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2006 United States Senate election in California

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election_name2006 United States Senate election in California
countryCalifornia
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election2000 United States Senate election in California
previous_year2000
next_election2012 United States Senate election in California
next_year2012
election_dateNovember 7, 2006
image_sizex155px
image1File:Dianne Feinstein, official Senate photo 2 (cropped).jpg
nominee1Dianne Feinstein
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote15,076,289
percentage159.43%
image2Dick Mountjoy.jpg
nominee2Dick Mountjoy
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote22,990,822
percentage235.02%
map_image
map_captionFeinstein:
Mountjoy:
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionDianne Feinstein
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionDianne Feinstein
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Mountjoy:
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). Since Feinstein's death in 2023, this is the most recent U.S. Senate election in California and latest U.S. Senate election of any state in the nation where both major party Senate nominees are deceased.

Primaries

Link to primary results

Democratic

Green

Others

Candidates

[[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]

  • Dianne Feinstein, incumbent U.S. Senator, former Mayor of San Francisco

Lost in primary

  • Martin Luther Church, retired program manager
  • Colleen Fernald, artist and entrepreneur

[[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]

  • Richard Mountjoy, former State Senator, former State Assemblyman and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1998

[[American Independent Party]]

  • Don J. Grundmann, chiropractor

[[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]]

  • Todd Chretien, writer

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

[[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]]

  • Michael Metti, businessman and perennial candidate

[[Peace and Freedom Party (United States)|Peace and Freedom Party]]

  • 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.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political ReportNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear PoliticsNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDateFeinstein (D)Mountjoy (R)
Field PollApril 19, 200659%31%
Los Angeles Times PollMay 28, 200659%30%
Field PollJune 4, 200654%28%
RasmussenJuly 13, 200660%33%
Public PolicyJuly 26, 200642%21%
Field PollAugust 3, 200656%34%
SurveyUSAAugust 28, 200656%34%
RasmussenAugust 31, 200656%34%
RasmussenSeptember 12, 200658%35%
DatamarSeptember 18, 200649%38%
SurveyUSASeptember 27, 200655%35%
Los Angeles Times PollSeptember 29, 200654%36%
Mason-DixonOctober 2, 200653%23%
Field PollOctober 3, 200657%29%
SurveyUSAOctober 26, 200659%33%
Field PollNovember 1, 200655%33%
SurveyUSANovember 5, 200660%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.

By county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California.

CountyFeinsteinVotesMountjoyVotesOthersVotes
San Francisco80.54%187,6928.31%19,37411.15%25,979
Marin77.56%82,02516.82%17,7885.62%5,946
Alameda76.07%307,49516.46%66,5507.46%30,173
San Mateo74.80%152,08220.19%41,0435.02%10,200
Santa Cruz72.96%65,21419.33%17,2797.71%6,891
Santa Clara69.84%298,45124.89%106,3835.27%22,521
Sonoma69.50%119,67223.01%39,6197.49%12,906
Contra Costa68.48%205,51626.91%80,7644.60%13,818
Los Angeles67.13%1,298,82027.72%536,2005.15%99,646
Monterey65.28%56,88729.15%25,4005.57%4,852
Mendocino64.50%19,64525.16%7,66210.34%3,149
Yolo64.25%34,54830.10%16,1875.65%3,036
Napa64.05%27,14430.58%12,9585.37%2,277
Solano63.06%64,82832.06%32,9564.89%5,025
San Benito60.74%8,62633.58%4,7685.68%807
Imperial60.02%13,18233.41%7,3386.57%1,442
Humboldt58.07%27,65231.51%15,00310.42%4,964
Alpine57.17%30335.47%1887.36%39
Santa Barbara57.00%68,97037.08%44,8645.92%7,157
Sacramento56.59%201,22137.94%134,8875.47%19,447
Lake56.41%10,83034.85%6,6918.74%1,678
San Joaquin54.71%75,01140.02%54,8745.27%7,224
Merced53.84%22,08141.24%16,9144.93%2,021
Ventura53.22%115,47142.12%91,3744.66%10,110
San Diego53.03%403,71142.39%322,7604.58%34,875
Fresno51.45%89,33143.94%76,2864.60%7,993
San Luis Obispo50.09%47,89144.70%42,7425.21%4,977
Nevada49.98%21,20443.88%18,6186.14%2,606
San Bernardino49.40%167,82145.17%153,4305.43%18,442
Trinity49.39%2,82441.20%2,3569.41%538
Stanislaus49.30%50,65646.24%47,5134.47%4,589
Mono48.98%1,82944.38%1,6576.64%248
Riverside48.54%183,53246.43%175,5435.03%19,006
Del Norte48.11%3,20744.33%2,9557.56%504
Butte47.02%32,13145.82%31,3167.16%4,892
Kings47.02%10,66048.59%11,0164.40%997
Tuolumne45.52%9,53548.83%10,2285.65%1,184
Orange45.13%321,64649.66%353,9245.21%37,096
Placer44.53%53,95650.85%61,6154.62%5,594
Plumas44.36%3,88149.66%4,3455.98%523
Amador44.35%6,53450.10%7,3825.55%818
Calaveras44.33%7,86048.74%8,6426.92%1,227
El Dorado43.25%28,91550.99%34,0915.76%3,853
Mariposa42.98%3,24950.83%3,8426.19%468
Madera42.39%12,65852.27%15,6095.34%1,596
Tulare42.09%28,69453.58%36,5264.34%2,956
Inyo41.41%2,64151.44%3,2817.15%456
Siskiyou41.20%6,75251.46%8,4337.34%1,203
Colusa41.08%1,99454.53%2,6474.39%213
Sierra40.67%64151.65%8147.68%121
Yuba39.94%5,48752.82%7,2577.24%994
Sutter39.48%9,29755.69%13,1134.83%1,138
Kern39.29%58,33055.19%81,9445.53%8,205
Tehama38.70%6,91455.22%9,8656.08%1,086
Shasta37.94%22,09756.45%32,8765.61%3,267
Glenn37.84%2,81356.76%4,2195.39%401
Lassen35.06%2,96856.93%4,8208.01%678
Modoc34.44%1,26457.03%2,0938.53%313

