Republican | Wayne Young | 11,997 | 3.73 | |
| Republican | Timothy Thomas | 9,747 | 3.03 | |
| Total votes | 321,378 | 100.00 | ||
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2006.
After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2006.
Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats
Shall Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: SECTION___. The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state by the provisions of this section, then the marriage shall be void and unenforceable in this state. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages within the state, reinforcing previously existing statutes to the same effect [5] until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.
Shall Article II Section 28, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by inserting the following language immediately after the fourth paragraph: By general law, the legislature may authorize the following program of tax relief: (a) The legislative body of any county or municipality may provide by resolution or ordinance that: (1) Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence shall pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed at the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted; (2) Any taxpayer who reaches the age of sixty-five (65) after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence, shall thereafter pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed in the tax year in which such taxpayer reaches age sixty-five (65); and (3) Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, who purchases residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence after the taxpayer’s sixty-fifth birthday, shall pay taxes in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax imposed on such property in the tax year in which such property is purchased. (b) Whenever the full market value of such property is increased as a result of improvements to such property after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, then the assessed value of such property shall be adjusted to include such increased value and the taxes shall also be increased proportionally with the value. (c) Any taxpayer or taxpayers who own residential property as their principal place of residence whose total or combined annual income or wealth exceeds an amount to be determined by the General Assembly shall not be eligible to receive the tax relief provided in subsection (a) or (b)? | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Property Tax Relief Amendment allows, but does require, the legislature to implement a program of property tax relief for persons 65 years or older. [7]
All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections.
| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes | 510,261 | 76.83 |
| No | 153,895 | 23.17 |
| Total votes | 664,156 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 478,027 | 74.44 |
| No | 164,109 | 25.56 |
| Total votes | 642,136 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 487,282 | 75.96 |
| No | 154,191 | 24.04 |
| Total votes | 641,473 | 100.00 |
Incumbent mayor Don Trotter ran for re-election but came in third place with Johnny Piper winning the election, receiving 29.0% of the vote. [9]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Johnny Piper | 7,200 | 28.98% |
| Charles W. Smith | 5,294 | 21.30% |
| Don Trotter (I) | 5,204 | 20.94% |
| Morrell V. Boyd | 4,107 | 16.53% |
| Mark Heihle | 1,691 | 6.81% |
| Ray Stone | 703 | 2.83% |
| Gary Carpenter | 174 | 0.70% |
| Jon Lockwood | 173 | 0.70% |
| Michael Flood | 105 | 0.42% |
| Wilton Sowell | 94 | 0.38% |
| Travis E. Rupe | 83 | 0.33% |
| Write-ins | 21 | 0.08% |
| Total | 24,849 | 100.00% |
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