2006 Oregon state elections

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Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election.

Ten statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot.

The following offices were up for election: Governor, Supreme Court Position 6 (to succeed Wallace P. Carson, Jr.), and numerous seats in the state legislature (House of Representatives and Senate), the state Circuit Courts, and the District Attorney's offices.

Offices that were uncontested, or local to various towns, counties, or regions, were also on Oregon ballots. Such races are not listed on this page.

Election process[]

Both partisan and non-partisan offices were at stake in the 2006 election cycle. Oregon conducts partisan and non-partisan elections differently:

For partisan offices (such as the state legislature and governor's races), major parties (Democratic and Republican) run candidates in the Primary to select their nominee for the General Election. (The state takes on the administrative and financial burden of primaries for the two major parties, while other parties determine their candidate according to whatever nominating process they choose.) A plurality (that is, more votes than any opponent) is sufficient for a major party candidate to win nomination; candidates need not get more than 50% of the vote to advance to the General Election.

Non-partisan offices (such as judges, district attorneys, and superintendent) may be filled in the Primary, if any candidate wins a majority of the vote. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, however, the top two vote-winners will face each other in a runoff in the November General Election.

County governments conduct the elections. Immediately after an election, their web sites^[1] are the best place to find accurate election results. The Secretary of State's office posts official results 30 days after an election.

Voter statistics and turnout[]

According to the Annual Oregon Population Report for 2005, the total estimated population of Oregon as of July 1, 2005 was 3,631,440, of which 2,765,827 were of voting age. Of these, 69,146 were ineligible to vote due to legal impediments, leaving an estimated 2,696,681 Oregonians eligible to vote. 1,976,669 voters were in fact registered for the 2006 election, 73.3% of those estimated eligible, and 70.8% of these registered voters or 1,399,650 voters actually did cast their ballots.

Key: abbreviations of Oregon political parties[]

• (I) Independent Party of Oregon
• (C) Constitution Party of Oregon
• (D) Democratic Party of Oregon
• (G) Pacific Green Party of Oregon
• (L) Libertarian Party of Oregon
• (R) Republican Party of Oregon
• (N) non-affiliated (no party affiliation)

Candidates (Legislative)[]

U.S. Congress[]

All five of Oregon's federal congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives were up for election in 2006. All incumbents (four Democrats, one Republican) won re-election.

Neither of Oregon's US Senate seats was up for election in 2006.

Current US Senators for Oregon:

• Gordon Smith (R)
• Ron Wyden (D)

State Legislature[]

In the bicameral Oregon Legislative Assembly, each of the 30 Senate districts is composed of exactly two House districts. Detailed district boundaries may be found at the Secretary of State's web site.^[2][3]

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  State Senate districts
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  Portland Senate districts
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  Willamette valley Senate districts

Oregon's State House in its entirety comes up for election in even numbered years. All 60 biennially elected seats in the House were up for election. Each seat has a 2-year term with no term limits. The Democrats won in 31 of 60 districts, gaining four seats and control of Oregon's State House for the first time since 1990.

House party balance		2004	2006	+/-
	Democrat-held	27	31	+4
	Republican-held	33	29	-4
Total		60

Oregon State Senators serve four-year terms without term limits. Their terms are staggered so that only half of the Senators are up for re-election every two even-numbered years.

The Republicans lost one seat in the State Senate, because Senator Westlund, although not up for election, switched first to non-partisan Independent to challenge for the Governor's seat, then withdrew from that race and re-registered as a Democrat, gaining the Democrats one seat. The Democrats, however, also lost Senator Gordly, who was not up for election either, but she re-registered as a non-partisan Independent. Outside the party changes by these two individual Senators, no other seats in the Senate shifted party as a result of the election, although three incumbents declined to run for various reasons and another lost his primary.

