The 2006 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third full term.
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County results Hutchinson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Radnofsky: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Barbara Ann Radnofsky, attorney
Republican
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator
Campaign
The Democratic nominee had never run for public office and was expected to face an uphill battle in the general election, especially in a state that has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994 and against a historically popular Hutchison. Since neither Radnofsky nor her main opponent, Gene Kelly, had received a majority of votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff was held April 11, 2006, which Radnofsky won. Radnofsky's campaign platform is available on her website.[1] Scott Lanier Jameson won the Libertarian Party nomination at the party's state convention on June 10, 2006, defeating Timothy Wade and Ray Salinas. Arthur W. Loux, a Roman Forest City Councilman and a member of the Minutemen, was running as an independent.
Hutchison co-sponsored legislation supporting the creation of a constitutional amendment that would limit terms for senators,[citation needed] but had been quoted saying that she would only leave after two terms if such a law applied to all senators.[citation needed] After deciding not to challenge Governor Rick Perry this year, as had been widely speculated,[citation needed] Hutchison was running for a third term.
She had no opposition in the 2006 Republican primary, and had approval ratings in the 60 percent range going into the election,[2] although they had been slipping rapidly.
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 19, 2006
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg Political Report[4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics[5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
Source | Date | Hutchison (R) | Radnofsky (D) |
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Polimetrix | November 5, 2006 | 65% | 29% |
Zogby | October 25, 2006 | 61% | 27% |
Rasmussen | October 23, 2006 | 60% | 34% |
Rasmussen | August 31, 2006 | 58% | 32% |
Rasmussen | August 3, 2006 | 61% | 31% |
Rasmussen | July 13, 2006 | 58% | 31% |
Rasmussen | May 18, 2006 | 53% | 34% |
Rasmussen | January 8, 2006 | 64% | 25% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) | 2,661,789 | 61.69 | -4.65 | |
Democratic | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 1,555,202 | 36.04 | +3.69 | |
Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 97,672 | 2.26 | +1.10 | |
Majority | 1,106,587 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,314,663 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "2006 General Election". Texas Secretary of State. November 7, 2006.
External links
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Barbara Radnofsky
- Scott Jameson
- The Green Papers link on the Texas Midterm Election