Hood River News

News staff writer

May 20, 2006

Total turnout in Tuesday’s General Election was 5,022 voters, or 47 percent, according to Sandra Berry, county elections coordinator.

A total of 2,150 Democrats voted, along with 1,969 Republicans; 903 independently registered voters cast ballots.

Here is how Hood River County residents voted in contested races in Tuesday’s Primary:

County Commissioner, Dist. 1:

Barbara Briggs — 765

Rob Brostoff — 218

U.S. Rep., Dist. 2, Democratic:

Carol Voisin — 718 (49.6 percent)

Dan Davis — 325 (22.4 percent)

Scott Silver — 226 (15.6 percent)

Charles H. Butcher III — 142 (9.8 percent)

U.S. Rep., Dist. 2, Republican:

Greg Walden — 1,786 (93.4 percent)

Paul A. Daghlian — 124 (6.5 percent)

Governor, Democratic:

Ted Kulongoski — 1,255 (61.7 percent)

Jim Hill — 505 (24.5 percent)

Pete Sorenson — 247 (12.1 percent)

Governor, Republican:

Ron Saxton — 720 (40.7 percent)

Kevin Mannix — 602 (33.9 percent)

Jason A. Atkinson — 314 (17.7 percent)

W. Ames Curtright — 54 (3 percent)

Gordon Leitch — 24 (1.3 percent)

David W. Beem — 15

William E. Spidal — 14

Bob Leonard Forthan — 8

Superintendent of Public Instruction:

Susan Castillo (incumbent) — 2,117 (59.4 percent)

Deborah L. Andrews — 1,432 (20.2 percent)

Judge of the Supreme Court, Position 6:

Jack Roberts — 1,497 (41 percent)

Virginia Linder — 1,374 (37.7 percent)

W. Eugene Hallman — 769 (21.1 percent)

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Note: Voters who receive a letter from the county stating they must sign a new ballot signature card have until May 26 to do so.