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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Montana > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 04:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorMonsieur
Last Modifiedbudgeteer May 24, 2017 10:10am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2000
NameConrad R. Burns Votes208,082 (50.55%)
Term01/03/2001 - 01/03/2007 Margin13,652 (+3.32%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameJon Tester Votes236,123 (48.58%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin18,072 (+3.72%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 2006 MT US Senate - R Primary
Conrad R. Burns
R 97,473
Jun 06, 2006 MT US Senate - D Primary
Jon Tester
D 108,198
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/23/2004 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jon Tester 44 18 --1
Conrad R. Burns 13 3 4 1
Leaning Call: Jon Tester (70.59%)
Weighted Call: Jon Tester (99.03%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/08/2005 11/06/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Senate President Jon Tester (I) Sen. Conrad R. Burns Stan Jones  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 199,845 (49.16%) 196,283 (48.29%) 10,377 (2.55%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,562 (-0.88%) -189,468 (-46.61%)  
Predict Avg.50.10% 48.75% 0.90%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 03/23/2006 03/23/2006 03/23/2006  
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MATCHUP POLLS (27 from 9 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg48.10%-- 42.85%-- 2.31%--  
OnPoint Polling and Research 
11/06/06-11/06/06		 49.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/04/06-11/04/06		 50.00% -- 48.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 50.00% 2.0 41.00% 4.0 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/02/06		 47.00% 1.0 47.00% 4.0 1.00% 1.0
Rasmussen Reports 
11/01/06-11/01/06		 50.00% -- 46.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
10/24/06-10/31/06		 47.00% -- 46.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
D samir7243_ATL
D Ashley
D Jason
  Democracy for America
Laf-W Craverguy
LBR Old LW
  Bozeman Daily Chronicle
  Butte Montana Standard
  Helena Independent Record
  Billings Gazette
  Great Falls Tribune
D Bob
D Qbanito
D Homegrown Democrat
G BR_Green
D Tsongas Democrat
D PaGuy
IND Monsieur
D Sarnstrom
D Brandonius Maximus
REFS Servo
IND Monsieur
  Eagle Forum
FWP CBlock941
R PAVictory06
R ...
R Moving to Miami
R CincinnatiReds1990
R TurnerforCongress
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 09, 2006 12:00pm General Sen. Burns concedes Montana race  Article DFWDem 
Nov 07, 2006 01:00pm Poll Burns camp reacts to poll by castigating newspaper  Article RP 
Oct 31, 2006 01:35am Interview Abramoff friend describes Burns staff's ties to lobbyist  Article RP 
Oct 31, 2006 01:00am General Unlicensed Tester butchered neighbor's animals, wasn't cited  Article RP 
Oct 10, 2006 09:00am Analysis State Saw Few Jobs From Space Plan Burns Aided  Article RP 
Sep 13, 2006 09:05pm Editorial Disclose constituency funds  Article RP 
Sep 11, 2006 07:00pm Event Burns, Tester square off in front of packed house  Article RP 
Jul 31, 2006 01:00pm Opinion Sen. Burns misrepresented Montanans  Article RP 
Jul 28, 2006 02:00pm General Burns issues written apology  Article RP 
Jul 27, 2006 11:00am Speech Conrad Burns chastises Hotshots over Billings fire  Article RP 
Jun 16, 2006 04:45pm Event Montana Democrats Barnstorm for Unity  Article RP 
Jun 11, 2006 04:25pm Event Burns absent from first debate of 2006 season  Article RP 
Apr 15, 2006 01:00pm Poll Montana Senate: Burns Bouncing Back?  Article Scott³ 
Mar 17, 2006 04:35pm Blog Entry MT-Sen: All Hell About to Break Loose?  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 19, 2006 06:00pm Opinion Sen. Burns is stuck in a no-win position  Article RP 
Dec 25, 2005 06:00am Poll Poll: Demos closing in on [MT Sen] Burns  Article ArmyDem 
May 29, 2005 01:10pm Poll [MT] Burns, Rehberg lead potential foes early on  Article ArmyDem 

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