2006 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Primary elections for the United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as various judicial retention elections, including elections for three Tennessee Supreme Court justices, were held on August 3, 2006. There were also two constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 7 ballot.

Senate
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Incumbent Republican Senator Bill Frist, the Majority Leader, retired after two terms in office. The open seat was narrowly won by Republican nominee Bob Corker, who defeated Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr.

Results
August 3, 2006, Primary Results

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House of Representatives
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{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}]] Tennessee elected nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine Congressional Districts.

Gubernatorial
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{{legend|#3933e5|80–90%}}]]Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen was re-elected to a second term with 68.6% of the vote, defeating his Republican challenger Jim Bryson. Improving on his performance from 2002, Bredesen also carried every county in the state.

Results
August 3, 2006, primary results



State Senate
Elections for 17 of the 33 seats in Tennessee's State Senate were held on November 7, 2006.

After this election, Republicans had 17 seats while Democrats had 16 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats.

State House of Representatives
The election of all 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives occurred on November 7, 2006.

Democrats won 53 seats, while Republicans won 46 seats. Both parties maintained their respective amount of seats

Amendment 1
The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages within the state, reinforcing previously existing statutes to the same effect until it was overturned by the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling in June 2015.

Amendment 2
The Property Tax Relief Amendment allows, but does require, the legislature to implement a program of property tax relief for persons 65 years or older.

Retention elections (August 3, 2006)
All incumbent Tennessee Supreme Court Justices won their retention elections.

Clarksville
Incumbent mayor Don Trotter ran for re-election but came in third place with Johnny Piper winning the election, receiving 29.0% of the vote.