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2006 Tip Sheets
MISSOURI SENATE
Last updated: Nov. 13, 2006
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Claire McCaskill (D) defeated Jim Talent (R), 50% to 47%.
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Jim Talent (R)
First elected in 2002; Seeking second full term; Talent was nominated with 88% in a five-way primary.
Manager: Greg Keller
Consultant: Scott Howell & Company
Contact: 202-546-0900
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• NRSC profile
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Claire McCaskill (D)
McCaskill, the state auditor, was nominated with 80% in a two-way primary.
Manager: Richard Martin
Consultant: Dixon/Davis Media Group
Contact: 314-918-8683
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
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• Email
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Chuck Todd's Race Ranking: 6
“This state didn't make the top 10 list of most competitive Senate races.
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State Auditor Claire McCaskill (D) had a "squeaker Senate victory" over incumbent Jim Talent (R) (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/08/06). ..... Bill Clinton will campaign for McCaskill in St. Louis on Sept. 9 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/18/06). ..... McCaskill and Talent handily won their primary races Aug. 8 (AP, 8/9/06). ..... The Missouri Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against McCaskill July 26, charging that she "had failed to fully and accurately report her family's financial assets" (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 7/26/06). ..... President Bush will host a fundraiser in St. Louis June 28 that is expected to raise $500,000 for Talent (Columbia Missourian, 6/28/06). ..... Talent announced his opposition May 1 to one the state's hottest issues, a November ballot measure aimed at protecting stem-cell research in Missouri (Kansas City Star, 5/2/06). ..... Vice President Cheney stumped for Talent in Springfield, Mo., April 10 (Springfield News-Leader, 4/11/06). ..... First lady Laura Bush helped raise $200,000 at a St. Louis fundraiser April 4 for Talent that he couldn't attend (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/4/06). ..... The Missouri AFL-CIO announced its endorsement of McCaskill (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/7/06).
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2006 general
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Claire McCaskill (D)
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1,027,670
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49%
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n/a
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Jim Talent (R)
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985,701
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47%
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n/a
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2006 primary
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Claire McCaskill (D)
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282,767
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81%
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Bill Young (D)
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67,173
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19%
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2002 special
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Jim Talent (R)
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935,032
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50%
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$8,322,003
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Jean Carnahan (D)
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913,778
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49%
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913,778
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Other
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28,810
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2%
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2002 primary
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Jim Talent (R)
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395,994
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90%
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Joseph May (R)
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18,525
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4%
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Other
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27,552
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6%
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2000 general
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Mel Carnahan (D)
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1,191,812
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51%
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$8,800,864
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John Ashcroft (R)
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1,142,852
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48%
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$9,378,581
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Other
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26,922
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1%
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NEW FEATURE
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(Open-R)
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(Landrieu-D)
