United States Senate election in California, 2006
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Contents
Background
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 previous announced challenger, businessman Bill Mundell, withdrew his declaration after determining he would not be a self-funded candidate (like Michael Huffington was in the 1994 election).
Candidates
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
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
- 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
- Michael Metti, businessman and perennial candidate
Peace and Freedom Party
- Marsha Feinland, state party chair, socialist activist and retired teacher
Primary results
Democratic
| 2006 United States Senate Democratic primary, California | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Dianne Feinstein | 2,176,888 | 86.95% | ||
| Colleen Fernald | 199,180 | 7.96% | ||
| Martin Luther Church | 127,301 | 5.09% | ||
| Total votes | 2,503,369 | 100.00% | ||
Green
| 2006 United States Senate Green primary, California | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Todd Chretien | 12,821 | 46.14% | ||
| Tian Harter | 10,318 | 37.13% | ||
| Kent Mesplay | 4,649 | 16.73% | ||
| Total votes | 27,788 | 100.00% | ||
Others
| 2006 United States Senate primary, California (Others) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy | 1,560,472 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Don J. Grundmann | 30,787 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 16,742 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 4,109 | 100.00 | |
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'd 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.
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I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn't come from me.
— Richard Mountjoy, [1]
Polling
| Source | Date | Feinstein (D) | Mountjoy (R) |
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| SurveyUSA | November 5, 2006 |
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| Field Poll | November 1, 2006 |
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| SurveyUSA | October 26, 2006 |
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| Field Poll | October 3, 2006 |
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| Mason-Dixon | October 2, 2006 |
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| Los Angeles Times Poll | September 29, 2006 |
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| SurveyUSA | September 27, 2006 |
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| Datamar | September 18, 2006 |
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| Rasmussen | September 12, 2006 |
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| Rasmussen | August 31, 2006 |
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| SurveyUSA | August 28, 2006 |
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| Field Poll | August 3, 2006 |
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| Public Policy | July 26, 2006 |
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| Rasmussen | July 13, 2006 |
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| Field Poll | June 4, 2006 |
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| Los Angeles Times Poll | May 28, 2006 |
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| Field Poll | April 19, 2006 |
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Results
| United States Senate election in California, 2006[2][3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 5,076,289 | 59.43 | |
| Republican | Dick Mountjoy | 2,990,822 | 35.02 | |
| Green | Todd Chretien | 147,074 | 1.72 | |
| Libertarian | Michael S. Metti | 133,851 | 1.57 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Marsha Feinland | 117,764 | 1.38 | |
| American Independent | Don Grundmann | 75,350 | 0.88 | |
| Green | Kent Mesplay (write-in) | 160 | 0.00 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey Mackler (write-in) | 108 | 0.00 | |
| Independent | Lea Sherman (write-in) | 47 | 0.00 | |
| Independent | Connor Vlakancic (write-in) | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 357,583 | 4.19% | ||
