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The2006 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent RepublicanKay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third full term, defeating DemocratBarbara Ann Radnofsky.
Because no candidate received a majority of votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff was held April 11, 2006. Attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky prevailed over Gene Kelly. Scott Lanier Jameson won the Libertarian Party nomination at the party's state convention on June 10, 2006, defeating Timothy Wade and Ray Salinas. Arthur W. Loux, aRoman Forest City Councilman and a member of theMinutemen, ran as an independent.[citation needed]
Incumbent Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison had co-sponsored legislation supporting a constitutional amendment that would contain senatorial term limits, but stated that she would only leave office after two terms if such limits applied to all senators.[1] After deciding not to challenge GovernorRick Perry in a Republican gubernatorial primary, Hutchison sought re-election to the Senate for a third full term.[2]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | Scott Jameson | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 19, 2006 | KLRN TexasLeague of Women Voters | Yolette Garcia | C-SPAN[3] | P | P | P |
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[4] | Solid R | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[7] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
| Source | Date | Hutchison (R) | Radnofsky (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polimetrix[8] | November 5, 2006 | 65% | 29% |
| Zogby[9] | October 25, 2006 | 61% | 27% |
| Rasmussen[10] | October 23, 2006 | 60% | 34% |
| Rasmussen[11] | August 31, 2006 | 58% | 32% |
| Rasmussen[12] | August 3, 2006 | 61% | 31% |
| Rasmussen[13] | July 13, 2006 | 58% | 31% |
| Rasmussen[14] | May 18, 2006 | 53% | 34% |
| Rasmussen[15] | January 8, 2006 | 64% | 25% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) | 2,661,789 | 61.69 | −4.65 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 1,555,202 | 36.04 | +3.69 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 97,672 | 2.26 | +1.10 | |
| Majority | 1,106,587 | 25.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,314,663 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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