Senate party balance		2004	2006	+/-
	Democrat-held	18	18	net 0
	Republican-held	12	11	-1
	Independent-held	0	1	+1
Total		30

Most races were not strongly contested in the General Election. In 60% of the legislative races, the "underdog" candidate raised less than 25% of the funds his or her opponent raised. Also, in 85% of the 75 legislative races, the winner was the candidate who raised more money.^[4]

Candidates for the Oregon Senate^[5] and House^[6] are listed in the chart below. House districts are listed next to the Senate district to which they belong (rather than listing the Senate and House in separate charts.) The counties covered by each Senate district are listed in italics, with (parentheses) if the county extends into other districts. Box colors indicate party affiliation for both incumbents and General Election winners (light blue for Democrats, light red for Republicans). Names and statistics of General Election winners are also boldfaced.

For primary candidates, see Oregon primary election, 2006.

Results[]

Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Notes	Candidates	Votes Garnered	Margin
1 Jeff Kruse (R) Curry (Coos) (Douglas)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	1 Wayne Krieger (R)		Wayne Krieger (R) Robert Taylor (L) Write-ins	16,736 5,861 182	73.47% 25.73% .80%
	2 Susan Morgan (R)	Morgan ran unopposed	Susan Morgan (R) Write-ins	16,962 453	97.40% 2.60%
2 Jason Atkinson (R) Josephine	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	3 (R)	Anderson announced resignation after Primary filing deadline	Ron Maurer (R) Howard Owens (D) Write-ins	14,394 8,645 47	62.35% 37.45% .20%
	4 Dennis Richardson (R)	* editorial by Richardson	Dennis Richardson (R) Richard Koopmans (D) Write-ins	16,604 7,214 71	69.50% 30.20% .30%
3 Alan C. Bates (D) Jackson			Alan C. Bates (D) (R) Write-ins	30,552 17,321 92	63.7% 36.11% .19%
	5 Peter Buckley (D)	Buckley ran unopposed	Peter Buckley (D) Write-ins	19,310 496	97.50% 2.50%
	6 Sal Esquivel (R)		Sal Esquivel(R) Mike Moran (D) Write-ins	11,423 10,541 43	51.91% 47.90% .20%
4 Floyd Prozanski (D) (Douglas) (Lane)			Floyd Prozanski (D) (R) Write-ins	30,402 17,327 96	63.57% 36.23% .20%
	7 Bruce Hanna (R)	(I) filed but did not qualify, for the third time.	Bruce Hanna (R) Write-ins	15,505 664	95.89% 4.11%
	8 Paul Holvey (D)		Paul R. Holvey (D) Andrew Hill (R) Write-ins	18,481 5,460 63	76.99% 22.75% .26%
5 Joanne Verger (D) Lincoln (Lane) (Douglas) (Coos) (Yamhill) (Tillamook)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	9 Arnie Roblan (D)		Arnie Roblan (D) (R) Write-ins	13,340 9,793 32	57.59% 42.27% .14%
	10 Alan Brown (R)		Jean Cowan (D) Alan Brown (R) Write-ins	12,904 12,112 68	51.44% 48.29% 0.14%
6 Bill Morrisette (D) (Lane) (Linn)			Bill Morrisette (D) (R) Write-ins	14,753 30,161 99	32.77% 67.01% 0.22%
	11 Phil Barnhart (D)		Phil Barnhart (D) (R) Write-ins	16,206 10,009 57	61.69% 38.10% 0.22%
	12 Elizabeth Terry Beyer (D)		Terry Beyer (D) (R) Write-ins	11,015 6,093 36	64.25% 35.54% 0.21%
7 Vicki Walker (D) (Lane)			Vicki Walker (D) Jim Torrey (R) Write-ins	25,667 23,962 134	51.58% 48.15% 0.27%
