Well, the first month of 2006 is in the books, and it featured an outpouring of love for the patron saint of TORC - Tolkien!!!!!!
It is interesting to note that he is the first non-LOTR character to win this contest.

(not counting those Silmarillion characters)
Tolkien with 75
Celeborn with 31
Legolas with 23
Beren with 16
Eomer with 9
Finrod with 7
Aragorn with 6
Bilbo with 5
Gandalf with 5
Maedhros with 4
Pippin with 4
Sam with 4
Eowyn with 3
Boromir with 3
Merry with 3
Frodo with 3
Theodred with 2
Galadriel with 2
Gimli with 2
Black Squirrells with 2
Arwen with 2
and the following with 1 vote apiece:
Thingol
Luthien
Gorbag
Melkor
Tar-Palantir
The Moth
Ancalime
Amras
Denethor
Ulmo
Earendil
Mouth of Sauron
Turin
Cave Troll
Feanor
Amarie
Beregond
Thorandor
Maglor
Theoden
Saruman
Peter Jackson