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Tennessee Department of State - Division of Elections
2006 Tennessee Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 4/6/06, Primary Withdrawal deadline: 4/13/06, Primary: 8/3/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 4/6/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: November 10, 2006 |
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 50.6% in '02, 1st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Chuck Todd: 8th Least Vulnerable Governor, |
Phil Bredesen (D) 68.6%, |
St. Sen. Jim Bryson (R) 29.7%, |
'02 candidate Carl Twofeathers Whitaker (I) 0.6%, |
George Banks (I) 0.4%, |
'02 Democratic candidate / ex-Board of Regents Chancellor Charles E. Smith (I) 0.2%, |
'02 candidate David Gatchell (I) 0.1%, |
'02 candidate / businesswomen / marijuana legalization activist Marivuana Stout Leinoff (I) 0.1%, |
architect Howard M. Switzer (G) 0.1%, |
Senator, 65.1% in '00, Bill Frist (R) said he was retiring after 2nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 7th Most Likely Senate Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Leans Republican, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Chuck Todd: 6th most vulnerable Senator, Scott Rasmussen's Balance of Power: Toss Up, Washington Post's Countdown: Tossup, |
U.S. Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr. (D) 48.0%, |
'94 candidate / ex-Mayor Bob Corker (R) 50.7%, |
Ed Choate (L) 0.6%, |
'02 Gov. candidate David Gatchell (I) 0.2%, |
conservative activist Emory "Bo" Heyward (I) 0.2%, |
'02 candidate / ex-teacher Harold Gary Keplinger (I) 0.2%, |
journalilst Christopher "Chris" Lugo (G) 0.1%, |
1st Congressional District, 73.9% in '04, William L. "Bill" Jenkins (R) retiring after 5th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
businessman Rick Trent (D) 36.9%, |
St. Rep. David Davis (R) 61.1%, |
mechanic James W. Reeves (I) 0.6%, |
navy vet. Robert N. Smith (G) 0.6%, |
'04 candidate Michael L. Peavler (I) 0.5%, |
Mahmood "Michael" Sabri (I) 0.2%, |
2nd Congressional District, 79.1% in '04, 10th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
'04 nominee John Greene (D) 22.3%, |
John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) 77.7%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 64.7% in '04, 6th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
ex-Libertarian Brent Benedict (D) 34.3%, |
Zach Wamp (R) 65.7%, |
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4th Congressional District, 54.8% in '04, 2nd term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
Lincoln Davis (D) 67.5%, |
'04 independent candidate / historian Kenneth Martin (R) 32.5%, |
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5th Congressional District, 69.3% in '04, 2nd term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
James H. "Jim" Cooper (D) 68.9%, |
paralegal Tom Kovach (R) 28.0%, |
Virginia "Ginny" Welsch (I) 2.1%, |
'04 GOP nominee Scott Knapp (I) 1.0%, |
6th Congressional District, 64.2% in '04, 11th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
Bart Gordon (D) 67.1%, |
David R. Davis (R) 31.4%, |
Robert L. Garrison (I) 1.1%, |
'04 candidate / physician Norman R. Saliba (I) 0.5%, |
7th Congressional District, unopposed in '04, 2st term, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
teacher Bill Morrison (D) 31.8%, |
Marsha Blackburn (R) 66.0%, |
farmer Kathleen A. "Katey" Culver (G) 0.8%, |
William J. Smith (I) 0.4%, |
James B. "Mickey" White (I) 0.4%, |
Gayl G. Pratt (I) 0.3%, |
John L. Rimer (I) 0.3%, |
8th Congressional District, 74.3% in '04, 9th term D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
John S. Tanner (D) 73.2%, |
quality control engineer John Farmer (R) 26.8%, |
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9th Congressional District, 82.0% in '04, 5th term, Harold E. Ford Jr. (D) running for U.S. Senate D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
St. Sen. Stephen I "Steve" Cohen (D) 59.9%, |
businessman Mark White (R) 18.0%, |
Jake Ford (I) 22.2%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
= Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
= Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Tennessee Political Parties:
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