# 2006 Arkansas elections

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Arkansas's 2006 state elections were held November 7, 2006. Primaries were held May 23 and runoffs, if necessary, were held June 13. Arkansas elected seven constitutional officers, 17 of 35 state senate seats, all 100 house seats and 28 district prosecuting attorneys, and voted on one constitutional amendment and one referred question. Non-partisan judicial elections were held the same day as the party primaries for four Supreme Court justices, four appeals circuit court judges, and eight district court judges.

## Constitutional Officers
### Governor
#### Democrat

* Mike Beebe - Attorney General

#### Republican

* Asa Hutchinson - former Undersecretary of Homeland Security

#### Green Party

* Jim Lendall (ran for Governor 2006 - former state representative)

#### Third Parties

* Rod Bryan (independent) - musician

### Lieutenant governor
#### Democratic primary

* Bill Halter - former Social Security commissioner
* Tim Wooldridge - state senator, District 11
* Mike Hathorn - former state representative, Arkansas Rural Development Commissioner
* Jay Martin - state representative, North Little Rock
Halter came in first in the Democratic primary:
Lt. Governor - Democratic Primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bill Halter | 110,797 | 40 |
| Tim Wooldridge | 73,718 | 26.6 |
| Mike Hathorn | 68,531 | 24.7 |
| Jay Martin | 24,174 | 8.7 |

#### Democratic Run-off

Halter also won the run-off:
Lt. Governor - Democratic Run-off :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bill Halter | 97,279 | 56.5 |
| Tim Wooldridge | 74,906 | 43.5 |

#### Republican primary

* Jim Holt - state senator, District 35
* Charles "Chuck" Banks - former US Attorney
* Douglas Jay Matayo - state representative, Springdale
Holt won the primary:
Lt. Governor - Republican Primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Holt | 35,309 | 56.2 |
| Charles Banks | 15,722 | 25 |
| Douglas Jay Matayo | 11,837 | 18.8 |

### Secretary of State
#### Democrat

* Charlie Daniels - incumbent

#### Republican

* Jim Lagrone - businessman, former Baptist pastor

#### Green Party

* Ralph "Marty" Scully - retiree, former Teamster

### Attorney general
#### Democratic primary

* Dustin McDaniel - State Representative, District 75 (Jonesboro), former attorney.
* Paul Suskie - North Little Rock City Attorney, Afghanistan Conflict veteran.
* Robert Leo Herzfeld - Saline County Prosecutor.
McDaniel came in first:
Attorney General - Democratic Primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dustin McDaniel | 104,328 | 38.4 |
| Paul Suskie | 87,017 | 32 |
| Robert Leo Herzfeld | 80,437 | 29.6 |

#### Democratic Run-off

McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes:
Attorney General - Democratic Run-off :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dustin McDaniel | 87,000 | 50.8 |
| Paul Suskie | 84,334 | 49.2 |

#### Republican

* Gunner DeLay - former state senator, attorney

#### Green Party

Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas

### Auditor of State
#### Democrat

* Jim Wood - incumbent

#### Green Party

* Michael Bolzenius - advertising salesman

### State Treasurer
#### Democratic primary

* Martha Shoffner - former state representative, 2002 auditor candidate
* Mac Campbell - tax attorney, former counsel to Senator Blanche Lincoln
* Don House - businessman, state representative (Walnut Ridge)
Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off:
State Treasurer - Democratic Primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martha Shoffner | 115,582 | 43.8 |
| Mac Campbell | 94,826 | 35.9 |
| Don House | 53,526 | 20.3 |

#### Democratic Run-off

Shoffner won the run-off:
State Treasurer - Democratic Run-off :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martha Shoffner | 91,081 | 54.1 |
| Mac Campbell | 77,293 | 45.9 |

#### Republican

* Chris Morris - staffer for Governor Mike Huckabee

#### Green Party

* Brock Carpenter - student, Hendrix College

### Commissioner of State Lands
#### Democrat

* Mark Wilcox - incumbent

#### Green Party

* R. David Lewis - attorney

## Judicial Elections

Judicial elections are nonpartisan.

