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 | |||||
Democratic | 727,739 | 62.92% | Governor Janet Napolitano | ||
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) ** | ||||
Democratic | 421,051 | 55.41% | Attorney General Mike Beebe | ||
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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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) ** | ||||
Democratic | 779,741 | 56.30% | Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr. For Lt. Governor: Barbara O'Brien |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 1,736,219 | 49.80% | Governor Rod R. Blagojevich for Lt. Governor Pat Quinn |
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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) ** | ||||
Democratic | 565,199 | 54.03% | Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver For Lieutenant Governor Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 480,532 | 57.84% | Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Lt. Governor: Mark Parkinson (former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party) |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 206,991 | 38.01% | Governor John Elias Baldacci | ||
Total | 544,573 | 100.00% | |||
Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | 875,352 | 53.01% | Martin O'Malley For Lt. Governor: Anthony G. Brown |
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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) ** | ||||
Democratic | 1,230,065 | 55.74% | Deval L. Patrick for Lt. Governor: Timothy P. "Tim" Murray |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 2,139,839 | 56.36% | Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 298,761 | 73.95% | Governor John Lynch | ||
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 | |||||
Democratic | 373,926 | 68.70% | Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish |
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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) ** | ||||
Democratic; Independence; Working Families | 3,086,709 | 65.66% | Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer For Lt. Governor David A. Paterson |
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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) ** | ||||
Democratic | 2,307,420 | 60.39% | Congressman Ted Strickland for Lt. Governor: Lee Fisher Congressman Strickland is currently serving as Congressman CD 6. |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 615,973 | 66.50% | Governor Brad Henry | ||
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 | |||||
Democratic | 652,279 | 50.83% | Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski | ||
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 | |||||
Democratic | 2,470,517 | 60.31% | Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell for Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 1,245,992 | 68.59% | Governor Phil Bredesen | ||
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 | |||||
Democratic | 1,136,726 | 52.78% | Governor Jim Doyle for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Barbara C. Lawton |
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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 | |||||
Democratic | 135,516 | 69.89% | Governor Dave Freudenthal | ||
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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