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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of California was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Dianne Feinstein was re-elected for another six-year term in Democratic-leaning California. She had faced token Democratic opposition in the primary on June 6, 2006.

Feinstein stood against Republican Richard Mountjoy, who had never held a statewide elected position, but had been a state senator for several years. Also running was Libertarian Michael Metti, Don Grundmann of the American Independent Party, Todd Chretien of the Green Party and Marsha Feinland of the Peace and Freedom Party.

Because California is a state that requires a large amount of money to wage a competitive statewide campaign, it is not unusual - as was the case for this race - for a popular incumbent to have no significant opponent. Several prominent Republicans, such as Bill Jones, Matt Fong, and others, declined to run, and a previous announced challenger, businessman Bill Mundell, withdrew his declaration after determining he would not be a self-funded candidate (like Michael Huffington was in the 1994 election).

Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Democratic Party 1.2 Republican Party 1.3 American Independent Party 1.4 Green Party 1.5 Libertarian Party 1.6 Peace and Freedom Party 2 Controversies 2.1 Incorrect name of naval ship on Mountjoy Web site 3 Opinion polls 4 Election results 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

• Dianne Feinstein - U.S. Senator since 1992, former mayor of San Francisco

Lost in primary

• Martin Luther Church - retired program manager
• Colleen Fernald - mother, artist, entrepreneur

• Richard Mountjoy - former state senator, former state assemblyman, unsuccessful candidate in 1998 for Republican nomination for lieutenant governor

• Don Grundmann - chiropractor

• Todd Chretien - writer

Lost in primary

• Tian Harter - green activist and a 1992 Congressional nominee
• Kent Mesplay - environmental activist, air quality inspector, and 2004 candidate for Presidential nomination

• Michael Metti - businessman and frequent candidate

• Marsha Feinland - state party chair, socialist activist, retired teacher, and frequent candidate

On September 22, the Los Angeles Times reported that Mountjoy's official biography, as found on his campaign website, falsely asserted that he had served aboard the battleship USS Missouri during the Korean War -- he'd actually served aboard the heavy cruiser USS Bremerton. A review of the ships' logs corroborated this and the website was quickly changed to reflect his service aboard the Bremerton rather than the Missouri.

“	I think it was just something that somebody picked up, it didn't come from me.	”
	— Richard Mountjoy, [1]

Source	Date	Feinstein (D)	Mountjoy (R)
SurveyUSA	November 5, 2006	60%	31%
Field Poll	November 1, 2006	55%	33%
SurveyUSA	October 26, 2006	59%	33%
Field Poll	October 3, 2006	57%	29%
Mason-Dixon/MSNBC-McClatchy	October 2, 2006	53%	23%
Los Angeles Times Poll	September 29, 2006	54%	36%
SurveyUSA	September 27, 2006	55%	35%
Datamar	September 18, 2006	49%	38.1%
Rasmussen	September 12, 2006	58%	35%
Rasmussen	August 31, 2006	56%	34%
SurveyUSA	August 28, 2006	56%	34%
Field Poll	August 3, 2006	56%	34%
Public Policy Institute of California	July 26, 2006	42%	21%
Rasmussen	July 13, 2006	60%	33%
Field Poll	June 4, 2006	54%	28%
Los Angeles Times Poll	May 28, 2006	59%	30%
Field Poll	April 19, 2006	59%	31%

Final results from the California Secretary of State:^[1]

2006 United States Senate election, California
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dianne Feinstein (incumbent)	4,762,440	59.4%	+3.6
	Republican	Richard “Dick” Mountjoy	2,820,197	35.2%	-1.4%
	Green	Todd Chretien	135,531	1.7%	-1.4%
	Libertarian	Michael S. Metti	124,310	1.6%	-0.2%
	Peace and Freedom	Marsha Feinland	108,553	1.3%	n/a
	American Independent	Don Grundmann	70,016	0.8%	-0.5%
Total votes			8,021,047	100.0%
Majority			1,942,243	24.2%
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

• United States Senate elections, 2006
• California Senate elections, 2006

• Feinstein's Campaign Website
• Mountjoy's Campaign Website
• Metti's Campaign Website
• Chretien's Campaign Website
• Feinland's Campaign Website
• JoinCalifornia 2006 General Election
• SmartVoter.org page on the California Senate race.

Preceded by 2004 Barbara Boxer

California U.S. Senate elections 2006

Succeeded by 2010

California 2006 Elections
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