2006 Oregon elections

Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.

Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot. The following offices were up for election: Governor, Supreme Court Position 6 (to succeed Wallace P. Carson, Jr.), and numerous seats in the state legislature (House of Representatives and Senate), the state Circuit Courts, and the District Attorney's offices.

Offices that were uncontested, or local to various towns, counties, or regions, were also on Oregon ballots. Such races are not listed on this page.

According to the Annual Oregon Population Report for 2005, the total estimated population of Oregon as of July 1, 2005 was 3,631,440, of which 2,765,827 were of voting age. Of these, 69,146 were ineligible to vote due to legal impediments, leaving an estimated 2,696,681 Oregonians eligible to vote. 1,976,669 voters were in fact registered for the 2006 election, 73.3% of those estimated eligible, and 70.8% of these registered voters or 1,399,650 voters actually did cast their ballots.

Election process Both partisan and non-partisan offices were at stake in the 2006 election cycle. Oregon conducts partisan and non-partisan elections differently:

For partisan offices (such as the state legislature and governor's races), major parties (Democratic and Republican) run candidates in the Primary to select their nominee for the General Election. (The state takes on the administrative and financial burden of primaries for the two major parties, while other parties determine their candidate according to whatever nominating process they choose.) A plurality (that is, more votes than any opponent) is sufficient for a major party candidate to win nomination; candidates need not get more than 50% of the vote to advance to the General Election.

Non-partisan offices (such as judges, district attorneys, and superintendent) may be filled in the Primary, if any candidate wins a majority of the vote. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, however, the top two vote-winners will face each other in a runoff in the November General Election.

County governments conduct the elections. Immediately after an election, their web sites are the best place to find accurate election results. The Secretary of State's office posts official results 30 days after an election.

Key: abbreviations of Oregon political parties (I) Independent Party of Oregon (C) Constitution Party of Oregon (D) Democratic Party of Oregon (G) Pacific Green Party of Oregon (L) Libertarian Party of Oregon (R) Republican Party of Oregon (N) non-affiliated (no party affiliation)

U.S. House of Representatives

All five of Oregon's federal congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2006. All incumbents (four Democrats, one Republican) won re-election.

State Legislature In the bicameral Oregon Legislative Assembly, each of the 30 Senate districts is composed of exactly two House districts. Detailed district boundaries may be found at the Secretary of State's website.maps of Senate and Representative districtsinteractive district map (allows you to zoom in to see detail)

Oregon House of Representatives Oregon's state house in its entirety comes up for election in even-numbered years. All 60 biennially elected seats in the House were up for election. Each seat has a 2-year term with no term limits. The Democrats won in 31 of 60 districts, gaining four seats and control of Oregon's state house for the first time since 1990.

House party balance 2004 2006+/- Democrat-held 27 31 +4 Republican-held 33 29 -4 Total 60

Oregon Senate Senate party balance 2004 2006+/- Democrat-held 18 18 net 0 Republican-held 12 11 -1 Independent-held 0 1 +1 Total 30

Oregon State Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. Their terms are staggered so that only half of the Senators are up for re-election every two even-numbered years.

The Republicans lost one seat in the state senate, because Senator Westlund, although not up for election, switched first to non-partisan Independent to challenge for the governor's seat, then withdrew from that race and re-registered as a Democrat, gaining the Democrats one seat. The Democrats, however, also lost Senator Gordly, who was not up for election either, but she re-registered as a non-partisan Independent. Outside the party changes by these two individual Senators, no other seats in the Senate shifted party as a result of the election, although three incumbents declined to run for various reasons, and another lost his primary. Democrats maintained their majority.

Most races were not strongly contested in the general election. In 60% of the legislative races, the "underdog" candidate raised less than 25% of the funds his or her opponent raised. Also, in 85% of the 75 legislative races, the winner was the candidate who raised more money.

Candidates for the Oregon Senate and House are listed in the chart below. House districts are listed next to the Senate district to which they belong (rather than listing the Senate and House in separate charts.) The counties covered by each Senate district are listed in italics, with (parentheses) if the county extends into other districts. Box colors indicate party affiliation for both incumbents and general election winners (light blue for Democrats, light red for Republicans). Names and statistics of general election winners are also boldfaced. For primary candidates, see Oregon primary election, 2006.

Overall Results {| class="wikitable" |- style="color:darkgreen" ! width=100 | Senate District, incumbent, county(s) ! width=100 | House District, incumbent ! width=100 | Notes ! width=175 | Candidates ! width=30 | Votes Garnered ! width=20 | Margin |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|1 Jeff Kruse (R) Curry (Coos) (Douglas) | colspan=3| This senate seat not up for election in 2006

| Alan C. Bates (D) Lynn Aiello (R) Write-ins | | 30,552 17,321 92 | | 63.7% 36.11% .19% |- | |5 Peter Buckley (D) | Buckley ran unopposed | Peter Buckley (D) Write-ins | | 19,310 496 | | 97.50% 2.50% |- | |6 Sal Esquivel (R) | | Sal Esquivel(R) Mike Moran (D) Write-ins | | 11,423 10,541 43 | | 51.91% 47.90% .20% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|4 Floyd Prozanski (D) (Douglas) (Lane)

| Floyd Prozanski (D) Bill Eddie (R) Write-ins | | 30,402 17,327 96 | | 63.57% 36.23% .20% |- | |7 Bruce Hanna (R) | Laura Aviani-Skinner (I) filed but did not qualify, for the third time. | Bruce Hanna (R) Write-ins | | 15,505 664 | | 95.89% 4.11% |- | |8 Paul Holvey (D) | | Paul R. Holvey (D) Andrew Hill (R) Write-ins | | 18,481 5,460 63 | | 76.99% 22.75% .26% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|5 Joanne Verger (D) Lincoln (Lane) (Douglas) (Coos) (Yamhill) (Tillamook) | colspan=3| This senate seat not up for election in 2006

