2006 United States Senate election in Utah
The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Orrin Hatch won re-election to a sixth term.
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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
Polling
| Source | Date | Hatch (R) | Ashdown (D) | Bradley (C) | Hatch (DG) | Price (PC) | Seely (L) |
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| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | July 3, 2006 | 67% | 23% | — | — | — | — |
| Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV | July 26, 2006 | 63% | 21% | 3% | <1% | <1% | 1% |
| Mason-Dixon/Salt Lake Tribune | August 28, 2006 | 61% | 27% | — | — | — | — |
| Deseret Morning News/KSL-TV | September 30, 2006 | 62% | 25% | 1% | <1% | 0% | 1% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Orrin Hatch (Incumbent) | 356,238 | 62.36% | -3.22% | |
| Democratic | Pete Ashdown | 177,459 | 31.06% | -0.45% | |
| Constitution | Scott Bradley | 21,526 | 3.77% | ||
| Personal Choice | Roger Price | 9,089 | 1.59% | ||
| Libertarian | Dave Seely | 4,428 | 0.78% | -1.35% | |
| Green | Julian Hatch | 2,512 | 0.44% | ||
| Majority | 178,779 | 31.30% | -2.77% | ||
| Turnout | 571,252 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only Summit County by 342 votes.
See also
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