2006 Tennessee elections

2006 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 3, 2006. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 7 ballot.

United States Congress

Senate

Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Corker
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Ford
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Incumbent Republican senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, retired after two terms in office. The open seat was narrowly won by Republican nominee Bob Corker, who defeated Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr.

Results

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2006[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanBob Corker 929,911 50.71% −14.39
DemocraticHarold Ford, Jr.879,97647.99%+15.78
IndependentEd Choate10,8310.59%N/A
IndependentDavid Gatchell3,7460.20%N/A
IndependentEmory "Bo" Heyward3,5800.20%N/A
IndependentH. Gary Keplinger3,0330.17%N/A
GreenChris Lugo2,5890.14%N/A
Write-in290.00%N/A
Majority49,9352.72%
Turnout1,833,69547.49%
Republican holdSwing-14.39

August 3, 2006 primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticHarold Ford Jr. 333,789 79.10%
DemocraticGary Gene Davis41,8029.91%
DemocraticJohn Jay Hooker27,1756.44%
DemocraticCharles Smith14,7243.49%
DemocraticAlvin Strauss4,4101.05%
Total votes421,900 100
Republican primary results by county
Corker
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Hilleary
  •   40–50%
  •   50-60%
Bryant
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanBob Corker 231,541 48.13%
RepublicanEd Bryant161,18933.50%
RepublicanVan Hilleary83,07817.27%
RepublicanTate Harrison5,3091.10%
Total votes481,117 100

House of Representatives

District results
District results:
  Democratic
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Republican
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Results

DistrictIncumbentResultsCandidates
District2004 CPVIRepresentativePartyFirst
elected
Tennessee 1R+14Bill JenkinsRepublican1996Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David Davis (Republican) 61.1%
  • ▌Rick Trent (Democratic) 36.9%
Others
  • ▌Bob Smith (Green) 0.6%
  • ▌James Reeves (Independent) 0.6%
  • ▌Michael Peavler (Independent) 0.5%
  • ▌Michael Sabri (Independent) 0.2%
Tennessee 2R+11Jimmy DuncanRepublican1998Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 77.7%
  • ▌John Greene (Democratic) 22.3%
Tennessee 3R+8Zach WampRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Zach Wamp (Republican) 65.7%
  • ▌Brent Benedict (Democratic) 34.3%
Tennessee 4R+3Lincoln DavisDemocratic2002Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Lincoln Davis (Democratic) 67.5%
  • ▌Kenneth Martin (Republican) 32.5%
Tennessee 5D+6Jim CooperDemocratic1982
1994 (retired)
2002		Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jim Cooper (Democratic) 68.9%
  • ▌Tom Kovach (Republican) 28.0%
  • ▌Virginia Welsch (Independent) 2.1%
  • ▌Scott Knapp (Independent) 1.0%
Tennessee 6R+4Bart GordonDemocratic1984Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 67.1%
  • ▌Randy Stamps (Republican) 31.4%
  • ▌Robert Garrison (Independent) 1.1%
  • ▌Norman Saliba (Independent) 0.5%
Tennessee 7R+12Marsha BlackburnRepublican2002Incumbent re-elected.
Others
  • ▌Katey Culver (Green) 0.8%
  • ▌James White (Independent) 0.4%
  • ▌William Smith (Independent) 0.4%
  • ▌John L. Rimer (Independent) 0.3%
  • ▌Gayl Pratt (Independent) 0.3%
Tennessee 8EVENJohn TannerDemocratic1988Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Tanner (Democratic) 73.2%
  • ▌John Farmer (Republican) 26.8%
Tennessee 9D+18Harold Ford Jr.Democratic1996Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Popular vote
Democratic
 
50.18%
Republican
 
46.61%
Other
 
3.21%
House seats
Democratic
 
55.56%
Republican
 
44.44%

Gubernatorial

Final results by county
Final results by county:
  Bredesen
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%

Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.

Results

2006 Tennessee gubernatorial election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticPhil Bredesen (incumbent) 1,247,491 68.60% +17.95%
RepublicanJim Bryson540,85329.74%−17.85%
IndependentCarl Two Feathers Whitaker11,3740.63%N/A
IndependentGeorge Banks7,5310.41%N/A
IndependentCharles E. Smith4,0830.22%N/A
IndependentHoward W. Switzer2,7110.15%N/A
IndependentDavid Gatchell2,3850.13%N/A
IndependentMarivuana Stout Leinoff2,1140.12%N/A
Write-in70.00%N/A
Majority706,63838.86%+35.80%
Turnout1,818,549
Democratic holdSwing

August 3, 2006 primary results

Democratic Party primary results[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPhil Bredesen (incumbent) 393,004 88.50
DemocraticJohn Jay Hooker31,9337.19
DemocraticTim Sevier11,5622.60
DemocraticWalt Ward7,5551.70
Total votes444,054 100.00
County results
Republican primary results[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJim Bryson 160,786 50.03
RepublicanDavid M. Farmer50,90015.84
RepublicanJoe Kirkpatrick34,49110.73
RepublicanMark Albertini29,1849.08
RepublicanWayne Thomas Bailey24,2737.55
RepublicanWayne Young11,9973.73
RepublicanTimothy Thomas9,7473.03
Total votes321,378 100.00

State legislature

State Senate

Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2006.

