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%
The2006 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. SenatorBill Nelson won re-election to a second term.
During theTerri Schiavo case in March 2005, atalking points memo on the controversy was written byBrian Darling , the legal counsel toRepublican SenatorMel Martínez ofFlorida .[ 1] base (core supporters) and could be used against SenatorBill Nelson , aDemocrat fromFlorida who was up for reelection in 2006, because he had refused to co-sponsor the bill which came to be known as thePalm Sunday Compromise .[ 2]
Florida was one of five Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state thatGeorge W. Bush won in the2004 presidential election .
Poll Source Date LeRoy Katherine Will Peter Strategic Vision [ 9] July 26, 2006 9% 45% 22% 7% Mason-Dixon [ 10] July 26, 2006 8% 36% 11% 2% Quinnipiac [ 11] July 27, 2006 6% 40% 21% 3% Scroth Eldon & Associates [ 12] August 11, 2006 9% 28% 11% 5% SurveyUSA [ 13] August 24, 2006 20% 43% 15% 7% Strategic Vision[ 14] August 30, 2006 19% 38% 21% 5% Quinnipiac [ 15] August 31, 2006 11% 38% 22% 3% SurveyUSA [ 16] August 31, 2006 12% 45% 22% 5% Mason-Dixon [ 17] September 2, 2006 17% 38% 21% 2% Primary Results September 5, 2006 15% 49% 30% 5%
Republican Primary results by county 30–40%
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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) The organizationCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which monitors political corruption, complained to theFederal Election Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that theBacardi 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 SenatorMel Martinez , an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated theFederal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation's vendors.[ 19]
In a rare move, all twenty-two of Florida's daily newspapers supported Nelson, while none supported Harris in the general election.[ 20]
Graphical summary
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Poll Source Date Bill Katherine Strategic Vision (R) [ 40] July 20, 2005 48% 40% Strategic Vision (R)[ 41] August 21, 2005 47% 38% Quinnipiac [ 42] August 31, 2005 57% 33% Strategic Vision (R)[ 43] September 22, 2005 48% 36% Rasmussen [ 44] November 14, 2005 53% 36% Quinnipiac [ 45] November 15, 2005 55% 31% Strategic Vision (R)[ 46] November 30, 2005 48% 32% Rasmussen [ 47] January 5, 2006 54% 31% Rasmussen [ 48] February 14, 2006 49% 40% Strategic Vision (R)[ 49] February 22, 2006 49% 34% Quinnipiac [ 50] February 24, 2006 53% 31% University of North Florida [ 51] March 15, 2006 48% 28% Mason-Dixon [ 52] March 29, 2006 51% 35% Strategic Vision (R)[ 53] March 30, 2006 56% 28% Zogby /WSJ [ 54] March 31, 2006 50% 37% Rasmussen [ 55] April 14, 2006 57% 27% Quinnipiac [ 56] April 20, 2006 56% 27% Strategic Vision (R)[ 57] April 26, 2006 56% 24% Rasmussen [ 58] May 22, 2006 60% 33% Strategic Vision (R)[ 59] May 25, 2006 56% 26% Quinnipiac [ 60] May 25, 2006 58% 25% Zogby /WSJ [ 61] June 21, 2006 51% 33% Strategic Vision (R) [ 62] June 28, 2006 61% 26% Quinnipiac [ 63] June 30, 2006 59% 26% Zogby /WSJ [ 61] July 24, 2006 55% 34% Strategic Vision (R) [ 64] July 26, 2006 60% 22% Mason-Dixon [ 10] July 26, 2006 57% 29% Quinnipiac [ 65] July 27, 2006 61% 24% Rasmussen [ 66] July 28, 2006 61% 33% St. Petersburg Times [ 67] August 11, 2006 60% 25% Zogby /WSJ [ 68] August 28, 2006 52% 32% Strategic Vision (R) [ 69] August 30, 2006 63% 20% Rasmussen [ 70] September 5, 2006 57% 34% Zogby /WSJ [ 68] September 11, 2006 51% 33% SurveyUSA [ 71] September 14, 2006 53% 38% Mason-Dixon [ 72] September 20–22, 2006 53% 35% Strategic Vision (R) [ 73] September 27, 2006 59% 31% Rasmussen [ 74] September 27, 2006 56% 33% Rasmussen [ 75] October 4, 2006 54% 37% SurveyUSA [ 76] October 10, 2006 55% 37% Quinnipiac [ 77] October 11, 2006 61% 33% Mason-Dixon [ 78] October 16–17, 2006 57% 31% Strategic Vision (R) [ 79] October 25, 2006 58% 35% Quinnipiac [ 80] October 25, 2006 64% 29% St. Petersburg Times [ 81] October 28, 2006 56% 30% Strategic Vision (R) [ 82] November 2, 2006 59% 33% Mason-Dixon [ 83] November 3, 2006 58% 34% SurveyUSA [ 84] November 5, 2006 59% 36%
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 ofFlorida 's 67 counties. Nelson was projected the winner almost immediately when the polls closed at 7 P.M. EST.
