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E06p Cumulative Results.XLS Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 1 of 6 BENTON COUNTY ELECTION RETURNS CUMULATIVE RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION MAY 16TH, 2006 Total Number Voting Percent Turnout Percent Completed 16,024 35.50% 100.00 % Total Precincts Precincts Reporting 20 20 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent U.S. Representative, 4th District - DEM Peter A. DeFazio 4,778 93.34 % Write-Ins 12 0.23 % Total 4,790 Under-Votes 329 6.43 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 5,119 U.S. Representative, 4th District - REP Jim Feldkamp 2,500 67.93 % Monica Johnson 569 15.46 % Write-Ins 17 0.46 % Total 3,086 Under-Votes 594 16.14 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 3,680 U.S. Representative, 5th District - DEM Darlene Hooley 2,215 84.35 % Write-Ins 17 0.65 % Total 2,232 Under-Votes 394 15.00 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 2,626 U.S. Representative, 5th District - REP Mike Erickson 1,697 67.74 % Write-Ins 11 0.44 % Total 1,708 Under-Votes 797 31.82 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 2,505 Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 2 of 6 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent Governor - DEM Pete Sorenson 1,199 15.48 % Ted Kulongoski 4,022 51.93 % Jim Hill 2,271 29.32 % Write-Ins 41 0.53 % Total 7,533 Under-Votes 210 2.71 % Over-Votes 2 0.03 % Total Votes Cast 7,745 Governor - REP Kevin Mannix 1,577 25.50 % W. Ames Curtright 177 2.86 % David W. Beem 33 0.53 % Bob Leonard Forthan 17 0.27 % Jason A. Atkinson 992 16.04 % Ron Saxton 2,989 48.33 % William E. Spidal 45 0.73 % Gordon Leitch 60 0.97 % Write-Ins 36 0.58 % Total 5,926 Under-Votes 259 4.19 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 6,185 State Senator, 8th District - DEM Mario E. Magana 4,383 64.33 % Write-Ins 54 0.79 % Total 4,437 Under-Votes 2,376 34.87 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 6,813 State Senator, 8th District - REP Frank Morse 3,941 73.54 % Write-Ins 105 1.96 % Total 4,046 Under-Votes 1,312 24.48 % Over-Votes 1 0.02 % Total Votes Cast 5,359 Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 3 of 6 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent State Representative, 15th Dist - DEM Sam H.W. Sappington 956 60.74 % Write-Ins 11 0.70 % Total 967 Under-Votes 607 38.56 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 1,574 State Representative, 15th Dist - REP Andy Olson 1,603 79.91 % Write-Ins 4 0.20 % Total 1,607 Under-Votes 399 19.89 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 2,006 State Representative, 16th Dist - DEM Sara A. Gelser 4,206 80.28 % Write-Ins 43 0.82 % Total 4,249 Under-Votes 990 18.90 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 5,239 State Representative, 16th Dist - REP Robin M. Brown 2,347 70.00 % Write-Ins 24 0.72 % Total 2,371 Under-Votes 982 29.29 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 3,353 State Representative, 23rd Dist - DEM Jason Brown 600 64.38 % Write-Ins 6 0.64 % Total 606 Under-Votes 326 34.98 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 932 Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 4 of 6 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent State Representative, 23rd Dist - REP Brian Boquist 590 71.43 % Write-Ins 7 0.85 % Total 597 Under-Votes 229 27.72 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 826 County Commissioner, Position 1 - DEM Linda Modrell 5,808 74.99 % Write-Ins 78 1.01 % Total 5,886 Under-Votes 1,859 24.00 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 7,745 County Commissioner, Position 1 - REP Ron Wright 3,870 62.57 % Write-Ins 45 0.73 % Total 3,915 Under-Votes 2,270 36.70 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 6,185 Commissioner of Bureau of Labor & Indust Dan Gardner 10,062 62.79 % Write-Ins 93 0.58 % Total 10,155 Under-Votes 5,869 36.63 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo 9,020 56.29 % Deborah L. Andrews 4,249 26.52 % Write-Ins 56 0.35 % Total 13,325 Under-Votes 2,696 16.82 % Over-Votes 3 0.02 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 5 of 6 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 6 Jack Roberts 5,149 32.13 % Virginia L. Linder 5,520 34.45 % W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman 2,408 15.03 % Write-Ins 38 0.24 % Total 13,115 Under-Votes 2,885 18.00 % Over-Votes 24 0.15 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 2 Paul De Muniz, Incumbent 9,602 59.92 % Write-Ins 91 0.57 % Total 9,693 Under-Votes 6,331 39.51 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 3 Robert D. (Skip) Durham, Incbt 9,506 59.32 % Write-Ins 89 0.56 % Total 9,595 Under-Votes 6,429 40.12 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Judge of the Court of Appeals, Pos. 5 Rick Haselton, Incumbent 9,522 59.42 % Write-Ins 72 0.45 % Total 9,594 Under-Votes 6,430 40.13 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Judge of the Court of Appeals, Pos. 6 David V. Brewer, Incumbent 9,462 59.05 % Write-Ins 79 0.49 % Total 9,541 Under-Votes 6,483 40.46 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Benton County Elections, Oregon - Primary Election May 16, 2006 - Page 6 of 6 Race/Measure Candidate Votes Percent Judge of the Court of Appeals, Pos. 8 Jack L. Landau, Incumbent 9,350 58.35 % Write-Ins 77 0.48 % Total 9,427 Under-Votes 6,597 41.17 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 Judge of the Court of Appeals, Pos. 10 Rex Armstrong, Incumbent 9,031 56.36 % Write-Ins 85 0.53 % Total 9,116 Under-Votes 6,908 43.11 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 District Attorney Scott A. Heiser 10,425 65.06 % Write-Ins 238 1.49 % Total 10,663 Under-Votes 5,361 33.46 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 16,024 22-53 GAPS Facilities General Oblig Bond Yes 1,565 55.61 % No 1,034 36.74 % Total 2,599 Under-Votes 215 7.64 % Over-Votes 0 0.00 % Total Votes Cast 2,814.
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