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2006 Iowa gubernatorial election
County resultsCulver: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Nussle: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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%-44%.[1]
As of 2024[update]
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Won primary
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Defeated in primary
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Declined to run
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Results
[ edit ] Primary results by county:
Culver—71-80%
Culver—61-70%
Culver—51-60%
Culver—41-50%
Culver—31-40%
Blouin—51-60%
Blouin—41-50%
Blouin—31-40%
Fallon—61-70%
Fallon—51-60%
Fallon—41-50%
Republican primary
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Candidates
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Withdrew
Results
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Independents
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Green
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Wendy Barth, peace activist and software engineer from Cedar Rapids
Libertarian
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Kevin Litten, pharmacist from Cedar Rapids
General election
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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.
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Polling
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Date
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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 Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
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%
46%
Rasmussen
September 1, 2006
42%
40%
Zogby/WSJ
August 28, 2006
48%
45%
Rasmussen Archived September 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
August 3, 2006
41%
38%
Zogby/WSJ
July 24, 2006
45%
47%
Zogby/WSJ
June 21, 2006
46%
47%
Research 2000
May 22–24, 2006
49%
41%
Rasmussen
May 2, 2006
46%
40%
Rasmussen Archived May 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
April 5, 2006
40%
38%
Rasmussen
February 15, 2006
41%
40%
Rasmussen
January 12, 2006
40%
40%
Rasmussen Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
November 28, 2005
41%
38%
Endorsements
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Results
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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See also
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References
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^ Dorman, Todd (November 24, 2004). "Sally Pederson won't run for governor" . Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier . Retrieved March 15, 2023 .
^ a b "2006 Primary Election Official Results" (PDF) . sos.state.ia.us . June 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2006.
^ "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 .
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Chet Culver (Governor IA) | WesPAC" . November 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 4, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
^ "Official Results Report - Statewide" (PDF) . sos.state.ia.us . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2007.
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