Utah Democrats begin record election year
Democratic Candidates filed in more races, with more candidates, than seen in decades.
Salt Lake City, UT – March 18, 2006: Across the state of Utah, the 2006 Election Cycle is shaping up to be one of the hardest fought in years. Record numbers of Democrats have filed for Legislative office this year, including having candidates in every State Senate race. Several entrenched Republicans will face Democratic challengers for the first time in several years. [see below for info points]
Statement by Utah State Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland, Jr.:
“Democrats across Utah are more energized and more focused than we’ve seen in recent years. The Democratic Party has a record number of candidates and a record number of seats filed for, and that is just for state legislative races. When you look at the races on the county level, the numbers are even more exciting. 2006 is going to be a strong year for Utah Democrats.”
Democratic Candidates filed in more races, with more candidates, than seen in decades.
Salt Lake City, UT – March 18, 2006: Across the state of Utah, the 2006 Election Cycle is shaping up to be one of the hardest fought in years. Record numbers of Democrats have filed for Legislative office this year, including having candidates in every State Senate race. Several entrenched Republicans will face Democratic challengers for the first time in several years. [see below for info points]
Statement by Utah State Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland, Jr.:
“Democrats across Utah are more energized and more focused than we’ve seen in recent years. The Democratic Party has a record number of candidates and a record number of seats filed for, and that is just for state legislative races. When you look at the races on the county level, the numbers are even more exciting. 2006 is going to be a strong year for Utah Democrats.”
Support Info: 2006 Utah Democratic Party Stats
Iron County has had a 300% increase in the number of candidates in 2006 vs. 2004.
House 72, Bud Bowman, in Iron County never has a Democratic challenger.
House 42, Peggy Wallace, has not had a Democratic challenger since 2002.
House 68 Richard Wheeler or Michael Styler, has not had a Democratic challenger since 1994
Washington County has filled ALL the state legislative seats within their boundaries. The last time they did that was 1998.
House 54, Gordon Snow, has not had a Democratic challenger since 1998.
Democrats have 14 races where two or more Democrats have filed.
Democrats have 6 former Republican delegates that are running as Democratic Candidates.
House 71, Brad Last, has not had a Democratic challenger since 2002.
House 74, Dave Clark, has not had a Democratic challenger since 1998.
House 75, Steve Urquart has not had a Democratic challenger since 1998.
Tom Hatch has never had a Democratic challenger while he has been a senator.
Senate 17, Peter Knudson, has not had a Democratic challenger since 1998. He has two Democratic challengers.
John Dougal has never had a Democratic challenger.
House 60, Brad Daw and Katherine Bryson, have not had Democratic challengers since 2000.
House 64, Becky Lockhart, has not had a Democratic challenger since 2000.
House 12, Greg Buxton, has not had a Democratic challenger since 2002.
House 16, Stuart Adams (Now Kevin Garn) has only had one Democratic challenger since 1998.
House 15, Doug Aagard, has not had a Democratic challenger since 2002.
Democrats have filed in all State Senate races.
Davis County has candidates in all state legislative races in that county.
5 comments:
Hey Rob - how about the story about tom Hatch dropping out of the senate race, like 10 minutes before the filing deadline. I can't figure out what he was doing, according the Spectrum they had Dennis Stowell picked months ago. http://www.thespectrum.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/NEWS01/603180304/1002
I can only speculate that Hatch was trying to scare potential Democratic candidates from entering the race by leaving his name in until the last minute.
If this was the republican strategy, simply said, it did not work. Democratic candidate Emily Hollingshead filed with the understanding that Hatch would be her opponent. It was a brave step for Emily as she understands how difficult it can be to beat an incumbent.
These tactics are not new, but can be effective in discouraging potential candidates.
Patrice Arent and Karen Hale could have done the same thing as Hatch but integrity trumped politics.
Okay, I was wrong; Hatch was actually trying to keep Rep. Bud Bowman (District 72), from running. It had nothing to do with scaring away Democrats, it was all about Hatch not wanting Bud in his old seat.
Looks like his sleezy game worked.
Rumor has it that Hatch called Bowman "inept" - and did not want him to file. Nice guy, eh?
Everybody knows that Southern Utah votes for the republican. With the way So. Utah is growing, their choice of Stowell surprises me, too.. I think that he is no better than Bowman - they're all part of the same "good ole boy" club, same ole same ole.
Isn't District 28 ready for a change?
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