Florida U.S. Senate election, 2006
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Senator Bill Nelson (D)
- Senator: Bill Nelson (D)
- State: Florida
- Age in 2006: 64
- Prognosis: Likely Democratic (11/04)
Challengers
- Katherine Harris (R) (cw)
- Floyd Ray Frazier - (Independent)
Results
- Nelson won 60-38%
Previous Elections
- 2000: 52% / 47% over Bill McCollum (R) (open seat)
Florida Presidential Results
- 2004: Bush 52%/ Kerry 47%
- 2000: Bush 49% / Gore 49%
Narrative
As the only southern Democrat facing re-election, Nelson will draw major regional attention to this race. Florida also will elect a new governor in 2006, and the cost of two major campaigns in a large state could require that one of the Republican candidates have a high profile. Rep. Katherine Harris, who served as Secretary of State during the 2000 election, won the Republican primary in spite of a shambolic campaign, and the open opposition of most of the state's senior Republican officeholders. This seat is safely Democratic.
External Links
- Bill Nelson senate website (U.S. Congress)
- Bill Nelson campaign website
- Bill Nelson (Project Vote Smart)
- Bill Nelson on the Issues(On the Issues)
- Katherine Harris campaign website Republican candidate for Senate.
- Belinda Noah blog Republican candidate for Senate.
- Lady Harris Doth Protest Too Much (Daily Kos, 3-2-06)
- Babcock, Charles R. Harris Requested Funds At Behest of Contractor ‘’Washington Post’’, 3-4-06.
- Wallace, Jeremy. Harris 'circling the wagons,' consultant says Senate hopeful cancels weekend appearance ‘’HeraldTribune.com’’, 3-5-06.
- Farrington, Brendan. Last of Harris' top campaign staff leave Orlando Sentinel, 4-2-06.
- Stratton, Jim. Questions raised over meal shared by Harris, convicted lobbyist Contra Costa Times, April 21, 2006.
Sen. Melquiades Rafael Martinez (R-FL)
- faces reelection in 2010.
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