2006 United States Senate election in California
2006 United States Senate election in California
County resultsFeinstein: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Mountjoy: 40–50% 50–60%
The 2006 United States Senate election in California was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her third full term.
Feinstein stood against Republican Dick Mountjoy , who had never held a statewide elected position, but had been a state senator for several years. Also running was Libertarian Michael Metti, Don Grundmann of the American Independent Party , Todd Chretien of the Green Party and Marsha Feinland of the Peace and Freedom Party .
Because California is a state that requires a large amount of money to wage a competitive statewide campaign, it is not unusual - as was the case for this race - for a popular incumbent to have no significant opponent. Several prominent Republicans, such as Bill Jones , Matt Fong , and others, declined to run, and a previously announced challenger, businessman Bill Mundell, withdrew his declaration after determining he would not be a self-funded candidate (as Michael Huffington was in the 1994 election ). As of 2024, this is the most recent U.S. Senate election in California where both major party nominees have since died.[1] [2] [3]
Primaries
Link to primary results
Democratic
2006 United States Senate Democratic primary, California
Candidate
Votes
%
Dianne Feinstein (Incumbent)
2,176,888
86.95
Colleen Fernald
199,180
7.96
Martin Luther Church
127,301
5.09
Total votes
2,503,369
100.00
Green
2006 United States Senate Green primary, California
Candidate
Votes
%
Todd Chretien
12,821
46.14
Tian Harter
10,318
37.13
Kent Mesplay
4,649
16.73
Total votes
27,788
100.00
Others
Candidates
Lost in primary
Martin Luther Church, retired program manager
Colleen Fernald, artist and entrepreneur
Don J. Grundmann, chiropractor
Lost in primary
Tian Harter, green activist and a 1992 Congressional nominee
Kent Mesplay, environmental activist, air quality inspector, and candidate for President in 2004
Michael Metti, businessman and perennial candidate
Marsha Feinland , state party chair, socialist activist, and retired teacher
General election
Controversy
On September 22, the Los Angeles Times reported that Mountjoy's official biography, as found on his campaign website, falsely asserted that he had served aboard the battleship USS Missouri during the Korean War —he had actually served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Bremerton . A review of the ships' logs corroborated this and the website was quickly changed to reflect his service aboard the Bremerton rather than the Missouri .
I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn't come from me.
Predictions
Polling
Source
Date
Feinstein (D)
Mountjoy (R)
Field Poll
April 19, 2006
59%
31%
Los Angeles Times Poll
May 28, 2006
59%
30%
Field Poll
June 4, 2006
54%
28%
Rasmussen
July 13, 2006
60%
33%
Public Policy
July 26, 2006
42%
21%
Field Poll
August 3, 2006
56%
34%
SurveyUSA
August 28, 2006
56%
34%
Rasmussen
August 31, 2006
56%
34%
Rasmussen
September 12, 2006
58%
35%
Datamar Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
September 18, 2006
49%
38%
SurveyUSA
September 27, 2006
55%
35%
Los Angeles Times Poll[dead link ]
September 29, 2006
54%
36%
Mason-Dixon
October 2, 2006
53%
23%
Field Poll
October 3, 2006
57%
29%
SurveyUSA
October 26, 2006
59%
33%
Field Poll
November 1, 2006
55%
33%
SurveyUSA
November 5, 2006
60%
31%
Results
Feinstein won the election easily. She won almost every major populated area, winning in Los Angeles , San Francisco , Sacramento , and San Diego . Feinstein was projected the winner as soon as the polls closed at 11 P.M. EST.
Results breakdown
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .
