2006 United States Senate election in Utah explained

Election Name:	2006 United States Senate election in Utah
Country:	Utah
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2000 United States Senate election in Utah
Previous Year:	2000
Next Election:	2012 United States Senate election in Utah
Next Year:	2012
Flag Year:	1922
Election Date:	November 7, 2006
Image1:	File:Orrin Hatch official photo.jpg
Nominee1:	Orrin Hatch
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	356,238
Percentage1:	62.36%
Nominee2:	Pete Ashdown
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	177,459
Percentage2:	31.06%
Map Size:	230px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Orrin Hatch
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Orrin Hatch
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[7]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[9]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[10]		November 6, 2006

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Summit (largest municipality: Park City)

See also

• 2006 United States Senate elections

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

Notes and References

1. https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/SENATE/2006/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=49200603270 Dan Jones & Associates
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060812072225/http://www.politicsonline.com/coverage/saltlaketribune/saltlaketribune.htm Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20060805081619/http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,640196771,00.html Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20060831214345/http://www.sltrib.com/ci_4248549 Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20070312191442/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650194969,00.html Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV
6. https://uselectionatlas.org/POLLS/SENATE/2006/polls.php?action=indpoll&id=49200611010 Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune
7. Web site: 2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 . The Cook Political Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20080605093937/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_sen_ratings_nov6.pdf . September 30, 2021. June 5, 2008 .
8. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
9. Web site: 2006 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
10. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.