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.
In the 2006 general election in Arkansas, Democratic candidates won all statewide executive offices, majorities in both state legislative chambers, and 3 out of 4 U.S. House seats.
Governor
Democrat Mike Beebe - Attorney General
Republican Asa Hutchinson - former Undersecretary of Homeland Security
Green Party Jim Lendall (ran for Governor 2006 - former state representative)
Third Parties Rod Bryan (independent) - musician
Lieutenant governor
Democratic primary Bill Halter - former Social Security commissioner Tim Wooldridge - state senator, District 11 Mike Hathorn - former state representative, Arkansas Rural Development Commissioner Jay Martin - state representative, North Little Rock Halter came in first in the Democratic primary: 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Bill Halter 110,797 40 Tim Wooldridge 73,718 26.6 Mike Hathorn 68,531 24.7 Jay Martin 24,174 8.7
Democratic Run-off Halter also won the run-off:2006 General Primary Runoff, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Bill Halter 97,279 56.5 Tim Wooldridge 74,906 43.5
Republican primary Jim Holt - state senator, District 35 Charles "Chuck" Banks - former US Attorney Douglas Jay Matayo - state representative, Springdale
Holt won the primary:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Republican - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010. Lt. Governor - Republican PrimaryCandidateVotes% Jim Holt 35,309 56.2 Charles Banks 15,722 25 Douglas Jay Matayo 11,837 18.8
Secretary of State
Democrat
Charlie Daniels - incumbent
Republican Jim Lagrone - businessman, former Baptist pastor
Green Party Ralph "Marty" Scully - retiree, former Teamster
Attorney general
Democratic primary
Dustin McDaniel - State Representative, District 75 (Jonesboro), former attorney. Paul Suskie - North Little Rock City Attorney, Afghanistan Conflict veteran. Robert Leo Herzfeld - Saline County Prosecutor. McDaniel came in first:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010.
Attorney General - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Dustin McDaniel 104,328 38.4 Paul Suskie 87,017 32 Robert Leo Herzfeld 80,437 29.6
Democratic Run-off McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes:2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010.
Attorney General - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Dustin McDaniel 87,000 50.8 Paul Suskie 84,334 49.2
Republican Gunner DeLay - former state senator, attorney
Green Party Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas
Auditor of State
Democrat
Jim Wood - incumbent
Green Party Michael Bolzenius - advertising salesman
State Treasurer
Democratic primary
Martha Shoffner - former state representative, 2002 auditor candidate Mac Campbell - tax attorney, former counsel to Senator Blanche Lincoln Don House - businessman, state representative (Walnut Ridge)
Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off:2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010.
State Treasurer - Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Martha Shoffner 115,582 43.8 Mac Campbell 94,826 35.9 Don House 53,526 20.3
Democratic Run-off Shoffner won the run-off:2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at . Accessed November 15, 2010.
State Treasurer - Democratic Run-offCandidateVotes% Martha Shoffner 91,081 54.1 Mac Campbell 77,293 45.9
Republican Chris Morris - staffer for Governor Mike Huckabee
Green Party Brock Carpenter - student, Hendrix College
Commissioner of State Lands Democrat Mark Wilcox - incumbent
Green Party R. David Lewis - attorney
Judicial Elections Judicial elections are nonpartisan. Supreme Court Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms.
Position 2 Donald Louis Corbin - incumbent Roger Harrod - Maumelle district court judge
Supreme Court Position 2 Results Votes Percentage Donald Louis Corbin 193,625 62.8 Roger Harrod 114,957 37.3 Total 308,582 100
Position 5 Paul Danielson - circuit judge for the 15th circuit Wendell Griffen - appeals judge, District 6
Supreme Court Position 5 Results Votes Percentage Paul Danielson 177,406 57.2 Wendell Griffen 132,789 42.8 Total 310,195 100
Position 6 Annabelle Clinton Imber - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.
Position 7 Robert Brown - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.
Court of Appeals 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:
Judge John Pittman - District 1, Position 1 Denzil Price Marshall - District 1, Position 2 Judge Terry Crabtree - District 3, Position 2 Judge Larry Vaught - District 6, Position 2
Circuit Courts 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.
Unopposed: Judge John Mark Lindsay - District 4, Division 6 Judge Ellen Brantley - District 6, Division 16, Subdistrict 6.2 Judge Mackie Pierce - District 6, Division 17, Subdistrict 6.2
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
General Assembly Elections
State Senate
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
State House 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
Referendums Constitutional 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.
Referred 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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