	13 Robert Ackerman (D)	, Republican nominee, withdrew August 1; replaced by Monica Johnson, loser of Republican primary to challenge for Oregon's 4th District U.S. House. That challenge was also lost.	Nancy Nathanson (D) Monica Johnson (R) Write-ins	17,505 6,622 73	72.33% 27.36% 0.30%
	14 Debi Farr (R)		Chris Edwards (D) Debi Farr[permanent dead link] (R) Write-ins	12,320 11,257 56	52.13% 47.63% 0.24%
8 Frank Morse (R) (Benton) (Linn)			Frank Morse (R) Mario E. Magana Write-ins	27,127 18,767 134	58.94% 40.77% 0.29%
	15 Andy Olson (R)		Andy Olson (R) Sam H.W Sappington (D) Write-ins	16,317 7,634 47	67.99% 31.81% 0.20%
	16 Sara Gelser (D)		Sara Gelser (D) (R) Write-ins	15,058 7,252 40	67.37% 32.45% 0.18%
9 Roger Beyer (R) (Clackamas) (Linn)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	17 Jeff Kropf (R)	Kropf dropped out of the race in July. Girod was chosen 8/13 as the new nominee. (another article in Albany Democrat-Herald)	Fred Girod (R) Dan Thackaberry (D) Write-ins	12,658 8,682 91	59.06% 40.51% 0.42%
	18 Mac Sumner (R)	Sumner announced his resignation shortly after winning the election.[7][8]	Mac Sumner (R) Jim Gilbert (D) (C) Write-ins	11,526 9,840 504 34	52.62% 44.92% 2.30% 0.16%
10 Jackie Winters (R) (Marion)			Jackie Winters (R) Paul Evans (D) Write-ins	24,641 21,232 99	53.60% 46.18% 0.22%
	19 Kevin Cameron (R)	was chosen 6/3 as the Libertarian nominee, filed 6/5, then withdrew 6/23 and instead challenged for Oregon's 5th District U.S. House seat and lost.	Kevin Cameron (R) Brian Grisham (D) Write-ins	12,506 9,529 54	56.62% 43.14% 0.24%
	20 Vicki Berger (R)		Vicki Berger (R) Connie Garcia (D) Write-ins	13,382 9,040 79	59.47% 40.18% 0.35%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Notes	Candidates	Votes Garnered	Margin
11 Peter Courtney (D) (Marion)			Peter Courtney(D) Jared Thatcher (R) (C) Write-ins	15,593 10,814 767 49	57.28% 39.72% 2.82% 0.18%
	21 Billy Dalto (R)	August article in Statesman-Journal	Brian Clem (D) Billy Dalto (R) Write-ins	9,598 6,025 101	61.04% 38.32% 0.64%
	22 Betty Komp (D)		Betty Komp (D) (R) (C) Write-ins	5,830 5,090 381 22	51.49% 44.95% 3.36% 0.19%
12 Gary George (R) (Polk) (Yamhill)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	23 Brian Boquist (R)		Brian Boquist (R) Jason Brown (D) Paul Delaney (L) Write-ins	13,422 8,760 942 27	57.98% 37.84% 4.07% 0.12%
	24 Donna G. Nelson (R)	Statesman Journal Endorses Peralta, News Register Endorses Peralta	(R) Sal Peralta (D) (L) Write-ins	11,206 10,847 85 160	48.58% 47.03% 3.69% 0.69%
13 Charles Starr (R) (Washington) (Yamhill) (Polk)		Incumbent Senator Starr lost his party's primary to Larry George.	Larry George (R) Rick Ross (D) Write-ins	26,504 18,318 117	58.98% 40.76% 0.26%
	25 Kim Thatcher (R)		Kim Thatcher (R) Charles E. Lee (D) Write-ins	11,956 8,977 38	57.01% 42.81% 0.18%
	26 Jerry Krummel (R)		Jerry Krummel (R) Lee Coleman (D) (L) Write-ins	14,424 9,313 617 33	59.15% 38.19% 2.53% 0.14%
14 Ryan Deckert (D) (Washington)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	27 Mark Hass (D)	Incumbent Representative Hass declined to run for a fourth term.	Tobias Read (D) (R) Write-ins	14,325 9,706 43	59.50% 40.32% 0.18%
	28 Jeff Barker (D)		Jeff Barker (D) (R) Write-ins	10,924 5,912 86	64.56% 34.94% 0.51%
15 Bruce Starr (R) (Washington)		Oregonian profile of Napolitano	Bruce Starr (R) John Napolitano (D) Write-ins	19,973 16,308 71	54.94% 44.86% 0.20%
