2006 United States Senate election in Virginia
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The 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia was a closely watched and highly competitive race that resulted in Democrat Jim Webb narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Senator George Allen, helping shift control of the U.S. Senate.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| George Allen | 0 |
| Jim Webb | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Senate election
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election in Virginia ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
closely watched
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highly competitive ⓘ |
| campaignIssue | national political climate in 2006 midterms ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedCandidate | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2006 U.S. midterm elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2006-11-07 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| helpedShiftControlOf | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElectionHeldOffice | United States Senator from Virginia ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| majorPartyCandidate |
George Allen
NERFINISHED
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Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | narrow ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to Democratic control of the U.S. Senate in 2006 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcomeForIncumbent | defeated ⓘ |
| partOf |
2006 United States Senate elections
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2006 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Democratic Party (United States)
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Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfCandidate |
George Allen
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Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Jim Webb narrowly defeated George Allen ⓘ |
| resultingPartyHoldOnSeat | party control changed from Republican to Democratic ⓘ |
| resultingSenator | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatContested | Class 1 Senate seat from Virginia ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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George Allen Jr., former U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia
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2006 United States Senate election in Virginia
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George Allen Jr.