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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Minnesota > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 04, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Turnout 44.78% Total Population
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedCraverguy September 22, 2009 08:39pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2000
NameMark Dayton Votes1,180,335 (48.78%)
Term01/03/2001 - 01/03/2007 Margin132,091 (+5.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameAmy Klobuchar Votes1,854,595 (65.23%)
Term01/02/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin986,721 (+34.71%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 09, 2006 MN US Senate - DFL Convention Amy Klobuchar
Sep 12, 2006 MN US Senate - R Primary Mark Kennedy
Sep 12, 2006 MN US Senate - D Primary Amy Klobuchar
Sep 12, 2006 MN US Senate - MNI Primary Robert "Rob" Fitzgerald
Sep 12, 2006 MN US Senate - G Primary Michael J. "Mike" Cavlan
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KEY RACE? 9.8888998032 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/24/2003 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Amy Klobuchar 7 27 33 4
Mark Kennedy 6 8 ----
Leaning Call: Amy Klobuchar (88.89%)
Weighted Call: Amy Klobuchar (96.41%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
07/21/2006 11/06/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name County Attorney Amy Klobuchar Rep. Mark Kennedy Robert "Rob" Fitzgerald Michael J. "Mike" Cavlan Ben Powers (W) Others (W) Peter Idusogie
PartyDemocratic Republican MN Independence Green Constitution Independent Independent
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Certified Votes1,278,849 (58.06%) 835,655 (37.94%) 71,194 (3.23%) 10,714 (0.49%) 5,408 (0.25%) 901 (0.04%) 27 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -443,194 (-20.12%) -1,207,655 (-54.82%) -1,268,135 (-57.57%) -1,273,441 (-57.81%) -1,277,948 (-58.02%) -1,278,822 (-58.06%)
Predict Avg.48.97% 41.72% 1.32% 0.33% 0.14% 0.00% 0.10%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
MATCHUP POLLS (22 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.17%-- 37.00%-- 1.45%-- -0.12%-- 0.27%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
11/05/06-11/06/06		 55.00% 1.0 34.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 57.00% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
11/04/06-11/05/06		 54.00% -- 34.00% -- 2.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 54.00% 1.0 34.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Humphrey Institute/University of Minnesota 
10/23/06-10/28/06		 55.00% 3.0 33.00% 3.0 3.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06		 50.50% 0.3 42.80% 0.1 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Ben Cohen [L]
  Pioneer Press
D Qbanito
D PaGuy
R TurnerforCongress
RTL FREDTHOMPSON08
R CAGOP
R PragCon 3.0
J Doctor Huh
Laf-W Craverguy
G Amber Garlan [L]
I TX_Progressive
MFL The Oncoming Storm
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Charles A. Aldrich (W) Rebecca Williamson (W) John Uldrich  
PartyLibertarian Socialist Workers Republican  
Website [Website]  
Certified Votes15 (0.00%) 5 (0.00%) 4 (0.00%)  
Margin-1,278,834 (-58.06%) -1,278,844 (-58.06%) -1,278,845 (-58.06%)  
Predict Avg.0.10% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (22 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.27%-- 0.54%-- 43.32%--  
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
11/05/06-11/06/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
11/04/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Princeton Survey Research Associates 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Humphrey Institute/University of Minnesota 
10/23/06-10/28/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 30, 2006 02:00pm Analysis In Minnesota, four years makes a big difference; Republicans' high hopes for the state run head-first into the Iraq reality  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 28, 2006 02:05am News Kennedy trails Klobuchar in cash going into final weeks  Article Eric 
Oct 27, 2006 01:00am News Klobuchar enters final weeks of campaign with $1.24 million  Article Eric 
Sep 20, 2006 06:00pm News Top Klobuchar aide fired for viewing leaked Kennedy ad  Article Eric 
Sep 18, 2006 07:10pm News (Mark) Kennedy presses on despite bad news in polls  Article Eric 
Sep 17, 2006 09:55pm News Klobuchar keeps big lead over Kennedy Klobuchar maintains lead over Kennedy (sic)  Article New York Democrat 

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