2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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Nominee Craig L. Thomas Dale Groutage
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote135,17457,761
Percentage69.99%29.86%
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Thomas:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Groutage:      50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     50%     No votes
U.S. senator before election

Craig L. Thomas
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Craig L. Thomas
Republican

The 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 7, 2006. The primaries were on August 22, 2006, in which both incumbent Republican Craig Thomas and his Democratic challenger were unopposed. Thomas won re-election to a third term, but died of leukemia on June 4, 2007; fellow Republican John Barrasso was subsequently appointed and has held the seat since.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dale Groutage 24,924 100.00
Total votes24,924 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig Thomas (incumbent) 78,211 100.00
Total votes78,211 100.00

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Thomas was a very popular two term incumbent, having a 68% approval rating. [3] Despite doing very well in the polls, Thomas agreed to a debate. An October debate was sponsored by the Casper Star-Tribune and KCWY in Casper. Thomas said the nation has made progress in its energy policy, while Groutage said the nation's energy policy has failed because Congress has done more for special interests than the people. [4]

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [5] Solid RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [7] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [8] Safe RNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDateThomas (R)Groutage (D)
Rasmussen [9] May 8, 200664%25%
Rasmussen [10] July 20, 200659%32%
Mason-Dixon [11] October 16, 200667%26%
Aspen Media & Market Research [12] October 18, 200670%22%

Results

General election results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Thomas (incumbent) 135,174 69.99% −3.78%
Democratic Dale Groutage57,67129.86%+7.82%
Write-ins2910.15%
Majority 77,50340.13%−11.61%
Turnout 193,136
Republican hold Swing

Thomas won at least 56% of the vote in every county in Wyoming.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Candidates face off for first time – Wyoming Tribune Eagle Online
  5. ↑ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Rasmussen
  10. ↑ Rasmussen
  11. ↑ Mason-Dixon [ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ Aspen Media & Market Research
  13. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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