2006 United States Senate election in Utah

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2006 United States Senate election in Utah
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  2000 November 7, 2006 2012  
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Nominee Orrin Hatch Pete Ashdown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote356,238177,459
Percentage62.36%31.06%

2006 United States Senate election in Utah results map by county.svg
County results
Hatch:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Ashdown:     40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Orrin Hatch
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Orrin Hatch
Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes.

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Major candidates

The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 17, 2006.

Democratic

Republican

General election

Polling

SourceDateHatch (R)Ashdown (D)Bradley (C)Hatch (DG)Price (PC)Seely (L)
Dan Jones & Associates [1] March 30, 200657%16%1%1%<1%1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune [2] July 3, 200667%23%
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV [3] July 26, 200663%21%3%<1%<1%1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune [4] August 28, 200661%27%
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV [5] September 30, 200662%25%1%<1%0%1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune [6] November 1, 200661%31%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [7] Solid RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [9] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [10] Safe RNovember 6, 2006

Results

General election results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Orrin Hatch (Incumbent) 356,238 62.36% −3.22%
Democratic Pete Ashdown177,45931.06%−0.45%
Constitution Scott Bradley 21,5263.77%
Personal Choice Roger Price9,0891.59%
Libertarian Dave Seely4,4280.78%−1.35%
Green Julian Hatch2,5120.44%
Majority 178,77931.30%−2.77%
Turnout 571,252
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. Dan Jones & Associates
  2. Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
  3. Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
  4. Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
  5. Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
  6. Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
  7. "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  11. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 8, 2021.