2006 Oregon gubernatorial election

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2006 Oregon gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ted Kulongoski Ron Saxton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote699,786589,748
Percentage50.7%42.8%
2006 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Kulongoski:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Saxton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Ted Kulongoski
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ted Kulongoski
Democratic

The 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski ran for a second and final term as governor. Kulongoski faced several challengers in his primary, whom he dispatched to win his party's nomination a second time, while Republican nominee Ron Saxton, the former Chair of the Portland Public Schools Board and a candidate for governor in 2002 emerged from a crowded primary. Kulongoski and Saxton were initially going to be challenged in the general election by State Senator Ben Westlund, but Westlund withdrew his candidacy before the general election. There were multiple independent and third party challengers on the ballot as well. In a hard-fought campaign, Kulongoski won re-election by a surprisingly wide margin, winning his second term as governor.

Contents

As of 2023, this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, and Wasco.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results by county:
Ted Kulongoski
  •   50–55%
      45–50%
      40–45%
Jim Hill
  •   40–45%

Candidates

Results

Democratic Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted Kulongoski (incumbent) 170,944 53.56
Democratic Jim Hill92,43928.96
Democratic Pete Sorenson51,34616.09
Democratic Write-ins4,4481.39
Total votes319,177 100.00

Republican primary

Republican primary results by county: Ron Saxton 50-55% 45-50% 40-45% 35-40% Kevin Mannix 35-40% 30-35% Jason Atkinson 45-50% 35-40% 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election, Republican primary results map by county.svg
Republican primary results by county:
Ron Saxton
  •   50–55%
      45–50%
      40–45%
      35–40%
Kevin Mannix
  •   35–40%
      30–35%
Jason Atkinson
  •   45–50%
      35–40%

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Saxton 125,286 41.69
Republican Kevin Mannix89,55329.80
Republican Jason Atkinson67,05722.31
Republican W. Ames Curtright7,4142.47
Republican Gordon Leitch3,1001.03
Republican William E. Spidal2,5370.84
Republican David W. Beem1,6590.55
Republican Bob Leonard Forthan8410.28
Republican Write-ins3,1071.03
Total votes300,554 100.00

General election

Campaign

As the Democratic and Republican primaries intensified, State Senator Ben Westlund, a registered Republican, announced that he would run for governor as an independent. [2] Though Westlund gathered the requisite signatures to be able to run, he eventually dropped out of the race in August, noting, "At the beginning of this campaign, I made a commitment to the people of Oregon, that I was in it to win it, and that I absolutely would not play a spoiler role." [3] Constitution Party nominee Mary Starrett was widely perceived to win votes largely at the expense of Saxton's campaign. [4]

Predictions

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate administeredTed
Kulongoski (D)		Ron
Saxton (R)		Mary
Starrett (C)		Richard
Morley (L)		Joe
Keating (G)
KATU/Oregonian [9] October 31, 200645%38%6%1%1%
Rasmussen [10] October 31, 200651%44%———
Riley Research [11] October 25, 200647%36%4%1%1%
Riley Research [12] October 3, 200637%39%2%1%1%
Rasmussen [13] October 1, 200647%42%———
Rasmussen [14] September 25, 200647%38%———
Zogby Interactive Poll [15] September 11, 200647%40%5%1%—
Zogby Interactive Poll [15] August 28, 200650%44%———
Rasmussen [16] August 22, 200649%35%———
Rasmussen [17] August 3, 200645%35%———
Zogby Interactive Poll [15] July 24, 200649%42%———
Zogby Interactive Poll [15] June 21, 200648%40%———
Rasmussen [18] May 23, 200643%41%———
Zogby Interactive Poll [19] March 22–27, 200646%39%———
Rasmussen [20] February 27, 200647%33%———

Results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 2006 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ted Kulongoski (incumbent) 699,786 50.73% +1.70%
Republican Ron Saxton 589,74842.75%−3.40%
Constitution Mary Starrett50,2293.64%
Pacific Green Joe Keating20,0301.45%
Libertarian Richard Morley16,7981.22%−3.36%
Write-ins2,8840.21%
Majority110,0387.98%+5.10%
Turnout 1,379,475
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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  2. ↑ http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/NEWS0107/602150347/1001&nav_category=%5B‍%5D
  3. ↑ "Ben Westlund Withdraws From Oregon Governor's Race". Salem-News.Com.
  4. ↑ "KATU - Portland, Oregon - News - Radio talk show host Mary Starrett to run for governor". Archived from the original on December 14, 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. ↑ KATU/Oregonian [ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ Rasmussen
  11. ↑ Riley Research Archived February 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Riley Research Archived November 3, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Rasmussen Archived October 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Rasmussen
  15. 1 2 3 4 Zogby Interactive Poll
  16. ↑ Rasmussen
  17. ↑ Rasmussen Archived October 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  18. ↑ Rasmussen
  19. ↑ Zogby Interactive Poll [ permanent dead link ]
  20. ↑ Rasmussen
  21. ↑ "Content Manager WebDrawer - 2006 General Election Official Results".

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