	29 Chuck Riley (D)		Chuck Riley (D) (R) (L) Write-ins	7,987 6,659 769 34	51.70% 43.10% 4.98% 0.22%
	30 Derrick Kitts (R)	Kitts challenged incumbent David Wu for Oregon's 1st US Congress District and lost.	David Edwards (D) (R) (C) Write-ins	12,253 8,965 442 38	56.47% 41.32% 2.04% 0.18%
16 Betsy Johnson (politician) (D) Clatsop Columbia (Tillamook) (Washington)			Betsy Johnson (politician) (D) (R) (C) Write-ins	30,645 16,040 1,429 85	63.58% 33.28% 2.96% 0.18%
	31 Brad Witt (D)		Brad Witt (D) (R) (C) Write-ins	13,975 6,955 2,802 62	58.73% 29.23% 11.78% 0.26%
	32 Deborah Boone (D)		Deborah Boone (D) (R) Write-ins	14,876 9,112 61	61.86% 37.89% 0.25%
17 Charlie Ringo (D) (Multnomah)		Incumbent Senator Ringo declined to run January 12, 2006	Brad Avakian (D) (R) (L) (C) Write-ins	31,612 13,497 1,445 371 89	67.24% 28.71% 3.07% 0.79% 0.19%
	33 Mitch Greenlick (D)		Mitch Greenlick (D) Mark Eggleston (R) (L) Write-ins	19,481 7,378 1,080 62	69.57% 26.35% 3.86% 0.22%
	34 Brad Avakian (D)	Incumbent Representative Avakian ran in Oregon's 17th Senate district race and won, after Incumbent Senator Ringo declined to run.	Suzanne Bonamici (D) (R) (L) Write-ins	11,780' 6,902 439 27	61.52% 36.05% 2.29% 0.14%
18 Ginny Burdick (D) (Multnomah) (Washington)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	35 Larry Galizio (D)		Larry Galizio (D) (R) Write-ins	12,628 10,000 47	55.69% 44.10% 0.21%
	36 Mary Nolan (D)		Mary Nolan (D) Frank Dane (L) Write-ins	20,344 3,520 137	84.76% 14.67% 0.57%
19 Richard Devlin (D) (Clackamas)		Independent candidate was listed at one point but failed to qualify enough signatures.	Richard Devlin (D) David Newell (R) (L) Write-ins	30,963 18,299 1,218 65	61.26% 36.20% 2.41% 0.13%
	37 Scott Bruun (R)	Oregonian article about two of the candidates	Scott Bruun (R) Bev Backa (D) (L) Write-ins	12,531 10,461 507 20	53.28% 44.48% 2.16% 0.09%
	38 Greg Macpherson (D)		Greg Macpherson (D) Fred Bremner (R) Write-ins	18,361 8,335 45	68.66% 31.17% 0.17%
20 Kurt Schrader (D) (Clackamas)		Schrader ran unopposed. (R) won his Republican primary for the district, but withdrew July 20.	Kurt Schrader (D) Write-ins	28,530 1,154	96.11% 3.89%
	39 Wayne Scott (R)		Wayne Scott (R) Mike Caudle (D) Wes Wagner (L) Write-ins	12,247 9,214 819 51	54.84% 41.26% 3.67% 0.23%
	40 Dave Hunt (D)	Hunt ran unopposed.	Dave Hunt (D) Write-ins	13,606 418	97.02% 2.98%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Notes	Candidates	Votes Garnered	Margin
21 Kate Brown (D) (Multnomah)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	41 Carolyn Tomei (D)	Incumbent Representative Tomei ran unopposed.	Carolyn Tomei (D) Write-ins	15,998 510	96.91% 3.09%
	42 Diane Rosenbaum (D)		Diane Rosenbaum (D) Jeff Cropp (G) Write-ins	20,325 3,870 155	83.47% 15.89% 0.64%
22 Margaret Carter (D) (Multnomah)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	43 Chip Shields	Incumbent Representative Shields ran unopposed.	Chip Shields (D) Write-ins	18,340 378	97.98% 2.02%
	44 (D)	Incumbent Representative Hansen ran for Multnomah County Commissioner in District 2, and won.	Tina Kotek (D) (R) Write-ins	13,931 3,645 97	78.83% 20.62% 0.55%
