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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of ''' Utah ''' will be held November 7 , 2006 . Incumbent Senator Orrin Hatch is seeking re-election to a sixth term, and favored to win reelection. In July 2005, Utah house majority whip Steve Urquhart announced that he would challenge Hatch for the Republican nomination. [http://politicalwire.com/archives/2005/07/20/hatch_may_face_another_primary_challenge.html . In September, Urquhart dropped out of the race because of a low level of funding and to spend more time working at his business. [http://www.utahpolitics.org/archives/cat_campaigns.shtml] As a result, Hatch faces only three unknown challengers in the Republican primary on June 27, 2006. [http://www.politics1.com/ut.htm]. In November, Hatch will face Democrat Pete Ashdown , an internet company executive, and several minor party candidates. The filing deadline for major party candidates was March 17, 2006. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
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