The Green Papers: 2006 Midterm Election |
2006 Governor's Chairs by State |
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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 718,327 | 57.45% | Governor Bob Riley | ||
Total | 1,250,401 | 100.00% | |||
Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 99,619 | 48.58% | Sarah H. Palin for Lt. Governor: Sean R. Parnell |
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Total | 205,042 | 100.00% | |||
Arizona 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 405,456 | 35.06% | Len Munsil | ||
Total | 1,156,609 | 100.00% | |||
Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 309,886 | 40.78% | Asa Hutchinson | ||
Total | 759,918 | 100.00% | |||
California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 4,850,157 | 55.88% | Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger For Lieutenant Governor Tom McClintock |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 219 | 0.00% | Robert C. Newman, II | ||
Total | 8,679,416 | 100.00% | |||
Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 566,303 | 40.89% | Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez for Lt. Governor: Janet Rowland. Mr. Beauprez, Congressman Congressional District 7, received his party's nomination for Governor on 21 May 2006. |
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Write-in; (Republican) | Charles Walter "Chuck" Sylvester, Jr. for Lt. Governor: Ronita Marlene "Roni" Sylvester |
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Total | 1,384,905 | 100.00% | |||
Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 709,987 | 63.23% | Governor M. Jodi Rell for Lt. Governor Michael Fedele |
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Total | 1,122,887 | 100.00% | |||
Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 2,519,845 | 52.18% | Attorney General Charlie Crist for Lt. Governor: Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Kottkamp |
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Total | 4,829,270 | 100.00% | |||
Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 1,229,724 | 57.94% | Governor Sonny Perdue | ||
Total | 2,122,258 | 100.00% | |||
Hawaii 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 215,279 | 62.53% | Governor Linda Lingle for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. |
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Total | 344,269 | 100.00% | |||
Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 237,437 | 52.67% | Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter Congressman CD 1 |
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Total | 450,832 | 100.00% | |||
Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 1,368,682 | 39.25% | Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka for Lt. Governor Joe Birkett |
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Total | 3,486,671 | 100.00% | |||
Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 465,451 | 44.49% | Congressman Jim Nussle for Lieutenant Governor Bob Vander Plaats Mr. Nussle is the current Congressman from Congressional District 1. |
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Total | 1,046,140 | 100.00% | |||
Kansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 336,583 | 40.51% | Jim Barnett State Senator. For Lt. Governor: state Senator Susan Wagle |
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Total | 830,849 | 100.00% | |||
Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 164,861 | 30.27% | Chandler E. Woodcock State Senator |
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Total | 544,573 | 100.00% | |||
Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 757,099 | 45.85% | Governor Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr. for Lt. Governor: Kristen Cox |
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Total | 1,651,259 | 100.00% | |||
Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 779,807 | 35.33% | Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey for Lieutenant Governor Reed Hillman |
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Total | 2,206,916 | 100.00% | |||
Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 1,606,058 | 42.30% | Dick DeVos for Lt. Governor: Ruth Johnson |
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Total | 3,796,449 | 100.00% | |||
Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 1,030,236 | 46.72% | Governor Tim Pawlenty For Lieutenant Governor Carol Molnau |
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Total | 2,204,956 | 100.00% | |||
Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 434,802 | 73.44% | Governor Dave Heineman for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy |
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Total | 592,060 | 100.00% | |||
Nevada 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 277,855 | 47.90% | Congressman James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons Congressman Congressional District 2 |
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Total | 580,091 | 100.00% | |||
New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 104,288 | 25.81% | James B. "Jim" Coburn | ||
Total | 404,003 | 100.00% | |||
New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 170,352 | 31.30% | John Dendahl For Lt. Governor: Sue Wilson Beffort. Former state Republican party chairman John Dendahl was nominated by unanimous voice vote on 17 June 2006 by the Republican State Central Committee. On 21 June 2006 J.R. Damron, who ran unopposed in the 6 June primary, withdrew from the gubernatorial race minutes before Dendahl was nominated. |
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Total | 544,278 | 100.00% | |||
New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican; Conservative | 1,274,335 | 27.11% | John J. Faso for Lt. Governor C. Scott Vanderhoef. Received the Republican Party endorsement with 59.5% of the weighted Republican Convention vote. |
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Total | 4,701,065 | 100.00% | |||
Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,406,792 | 36.82% | Secretary of State J. Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell For Lt. Governor: Thomas A. "Tom" Raga |
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Total | 3,820,795 | 100.00% | |||
Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 310,333 | 33.50% | Congressman Ernest Istook Congressman Congressional District 5 |
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Total | 926,306 | 100.00% | |||
Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican; (Right to Life) | 551,048 | 42.94% | Ron Saxton | ||
Total | 1,283,262 | 100.00% | |||
Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 1,622,135 | 39.60% | Lynn C. Swann for Lt Governor Jim Matthews |
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Total | 4,096,077 | 100.00% | |||
Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 197,013 | 51.02% | Governor Donald L. Carcieri | ||
Total | 386,112 | 100.00% | |||
South Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 601,871 | 55.12% | Governor Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr. | ||
Total | 1,091,963 | 100.00% | |||
South Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 206,996 | 61.69% | Governor Mike Rounds for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Dennis M. Daugaard |
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Total | 335,527 | 100.00% | |||
Tennessee 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 540,441 | 29.75% | Jim Bryson State Senator |
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Independent; (Republican) | 11,355 | 0.63% | Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker | ||
Total | 1,816,648 | 100.00% | |||
Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 1,714,618 | 39.02% | Governor Rick Perry | ||
Total | 4,393,877 | 100.00% | |||
Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 148,014 | 56.38% | Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas | ||
Total | 262,524 | 100.00% | |||
Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 976,275 | 45.33% | Congressman Mark Green Congressman Congressional District 8. for Lt. Governor: Jean Hundertmark |
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Total | 2,153,859 | 100.00% | |||
Wyoming 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004 | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | 58,100 | 29.97% | Raymond B. "Ray" Hunkins | ||
Total | 193,892 | 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 | |
Democratic-Farmer Labor | |
Republican | |
Major Third Parties | |
Green | |
Green-Rainbow | |
Libertarian | |
Pacific Green | |
Reform | |
Other Third Parties | |
Alaskan Independence | |
American | |
American Constitution | |
American Independent | |
Concerned Citizens | |
Conservative | |
Constitution | |
Independence | |
Independent American | |
Liberty Union | |
Marijuana | |
Nebraska | |
Peace And Freedom | |
Populist | |
Quit Raising Taxes | |
Rent is too High | |
Right to Life | |
Socialist Party USA | |
Socialist Workers Party | |
U.S. Taxpayers | |
Veterans Party of America | |
Working Families | |
Independents | |
By Petition | |
Independent | |
No Party Affiliation | |
Unaffiliated | |
Unenrolled | |
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
None of these candidates | |
Scattering | |
Write-in |
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. |
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