2006 Iowa gubernatorial election

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2006 Iowa gubernatorial election
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Nominee Chet Culver Jim Nussle
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Patty Judge Bob Vander Plaats
Popular vote569,021467,425
Percentage54.0%44.4%
2006 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2006 Iowa gubernatorial election by congressional district.svg
Culver:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Nussle:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

Tom Vilsack
Democratic

Elected Governor

Chet Culver
Democratic

The 2006 Iowa gubernatorial election 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, Chet Culver defeated Jim Nussle to win the governorship, by a margin of 54% to 44%. [1]

Contents

As of 2022, this was the last time a Democrat won the governorship of Iowa. This election marks the first time Democrats won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state since 1966, and the only time Democrats have ever done so for four-year terms.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Won primary

Defeated in primary

Declined to run

Results

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Primary results by county:
Culver
  •   Culver—71-80%
  •   Culver—61-70%
  •   Culver—51-60%
  •   Culver—41-50%
  •   Culver—31-40%
Blouin
  •   Blouin—51-60%
  •   Blouin—41-50%
  •   Blouin—31-40%
Fallon
  •   Fallon—61-70%
  •   Fallon—51-60%
  •   Fallon—41-50%
Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chet Culver 58,131 39.08
Democratic Mike Blouin50,72834.10
Democratic Ed Fallon38,25325.72
Democratic Sal Mohamed1,5451.04
Democratic Write-ins940.06
Total votes148,751 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Nussle 73,975 100.00
Total votes73,975 100

Independents

Green

Libertarian

General election

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.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] TossupNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Lean DNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [7] Lean DNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [8] Lean DNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDateChet
Culver (D)		Jim
Nussle (R)
Des Moines Register [9] November 3, 200652%43%
Rasmussen [10] October 27, 200649%45%
Research 2000 [11] October 17, 200649%44%
Des Moines Register [12] October 14, 200646%39%
Rasmussen [13] October 5, 200642%42%
Des Moines Register [14] September 17, 200644%44%
Research 2000 [15] September 14, 200648%43%
Zogby/WSJ [16] September 11, 200643%46%
Rasmussen [17] September 1, 200642%40%
Zogby/WSJ [16] August 28, 200648%45%
Rasmussen [18] August 3, 200641%38%
Zogby/WSJ [16] July 24, 200645%47%
Zogby/WSJ [16] June 21, 200646%47%
Research 2000 [19] May 22–24, 200649%41%
Rasmussen [20] May 2, 200646%40%
Rasmussen [21] April 5, 200640%38%
Rasmussen [22] February 15, 200641%40%
Rasmussen [23] January 12, 200640%40%
Rasmussen [24] November 28, 200541%38%

Endorsements

Chet Culver (D)
Individuals

Results

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Chet Culver 569,021 54.02% +1.33%
Republican Jim Nussle 467,42544.38%−0.13%
Green Wendy Barth7,8500.75%−0.68%
Libertarian Kevin Litten5,7350.54%−0.74%
Socialist Workers Mary Martin1,9740.19%
Write-ins1,2500.12%
Majority101,5969.65%+1.48%
Turnout 1,053,255
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ Beaumont, Thomas (November 8, 2006). "Culver sails into victory". Des Moines Register . Retrieved November 9, 2006.
  2. ↑ Rondeau, Sharon (November 24, 2011). "Who Disqualified 2008 Presidential Candidate Sal Mohamed, and Why?". The Post & Email. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dorman, Todd (November 24, 2004). "Sally Pederson won't run for governor". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2006 Primary Election Official Results" (PDF). sos.state.ia.us. June 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2006.
  5. ↑ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  6. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Des Moines Register
  10. ↑ Rasmussen
  11. ↑ Research 2000
  12. ↑ Des Moines Register
  13. ↑ Rasmussen Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Des Moines Register
  15. ↑ Research 2000
  16. 1 2 3 4 Zogby/WSJ
  17. ↑ Rasmussen
  18. ↑ Rasmussen Archived September 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ Research 2000
  20. ↑ Rasmussen
  21. ↑ Rasmussen Archived May 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ Rasmussen
  23. ↑ Rasmussen
  24. ↑ Rasmussen Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  25. ↑ "Chet Culver (Governor IA) | WesPAC". November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF). sos.state.ia.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2007.

Candidates

Iowa Secretary of State

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