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Key Race: U.S. Senate, Arizona

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Republican Favored

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

September 12, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Jim Pederson Unopposed
Republican Primary Results
Jon Kyl (R) Unopposed

Democratic Candidate

Jim Pederson

Occupation
Businessman

Public Service
City of Phoenix

Education
B.A, M.A. University of Arizona

Born
Casa Grande, AZ, USA

Residence
Phoenix, AZ

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$11,481,887	$10,300,186	$1,181,703

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Republican Candidate

Jon Kyl

Occupation
Attorney

Public Service
U.S. Senate

Education
B.A., Law Degree, University of Arizona

Elected
1994

Born
Oakland, NE, United States

Residence
Phoenix, AZ

Religion
Presbyterian

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$13,043,204	$9,034,760	$5,000,425

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Arizona

Demographic Data (2006 Census)

Population: 6,166,318
Male: 50.0%
Female: 50.0%
Median Age: 34.6
18 Years and Over: 73.6%
65 Years and Over: 12.8%
Employed: 125.5%
Median Household Income: $47,265
Families Below Poverty Level: 10.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 10.4%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Bush (R) 55%
Kerry (D) 44%
Badnarik (Lib.) 1%
2000 Senate Election:
Jon Kyl (R) 79%
William Toel (I) 8%
Vance Hansen (Green) 8%
Barry J. Hess, II (Lib) 5%

State Political Profile

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.