2006 United States Senate election in Utah

The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term.

2006 United States Senate election in Utah

November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Orrin Hatch Pete Ashdown
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 356,238 177,459
Percentage 62.5% 31.1%

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

Major candidates

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

Democratic

Republican

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

Polling

Source Date Hatch (R) Ashdown (D) Bradley (C) Hatch (DG) Price (PC) Seely (L)
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune July 3, 2006 67% 23%
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV July 26, 2006 63% 21% 3% <1% <1% 1%
Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune August 28, 2006 61% 27%
Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV September 30, 2006 62% 25% 1% <1% 0% 1%

Results

General election results[1]
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

Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes.

See also

References

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