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Parents > United States > Tennessee > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 06, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedAshley October 13, 2007 12:08pm
Data Sources[Link]

Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2000
NameBill Frist Votes1,255,444 (65.10%)
Term01/03/2001 - 01/03/2007 Margin634,292 (+32.89%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2012
NameBob Corker Votes1,506,443 (64.89%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin800,561 (+34.48%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 03, 2006 TN US Senate - D Primary
Harold E. Ford, Jr.
D 421,996
Aug 03, 2006 TN US Senate - R Primary
Bob Corker
R 481,117
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/21/2003 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bob Corker 36 19 6 2
Harold E. Ford, Jr. 18 2 ----
Leaning Call: Bob Corker (81.97%)
Weighted Call: Bob Corker (95.17%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

07/06/2006 11/06/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Mayor Bob Corker Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr. Ed Choate David "None Of The Above" Gatchell Emory "Bo" Heyward H. Gary Keplinger Chris Lugo
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 929,911 (50.71%) 879,976 (47.99%) 10,831 (0.59%) 3,746 (0.20%) 3,580 (0.20%) 3,033 (0.17%) 2,589 (0.14%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -49,935 (-2.72%) -919,080 (-50.12%) -926,165 (-50.51%) -926,331 (-50.52%) -926,878 (-50.55%) -927,322 (-50.57%)
Predict Avg.50.73% 47.76% 0.11% 0.11% 0.06% 0.00% 0.17%
Cash On Hand 9/30 $12,978,467.00 9/30 $8,630,484.00 $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006
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MATCHUP POLLS (39 from 14 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.19%-- 44.23%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
OnPoint Polling and Research 
11/06/06-11/06/06		 48.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
11/03/06-11/05/06		 51.00% 3.0 46.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 51.00% -- 46.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/06-11/04/06		 49.00% 4.0 46.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/04/06-11/04/06		 51.00% 2.0 47.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 50.00% 5.0 38.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Kyle
AENM Angry Russian
R ...
  Clarksville (TN) Leaf-Chronicle
  Knoxville News-Sentinel
  National Right to Life
R Rod DeBerry 🔗
D Ashley
  Bristol (TN-VA) Herald Courier
D Buddy
  Jackson (TN) Sun
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
R TurnerforCongress
IND Monsieur
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  Tennessean (Nashville)
D PaGuy
D Bob
D Stumbo for Senate
D Qbanito
FWP CBlock941
D PaGuy
REFS Servo
D NYDem Junior
D Brandonius Maximus
D Some say...
D GavinBrown
Laf-W Craverguy
I Jim Maynard 🔗
G-R TONY
MFL The Oncoming Storm
G BR_Green
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) James Anthony Gray (W) John Jay Hooker (W) Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright (W) Gloria D. Reagon Price  
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 14 (0.00%) 13 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)  
Margin-929,897 (-50.71%) -929,898 (-50.71%) -929,910 (-50.71%) -929,910 (-50.71%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date -- -- -- --  
MATCHUP POLLS (39 from 14 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
OnPoint Polling and Research 
11/06/06-11/06/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
11/03/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/06-11/04/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/04/06-11/04/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
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00/00/2006 Bob Corker TVAd Attack eng Harold Ford...Call Me   00:00:31 Green Pigs 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 26, 2006 06:25am Analysis Tennessee and the ‘15% Lie’  Article RP 
Oct 25, 2006 03:00pm Blog Entry TN-SEN: Corker Radio Ad Has Tom-Tom Drums During Mentions Of Ford  Article Servo 
Oct 24, 2006 01:40pm Perspective Is Senate campaign ad racist? [TN US Senate Race]  Article Servo 
Oct 20, 2006 11:00pm News Campaign '06: The G.O.P. Gets Nervous in Tennessee  Article Eric 
Oct 20, 2006 08:00am Press Release Corker Campaign Calls on RNC to Pull New TV Ad  Article Servo 
Oct 18, 2006 12:00pm Endorsement Corker best choice to serve in Senate  Article Servo 

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