2006 Arkansas state elections
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. Halter came in first in the Democratic primary: Constitutional Officers. Lieutenant Governor. Democratic Run-off . Halter also won the run-off: Republican Primary. Holt won the primary: McDaniel came in first: Attorney General. Democratic Run-off. McDaniel also won the run-off, with exactly 87,000 votes: Green Party. Rebekah Kennedy - civil rights attorney and Public Relations chair for the Green Party of Arkansas State Treasurer. Democratic Primary. Shoffner lead solidly, but not enough to avoid a run-off: Democratic Run-off. Shoffner won the run-off: Judicial Elections. Judicial elections are nonpartisan. Supreme Court. Four Supreme Court associate justices were up for reelection to eight-year terms. 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: 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. General Assembly Elections. State Senate. 17 senators are up for reelection to four-year terms. State House. All 100 House seats are up for re-election. Referendums. 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. 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.