The Green Papers: Iowa 2006 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 June 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:2,931,923 (1.04% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):2,165,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,841,346
Capital:Des Moines
Tuesday 6 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 9:00p CST (0300 UTC).
 

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Iowa State and Local Government


Iowa Primary

Tuesday 6 June 2006

IOWA PRIMARY Returns (in .pdf format) from an official source
complete IOWA PRIMARY results from a media source
IOWA PRIMARY results from another media source (in Eastern IOWA)

IOWA PRIMARY results from another media source (in Western IOWA)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

  • Governor:
    • Democrats have nominated Chester "Chet" Culver
  • Secretary of State:
    • Republicans have nominated Chuck Allison
  • Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship:
    • Democrats have nominated Denise O'Brien
    • Republicans have nominated Bill Northey

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

  • CD 1:
    • Democrats have nominated Bruce Braley
    • Republicans have nominated Mike Whalen
  • CD 5:
    • Democrats have nominated Joyce Schulte
 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Democratic Senator Tom Harkin
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3 Republican Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for election
Open
Democratic Governor Thomas J. "Tom" Vilsack
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Chair - Retiring at end of current term. Not a candidate for re-election.
 Polls: Toss-up - Currently Democratic. Democratic Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver vs. Republican Congressman Jim Nussle
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 565,199 54.03% Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver
For Lieutenant Governor Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge
  Candidate Republican 465,451 44.49% Congressman Jim Nussle
for Lieutenant Governor Bob Vander Plaats
Mr. Nussle is the current Congressman from Congressional District 1.
  Candidate Green 7,780 0.74% Wendy S. Barth
for Lt. Governor: Richard L. Johnson
  Candidate Libertarian 5,686 0.54% Kevin Litten
for Lt. Governor: Mark Nelson
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 2,024 0.19% Mary J. Martin
for Lt. Governor: Kevin A. Dwire
Total 1,046,140 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

109th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (1 Open, 3 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Jim Nussle
First elected: 1990
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Currently Republican. Democratic Bruce L. Braley
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 113,724 55.04% Bruce L. Braley
FEC: $2,485,058
  Candidate Republican 89,471 43.31% Michael Louis "Mike" Whalen
FEC: $2,390,693
  Candidate Independent 2,184 1.06% James F. Hill
Pirate Party

FEC finanical report not available
  Candidate Nominated By Petition 1,224 0.59% Albert W. Schoeman
FEC finanical report not available
Total 206,603 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach
First elected: 1976
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach
  Elected Democratic 107,097 51.37% David Wayne Loebsack
Mr. Loebsack failed to file a sufficient number of signatures to qualify for the primary. However, having received his party's nomination at Second District Democratic convention on 30 April 2006, he will appear on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee.

FEC: $521,636
  Candidate Republican 101,386 48.63% Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach
FEC: $491,433
Total 208,483 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
  Elected Democratic 114,689 51.79% Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
FEC: $2,147,051
  Candidate Republican 103,182 46.59% Jeffrey Lamberti
FEC: $2,003,871
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 3,591 1.62% Helen Meyers
FEC finanical report not available
Total 221,462 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
  Elected Republican 120,512 57.25% Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
FEC: $1,131,896
  Candidate Democratic 89,994 42.75% Selden Edmund Spencer
FEC: $482,166
Total 210,506 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King
  Elected Republican 105,245 58.51% Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King
FEC: $612,291
  Candidate Democratic 64,004 35.58% E. Joyce Schulte
FEC: $73,327
  Candidate Nominated By Petition 8,150 4.53% Roy Nielsen
FEC: $150,841
  Candidate Nominated By Petition 2,480 1.38% Cheryl L. Brodersen
FEC finanical report not available
Total 179,879 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006
  Elected Democratic 537,447 53.60% Michael A. Mauro
  Candidate Republican 465,201 46.40% Mary Ann Hanusa
Total 1,002,648 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 744,138 100.00% Attorney General Tom Miller
Total 744,138 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
  Elected Democratic 733,087 100.00% Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald
Total 733,087 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election Republican Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt
• Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
  Elected Republican 666,571 100.00% Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt
Total 666,571 100.00%  

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Open Seat - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006
  Elected Republican 520,357 51.29% Bill Northey
  Candidate Democratic 494,248 48.71% Denise O'Brien
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Frank Forrestal
Total 1,014,605 100.00%  

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 10 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  Nominated By Petition: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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