page_title: Jim Pederson (businessman and politician)
section_title: 2006 United States Senate candidacy
hierarchical_section_title: Jim Pederson (businessman and politician) / 2006 United States Senate candidacy
caption_attribution_description: English: More information Signs of candidates shown: Senate Jim Pederson (Democrat) - lost Congress Randy Graf (Republican) - lost Gabby Giffords (Democrat) - won David Nolan (Libertarian) - lost Jay Quick (Independent) - lost House Jorge Sorenson (Republican) - lost State Representative/State Senate Al Melvin (Republican) - lost Lena Sarandik (Democrat) - won Propositions Prop 204 - passed Prop 400 - passed Prop 107 - failed CC-BY-SA -- you attribute to me if you want to reuse Campaign signs for the 2006 Arizona elections, including Tucson propositions and local candidates. Taken October 2006 by GURoadrunner
context_page_description: James Pederson, is an American businessman, co-founder of the commercial development firm The Pederson Group, and was the Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party from 2001 to 2005. In 2006, he ran for a seat in the United States Senate, losing to incumbent Jon Kyl.
context_section_description: On September 14, 2005, Pederson formally announced his intention to run, in his home town of Casa Grande, Arizona. Pederson faced Jon Kyl, an incumbent who ran for a third term in the Senate. Early head-to-head polls showed Kyl significantly ahead of Pederson. In addition, a poll released on September 19, 2006 by SurveyUSA indicated that Kyl was still in the lead, although by a narrower margin: Kyl led Pederson by 48% to 43% with 7% undecided.
  The race was one of the most expensive in Arizona history. As of May 7, Kyl's campaign had raised over $9 million primarily from private donations and large fundraising dinners. Pederson's campaign raised over $5 million primarily through a dinner event with former U.S. President Bill Clinton and a $2 million donation from Pederson himself.
  In the general election on November 7, 2006, Pederson attained 44% of the popular vote (506,759 votes) compared to 53% of the vote for winner Jon Kyl.
caption: Variety of 2006 AZ CD8 race campaign signs, including for Pederson
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