| |9 Arnie Roblan (D) | | Arnie RoblanArnie Roblan (D) Al Pearn (R) Write-ins | | 13,340 9,793 32 | | 57.59% 42.27% .14% |- | |10 Alan Brown (R) | | Jean Cowan (D) Alan Brown (R) Write-ins | | 12,904 12,112 68 | | 51.44% 48.29% 0.14% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|6 Bill Morrisette (D) (Lane) (Linn)

|Bill Morrisette (D) Renee Lindsey (R) Write-ins | |14,753 30,161 99 | |32.77% 67.01% 0.22% |- | |11 Phil Barnhart (D) | | Phil Barnhart (D) J. Oakley (R) Write-ins | | 16,206 10,009 57 | | 61.69% 38.10% 0.22% |- | |12 Elizabeth Terry Beyer (D) | | Terry Beyer (D) Bill Lioio (R) Write-ins | | 11,015 6,093 36 | | 64.25% 35.54% 0.21% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|7 Vicki Walker (D) (Lane)

| Vicki Walker (D) Jim Torrey (R) Write-ins | | 25,667 23,962 134 | | 51.58% 48.15% 0.27% |- | |13 Robert Ackerman (D) |Thomas Ray Albright, Republican nominee, withdrew August 1; replaced by Monica Johnson, loser of Republican primary to challenge for Oregon's 4th District U.S. House. That challenge was also lost. | Nancy Nathanson (D) Monica Johnson (R) Write-ins | | 17,505 6,622 73 | | 72.33% 27.36% 0.30% |- | |14 Debi Farr (R) | | Chris Edwards (D) Debi FarrDebi Farr (R) Write-ins | |12,320 11,257 56 | |52.13% 47.63% 0.24% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|8 Frank Morse (R) (Benton) (Linn)

| Frank Morse (R) Mario E. Magana Write-ins | |27,127 18,767 134 | |58.94% 40.77% 0.29% |- | |15 Andy Olson (R) | | Andy Olson (R) Sam H.W Sappington (D) Write-ins | | 16,317 7,634 47 | | 67.99% 31.81% 0.20% |- | |16 Sara Gelser (D) | | Sara Gelser (D) Robin M. Brown (R) Write-ins | | 15,058 7,252 40 | | 67.37% 32.45% 0.18% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|9 Roger Beyer (R)

(Clackamas) (Linn) | colspan=3| This senate seat not up for election in 2006

|Jackie Winters (R) Paul Evans (D) Write-ins | |24,641 21,232 99 | |53.60% 46.18% 0.22% |- | |19 Kevin Cameron (R) | Jerry DeFoe was chosen 6/3 as the Libertarian nominee, filed 6/5, then withdrew 6/23 and instead challenged for Oregon's 5th District U.S. House seat and lost. |Kevin Cameron (R) Brian GrishamBrian Grisham (D) Write-ins | | 12,506 9,529 54 | | 56.62% 43.14% 0.24% |- | |20 Vicki BergerVicki Berger (R) | |Vicki Berger (R) Connie GarciaConnie Garcia (D) Write-ins | | 13,382 9,040 79 | | 59.47% 40.18% 0.35% |- style="color:darkgreen" ! Senate District, incumbent, county(s) ! House District, incumbent ! Notes ! Candidates ! Votes Garnered ! Margin |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|11 Peter Courtney (D) (Marion)

| Peter Courtney(D) Jared Thatcher (R) Keith Humphrey (C) Write-ins | |15,593 10,814 767 49 | |57.28% 39.72% 2.82% 0.18% |- | |21 Billy Dalto (R) | | Brian ClemBrian Clem (D) Billy Dalto (R) Write-ins | | 9,598 6,025 101 | | 61.04% 38.32% 0.64% |- | |22 Betty Komp (D) | | Betty Komp (D) Carl Wieneke (R) Michael Marsh (C) Write-ins | | 5,830 5,090 381 22 | | 51.49% 44.95% 3.36% 0.19% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|12 Gary GeorgeGary George (R) (Polk) (Yamhill) | colspan=3| This senate seat not up for election in 2006

| |23 Brian Boquist (R) | | Brian Boquist (R) Jason BrownJason Brown (D) Paul Delaney (L) Write-ins | | 13,422 8,760 942 27 | | 57.98% 37.84% 4.07% 0.12% |- | |24 Donna G. NelsonDonna G. Nelson (R) |Statesman Journal Endorses Peralta, News Register Endorses PeraltaNews Register Endorses Peralta | Donna G. Nelson (R) Sal Peralta (D) David Terry (L) Write-ins | | 11,206 10,847 85 160 | | 48.58% 47.03% 3.69% 0.69% |- valign="top" | rowspan=3|13 Charles Starr (R) (Washington) (Yamhill) (Polk) | | Incumbent Senator Starr lost his party's primary to Larry George. | Larry George (R) Rick Ross (D) Write-ins | |26,504 18,318 117 | |58.98% 40.76% 0.26% |- | |25 Kim ThatcherKim Thatcher (R) | | Kim Thatcher (R) Charles E. LeeCharles E. Lee (D) Write-ins | |11,956 8,977 38 | |57.01% 42.81% 0.18% |- | |26 Jerry KrummelJerry Krummel (R) | | Jerry Krummel (R) Lee ColemanLee Coleman (D) Charles F. Radley (L) Write-ins | | 14,424 9,313 617 33 | |59.15% 38.19% 2.53% 0.14% |- valign="top"

2006 Oregon elections

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