For the two years we kept updating a list of individuals who were talking about running -- or others were talking about their running -- for office in Nevada in 2006. We actually began looking at 16 possible candidates for Governor. For the sake of history (and trivia) here is the final list of those who became candidates. Included are links to their websites -- some of which are still operational.
United States Senate
Democratic Primary
- Investment Consultant Jack Carter
- Carson City educator Ruby Jee Tun
Libertarians
- State Party Chair & Airline Quality Manager Brendon Trainor
Republican Primary
- Senator John Ensign
Frequent Michigan GOP candidate Edward "Fast Eddie" Hamilton
General Election 2006
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Ensign | 321,186 | 55 |
| Jack Carter | 237,875 | 41 |
| Brendon Tranor | 21,187 | 4 |
1st Congressional District
Democrats
- Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
- Asimo "Silver" Lawlor
Libertarians
Republicans
- Gulf War Veteran & Conservative Activist Ken Wegner
- GOP Party Activist & '04 nominee Russ Mickelson
- Las Vegas carpenter Michael Ace Monroe
General Election 2006
Shelley Berkley 84,979 64%
Ken Wagner 40,901 31%
Other 5,178 4%
2nd Congressional District
Democrats
Republicans
- NV Secretary of State Dean Heller
- Former Assemblywoman Dawn Gibbons
- Assemblywoman Sharron Angle
- Habitual GOP candidate The Rev. Richard A. Gilster II
- Glenn Thomas of Minden
General Election 2006
Dean Heller 116,160 50%
Jill Derby 103,572 45%
Other 10,876 5%
3rd Congressional District
Democrats
- Former US Senate staffer Tessa Hafen
Freddie L. Warman from Indian Springs
Former Cong. Candidate (in CA '92; in NV '04) Anna Nevenic, RN
Republicans
Libertarians
- Teacher, Realtor & '04 Nominee Joe Silverstri
General Election 2006
Jon Porter 102,176 48%
Tessa Hafen 98,210 47%
Joe Silverstri 10,481 5%
Governor
Democrats
Republicans
- State Senator Bob Beers
- Congressman Jim Gibbons
- Lt. Governor Lorraine Hunt
- Retired Janitor & '02 Gov. candidate Stan Lusak (rcvd. 566 votes statewide)
Green Party
Lieutenant Governor
Democrats
- Former Dir. of Com. on Economic Devl. Robert "Bob" Goodman
- Reno Teamster Bill Montgomery
- Henderson real estate developer Bob Unger
- Bob Stupak (The "Likeable Huckster")
Republicans
- State Treasurer Brian Krolicki
- Former Las Vegas Councilwoman Janet Moncrief
- Former Lt. Gov. Lonnie Hammargren, MD
- George Kao of Reno
- Vegas art gallery owner Barbara Woollen
Independent American Party
- Thomas Jefferson of Reno
Secretary of State
Democrats
Republicans
Natural Law Party
Attorney General
Democrats
Republicans
- Former Clark County Dist. Court Judge Don Chairez
State Treasurer
Democrats
- Former Senior Deputy Attorney General Kate Marshall
Independent Financial Advisor Geoffrey VanderPal
Republicans
- Former Board of Regents candidate Mark DeStefano
- Retired Henderson Firefighter Joseph Pitts
- The name of the late State Controller Kathy Augustein was also on the Primary Ballot
State Controller
Democrats
Republicans


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