23 Avel Gordly (I) (Multnomah)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006. Senator Gordly dropped her Democratic Party affiliation to register as a non-partisan Independent in June 2006.
	45 Jackie Dingfelder (D)		Jackie Dingfelder (D) (R) Write-ins	18,460 4,603 73	79.79% 19.90% 0.32%
	46 (D)	Incumbent Representative March ran for Multnomah County Auditor, and lost.	Ben Cannon (D) (R) Paul Loney (G) Write-ins	16,348 3,493 1,318 75	76.99% 16.45% 6.21% 0.35%
24 Frank Shields (D) (Multnomah)		Incumbent Senator Shields withdrew from the race 3/9/2006.	Rod Monroe (D) T.J. Reilly[permanent dead link] (R) (I) Write-ins	17,304 15,483 2,653 85	48.71% 43.58% 7.47% 0.24%
	47 Jeff Merkley (D)		Jeff Merkley (D) (R) Write-ins	11,106 6,192 65	63.96% 35.66% 0.37%
	48 Mike Schaufler (D)	Republican nominee withdrew on July 21.	Mike Schaufler (D) (C) Write-ins	11,262 3,672 232	74.26% 24.21% 1.53%
25 Laurie Monnes Anderson (Multnomah) (D)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	49 Karen Minnis (R)	(L) filed for the ballot, but was disqualified on Sept. 1. Oregonian coverage of Brading's complaint about campaign tactics	Karen Minnis (R) Rob Brading (D) Write-ins	8,601 7,911 92	51.80% 47.65% 0.55%
	50 John Lim (R)	Statesman-Journal story about ethics investigation into Lim's travel	John Lim (R) Jill Selman-Ringer (D) (L) Write-ins	11,362 6,107 557 48	62.86% 33.79% 3.08% 0.27%
26 Rick Metsger (D) (Multnomah) (Clackamas) Hood River			Rick Metsger (D) (R) Write-ins	25,183 18,964 81	56.94% 42.88% 0.18%
	51 Linda Flores (R)		Linda Flores (R) Ryan Olds (D) Write-ins	11,926 8,755 30	57.58% 42.27% 0.14%
	52 Patti Smith[permanent dead link] (R)		Patti Smith (R) Suzanne VanOrman (D) Write-ins	12,588 9,994 34	55.66% 44.19% 0.15%
27 Ben Westlund (D) (Deschutes)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006. Westlund dropped (R) party affil to run for Governor as an indep. Withdrew from Gov. race 8/10/06.
	53 Gene Whisnant (R)		Gene Whisnant (R) Bill A. Smith (D) Write-ins	16,527 11,406 31	59.10% 40.79% 0.11%
	54 Chuck Burley (R)		Chuck Burley (R) Phil Philiben (D) Write-ins	14,780 11,873 67	55.31% 44.43% 0.25%
28 Doug Whitsett (R) Lake Crook Klamath (Deschutes) (Jackson)	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	55 George Gilman (R)	Incumbent Representative Gilman ran unopposed.	George Gilman (R) Write-ins	16,491 417	97.53% 2.47%
	56 Bill Garrard (R)		Bill Garrard (R) James Calvert (D) Write-ins	13,759 6,855 46	66.60% 33.18% 0.22%
29 David Nelson (R) Morrow Umatilla Union Wallowa	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	57 Greg Smith (R)	won the Democratic party primary, but withdrew. St. Germain was nominated to take her place 8/7/06.	Greg Smith (R) (D) Write-ins	14,119 6,058 45	69.82% 29.96% 0.22%
	58 Bob Jenson (R)		Bob Jenson (R) Ben Talley (D) Write-ins	10,194 4,629 31	68.63% 31.16% 0.21%
30 Ted Ferrioli (R) Wasco Sherman Gilliam Jefferson Wheeler (Deschutes) Grant Baker Harney Malheur	This senate seat not up for election in 2006
	59 John H. Dallum[permanent dead link] (R)		John H. Dallum (R) Jim Gilbertson (D) Write-ins	10,733 10,453 32	50.58% 49.26% 0.15%
	60 R. Tom Butler (R)		R. Tom Butler (R) Peter Hall (D) Write-ins	13,362 4,575 46	74.30% 25.44% 0.26%
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Notes	Candidates	Votes Garnered	Margin