| Total votes | 8,899,059 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | 53.93% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results breakdown
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.
| County | Feinstein | Votes | Mountjoy | Votes | Others | Votes |
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| San Francisco | 80.54% | 187,692 | 8.31% | 19,374 | 11.15% | 25,979 |
| Marin | 77.56% | 82,025 | 16.82% | 17,788 | 5.62% | 5,946 |
| Alameda | 76.07% | 307,495 | 16.46% | 66,550 | 7.46% | 30,173 |
| San Mateo | 74.80% | 152,082 | 20.19% | 41,043 | 5.02% | 10,200 |
| Santa Cruz | 72.96% | 65,214 | 19.33% | 17,279 | 7.71% | 6,891 |
| Santa Clara | 69.84% | 298,451 | 24.89% | 106,383 | 5.27% | 22,521 |
| Sonoma | 69.50% | 119,672 | 23.01% | 39,619 | 7.49% | 12,906 |
| Contra Costa | 68.48% | 205,516 | 26.91% | 80,764 | 4.60% | 13,818 |
| Los Angeles | 67.13% | 1,298,820 | 27.72% | 536,200 | 5.15% | 99,646 |
| Monterey | 65.28% | 56,887 | 29.15% | 25,400 | 5.57% | 4,852 |
| Mendocino | 64.50% | 19,645 | 25.16% | 7,662 | 10.34% | 3,149 |
| Yolo | 64.25% | 34,548 | 30.10% | 16,187 | 5.65% | 3,036 |
| Napa | 64.05% | 27,144 | 30.58% | 12,958 | 5.37% | 2,277 |
| Solano | 63.06% | 64,828 | 32.06% | 32,956 | 4.89% | 5,025 |
| San Benito | 60.74% | 8,626 | 33.58% | 4,768 | 5.68% | 807 |
| Imperial | 60.02% | 13,182 | 33.41% | 7,338 | 6.57% | 1,442 |
| Humboldt | 58.07% | 27,652 | 31.51% | 15,003 | 10.42% | 4,964 |
| Alpine | 57.17% | 303 | 35.47% | 188 | 7.36% | 39 |
| Santa Barbara | 57.00% | 68,970 | 37.08% | 44,864 | 5.92% | 7,157 |
| Sacramento | 56.59% | 201,221 | 37.94% | 134,887 | 5.47% | 19,447 |
| Lake | 56.41% | 10,830 | 34.85% | 6,691 | 8.74% | 1,678 |
| San Joaquin | 54.71% | 75,011 | 40.02% | 54,874 | 5.27% | 7,224 |
| Merced | 53.84% | 22,081 | 41.24% | 16,914 | 4.93% | 2,021 |
| Ventura | 53.22% | 115,471 | 42.12% | 91,374 | 4.66% | 10,110 |
| San Diego | 53.03% | 403,711 | 42.39% | 322,760 | 4.58% | 34,875 |
| Fresno | 51.45% | 89,331 | 43.94% | 76,286 | 4.60% | 7,993 |
| San Luis Obispo | 50.09% | 47,891 | 44.70% | 42,742 | 5.21% | 4,977 |
| Nevada | 49.98% | 21,204 | 43.88% | 18,618 | 6.14% | 2,606 |
| San Bernardino | 49.40% | 167,821 | 45.17% | 153,430 | 5.43% | 18,442 |
| Trinity | 49.39% | 2,824 | 41.20% | 2,356 | 9.41% | 538 |
| Stanislaus | 49.30% | 50,656 | 46.24% | 47,513 | 4.47% | 4,589 |
| Mono | 48.98% | 1,829 | 44.38% | 1,657 | 6.64% | 248 |
| Riverside | 48.54% | 183,532 | 46.43% | 175,543 | 5.03% | 19,006 |
| Del Norte | 48.11% | 3,207 | 44.33% | 2,955 | 7.56% | 504 |
| Butte | 47.02% | 32,131 | 45.82% | 31,316 | 7.16% | 4,892 |
| Kings | 47.02% | 10,660 | 48.59% | 11,016 | 4.40% | 997 |
| Tuolumne | 45.52% | 9,535 | 48.83% | 10,228 | 5.65% | 1,184 |
| Orange | 45.13% | 321,646 | 49.66% | 353,924 | 5.21% | 37,096 |
| Placer | 44.53% | 53,956 | 50.85% | 61,615 | 4.62% | 5,594 |
| Plumas | 44.36% | 3,881 | 49.66% | 4,345 | 5.98% | 523 |
| Amador | 44.35% | 6,534 | 50.10% | 7,382 | 5.55% | 818 |
| Calaveras | 44.33% | 7,860 | 48.74% | 8,642 | 6.92% | 1,227 |
| El Dorado | 43.25% | 28,915 | 50.99% | 34,091 | 5.76% | 3,853 |
| Mariposa | 42.98% | 3,249 | 50.83% | 3,842 | 6.19% | 468 |
| Madera | 42.39% | 12,658 | 52.27% | 15,609 | 5.34% | 1,596 |
| Tulare | 42.09% | 28,694 | 53.58% | 36,526 | 4.34% | 2,956 |
| Inyo | 41.41% | 2,641 | 51.44% | 3,281 | 7.15% | 456 |
| Siskiyou | 41.20% | 6,752 | 51.46% | 8,433 | 7.34% | 1,203 |
| Colusa | 41.08% | 1,994 | 54.53% | 2,647 | 4.39% | 213 |
| Sierra | 40.67% | 641 | 51.65% | 814 | 7.68% | 121 |
| Yuba | 39.94% | 5,487 | 52.82% | 7,257 | 7.24% | 994 |
| Sutter | 39.48% | 9,297 | 55.69% | 13,113 | 4.83% | 1,138 |
| Kern | 39.29% | 58,330 | 55.19% | 81,944 | 5.53% | 8,205 |
| Tehama | 38.70% | 6,914 | 55.22% | 9,865 | 6.08% | 1,086 |
| Shasta | 37.94% | 22,097 | 56.45% | 32,876 | 5.61% | 3,267 |
| Glenn | 37.84% | 2,813 | 56.76% | 4,219 | 5.39% | 401 |
| Lassen | 35.06% | 2,968 | 56.93% | 4,820 | 8.01% | 678 |
| Modoc | 34.44% | 1,264 | 57.03% | 2,093 | 8.53% | 313 |
See also
References
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