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Filing Deadline:
    April 6, 2006
Primary Date:
    Aug. 3, 2006
General Election:
    Nov. 7, 2006




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2006 Tip Sheets
TENNESSEE SENATE
Last updated: Nov. 8, 2006
 



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 Bob Corker (R) defeated Harold Ford Jr. (D), 51% to 48%.



Bob Corker (R)


Corker, the former mayor of Chattanooga, was nominated with 48% in a four-way primary.
Bob Corker Manager: Ben Mitchell
Consultant: Stevens Reed Curcio & Potholm
Contact: 423-756-1994
• Campaign Web site

 

Harold Ford Jr. (D)


Ford, a congressman, was nominated with 79% in a five-way primary.
Harold Ford Jr. Manager: Jim Hester
Consultant: GMMB
Contact: 615-244-6161
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography




Chuck Todd
 • Email
 		Chuck Todd's Race Ranking:  10
“At this point, this seat seems relatively safe for the incumbent.


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Get all Tennessee Senate polling numbers in Poll Track's campaign archives. The latest numbers on this race are:
General election matchup
  Corker (R)  50%
  Ford (D)  38%
A Mason-Dixon poll; conducted 11/1-3/06 for MSNBC and McClatchy; surveyed 625 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 11/5).
View all Campaign 2006 polling data

  
   The latest TV and radio campaign ads in the Tennessee Senate race are:

 • Republican National Committee: Means (11/6/06)
 • Bob Corker For Senate: Family Ties (11/6/06)
 • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Scorecard (11/6/06)
 • Bob Corker For Senate: Pardons (11/1/06)
 • National Right to Life PAC: Harold Ford Should Skip More Votes (10/31/06)

View all political ads for this race:

View all Campaign 2006 political ads

 
Campaign Buzz: Recent News

"Republican Bob Corker narrowly held off Democrat Harold Ford Jr." (Nashville City Paper, 11/08/06). ..... The DSCC launched a TV campaign Aug. 25 to link Corker to the oil industry (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 8/28/06). ..... National Right to Life endorsed Corker Aug. 23, but the state's branch plans to stay out of the race (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 8/24/06). ..... Corker and Ford are set to hit the campaign trail as they prepare to face each other on Nov. 7 after winning their parties' nominations (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 8/4/06). ..... Corker contributed $1.7 million to his campaign (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/20/06). ..... Former President Bill Clinton will host a fundraiser for Ford on Aug. 4, followed by a rally at LP Field in Nashville (Memphis Commercial Appeal, 7/14/06).


Previous Election Results

 2006 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Bob Corker (R) 927,343 51% n/a
  Harol Ford (D) 877,716 48% n/a
 
 2006 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Bob Corker (R) 231,541    
  Ed Bryant (R) 161,189    
  Van Hilleary (R) 83,078    
  Tate Harrison (R) 5,309    
 
 2000 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Bill Frist (R) 1,255,444 65% $4,664,737
  Jeff Clark (D) 621,152 32% $173,406
  Other 52,017 3%  
 
 2000 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Bill Frist (R) unopposed    
 
 1994 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Bill Frist (R) 834,226 56% $7,017,424
  Jim Sasser (D) 623,164 42% $5,020,515
  Other 23,001 2%  

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