Candidates (Executive)[]

Oregon Blue Book list of elected executive officials

Governor[]

Incumbent Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) won the election.

Democratic Party

winner in primary:

• Ted Kulongoski (incumbent)

losers in primary:

Jim Hill, Pete Sorenson

Republican Party

winner in primary:

• Ron Saxton

losers in primary:

Jason A. Atkinson, Kevin Mannix, W. Ames Curtright, David W. Beem, William E. Spidal, Gordon Leitch, Bob Leonard Forthan

Pacific Green Party

• Joe Keating

Constitution Party

• Mary Starrett

Libertarian Party

Independent

• Ben Westlund gathered enough signatures to appear on the ballot, but withdrew from the race August 10.

Labor Commissioner[]

Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries winner in primary:

• Dan Gardner

Superintendent of Schools[]

Superintendent of Public Instruction winner in primary:

• Susan Castillo

loser in primary:

• Deborah L. Andrews

Candidates (Judicial)[]

Many judicial positions are not contested. Incumbents are rarely opposed, and when they resign, it is often timed such that the Governor chooses their replacement.^[9]

If a judicial position becomes vacant and the Governor declines to make an appointment, it must be filled at the next General Election. If it's not too late to file for a Primary Election, candidates will appear on that ballot in the first round of a runoff election. If there is no Primary before the next General Election, all candidates appear on the General Election ballot, and a plurality vote may determine the winner.

Oregon Supreme Court[]

Position 2[]

Incumbent Judge Paul De Muniz sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Paul De Muniz	420,214	98.94
	Nonpartisan	Other	4,505	1.06
Total votes			424,719	100.00

Position 3[]

Incumbent Judge Robert D. (Skip) Durham sought reelection and was the only candidate to file. He won easily in the primary election against only write-in candidate opposition.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Robert D. (Skip) Durham	412,901	98.98
	Nonpartisan	Other	4,239	1.02
Total votes			417,140	100.00

Position 6[]

Incumbent Judge Wallace P. Carson, Jr. of Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6, decided to retire after 34 years on the bench. Three candidates entered the race to succeed him:

• Virginia Linder, who had since 1997 been an Oregon Court of Appeals judge (winner)
• Jack Roberts, former Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
• W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman, Pendleton attorney

No candidate received a majority in the primary election, and Linder and Roberts advanced to the general election. Linder won by 51.75 percent of the vote.

Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jack Roberts	250,083	41.64
	Nonpartisan	Virginia L. Linder	230,970	38.56
	Nonpartisan	W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman	117,767	19.60
	Nonpartisan	Other	1,770	0.2
Total votes			600,590	100.00

Oregon Supreme Court - Runoff election (November 7, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Virginia L. Linder	577,484	51.75
	Nonpartisan	Jack Roberts	533,661	47.82
	Nonpartisan	Other	4,683	0.43
Total votes			1,115,828	100.00

Oregon Court of Appeals[]

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 5 (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rick Haselton	413,243	99.10
	Nonpartisan	Other	3,739	0.90
Total votes			416,982	100.00

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 6 (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	David V. Brewer	411,185	99.02
	Nonpartisan	Other	4,067	0.98
Total votes			415,252	100.00

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 8 (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Jack L. Landau	409,603	99.09
	Nonpartisan	Other	3,748	0.91
Total votes			413,351	100.00

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 9 (November 7, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Ellen F. Rosenblum	802,565	98.33
	Nonpartisan	Other	13,606	1.67
Total votes			816,171	100.00

Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, Position 10 (May 16, 2006)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Rex Armstrong	398,280	99.04
	Nonpartisan	Other	3,854	0.96
Total votes			402,134	100.00

Circuit Court[]

Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 5 (Jackson County)

• Raymond B. White - 21,070
• Other - 240

Judge of the Circuit Court, 1st District, Position 9 (Jackson County)

Primary:

