The 2006 United States Senate election in Florida was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bill Nelson won re-election to a second term. Republican primary Candidates LeRoy Collins Jr., retired naval officer and son of former Governor LeRoy Collins Katherine Harris, U.S. Representative Will McBride, attorney Peter Monroe, businessman and former COO of the Federal Housing Administration Endorsements The Bradenton Herald: McBride Florida (Jacksonville) Times-Union: Collins or Monroe Gainesville Sun: Collins Lakeland Ledger: Collins Miami Herald: Collins Naples Daily News: Collins Orlando Sentinel: McBride Palm Beach Post: Monroe Sarasota Herald-Tribune: no endorsement South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun Sentinel: Monroe St. Petersburg Times: Collins Tampa Tribune: Collins Polling Results General election Candidates Democrat Bill Nelson, incumbent U.S. Senator Republican Katherine Harris, former Florida Secretary of State and former U.S. Representative Independents Floyd Ray Frazier Brian Moore, retired health care executive and former congressional candidate Belinda Noah Roy Tanner Write-ins Alexander Grosholz Lawrence Scott Bernard Senter Campaign The organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), which monitors political corruption, complained to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in October 2006 that the Bacardi beverage company had illegally used corporate resources in support of a fundraising event for Nelson in 2005. CREW had previously filed a similar complaint concerning a Bacardi fundraising event for Republican Senator Mel Martinez, an event that raised as much as $60,000 for Martinez's campaign. The amended complaint alleged that, on both occasions, Bacardi violated the Federal Election Campaign Act and FEC regulations by soliciting contributions from a list of the corporation’s vendors. Endorsements In a rare move, all twenty-two of Florida's daily newspapers supported Nelson, while none supported Harris in the general election. Bradenton Herald: Bill Nelson Charlotte Sun-Herald: Bill Nelson Daytona Beach News-Journal: Bill Nelson Florida Times-Union: Bill Nelson Fort Myers News-Press: Bill Nelson Gainesville Sun: Bill Nelson Lakeland Ledger: Bill Nelson Miami Herald: Bill Nelson Naples Daily News: Bill Nelson Orlando Sentinel: Bill Nelson Palm Beach Post: Bill Nelson Pensacola News Journal: Bill Nelson Saint Petersburg Times: Bill Nelson Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Bill Nelson Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers: Bill Nelson South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Bill Nelson Tallahassee Democrat: Bill Nelson Tampa Tribune: Bill Nelson Debates Complete video of debate, October 23, 2006 Complete video of debate, November 1, 2006 Predictions Polling Results As expected, Nelson was easily reelected. He won with 60.3% of the vote winning by 1,064,421 votes or 22.2%, and carried 57 of