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Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006
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The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2006 took place November 7, 2006. The incumbent governor, Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, had served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election, Culver defeated Nussle to win the governorship, by a margin of 54.4 percent to 44.1 percent.[1] Culver's upcoming four-year term marks the third consecutive term that Democrats have controlled the office.
Democratic primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
Republican primary [edit]
Candidates [edit]
Results [edit]
| Republican primary results[3] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Jim Nussle |
73,975 |
100.00% |
| Totals |
73,975 |
100.00% |
Independents [edit]
- Wendy Barth, Peace activist and software engineer from Cedar Rapids
Libertarian [edit]
- Kevin Litten, Pharmacist from Cedar Rapids
General election [edit]
The Democratic nominee, Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver, selected Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge as his running mate. Judge had previously run for the Democratic nomination for Governor before dropping out to run for Lieutenant Governor. The Republican nominee, U.S. Congressman Jim Nussle, selected Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats as his running mate. Vander Plaats, like Judge, had previously run for his party's nomination before dropping out to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Polling [edit]
| Source |
Date |
Culver (D) |
Nussle (R) |
| Des Moines Register |
November 3, 2006 |
52% |
43% |
| Rasmussen |
October 27, 2006 |
49% |
45% |
| Research 2000 |
October 17, 2006 |
49% |
44% |
| Des Moines Register |
October 14, 2006 |
46% |
39% |
| Rasmussen |
October 5, 2006 |
42% |
42% |
| Des Moines Register |
September 17, 2006 |
44% |
44% |
| Research 2000 |
September 14, 2006 |
48% |
43% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
September 11, 2006 |
43.2% |
45.6% |
| Rasmussen |
September 1, 2006 |
42% |
40% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
August 28, 2006 |
47.7% |
44.8% |
| Rasmussen |
August 3, 2006 |
41% |
38% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
July 24, 2006 |
44.8% |
47.1% |
| Zogby/WSJ |
June 21, 2006 |
45.7% |
47.0% |
| Research 2000 |
May 22–24, 2006 |
49% |
41% |
| Rasmussen |
May 2, 2006 |
46% |
40% |
| Rasmussen |
April 5, 2006 |
40% |
38% |
| Rasmussen |
February 15, 2006 |
41% |
40% |
| Rasmussen |
January 12, 2006 |
40% |
40% |
| Rasmussen |
November 28, 2005 |
41% |
38% |
Results [edit]
| Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006[4] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Democratic |
Chet Culver |
569,021 |
54.02% |
+1.34% |
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Republican |
Jim Nussle |
467,425 |
44.38% |
-0.13% |
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Green |
Wendy Barth |
7,850 |
0.75% |
-0.68% |
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Libertarian |
Kevin Litten |
5,735 |
0.54% |
-0.73% |
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Socialist Workers |
Mary Martin |
1,974 |
0.19% |
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Write-ins |
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1,250 |
0.12% |
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| Majority |
101,596 |
9.65% |
+1.47% |
| Turnout |
1,053,255 |
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Democratic hold |
Swing |
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See also [edit]
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Iowa Secretary of State [edit]
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