• Ron Grensky - 15,197
• Lisa C. Greif - 11,651
• Joe Charter - 4,762
• Paul L. Henderson III - 1,602
• Other - 49

Runoff:

• Ron Grensky - 39,954
• Lisa C. Greif - 29,291
• Other - 130

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 1 (Lane County)

• Karsten H. Rasmussen - 39,897
• Other - 307

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 3 (Lane County)

• Lyle C. Velure - 38,112
• Other - 594

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 9 (Lane County)

• Gregory G. Foote - 40,765
• Other - 367

Judge of the Circuit Court, 2nd District, Position 14 (Lane County)

• Debra Vogt - 64,209
• Alan Leiman - 49,156
• Other - 470

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 4 (Multnomah County)

• Adrienne C. Nelson - 134,269
• Other - 3,464

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 28 (Multnomah County)

• Judith Hudson Matarazzo - 39,782
• Mary Overgaard - 38,323
• James J. McIntyre - 31,408
• Mark K. Kramer - 25,046
• Ulanda L. Watkins - 18,368
• Christopher D. Wright - 11,641
• Charles L. Best - 8,961
• Theodore E. Sims - 7,652
• James E. Leuenberger - 2,506
• Other - 1,580

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 31 (Multnomah County)

• Cheryl Albrecht - 93,528
• Kathleen Payne - 78,778
• Other - 1,836

Judge of the Circuit Court, 4th District, Position 37 (Multnomah County)

• Leslie Roberts - 116,321
• Other - 34,227

Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th District, Position 5 (Morrow and Umatilla counties)

• Christopher R. Brauer - 11,003
• Annetta L. Spicer - 8,631
• Other - 45

Judge of the Circuit Court, 14th District, Position 2 (Josephine County)

• Pat Wolke - 19,204
• Other - 367

Judge of the Circuit Court, 15th District, Position 3 (Coos and Cutty counties)

• Jesse Margolis - 7,569
• Other - 7,449

Judge of the Circuit Court, 16th District, Position 5 (Douglas County)

• George Ambrosini - 20,741
• William (Bill) Marshal - 11,810
• Nancy Cook - 5,620
• Other - 52

Judge of the Circuit Court, 18th District, Position 3 (Clatsop County)

• Cindee S. Matyahs - 7,392
• Don H. Haller, III - 5,829
• Other - 23

Judge of the Circuit Court, 20th District, Position 6 (Washington County)

• Charlie Bailey - 71,811
• Vincent A. Deguc - 41,813
• Other - 578

District Attorneys[]

County	Candidate
Benton	Scott A. Heiser
Clatsop	Joshua Marquis
Columbia	Stephen Atchison
Deschutes	Mike Dugan
Douglas	Jack L. Banta
Gilliam	Michelle T. Timko Marion Weatherford Earl R. Woods, Jr.
Grant	Jim Carpenter Ryan S. Joslin
Klamath	Edwin I. Caleb Ginger Lee Harris
Marion	Walter M Beglau
Morrow	John L. Ballard Valerie B. Doherty Elizabeth Ballard (Winner In Primary)
Sherman	Tara R. Lawrence Wade M. Mcleod
Tillamook	William (Bill) Porter
Wallowa	Daniel Ousley Mona K. Williams
Washington	Bob Hermann
Wheeler	Thomas W. Cutsforth

See also[]

• Oregon primary election, 2006
• Oregon gubernatorial election, 2006
• Portland, Oregon area elections, 2006
• Seventy-third Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly

References[]

Oregon Secretary of State:

• Secretary of State's Statistical Summary for the 2006 General Election
• List of candidates for May 16 Primary Election
• List of candidates for Nov 7 General Election
• 2006 Primary Election Voters' Pamphlet, with official results
• 2006 General Election Voters' Pamphlet, with official results

Election websites from The Oregonian:

• Oregonian newspaper Elections site
• Election results

Endorsements:

• Endorsements by the Willamette Week
• Endorsements by the Portland Mercury

Specific references:

2004 elections 73rd legislature 2005–2006

2006 elections Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly 2007-2008

2008 elections 75th legislature 2009–2010