|[[File:California counties shift 2000-2006 senate.svg|300px]]|Shift by county |[[File:California counties trend 2000-2006 senate.svg|300px]]|Trend by county | | | | | | | | | | | | |}}}}}}

;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Butte (largest city: Chico)
  • Del Norte (largest community: Crescent City)
  • Mono (largest municipality: Mammoth Lakes)
  • Nevada (largest town: Truckee)
  • San Luis Obispo (largest town: San Luis Obispo)
  • Trinity (largest community: Weaverville)

;Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Kings (largest municipality: Hanford)

By congressional district

Feinstein won 40 of 53 congressional districts, including six that elected Republicans.

DistrictFeinsteinMountjoyRepresentative
63%30%Mike Thompson
42%52%Wally Herger
49%46%Dan Lungren
44%50%John Doolittle
67%27%Doris Matsui
73%20%Lynn Woolsey
71%24%George Miller
80%8%Nancy Pelosi
81%8%Barbara Lee
66%30%Ellen Tauscher
55%40%Richard Pombo (109th Congress)
Jerry McNerney (110th Congress)
77%18%Tom Lantos
75%20%Pete Stark
72%22%Anna Eshoo
69%26%Mike Honda
70%25%Zoe Lofgren
69%25%Sam Farr
59%36%Dennis Cardoza
47%49%George Radanovich
60%34%Jim Costa
43%52%Devin Nunes
37%57%Bill Thomas (109th Congress)
Kevin McCarthy (110th Congress)
62%32%Lois Capps
49%46%Elton Gallegly
45%50%Buck McKeon
48%47%David Dreier
63%31%Brad Sherman
75%20%Howard Berman
64%31%Adam Schiff
72%24%Henry Waxman
79%14%Xavier Becerra
68%27%Hilda Solis
84%11%Diane Watson
74%21%Lucille Roybal-Allard
81%15%Maxine Waters
63%31%Jane Harman
77%18%Juanita Millender-McDonald
72%23%Grace Napolitano
64%31%Linda Sánchez
44%50%Ed Royce
44%51%Jerry Lewis
42%53%Gary Miller
65%30%Joe Baca
46%48%Ken Calvert
51%45%Mary Bono
48%47%Dana Rohrabacher
59%34%Loretta Sanchez
46%50%John B. T. Campbell III
42%53%Darrell Issa
51%45%Brian Bilbray
63%32%Bob Filner
46%50%Duncan L. Hunter
66%29%Susan Davis

References

References

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