2006 Oregon primary election explained

Oregon Legislative Assembly

The following table shows all primary candidates for the Oregon state legislature in 2006. For the general election, see Oregon statewide elections, 2006#Results.

width=125	Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	width=125	House District, incumbent	width=100	Democratic Candidates	width=100	Republican Candidates	width=125	notes
1 Jeff KruseCurry (Coos) (Douglas)	1 Wayne Krieger[1]		Wayne Krieger
	2 Susan Morgan		Susan Morgan
2 Jason AtkinsonJosephine	3 Gordon Anderson	Howard Owens	Ron Maurer	Atkinson ran for Governor, received 22%
	4 Dennis Richardson	Richard Koopmans	Dennis Richardson
3 Alan BatesJackson		Alan Bates	Lynn Aiello
	5 Peter Buckley	Peter Buckley[2]
	6 Sal Esquivel	Mike Moran	Sal Esquivel
4 Floyd Prozanski(Douglas) (Lane)		Floyd Prozanski	Bill Eddie
	7 Bruce Hanna		Bruce Hanna
	8 Paul Holvey	Paul R. Holvey[3]	Andrew Hill
5 Joanne VergerLincoln (Lane) (Douglas) (Coos) (Yamhill) (Tillamook)	9 Arnie Roblan	Arnie Roblan	Al Pearn
	10 Alan Brown	Jean Cowan[4]	Alan Brown
6 Bill Morrisette(Lane) (Linn)		Bill Morrisette	Renee Lindsey
	11 Phil Barnhart	Phil Barnhart[5]
	12 Elizabeth Terry Beyer	Terry Beyer	Bill Lioio
7 Vicki Walker(Lane)		Vicki L. Walker	Jim Torrey
	13 Robert Ackerman	Nancy Nathanson	Thomas Ray Albright
	14 Debi Farr	Chris Edwards	Debi Farr
8 Frank Morse(Benton) (Linn)		Mario E. Magana	Frank Morse
	15 Andy Olson	Sam H.W Sappington[6]	Andy Olson
	16 Sara Gesler	Sara A. Gesler[7]	Robin M. Brown
9 Roger Beyer(Clackamas) (Linn)	17 Jeff Kropf	Dan Thackaberry	Jeff Kropf
	18 Mac Sumner	Jim Gilbert[8]	Mac Summer James L. Buchal Dale Settje
10 Jackie Winters(Marion)		Paul Evans	Jackie Winters
	19 Kevin Cameron	Brian Grisham	Kevin Cameron
	20 Vicki Berger	Connie Garcia	Vicki Berger
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates	notes
11 Peter Courtney(Marion)		Peter Courtney	Jared Thatcher[9]
	21 Billy Dalto	Brian Clem[10]	Billy Dalto
	22 Betty Komp	Betty Komp	Carl Wieneke
12 Gary George(Polk) (Yamhill)	23 Brian Boquist	Jason Brown[11]	Brian Boquist
	24 Donna Nelson	Sal Peralta[12]	Donna Nelson
13 Charles Starr(Washington) (Yamhill) (Polk)		Rick Ross	Larry George Charles Starr[13]	Oregonian endorsed George in Rep. primary[14]
	25 Kim Thatcher	Susan Keen Charles E. Lee	Kim Thatcher
	26 Jerry Krummel	Lee Coleman[15]	Jerry Krummel
14 Ryan Deckert D(Washington)	27 Mark Hass	Mike Bohan[16] (MD) Tobias Read[17] (MD)	Dominic Biggi
	28 Jeff Barker	Jeff Barker	Eldon Derville-Teer Christopher Mentrum
15 Bruce Starr(Washington)		John Napolitano[18]	Bruce Starr