County
Feinstein
Votes
Mountjoy
Votes
Others
Votes
San Francisco
80.54%
187,692
8.31%
19,374
11.15%
25,979
Marin
77.56%
82,025
16.82%
17,788
5.62%
5,946
Alameda
76.07%
307,495
16.46%
66,550
7.46%
30,173
San Mateo
74.80%
152,082
20.19%
41,043
5.02%
10,200
Santa Cruz
72.96%
65,214
19.33%
17,279
7.71%
6,891
Santa Clara
69.84%
298,451
24.89%
106,383
5.27%
22,521
Sonoma
69.50%
119,672
23.01%
39,619
7.49%
12,906
Contra Costa
68.48%
205,516
26.91%
80,764
4.60%
13,818
Los Angeles
67.13%
1,298,820
27.72%
536,200
5.15%
99,646
Monterey
65.28%
56,887
29.15%
25,400
5.57%
4,852
Mendocino
64.50%
19,645
25.16%
7,662
10.34%
3,149
Yolo
64.25%
34,548
30.10%
16,187
5.65%
3,036
Napa
64.05%
27,144
30.58%
12,958
5.37%
2,277
Solano
63.06%
64,828
32.06%
32,956
4.89%
5,025
San Benito
60.74%
8,626
33.58%
4,768
5.68%
807
Imperial
60.02%
13,182
33.41%
7,338
6.57%
1,442
Humboldt
58.07%
27,652
31.51%
15,003
10.42%
4,964
Alpine
57.17%
303
35.47%
188
7.36%
39
Santa Barbara
57.00%
68,970
37.08%
44,864
5.92%
7,157
Sacramento
56.59%
201,221
37.94%
134,887
5.47%
19,447
Lake
56.41%
10,830
34.85%
6,691
8.74%
1,678
San Joaquin
54.71%
75,011
40.02%
54,874
5.27%
7,224
Merced
53.84%
22,081
41.24%
16,914
4.93%
2,021
Ventura
53.22%
115,471
42.12%
91,374
4.66%
10,110
San Diego
53.03%
403,711
42.39%
322,760
4.58%
34,875
Fresno
51.45%
89,331
43.94%
76,286
4.60%
7,993
San Luis Obispo
50.09%
47,891
44.70%
42,742
5.21%
4,977
Nevada
49.98%
21,204
43.88%
18,618
6.14%
2,606
San Bernardino
49.40%
167,821
45.17%
153,430
5.43%
18,442
Trinity
49.39%
2,824
41.20%
2,356
9.41%
538
Stanislaus
49.30%
50,656
46.24%
47,513
4.47%
4,589
Mono
48.98%
1,829
44.38%
1,657
6.64%
248
Riverside
48.54%
183,532
46.43%
175,543
5.03%
19,006
Del Norte
48.11%
3,207
44.33%
2,955
7.56%
504
Butte
47.02%
32,131
45.82%
31,316
7.16%
4,892
Kings
47.02%
10,660
48.59%
11,016
4.40%
997
Tuolumne
45.52%
9,535
48.83%
10,228
5.65%
1,184
Orange
45.13%
321,646
49.66%
353,924
5.21%
37,096
Placer
44.53%
53,956
50.85%
61,615
4.62%
5,594
Plumas
44.36%
3,881
49.66%
4,345
5.98%
523
Amador
44.35%
6,534
50.10%
7,382
5.55%
818
Calaveras
44.33%
7,860
48.74%
8,642
6.92%
1,227
El Dorado
43.25%
28,915
50.99%
34,091
5.76%
3,853
Mariposa
42.98%
3,249
50.83%
3,842
6.19%
468
Madera
42.39%
12,658
52.27%
15,609
5.34%
1,596
Tulare
42.09%
28,694
53.58%
36,526
4.34%
2,956
Inyo
41.41%
2,641
51.44%
3,281
7.15%
456
Siskiyou
41.20%
6,752
51.46%
8,433
7.34%
1,203
Colusa
41.08%
1,994
54.53%
2,647
4.39%
213
Sierra
40.67%
641
51.65%
814
7.68%
121
Yuba
39.94%
5,487
52.82%
7,257
7.24%
994
Sutter
39.48%
9,297
55.69%
13,113
4.83%
1,138
Kern
39.29%
58,330
55.19%
81,944
5.53%
8,205
Tehama
38.70%
6,914
55.22%
9,865
6.08%
1,086
Shasta
37.94%
22,097
56.45%
32,876
5.61%
3,267
Glenn
37.84%
2,813
56.76%
4,219
5.39%
401
Lassen
35.06%
2,968
56.93%
4,820
8.01%
678
Modoc
34.44%
1,264
57.03%
2,093
8.53%
313
Shift by county Trend by county
Republican — +12.5−15%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +10−12.5%
Democratic — +12.5−15%
Democratic — >15%
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
References
^ Karni, Annie (September 29, 2023). "Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ "U.S. Senate: Senators Who Have Died in Office" . www.senate.gov . Retrieved September 29, 2023 .
^ Los Angeles Times (May 19, 2015). "Richard Mountjoy, GOP legislator and key Prop. 187 backer, dies at 83" . Los Angeles Times .
^ "Senate candidate admits wrong info on bio" . NBC News . September 22, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 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 . 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 .
^ "United States Senate" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . December 16, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008 .
^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF) . Secretary of State of California . December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008 .
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