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Parents > United States > New Jersey > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 03, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedMr. Matt June 07, 2012 12:46am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/09/2005
NameRobert "Bob" Menendez Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/18/2006 - 01/03/2007 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameRobert "Bob" Menendez Votes1,987,680 (58.87%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2019 Margin658,146 (+19.49%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 2006 NJ US Senate - D Primary
Robert "Bob" Menendez
D 189,944
Jun 06, 2006 NJ US Senate - R Primary
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
R 171,622
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/25/2003 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Robert "Bob" Menendez 37 29 11 1
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. 9 2 --1
Leaning Call: Robert "Bob" Menendez (88.59%)
Weighted Call: Robert "Bob" Menendez (99.49%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/07/2006 11/06/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Sen. Robert "Bob" Menendez Minority Whip Thomas H. Kean, Jr. Leonard T. "Len" Flynn Edward "NJ Weedman" Forchion J.M. Carter N. Leonard Smith Daryl Brooks
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Legalize Marijuana God We Trust Solidarity, Defend Life Poor People's Campaign
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,200,843 (53.37%) 997,775 (44.35%) 14,637 (0.65%) 11,563 (0.51%) 7,918 (0.35%) 6,243 (0.28%) 5,138 (0.23%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -203,068 (-9.03%) -1,186,206 (-52.72%) -1,189,280 (-52.86%) -1,192,925 (-53.02%) -1,194,600 (-53.09%) -1,195,705 (-53.14%)
Predict Avg.50.07% 48.37% 0.18% 0.00% 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 06/06/2006 06/06/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2006
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MATCHUP POLLS (54 from 19 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg46.86%-- 41.15%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
OnPoint Polling and Research 
11/06/06-11/06/06		 50.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/30/06-11/05/06		 48.00% 1.0 43.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 53.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/02/06-11/04/06		 49.00% 6.0 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 50.00% 4.0 40.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 45.00% 3.0 42.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 50.00% 13.0 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 48.00% 3.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/01/06-11/01/06		 48.00% 3.0 43.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
10/29/06-10/31/06		 46.00% 1.0 42.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
10/25/06-10/31/06		 48.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
10/24/06-10/31/06		 49.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/27/06-10/29/06		 43.00% 2.0 42.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/26/06-10/29/06		 51.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/23/06-10/29/06		 49.00% -- 44.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06		 48.70% 3.9 42.80% 4.3 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/25/06-10/25/06		 45.00% 1.0 45.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Bennett, Petts & Normington (D) 
10/23/06-10/25/06		 45.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/23/06-10/25/06		 48.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
New York Times 
10/20/06-10/25/06		 40.00% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
LA Times 
10/20/06-10/23/06		 45.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/18/06-10/21/06		 45.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
10/16/06-10/19/06		 48.00% 10.0 39.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/10/06-10/16/06		 44.80% 1.8 47.10% 6.2 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/11/06-10/11/06		 44.00% 4.0 40.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/04/06-10/10/06		 49.00% 4.0 45.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/29/06-10/02/06		 41.00% 1.0 46.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
09/27/06-10/02/06		 42.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
09/25/06-10/02/06		 45.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
09/27/06-10/01/06		 46.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
09/27/06-10/01/06		 39.00% -- 34.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
09/28/06-09/28/06		 37.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
the polling company™ (R) 
09/25/06-09/28/06		 41.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/24/06-09/27/06		 44.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
09/24/06-09/26/06		 45.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
09/19/06-09/25/06		 46.60% 6.2 40.90% 0.7 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
09/18/06-09/21/06		 38.00% -- 44.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/18/06-09/18/06		 40.00% 1.0 41.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/13/06-09/18/06		 45.00% -- 48.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/08/06-09/10/06		 40.00% 2.0 44.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
08/29/06-09/05/06		 40.40% 4.4 40.20% 1.2 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/28/06-08/28/06		 39.00% 5.0 44.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
08/21/06-08/27/06		 39.00% 4.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
08/15/06-08/21/06		 43.30% -- 40.50% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
08/11/06-08/13/06		 42.00% 1.0 40.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/25/06-07/25/06		 44.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
07/11/06-07/19/06		 44.80% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
07/10/06-07/16/06		 43.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
07/11/06-07/13/06		 38.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/08/06-07/12/06		 38.00% 5.0 40.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
07/07/06-07/09/06		 43.00% 5.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
06/14/06-06/19/06		 42.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
06/16/06-06/18/06		 38.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
06/07/06-06/13/06		 43.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Philadelphia Inquirer
D Stumbo for Senate
D NYDem Junior
D Qbanito
D Buddy
D Homegrown Democrat
D PaGuy
D Brandonius Maximus
D Bob
I JR725
D Stephen Yellin
D Nats In First!
BEER WSNJ
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
R TurnerforCongress
FWP CBlock941
AKI *crickets chirp*
R CAGOP
R TurnerforCongress
R PAVictory06
REFS Servo
R Scott³
R CAGOP
I User 13
LBT NJLBT
D Ex-New Jerseyan
MORE CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Angela L. Lariscy Greg Pason  
PartySocialist Workers Socialist  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 3,433 (0.15%) 2,490 (0.11%)  
Margin-1,197,410 (-53.22%) -1,198,353 (-53.26%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.06%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2006 00/00/2006  
MATCHUP POLLS (54 from 19 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%--  
OnPoint Polling and Research 
11/06/06-11/06/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/30/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
11/02/06-11/04/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
11/01/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/03/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/01/06-11/01/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
10/29/06-10/31/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
10/25/06-10/31/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
10/24/06-10/31/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/27/06-10/29/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/26/06-10/29/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/23/06-10/29/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/25/06-10/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Bennett, Petts & Normington (D) 
10/23/06-10/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/23/06-10/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
New York Times 
10/20/06-10/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
LA Times 
10/20/06-10/23/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/18/06-10/21/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
10/16/06-10/19/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/10/06-10/16/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/11/06-10/11/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/04/06-10/10/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/29/06-10/02/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
09/27/06-10/02/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
09/25/06-10/02/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
09/27/06-10/01/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
09/27/06-10/01/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
09/28/06-09/28/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
the polling company™ (R) 
09/25/06-09/28/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/24/06-09/27/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
09/24/06-09/26/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
09/19/06-09/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
09/18/06-09/21/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/18/06-09/18/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/13/06-09/18/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
09/08/06-09/10/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
08/29/06-09/05/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/28/06-08/28/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
08/21/06-08/27/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
08/15/06-08/21/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
08/11/06-08/13/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/25/06-07/25/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
07/11/06-07/19/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Fairleigh Dickinson University 
07/10/06-07/16/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
07/11/06-07/13/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/08/06-07/12/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
07/07/06-07/09/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Eagleton Poll (Rutgers Univ.) 
06/14/06-06/19/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
06/16/06-06/18/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
06/07/06-06/13/06		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I E Pluribus Unum
  Freedom Socialist Party
CPCC Zeus the Moose
MFL The Oncoming Storm
IND Monsieur
G BR_Green
G-R TONY
 


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