	29 Chuck Riley	Chuck Riley[19]	Barry S. Lee Terry Rilling
	30 Derrick Kitts	David Edwards[20]	Everett Curry
16 Betsy Johnson DClatsop Columbia (Tillamook) (Washington)		Betsy Johnson (MD)	Don Fell
	31 Brad Witt	Brad Witt (MD)	Mike Kocher
	32 Deborah Boone	Deborah Boone	Norm Myers
17 Charlie Ringo D(Multnomah)		Brad Avakian[21] (MD) Sam Chase[22]		Oregonian endorsed Avakian in Dem primary
	33 Mitch Greenlick	Mitch Greenlick[23] (MD) Jeffrey A. Kee	Mark Eggleston
	34 Brad Avakian	Suzanne Bonamici[24]	Joan Draper
18 Ginny Burdick D(Multnomah) (Washington)	35 Larry Galizio	Larry Galizio[25] (MD)	Shirley Parsons
	36 Mary Nolan	Mary Nolan (MD)
19 Richard Devlin D(Clackamas)		Richard Devlin (MD)	David Newell
	37 Scott Bruun	J. Marty Olson[26] Bev Backa[27] Gerritt Rosenthal	Scott Bruun
	38 Greg Macpherson	Greg Macpherson[28] (MD)	Fred Bremner
20 Kurt Schrader(Clackamas)		Kurt Schrader	Thomas F. Lemons
	39 Wayne Scott	Mike Caudle[29]	Wayne Scott
	40 Dave Hunt	Dave Hunt[30]
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates	notes
21 Kate Brown(Multnomah)	41 Carolyn Tomei	Carolyn Tomei (MD)		Jeff Cropp[31] is also running, on the Pacific Green Party ticket. Oregonian endorsed Rosenbaum[32]
	42 Diane Rosenbaum	Diane Rosenbaum[33] (MD) Gordon Hillesland[34]
22 Margaret Carter(Multnomah)	43 Chip Shields	Chip Shields[35] (MD)
	44 Gary Hansen	Tina Kotek[36] (MD) Mark Kirchmeier[37] Jim Robison[38] (MD)	Jay Kushner	[39] Oregonian endorsed Kotek
23 Avel Gordly(Multnomah)	45 Jackie Dingfelder	Jackie Dingfelder (MD)		Paul Loney ran as a Pacific Green Party candidate. Bing Wong,[40] Democratic party leader for this district[41] Oregonian endorsed Cannon, and positive mention of Hennrich [42] [43]
	46 Steve March	Ben Cannon[44] Mary Lou Hennrich[45] (MD) Cindy Banzer[46] Mary Botkin[47] Lynn Partin[48]	William Cornett
24 Frank Shields[49] (Multnomah)		Jesse Cornett[50] (MD?) Rod Monroe[51]	T.J. Reilly	[52] [53] Oregonian endorsed Cornett
	47 Jeff Merkley	Jeff Merkley (MD)	Bruce McCain
	48 Mike Shaufler	Mike Schaufler[54] (MD)	Dave Mowry
25 Laurie Monnes Anderson(Multnomah)	49 Karen Minnis	Rob Brading[55] (MD)	Karen Minnis
	50 John Lim	Jill Selman-Ringer (MD)	John Lim
26 Rick Metsger D(Multnomah) (Clackamas) Hood River		Rick Metsger (MD)	Carol York
	51 Linda Flores	Ryan Olds Gary Blackburn	Linda Flores
	52 Patti Smith	Suzanne VanOrman (MD)	Patti Smith
27 Ben Westlund(Deschutes)	53 Gene Whisnant	Bill A. Smith	Gene Whisnant	Westlund dropped (Rep) party affil to run for gov as an indep. What happens to his seat if he wins Gov race?
