One issue Ellison 's campaign opponents raised was the repeated suspension of his driver 's license for failure to pay tickets and fines .
Ellison won the primary on September 12 , 2006 , with 41 % of the vote .
One issue Ellison 's campaign opponents raised was the repeated suspension of Ellison 's driver 's license for failure to pay tickets and fines .
Ellison won the primary on September 12 , 2006 , with 41 % of the vote .