2006 United States Senate election in Utah

2006 United States Senate election in Utah
	November 7, 2006
	County results; Hatch: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Ashdown: 40–50%
U.S. senator before election; Orrin Hatch; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Orrin Hatch; Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term. Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes.

Major candidates

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

Democratic

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

Republican

Orrin Hatch, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Hatch (R)	Ashdown (D)	Bradley (C)	Hatch (DG)	Price (PC)	Seely (L)
Dan Jones & Associates^[1]	March 30, 2006	57%	16%	1%	1%	<1%	1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune^[2]	July 3, 2006	67%	23%	—	—	—	—
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV^[3]	July 26, 2006	63%	21%	3%	<1%	<1%	1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune^[4]	August 28, 2006	61%	27%	—	—	—	—
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV^[5]	September 30, 2006	62%	25%	1%	<1%	0%	1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune^[6]	November 1, 2006	61%	31%	—	—	—	—

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[9]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[10]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Results

General election results^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Orrin Hatch (Incumbent)	356,238	62.36%	−3.22%
	Democratic	Pete Ashdown	177,459	31.06%	−0.45%
	Constitution	Scott Bradley	21,526	3.77%
	Personal Choice	Roger Price	9,089	1.59%
	Libertarian	Dave Seely	4,428	0.78%	−1.35%
	Green	Julian Hatch	2,512	0.44%
Majority			178,779	31.30%	−2.77%
Turnout			571,252
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Summit (largest municipality: Park City)

References

^ Dan Jones & Associates
^ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
^ Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
^ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
^ Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
^ Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
^ "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. 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.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

External links

Pete Ashdown for United States Senate
Scott Bradley for Senate
The Official Orrin Hatch campaign site
Joe Labonte's website
Roger I. Price's website
Libertarian Dave Starr Seely's website Archived October 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Dan Jones & Associates

[2] Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune

[3] Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV

[4] Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune

[5] Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV

[6] Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune

[7] "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.

[8] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[9] "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[10] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[11] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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