The 2006 United States Senate election in Utah was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
won re-election to a sixth term. Hatch won all but one county with 60% to 70% of the vote. Ashdown won only
Summit County by 342 votes.
Major candidates
The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 17, 2006.
Democratic
* Pete Ashdown, the founder and
CEO
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of Utah's oldest
Internet service provider
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,
XMission.
Republican
*
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (March 22, 1934 – April 23, 2022) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 1977 to 2019. Hatch's 42-year Senate tenure made him the longest-serving Republican U.S. senator ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976
General election
Polling
Predictions
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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Summit
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The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
(largest municipality:
Park City
Park City may refer to: a city in Utah.
Places
* National Park City, London, England, UK; see parks and open spaces in London
in the United States
* Park City, Illinois
* Park City, Kansas
* Park City, Kentucky
* Park City, Montana
* Park City, ...
)
See also
*
2006 United States Senate elections
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References
External links
Pete Ashdown for United States SenateScott Bradley for SenateThe Official Orrin Hatch campaign siteJoe Labonte's websiteRoger I. Price's websiteLibertarian Dave Starr Seely's website
Utah
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2006
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2006 Utah elections
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