After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats. Both parties maintained their respective number of seats.

State House of Representatives

The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2006.

Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Both parties maintained their respective number of seats.

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

Tennessee Marriage Protection Act
Shall Article XI of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: SECTION___. The historical institution and legal contract solemnizing the relationship of one man and one woman shall be the only legally recognized marital contract in this state. Any policy or law or judicial interpretation, purporting to define marriage as anything other than the historical institution and legal contract between one man and one woman, is contrary to the public policy of this state and shall be void and unenforceable in Tennessee. If another state or foreign jurisdiction issues a license for persons to marry and if such marriage is prohibited in this state by the provisions of this section, then the marriage shall be void and unenforceable in this state.
Results
Choice
Votes%
Yes1,419,43481.25%
No327,53618.75%
Valid votes1,746,970100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,746,970100.00%

The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages within the state, reinforcing previously existing statutes to the same effect[5] until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.

Amendment 2

Amendment 2
Shall Article II Section 28, of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee be amended by inserting the following language immediately after the fourth paragraph:

By general law, the legislature may authorize the following program of tax relief:

(a) The legislative body of any county or municipality may provide by resolution or ordinance that:

(1) Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence shall pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed at the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted; (2) Any taxpayer who reaches the age of sixty-five (65) after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, who owns residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence, shall thereafter pay taxes on such property in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax on such property imposed in the tax year in which such taxpayer reaches age sixty-five (65); and (3) Any taxpayer who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older, who purchases residential property as the taxpayer’s principal place of residence after the taxpayer’s sixty-fifth birthday, shall pay taxes in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount of tax imposed on such property in the tax year in which such property is purchased. (b) Whenever the full market value of such property is increased as a result of improvements to such property after the time the ordinance or resolution is adopted, then the assessed value of such property shall be adjusted to include such increased value and the taxes shall also be increased proportionally with the value.

(c) Any taxpayer or taxpayers who own residential property as their principal place of residence whose total or combined annual income or wealth exceeds an amount to be determined by the General Assembly shall not be eligible to receive the tax relief provided in subsection (a) or (b)?
Results
Choice
Votes%
Yes1,361,68283.04%
No278,13016.96%
Valid votes1,639,812100.00%
Invalid or blank votes00.00%
Total votes1,639,812100.00%
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State[6]

The Property Tax Relief Amendment allows, but does require, the legislature to implement a program of property tax relief for persons 65 years or older.[7]

Supreme Court

Retention elections (August 3, 2006)

All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections.

Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice, William M. Barker retention election[8]
ChoiceVotes%
Referendum passed Yes510,26176.83
No153,89523.17
Total votes664,156100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Cornelia A. Clark retention election[8]
ChoiceVotes%
Referendum passed Yes478,02774.44
No164,10925.56
Total votes642,136100.00
Tennessee Supreme Court Associate Justice, Janice Holder retention election[8]
ChoiceVotes%
Referendum passed Yes487,28275.96
No154,19124.04
Total votes641,473100.00

Local elections

Clarksville

Incumbent mayor Don Trotter ran for re-election, but came in third place, with Johnny Piper winning the election, receiving 29.0% of the vote.[9]

November 7, 2006 Clarksville mayor election[10]
CandidateVotes%
Johnny Piper7,20028.98%
Charles W. Smith5,29421.30%
Don Trotter (I)5,20420.94%
Morrell V. Boyd4,10716.53%
Mark Heihle1,6916.81%
Ray Stone7032.83%
Gary Carpenter1740.70%
Jon Lockwood1730.70%
Michael Flood1050.42%
Wilton Sowell940.38%
Travis E. Rupe830.33%
Write-ins210.08%
Total24,849100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "General Election - United States Senate" (PDF). Tennessee State Government. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "November 7, 2006, General Election: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "August 3, 2006, Democratic Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "August 3, 2006, Republican Primary: Governor" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Howard, Kate (July 15, 2006). "Voters to get say on gay marriage". The Tennessean.
  6. ^ "Tennessee Amendment Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State.
  7. ^ "Tennessee Property Tax Relief, Amendment 2 (2006)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Judicial retention election results" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. August 3, 2006. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "ElectionSummary". mcgtn.org. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "ElectionSummary". mcgtn.org. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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