### Supreme Court

Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms.

#### Position 2

* Donald Louis Corbin - incumbent
* Roger Harrod - Maumelle district court judge
| Supreme Court Position 2 Results | Supreme Court Position 2 Results | Votes | Percentage |
| | Donald Louis Corbin | 193,625 | 62.8 |
| | Roger Harrod | 114,957 | 37.3 |
| Total | Total | 308,582 | 100 |

#### Position 5

* Paul Danielson - circuit judge for the 15th circuit
* Wendell Griffen - appeals judge, District 6
| Supreme Court Position 5 Results | Supreme Court Position 5 Results | Votes | Percentage |
| | Paul Danielson | 177,406 | 57.2 |
| | Wendell Griffen | 132,789 | 42.8 |
| Total | Total | 310,195 | 100 |

#### Position 6

* Annabelle Clinton Imber - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.

#### Position 7

* Robert Brown - incumbent. Uncontested for reelection.

### Court of Appeals

Elections were held on primary election day for four appeals judges to new eight-year terms. All candidates stood unopposed and were reelected by acclamation:
* Judge John Pittman - District 1, Position 1
* Denzil Price Marshall - District 1, Position 2
* Judge Terry Crabtree - District 3, Position 2
* Judge Larry Vaught - District 6, Position 2

### Circuit Courts

Elections were also held on primary election day for eight district court judges, for six-year terms. Necessary run-offs will be held with the general election.
* Unopposed:
** Judge John Mark Lindsay - District 4, Division 6
** Judge Ellen Brantley - District 6, Division 16, Subdistrict 6.2
** Judge Mackie Pierce - District 6, Division 17, Subdistrict 6.2
| District 2, Division 7, At-Large | District 2, Division 7, At-Large | Votes | Percentage |
| | Barbara Halsey | 15,417 | 48.5 |
| | Raymond Spruell | 8,476 | 26.7 |
| | Alan Seagrave | 7,881 | 24.8 |
| Total | Total | 31,774 | 100 |
| District 8-North, Division 1 | District 8-North, Division 1 | Votes | Percentage |
| | William Randal Wright | 4,094 | 66 |
| | Mark Gunter | 2,108 | 34 |
| Total | Total | 6,202 | 100 |
| District 11-West, Division 2 | District 11-West, Division 2 | Votes | Percentage |
| | Robert Wyatt | 4,874 | 50.2 |
| | Wilson Bynum | 4,840 | 49.8 |
| Total | Total | 9,714 | 100 |
| District 18-East, Division 4 | District 18-East, Division 4 | Votes | Percentage |
| | Judge Marcia Renaud Hearnsberger | 6,884 | 53.9 |
| | Latt Bachelor | 5,887 | 46.1 |
| Total | Total | 12,771 | 100 |

## General Assembly Elections
### State Senate

17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms.
| Arkansas State Senate | Arkansas State Senate | Members |
| | Republican-Held | 8 |
| | Democrat-Held | 27 |
| Elections, 2006 ||
| | Republican Held and Uncontested | 8 |
| | Contested | 3 |
| | Democratic Held and Uncontested | 24 |
| Total | Total | 35 |

### State House

All 100 House seats are up for re-election.
| Arkansas State House | Arkansas State House | Members |
| | Republican-Held | 29 |
| | Democrat-Held | 71 |
| Elections, 2006 ||
| | Uncontested Republican | 20 |
| | Contested | 32 |
| | Uncontested Democratic | 48 |
| Total | Total | 100 |

## Referendums

* Constitutional Amendment 1
Amendment 1 would amend the Arkansas Constitution to lift prohibitions against gambling from bingos and lotteries conducted by authorized nonprofit organizations, such as churches or volunteer fire organizations.
* Referred Question 1
Question 1 would allow the state to issue no more than $250 million in bonds to finance the development of technology and facilities for state institutions of higher education.