some FEC filings, but he was not listed on the ballot or included in final results. Jeff Russell (Libertarian)- Russell's campaign slogan was "A Vote for Peace and Liberty is Never a Wasted Vote." Lester "Beetlejuice" Green (Wack Pack)- Green made an announcement via video for the "2008 New York Senate Election," though there were no Senate elections in New York in 2008. The announcement video listed his stances on abortion and tax cuts. Green was not listed on any ballot. Campaign Clinton spent $36 million for her re-election, more than any other candidate for Senate in the 2006 elections. Polls during the campaign generally showed Clinton with a 20-point lead or better over Spencer, with none of the third-party candidates — Hawkins, Bill Van Auken of the Socialist Equality Party, and Jeff Russell of the Libertarian Party — showing strength. On November 7, 2006, Clinton won easily, garnering 67% of the vote to Spencer's 31%. Debates Complete video of debate, October 20, 2006 Complete video of debate, October 22, 2006 Predictions Polling Results Source: New York State Board of Elections General Election Results, Certified December 14, 2006 Percentages do not add to 100% due to rounding. Per New York State law, Clinton and Spencer totals include their minor party line votes: Independence Party and Working Families Party for Clinton, Conservative Party for Spencer. In addition, 213,777 ballots were blank, void, or scattered, and are not included in the Turnout sum or percentages. Analysis Clinton's victory margin over her Republican opponent (67%–31%) was a significant gain over her showing in the 2000 senate race against Rick Lazio (55%–43%). She carried all but four of New York's sixty-two counties. Clinton's 2006 margin did not quite equal the percentage received by Eliot Spitzer in the concurrent gubernatorial race (69%%–29%) nor by Charles Schumer in his 2004 Senate re-election campaign (71%%–24%), both of which had also been against little-known Republican opponents. Jeanine Pirro would go on to get the Republican nomination for New York State Attorney General, but lost in the 2006 attorney general election to Democrat Andrew Cuomo. Clinton was criticized by some Democrats for spending too much in a one-sided contest, while some supporters were concerned she did not leave more funds for a potential presidential bid in 2008. In the following months she transferred $10 million of her Senate funds toward her 2008 presidential campaign. Following her Attorney General loss,