United States Senate election in Utah, 2006

Infobox Election
election_name = United States Senate election in Utah, 2006
country = Utah
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States Senate election in Utah, 2000
previous_year = 2000
next_election = United States Senate election in Utah, 2012
next_year = 2012
election_date = November 7 2006


nominee1 = Orrin Hatch
party1 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 356,238
percentage1 = 62.5


nominee2 = Pete Ashdown
party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 177,459
percentage2 = 31.1
map_

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map_size = 200px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Senator
before_election = Orrin Hatch
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Orrin Hatch
after_party = Republican Party (United States)The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Utah was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term.

In July 2005, Utah house majority whip Steve Urquhart announced that he would challenge Hatch for the Republican nomination. [http://reachupward.blogspot.com/2005/07/steve-urquhart-aims-to-be-utahs-next.html] [http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/07/20/hatch_may_face_another_primary_challenge.html] . In September, Urquhart dropped out of the race because of a low level of funding and to spend more time working at his business. [http://www.utahpolitics.org/archives/cat_campaigns.shtml] As a result, Hatch faced only three unknown challengers in the Republican primary on June 27, 2006. [http://www.politics1.com/ut.htm] .

Opposing Hatch in the general election were Democrat Pete Ashdown, an internet company executive, and several minor party candidates.

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

Republican candidates

*Orrin Hatch, incumbent Senator first elected in 1976.

Lost in convention

*Brian Jenkins [http://www.brianjenkins4congress.org/]
*Ronald Levine
*Mike Ridgway [http://www.voteroversight.org/]

Criticism of Hatch

Critics cite Hatch's stance on polygamy, complaining that he has not come down hard enough on it, particularly when speaking near areas where it is practiced. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0605/S00364.htm]

Democratic candidates

*Pete Ashdown, the founder and CEO of Utah's oldest Internet service provider, XMission.

Constitution party

*Scott Bradley - university telecommunications official and businessman [http://www.scottbradleyforsenate.com/]

Desert Greens

*Julian Hatch - disabled veteran and environmental activist, and distant cousin of Senator Hatch. He ran as the Green Party nominee. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/11/12/ap/politics/mainD8DQLMB03.shtml]

Being Human/Personal Choice party

*Joe Labonte - truck driver and 2004 nominee [http://www.beinghumanparty.com/]

Personal Choice party

*Roger Price - mechanic, Vietnam War veteran [http://roger.personalchoice.org/rp-bioinfo-2006.htm] , and 2004 county commission candidate [http://issues.personalchoice.org/issuesindex2004archive.htm]

Libertarian party

*Dave Starr Seely - emergency operations manager, firearms instructor [http://seelyforsenate.blogspot.com/]

Opinion polls

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Orrin Hatch (inc.)
votes = 356,238
percentage = 62.5
change = -3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Pete Ashdown
votes = 177,459
percentage = 31.1
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Constitution Party (US)
candidate = Scott Bradley
votes = 20,644
percentage = 3.6
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Personal Choice Party
candidate = Roger Price
votes = 9,089
percentage = 1.6
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Dave Seely
votes = 4,428
percentage = 0.8
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Desert Greens
candidate = Julian Hatch
votes = 2,512
percentage = 0.4
change = "n/a"Election box majority
votes = 178,779
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 582,561
percentage = 44.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
swing = Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won the remaining one county by 342 votes.

ee also

United States Senate elections, 2006

External links

* [http://www.peteashdown.org/ Pete Ashdown for United States Senate]
* [http://www.scottbradleyforsenate.com/ Scott Bradley for Senate]
* [http://www.orrin2006.com/ The Official Orrin Hatch campaign site]
* [http://www.beinghumanparty.com/ Joe Labonte's website]
* [http://www.rogeriprice.com/ Roger I. Price's website]
* [http://seelyforsenate.blogspot.com/ Libertarian Dave Starr Seely's website]