5,076,289 2,990,822 Start date November 7, 2006 | 59.43% 35.02% | |
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Winner Dianne Feinstein | ||
The 2006 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her third full term.
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Background
Feinstein stood against Republican Dick Mountjoy, who had never held a statewide elected position, but had been a state senator for several years. Also running was Libertarian Michael Metti, Don Grundmann of the American Independent Party, Todd Chretien of the Green Party and Marsha Feinland of the Peace and Freedom Party.
Because California is a state that requires a large amount of money to wage a competitive statewide campaign, it is not unusual - as was the case for this race - for a popular incumbent to have no significant opponent. Several prominent Republicans, such as Bill Jones, Matt Fong, and others, declined to run, and a previous announced challenger, businessman Bill Mundell, withdrew his declaration after determining he would not be a self-funded candidate (like Michael Huffington was in the 1994 election).
Democratic Party
Lost in primary
Republican Party
American Independent Party
Green Party
Lost in primary
Libertarian Party
Peace and Freedom Party
Primary results
Link to primary results
Controversy
On September 22, the Los Angeles Times reported that Mountjoy's official biography, as found on his campaign website, falsely asserted that he had served aboard the battleship USS Missouri during the Korean War—he'd actually served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Bremerton. A review of the ships' logs corroborated this and the website was quickly changed to reflect his service aboard the Bremerton rather than the Missouri.
I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn't come from me.
Results breakdown
Final results from the Secretary of State of California.