	54 Chuck Burley	Phil Philiben[56]	Chuck Burley
28 Doug WhitsettLake Crook Klamath (Deschutes) (Jackson)	55 George Gilman		George Gilman
	56 Bill Garrard	James Calvert	Bill Garrard
29 David NelsonMorrow Umatilla Union Wallowa	57 Greg Smith	Nancy Wolfe[57]	Greg Smith
	58 Bob Jenson	Ben Talley	Bob Jenson
30 Ted FerrioliWasco Sherman Gilliam Jefferson Wheeler (Deschutes) Grant Baker Harney Malheur	59 John Dallum	Jim Gilbertson	John Dallum
	60 Tom Butler	Peter Hall	Tom Butler
Senate District, incumbent, county(s)	House District, incumbent	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates	notes

Judicial races

width=125	Dist. num & county(s) !	Position	incumbent	candidates	notes
1 - Jackson	9		Lisa C. Greif[58] Joe Charter[59] Paul L. Henderson III Ron Grensky[60]
2 - Lane	14		James Chaney[61] Debra Vogt[62] Alan Leiman[63] Beverly Anderson[64]
3 - Marion	2		Paul Lipscomb Ross Day[65]
4 - Multnomah	31	Gernant	Cheryl Albrecht[66] Julia Philbrook[67] Lane Borg[68] Kathleen Payne Trung D. Tu[69]	Cheryl Albrecht was endorsed by the Oregonian and the Portland Mercury. Albrecht was also voted #1 candidate by Multnomah County lawyers.[70]
5 - Clackamas	11		Susie L. Huva David F. (Dave) Paul
6 - Morrow, Umatilla	5		Christopher R. Brauer Steven Fogelson Annetta L. Spicer
7 - Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler
8 - Baker
9 - Malheur
10 - Union, Wallowa
11 - Deschutes
12 - Polk
13 - Klamath
14 - Josephine
15 - Coos, Curry
16 - Douglas
17 - Lincoln
18 - Clatsop	3		Mary Ann Murk Cindee S. Matyas Michael J. Dooney Don H. Haller, III
19 - Columbia
20 - Washington	6		Vincent A. Deguc[71] Kevin W. Luby[72] Charlie Bailey[73]
	13		Jim Fun Leon S. Colas
21 - Benton
22 - Crook, Jefferson
23 - Linn
24 - Grant, Harney
25 - Yamhill
26 - Lake
27 - Tillamook

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 . May 19, 2006 . June 1, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060601224042/http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/DistrictMaps/HouseMaps/hd01.jpg . dead .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130620101142/http://peterbuckley.com/ Peter Buckley
3. Web site: Representative Paul Holvey - Welcome. September 30, 2007. archive.ph. September 28, 2024. September 30, 2007. https://archive.today/20070930161045/http://paulhlvey.com/. bot: unknown.
4. Web site: Jean Cowan. May 19, 2006. April 25, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060425161052/http://www.jeancowan.com/. dead.
5. Web site: Phil Barnhart for Oregon House District 11.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20060426103159/http://samforhd15.org/ Sam H.W Sappington
7. Web site: Sara Gelser for House District 16 | Sara Gelser for State Representat.... September 29, 2007. archive.ph. September 28, 2024. September 29, 2007. https://archive.today/20070929150850/http://www.saragesler.com/. bot: unknown.
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20060418203724/http://jimgilbertfororegon.com/ Jim Gilbert
9. http://www.votejared.com Jared Thatcher
10. Web site: Brian Clem . May 19, 2006 . June 21, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060621031859/http://www.brianclem.com/ . dead .
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009042937/http://www.brownforhouse.com/ Jason Brown
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20060614200155/http://www.peraltafororegon.org/ Sal Peralta
13. Web site: Web site detailing Charles Starr's voting record.
14. https://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1144108535314680.xml?oregonian?ede&coll=7{{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}
15. https://web.archive.org/web/20060821091325/http://www.friendsofleecoleman.org/ Lee Coleman
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928201018/http://www.electmikebohan.com/ Mike Bohan
17. Web site: Tobias Read for Oregon Secretary of State 2024.
18. Web site: Johnnapolitano.com. November 5, 2006. October 14, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061014092806/http://www.johnnapolitano.com/. dead.
19. Web site: Chuck Riley . May 19, 2006 . June 21, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060621024321/http://www.chuckriley.org/ . dead .
20. https://web.archive.org/web/20070909170405/http://www.edwards2006.com/ David Edwards
21. Web site: Brad Avakian . May 19, 2006 . May 11, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060511192433/http://www.bradavakian.com/ . dead .
22. Web site: Sam Chase.
23. Web site: Mitch Greenlick. May 19, 2006. July 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200731000636/http://greenlick.com/. dead.
24. https://web.archive.org/web/20060621170029/http://www.suzannefororegon.com/ Suzanne Bonamici
25. Web site: Larry Galizio . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060613021501/http://larrygalizio.com/ . June 13, 2006 . May 19, 2006.
26. http://jmartyolson.info J. Marty Olson
27. https://web.archive.org/web/20060627083713/http://www.electbevbacka.com/ Bev Backa
28. Web site: Greg Macpherson . May 19, 2006 . January 11, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060111182823/http://www.votemac.org/ . dead .
29. Web site: Mike Caudle . June 19, 2006 . July 10, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060710202231/http://www.mikecaudle.com/ . dead .
