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2006 United States Senate election in Florida
County resultsNelson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Harris: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2006 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Bill Nelson won re-election to a second term.
Background
During the
Terri Schiavo case in March 2005, a
talking points memo on the controversy was written by
Brian Darling , the legal counsel to
Republican Senator
Mel Martínez of
Florida .
[1] The memo suggested the Schiavo case offered "a great political issue" that would appeal to the party's
base (core supporters) and could be used against Senator
Bill Nelson , a
Democrat from
Florida who was up for reelection in 2006, because he had refused to co-sponsor the bill which came to be known as the
Palm Sunday Compromise .
[2] Bill Nelson was nevertheless reelected as Senator on November 7, 2006 with 60% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
Endorsements
Polling
Poll Source
Date
LeRoy Collins Jr.
Katherine Harris
Will McBride
Peter Monroe
Strategic Vision
July 26, 2006
9%
45%
22%
7%
Mason-Dixon
July 26, 2006
8%
36%
11%
2%
Quinnipiac
July 27, 2006
6%
40%
21%
3%
Scroth Eldon & Associates
August 11, 2006
9%
28%
11%
5%
SurveyUSA
August 24, 2006
20%
43%
15%
7%
Strategic Vision
August 30, 2006
19%
38%
21%
5%
Quinnipiac
August 31, 2006
11%
38%
22%
3%
SurveyUSA
August 31, 2006
12%
45%
22%
5%
Mason-Dixon [
permanent dead link ]
September 2, 2006
17%
38%
21%
2%
Primary Results
September 5, 2006
15%
49%
30%
5%
Republican Primary results by county 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Results
General election
Candidates
Floyd Ray Frazier (Independent)
Katherine Harris , former Florida Secretary of State and former U.S. Representative (Republican)
Brian Moore , retired health care executive and former congressional candidate (Independent)
Bill Nelson , incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Belinda Noah (Independent)
Roy Tanner (Independent)
Campaign
The organization
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which monitors political corruption, complained to the
Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that the
Bacardi beverage company had illegally used corporate resources in support of a fundraising event for Nelson in 2005. CREW had previously filed a similar complaint concerning a Bacardi fundraising event for Republican Senator
Mel Martinez , an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the
Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation's vendors.
[10]
Endorsements
In a rare move, all twenty-two of Florida's daily newspapers supported Nelson, while none supported Harris in the general election.
[11]
Debates
Predictions
Polling
Graphical summary
Poll Source
Date
Bill Nelson (D)
Katherine Harris (R)
Strategic Vision (R)
July 20, 2005
48%
40%
Strategic Vision (R)
August 21, 2005
47%
38%
Quinnipiac
August 31, 2005
57%
33%
Strategic Vision (R)
September 22, 2005
48%
36%
Rasmussen
November 14, 2005
53%
36%
Quinnipiac
November 15, 2005
55%
31%
Strategic Vision (R)
November 30, 2005
48%
32%
Rasmussen
January 5, 2006
54%
31%
Rasmussen
February 14, 2006
49%
40%
Strategic Vision (R)
February 22, 2006
49%
34%
Quinnipiac
February 24, 2006
53%
31%
University of North Florida
March 15, 2006
48%
28%
Mason-Dixon
March 29, 2006
51%
35%
Strategic Vision (R)
March 30, 2006
56%
28%
Zogby/WSJ
March 31, 2006
50%
37%
Rasmussen
April 14, 2006
57%
27%
Quinnipiac
April 20, 2006
56%
27%
Strategic Vision (R)
April 26, 2006
56%
24%
Rasmussen
May 22, 2006
60%
33%
Strategic Vision (R)
May 25, 2006
56%
26%
Quinnipiac
May 25, 2006
58%
25%
Zogby/WSJ
June 21, 2006
51%
33%
Strategic Vision (R)
June 28, 2006
61%
26%
Quinnipiac
June 30, 2006
59%
26%
Zogby/WSJ
July 24, 2006
55%
34%
Strategic Vision (R)
July 26, 2006
60%
22%
Mason-Dixon
July 26, 2006
57%
29%
Quinnipiac
July 27, 2006
61%
24%
Rasmussen
July 28, 2006
61%
33%
St. Petersburg Times
August 11, 2006
60%
25%
Zogby/WSJ
August 28, 2006
52%
32%
Strategic Vision (R)
August 30, 2006
63%
20%
Rasmussen
September 5, 2006
57%
34%
Zogby/WSJ
September 11, 2006
51%
33%
SurveyUSA
September 14, 2006
53%
38%
Mason-Dixon
September 20–22, 2006
53%
35%
Strategic Vision (R)
September 27, 2006
59%
31%
Rasmussen
September 27, 2006
56%
33%
Rasmussen
October 4, 2006
54%
37%
SurveyUSA
October 10, 2006
55%
37%
Quinnipiac
October 11, 2006
61%
33%
Mason-Dixon
October 16–17, 2006
57%
31%
Strategic Vision (R)
October 25, 2006
58%
35%
Quinnipiac
October 25, 2006
64%
29%
St. Petersburg Times
October 28, 2006
56%
30%
Strategic Vision (R)
November 2, 2006
59%
33%
Mason-Dixon
November 3, 2006
58%
34%
SurveyUSA
November 5, 2006
59%
36%
Results
As expected, Nelson was easily reelected. He won with 60.3% of the vote winning by 1,064,421 votes or 22.2%, and carried 57 of
Florida 's 67 counties. Nelson was projected the winner right when the polls closed at 7 P.M. EST.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
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"Senator's office produced Schiavo memo" . Associated Press. April 6, 2005 – via NBC News.
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"The Seattle Times: Nation & World: GOP memo says issue offers political rewards" . The Washington Post . April 4, 2005.
Archived from the original on January 27, 2007 – via The Seattle Times.
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"Archived copy" . Archived from
the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2006 . {{
cite web }}
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link )
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U.S. SENATE: It's a toss up | Jacksonville.com
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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html [
dead link ]
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404 | MiamiHerald.com [
dead link ]
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Topic Galleries - OrlandoSentinel.com [
permanent dead link ]
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"Official Results September 5, 2006 Republican Primary Election" . Florida Department of State . September 5, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .
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"CREW FILES AMENDED FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST BACARDI USA AND MARTINEZ FOR SENATE" . Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington . Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
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Harris, Nelson tout testimonials
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on December 13, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2008 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006 .
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U.S. SENATE: Nelson the best choice | Jacksonville.com
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The News Press Endorsement Recap
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 20, 2006 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on November 1, 2006. Retrieved November 1, 2006 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on October 11, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2006 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
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Nelson for U.S. Senate
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved October 16, 2006 .
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
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Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL
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"Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived from
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"2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report . Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021 .
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"Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
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"2006 Senate Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
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"Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
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