General election results Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Bill Nelson (incumbent)2,890,548 60.30% +9.26% Republican Katherine Harris 1,826,127 38.10% −8.09% Independent Belinda Noah 24,880 0.52% n/a Independent Brian Moore 19,695 0.41% n/a Independent Floyd Ray Frazier 16,628 0.35% n/a Independent Roy Tanner 15,562 0.32% n/a Write-in 94 0.00% n/a Majority 1,064,421 22.21% +17.36% Turnout 4,793,534 Democratic hold Swing
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] ^ "Senator's office produced Schiavo memo" . Associated Press. April 6, 2005 – via NBC News.^ "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.^ "Orlando Sentinel - Central Florida Political Pulse: Florida Senate race archives" .blogs.orlandosentinel.com . Archived fromthe original on March 24, 2006.^ "Archived copy" . Archived fromthe original on June 7, 2011. RetrievedAugust 30, 2006 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ U.S. SENATE: It's a toss up | Jacksonville.com ^a b c d e f http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/nation/epaper/2006/08/25/a9a_endorse_0825.html [dead link ^ 404 | MiamiHerald.com [dead link ^ Topic Galleries - OrlandoSentinel.com [permanent dead link ^ Strategic Vision ^a b Mason-Dixon ^ Quinnipiac ^ Scroth Eldon & Associates ^ SurveyUSA ^ Strategic Vision ^ Quinnipiac ^ SurveyUSA ^ Mason-Dixon [permanent dead link ^ "Official Results September 5, 2006 Republican Primary Election" .Florida Department of State . September 5, 2006. RetrievedDecember 1, 2017 .^ "CREW FILES AMENDED FEC COMPLAINT AGAINST BACARDI USA AND MARTINEZ FOR SENATE" .Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington . Archived fromthe original on August 8, 2018. RetrievedAugust 7, 2018 .^ Harris, Nelson tout testimonials ^a b c d "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on December 13, 2006. RetrievedJuly 13, 2008 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 16, 2006 .^ U.S. SENATE: Nelson the best choice | Jacksonville.com ^ The News Press Endorsement Recap ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 16, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 20, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on November 1, 2006. RetrievedNovember 1, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2006. RetrievedOctober 11, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on November 1, 2006. RetrievedNovember 1, 2006 .^ Nelson for U.S. Senate ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 16, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 16, 2006 .^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 20, 2006 .^ Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL ^ "Bill Nelson For Senate" . Archived fromthe original on October 18, 2006. RetrievedOctober 16, 2006 .^ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) .The Cook Political Report . Archived fromthe original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2021 .^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 6, 2006. RetrievedJune 25, 2021 .^ "2006 Senate Ratings" .Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedJune 25, 2021 .^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. RetrievedJune 25, 2021 .^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Rasmussen Archived November 24, 2005, at theWayback Machine ^ Quinnipiac ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Rasmussen ^ Rasmussen ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^ University of North Florida ^ Mason-Dixon [permanent dead link ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Zogby/WSJ ^ Rasmussen ^ Quinnipiac ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Rasmussen ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^a b Zogby/WSJ ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^ Rasmussen Archived September 22, 2006, at theWayback Machine ^ St. Petersburg Times ^a b Zogby/WSJ ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Rasmussen ^ SurveyUSA ^ Mason-Dixon ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Rasmussen ^ Rasmussen ^ SurveyUSA ^ Quinnipiac ^ Mason-Dixon ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Quinnipiac ^ St. Petersburg Times ^ Strategic Vision (R) ^ Mason-Dixon ^ SurveyUSA Debates
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