30. http://www.electdavehunt.com Dave Hunt
31. https://web.archive.org/web/20060807000552/http://jeffcropp.org/voteforjeff/ Jeff Cropp
32. https://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1144880750174170.xml?oregonian?ede&coll=7{{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}
33. https://web.archive.org/web/20080329061937/http://www.leg.state.or.us/rosenbaum/ Diane Rosenbaum
34. https://web.archive.org/web/20070505013057/http://www.multdems.org/Gordon_Hillesland Gordon Hillesland
35. Web site: Chip Shields . May 19, 2006 . May 13, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060513132502/http://www.chipshields.com/ . dead .
36. Web site: Tina Kotek for Oregon Governor. Tina for Oregon.
37. https://web.archive.org/web/20060503223627/http://www.neighbors4mark.com/ Mark Kirchmeier
38. Web site: Jim Robison's Home. www.jimrobison.org.
39. https://web.archive.org/web/20061108131925/http://multdems.org/dist44 Democratic web site and blog
40. https://web.archive.org/web/20070505090520/http://www.multdems.org/Bing_Wong Bing Wong
41. https://web.archive.org/web/20060907164637/http://multdems.org/dist46 Democratic web site and blog
42. https://www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/portland_news/114290793047610.xml?oregonian?pddcs&coll=7{{dead link|date=September 2024|fix-attempted=yes}}
43. Web site: HD46: Banzer, Botkin, Cannon, Hennrich, Partin - BlueOregon. www.blueoregon.com.
44. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911222035/http://votebencannon.com/ Ben Cannon
45. https://web.archive.org/web/20060513162029/http://www.vote4marylouhennrich.com/ Mary Lou Hennrich
46. Web site: Cindy Banzer. Cindy Banzer.
47. https://web.archive.org/web/20060516050555/http://www.friendsofmarybotkin.com/ Mary Botkin
48. https://web.archive.org/web/20060506145545/http://www.lynnpartin.com/ Lynn Partin
49. https://web.archive.org/web/20050301090935/http://www.leg.state.or.us/shields/homepage.htm Frank Shields
50. https://web.archive.org/web/20170914042346/http://jessecornett.com/ Jesse Cornett
51. https://web.archive.org/web/20060513135559/http://www.rodforsenate.com/ Rod Monroe
52. Web site: Oregonian article about Dem. race.
53. Web site: Breaking: Frank Shields Withdraws - BlueOregon. www.blueoregon.com.
54. https://web.archive.org/web/20060209013414/http://www.leg.state.or.us/schaufler/home.htm Mike Schaufler
55. https://web.archive.org/web/20180804153720/http://robbrading.com/ Rob Brading
56. https://web.archive.org/web/20030807173014/http://www.philphiliben.com/ Phil Philiben
57. http://www.umatillacountydemocrats.com/ Nancy Wolfe
58. Web site: October 19, 2007 . lisagreif.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071019051303/http://www.lisagreif.com/ . October 19, 2007.
59. Web site: JoeforJudge. www.joeforjudge.com.
60. http://www.grensky.com Ron Grensky
61. Web site: James Chaney. May 24, 2006. August 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180806032256/http://chaneyforjudge.com/. dead.
62. http://www.vogtforjudge.org Debra Vogt
63. https://web.archive.org/web/20071009080810/http://www.alanleiman.com/ Alan Leiman
64. http://www.electBevAnderson.com Beverly Anderson
65. https://web.archive.org/web/20060408155554/http://www.rossdayforjudge.com/ Ross Day
66. Web site: Cheryl Albrecht . May 24, 2006 . June 21, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060621045513/http://www.cherylforjudge.com/ . dead .
67. https://web.archive.org/web/20060518093916/http://electphilbrook.com/ Julia Philbrook
68. http://www.laneborgforjudge.com/ Lane Borg
69. https://web.archive.org/web/20060612191628/http://trungtuforjudge.com/ Trung D. Tu
70. https://web.archive.org/web/20060814154632/http://www.cherylforjudge.com/press.php#Anchor-PORTLAND-49575 Multnomah County lawyers
71. https://web.archive.org/web/20060624040546/http://www.vincentforjudge.com/ Vincent A. Deguc
72. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928222228/http://www.lubyforjudge.com/ Kevin W. Luby
73. http://charliebaileyforjudge.com Charlie Bailey