Oregon Legislative Elections, 2006
Oregon's 2006 statewide election included a May 16 primary election and a November 7 general election. Ten List of Oregon ballot measures#2006, statewide ballot measures were on the November ballot. The following offices were up for election: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2006, Governor, Oregon Supreme Court, Supreme Court Position 6 (to succeed Wallace P. Carson, Jr.), and numerous seats in the Oregon Legislative Assembly, state legislature (Oregon House of Representatives, House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate, 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 Oregon Legislative Assembly, state legi ...
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Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early-mid 16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as ...
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