2006 United States Senate election in Florida
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson won re-election to a second term.
Background
During the
base (core supporters) and could be used against Senator Bill Nelson, a Democrat from Florida who was up for reelection in 2006, because he had refused to co-sponsor the bill which came to be known as the Palm Sunday Compromise.[2]
Bill Nelson was nevertheless reelected as Senator on November 7, 2006 with 60% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
- LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoy Collins
- Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative and former Florida Secretary of State
- Will McBride, attorney
- Peter Monroe, businessman and former COO of the Federal Housing Administration[3]
Endorsements
- The Bradenton Herald: McBride[4]
- Florida (Jacksonville) Times-Union: Collins or Monroe[5]
- Gainesville Sun: Collins[6]
- Lakeland Ledger: Collins
- Miami Herald: Collins[7]
- Naples Daily News: Collins[6]
- Orlando Sentinel: McBride[8]
- Palm Beach Post: Monroe[6]
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: no endorsement
- South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun Sentinel: Monroe[6]
- St. Petersburg Times: Collins[6]
- Tampa Tribune: Collins[6]
Polling
Poll Source | Date | LeRoy Collins Jr. |
Katherine Harris |
Will McBride |
Peter Monroe |
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Strategic Vision | July 26, 2006 | 9% | 45% | 22% | 7% |
Mason-Dixon | July 26, 2006 | 8% | 36% | 11% | 2% |
Quinnipiac | July 27, 2006 | 6% | 40% | 21% | 3% |
Scroth Eldon & Associates | August 11, 2006 | 9% | 28% | 11% | 5% |
SurveyUSA | August 24, 2006 | 20% | 43% | 15% | 7% |
Strategic Vision | August 30, 2006 | 19% | 38% | 21% | 5% |
Quinnipiac | August 31, 2006 | 11% | 38% | 22% | 3% |
SurveyUSA | August 31, 2006 | 12% | 45% | 22% | 5% |
Mason-Dixon[permanent dead link] | September 2, 2006 | 17% | 38% | 21% | 2% |
Primary Results | September 5, 2006 | 15% | 49% | 30% | 5% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Katherine Harris | 474,871 | 49.4 | |
Republican | Will McBride | 287,741 | 30.0 | |
Republican | LeRoy Collins Jr. | 146,712 | 15.3 | |
Republican | Peter Monroe | 51,330 | 5.3 | |
Total votes | 960,654 | 100.0 |
General election
Candidates
- Floyd Ray Frazier (Independent)
- Katherine Harris, former Florida Secretary of State and former U.S. Representative (Republican)
- Brian Moore, retired health care executive and former congressional candidate (Independent)
- Bill Nelson, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
- Belinda Noah (Independent)
- Roy Tanner (Independent)
Campaign
The organization
Mel Martinez, an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation's vendors.[10]
Endorsements
In a rare move, all twenty-two of Florida's daily newspapers supported Nelson, while none supported Harris in the general election.[11]
- Bradenton Herald: Bill Nelson[12]
- Charlotte Sun-Herald: Bill Nelson[12]
- Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bill Nelson[13]
- Florida Times-Union: Bill Nelson[14]
- Fort Myers News-Press: Bill Nelson[15]
- Gainesville Sun: Bill Nelson[16]
- Lakeland Ledger: Bill Nelson[12]
- Miami Herald: Bill Nelson[12]
- Naples Daily News: Bill Nelson[17]
- Orlando Sentinel: Bill Nelson[18]
- Palm Beach Post: Bill Nelson[19]
- Pensacola News Journal: Bill Nelson[20]
- Saint Petersburg Times: Bill Nelson[21]
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Bill Nelson[22]
- Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers: Bill Nelson[23]
- South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Bill Nelson[24]
- Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Nelson[25]
- Tampa Tribune: Bill Nelson[26]
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 23, 2006
- Complete video of debate, November 1, 2006
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[27]
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Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[28]
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Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg Political Report[29] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics[30]
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Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
- Graphical summary
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
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Results
As expected, Nelson was easily reelected. He won with 60.3% of the vote winning by 1,064,421 votes or 22.2%, and carried 57 of Florida's 67 counties. Nelson was projected the winner right when the polls closed at 7 P.M. EST.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Nelson (incumbent) | 2,890,548 | 60.30% | +9.26% | |
Republican | Katherine Harris | 1,826,127 | 38.10% | -8.09% | |
Independent | Belinda Noah | 24,880 | 0.52% | n/a | |
Independent | Brian Moore | 19,695 | 0.41% | n/a | |
Independent | Floyd Ray Frazier | 16,628 | 0.35% | n/a | |
Independent | Roy Tanner | 15,562 | 0.32% | n/a | |
Write-in | 94 | 0.00% | n/a | ||
Majority | 1,064,421 | 22.21% | +17.36% | ||
Turnout | 4,793,534 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Gilchrist (Largest city: Trenton)
- Sumter (Largest city: The Villages)
- Bradford (Largest city: Starke)
- Charlotte (Largest city: Charlotte)
- Columbia (Largest city: Lake City)
- DeSoto (Largest city: Arcadia)
- Escambia (Largest city: Pensacola)
- Hardee (Largest city: Wachula)
- Highlands (Largest city: Sebring)
- Indian River (Largest city: Sebastian)
- Lake (Largest city: Clermont)
- Lee (Largest city: Cape Coral)
- Suwannee (Largest city: Live Oak)
- Duval (largest municipality: Jacksonville)
- Seminole (largest municipality: Sanford)
- Hendry (Largest city: Clewiston)
- Marion (Largest city: Ocala)
See also
- 2006 United States Senate elections
- 2006 Florida gubernatorial election
- 2006 Florida state elections
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
References
- ^ "Senator's office produced Schiavo memo". Associated Press. April 6, 2005 – via NBC News.
- ^ "The Seattle Times: Nation & World: GOP memo says issue offers political rewards". The Washington Post. April 4, 2005. Archived from the original on January 27, 2007 – via The Seattle Times.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2006.
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- ^ 404 | MiamiHerald.com[dead link]
- ^ Topic Galleries - OrlandoSentinel.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Official Results September 5, 2006 Republican Primary Election". Florida Department of State. September 5, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "CREW FILES AMENDED FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST BACARDI USA AND MARTINEZ FOR SENATE". Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Harris, Nelson tout testimonials
- ^ a b c d "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
- ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
- ^ U.S. SENATE: Nelson the best choice | Jacksonville.com
- ^ The News Press Endorsement Recap
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- ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2006.
- ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2006.
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- ^ Nelson for U.S. Senate
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- ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2006.
- ^ Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL
- ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. 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.
External links
- Debates
- Debate, October 23, 2006
- Campaign Websites (Archived)