Position 6
Incumbent Judge Wallace P. Carson, Jr. of Oregon Supreme Court, Position 6, decided to retire after 34 years on the bench. Three candidates entered the race to succeed him:
- Virginia Linder, who had since 1997 been an Oregon Court of Appeals judge (winner)
- Jack Roberts, former Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries
- W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman, Pendleton attorney
No candidate received a majority in the primary election, and Linder and Roberts advanced to the general election. Linder won by 51.75 percent of the vote.
| Oregon Supreme Court - Primary election (May 16, 2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Nonpartisan | Virginia L. Linder | 250,083 | 41.64% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Roberts | 230,970 | 38.56% | |
| Nonpartisan | W. Eugene (Gene) Hallman | 117,767 | 19.60% | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 1,770 | 0.2% | |
| Totals | 600,590 | 100.00% | ||
| Oregon Supreme Court - Runoff election (November 7, 2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Nonpartisan | Virginia L. Linder | 577,484 | 51.75% | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack Roberts | 533,661 | 47.82% | |
| Nonpartisan | Other | 4,683 | 0.43% | |
| Totals | 1,115,828 | 100.00% | ||
Read more about this topic: Oregon Elections, 2006, Oregon Supreme Court
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