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The 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election will decide who will be the next governor of Oregon. The primary will take place on May 16 , 2006 with the general election taking place on November 7 , 2006. Whoever is elected will serve between January , 2007 and January , 2011 and will either run for re-election in 2010 or retire in 2011 . Incumbent Governor Ted Kulongoski , a Democrat , has filed to run for re-election. {Link without Title} Democrats
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Primary Endorsements & Polling Endorsements At a February 19 , 2006 meeting, the Multnomah County Democratic Commission decided to endorse Pete Sorensen and Jim Hill instead of Kulongoski in the May primary. Only about two dozen people took part in the voting. Many people have questioned the legitimacy of the vote including Neel Pender, the Director of the Democratic Party of Oregon. {Link without Title} The Labor Unions have been a mixed bag for Kulongoski this time around. He has secured the endorsement of the private unions such as the United Food And Commercial Workers Union , the Teamsters and the Oregon State Building and Construction Trade Councils. The Oregon chapter of the National Education Association , which endorsed Kulongoski in 2002 , decided against endorsing any candidate in the primary election. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which also endorsed Kulongoski in 2002, decided to instead endorse fellow Democrat Jim Hill. This is likely due to the fact that Kulongoski pushed through legislation to reform that Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) in 2005 . {Link without Title} Hill also received the endorsement of the Oregon State Fire Fighters Council. Polls Kulongoski's approval rating as of , 2006, Kulongoski leads each of the potential Republican challengers among likely voters. Former State Treasurer Jim Hill also leads all of the Republican challangers among likely voters as well. The Rasmussen poll does not however, take into account the candidacy of independent Ben Westlund or Democrat Pete Sorenson. {Link without Title} External links
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