2006 Arkansas state elections

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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.

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Constitutional Officers

Governor

Democrat

  • Mike Beebe - Attorney General

Republican

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: [1]

Lt. Governor - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
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: [2]

Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
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: [3]

Lt. Governor - Republican Primary
CandidateVotes%
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

McDaniel came in first: [4]

Attorney General - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
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: [5]

Attorney General - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
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: [6]

State Treasurer - Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
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: [7]

State Treasurer - Democratic Run-off
CandidateVotes%
Martha Shoffner 91,081 54.1
Mac Campbell 77,293 45.9

Republican

Green Party

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 ResultsVotes
Percentage
 Donald Louis Corbin193,62562.8
 Roger Harrod114,95737.3
 Total
308,582100

Position 5

  • Paul Danielson - circuit judge for the 15th circuit
  • Wendell Griffen - appeals judge, District 6
Supreme Court Position 5 ResultsVotes
Percentage
 Paul Danielson177,40657.2
 Wendell Griffen132,78942.8
 Total
310,195100

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:

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.

District 2, Division 7, At-LargeVotes
Percentage
 Barbara Halsey15,41748.5
 Raymond Spruell8,47626.7
 Alan Seagrave7,88124.8
 Total
31,774100
District 8-North, Division 1Votes
Percentage
 William Randal Wright4,09466
 Mark Gunter2,10834
 Total
6,202100
District 11-West, Division 2Votes
Percentage
 Robert Wyatt4,87450.2
 Wilson Bynum4,84049.8
 Total
9,714100
District 18-East, Division 4Votes
Percentage
 Judge Marcia Renaud Hearnsberger6,88453.9
 Latt Bachelor5,88746.1
 Total
12,771100

General Assembly Elections

State Senate

17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms.

Arkansas State SenateMembers
 Republican-Held8
 Democrat-Held27
Elections, 2006
 Republican Held and Uncontested8
 Contested3
 Democratic Held and Uncontested24
 Total
35

State House

All 100 House seats are up for re-election.

Arkansas State HouseMembers
 Republican-Held29
 Democrat-Held71
Elections, 2006
 Uncontested Republican20
 Contested32
 Uncontested Democratic48
 Total
100

Referendums

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.

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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References

  1. 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  2. 2006 General Primary Runoff, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  3. 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Lieutenant Governor - Republican - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  4. 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  5. 2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, Attorney General - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  6. 2006 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Election, Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.
  7. 2006 General Primary Runoff Statewide Results by Contest, State Treasurer - Democrat - Certified, found at Vote Naturally at the Arkansas Secretary of State's website. Accessed November 15, 2010.