The Green Papers: 2006 Midterm Election |
2006 Governor's Chairs by State |
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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 | Governor Janet Napolitano Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano | |||||
Democratic | 727,739 | 62.92% | Governor Janet Napolitano | ||
Republican | 405,456 | 35.06% | Len Munsil | ||
Libertarian | 23,414 | 2.02% | Barry J. Hess, II | ||
Write-in | Authur Ray Arvizu | ||||
Write-in | Robert B. Winn | ||||
Write-in | Brian "Mr. Wright" Wright | ||||
Total | 1,156,609 | 100.00% | |||
Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Rod R. Blagojevich Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 21 March 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor Rod R. Blagojevich | |||||
Democratic | 1,736,219 | 49.80% | Governor Rod R. Blagojevich for Lt. Governor Pat Quinn |
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Republican | 1,368,682 | 39.25% | Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka for Lt. Governor Joe Birkett |
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Green | 361,163 | 10.36% | Rich Whitney for Lt. Governor Julie Samuels |
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Write-in; (Constitution) | 19,272 | 0.55% | Randall C. Stufflebeam for Lt. Governor: Randy A. White. Failed to submit the requisite number of petition signatures. Will run as a write-in. Vote total includes votes for Mr. Stufflebeam and Mr. White. |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | 476 | 0.01% | Mark Robert McCoy | ||
Write-in | 249 | 0.01% | Timothy Ross Nieukirk For Lt. Governor: Garrett Casey "Casey" DeFauw. Vote total includes votes for Mr. Nieukirk and Mr. DeFauw. |
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Write-in | 134 | 0.00% | Angel L. Rivera | ||
Write-in | 129 | 0.00% | Albert "Barney" Sloan | ||
Write-in | 98 | 0.00% | Mike Shorten | ||
Write-in | 81 | 0.00% | Jack L. "Captain" Spani | ||
Write-in | 76 | 0.00% | Kevin J. Bognar | ||
Write-in | 39 | 0.00% | Marvin J. Koch, Jr. | ||
Write-in | 29 | 0.00% | Joseph S. Krug | ||
Write-in | 16 | 0.00% | David Louis The Christ Sito | ||
Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | Barry Newman | ||
Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | William Miller | ||
Total | 3,486,671 | 100.00% | |||
Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
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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. |
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Polls: Toss-up - Currently Democratic. Democratic Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver vs. Republican Congressman Jim Nussle | |||||
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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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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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Green | 7,780 | 0.74% | Wendy S. Barth for Lt. Governor: Richard L. Johnson |
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Libertarian | 5,686 | 0.54% | Kevin Litten for Lt. Governor: Mark Nelson |
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Socialist Workers Party | 2,024 | 0.19% | Mary J. Martin for Lt. Governor: Kevin A. Dwire |
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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 | Governor Kathleen Sebelius Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 1 August 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius | |||||
Democratic | 480,532 | 57.84% | Governor Kathleen Sebelius for Lt. Governor: Mark Parkinson (former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party) |
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Republican | 336,583 | 40.51% | Jim Barnett State Senator. For Lt. Governor: state Senator Susan Wagle |
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Libertarian | 8,652 | 1.04% | Carl Kramer for Lt. Governor: Kalor A. Hebron |
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Reform | 5,082 | 0.61% | Richard Lee Ranzau for Lt. Governor: Ellen L. Verell |
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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 | Governor John Elias Baldacci Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 13 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor John Elias Baldacci | |||||
Democratic | 206,991 | 38.01% | Governor John Elias Baldacci | ||
Republican | 164,861 | 30.27% | Chandler E. Woodcock State Senator |
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Unenrolled | 117,111 | 21.51% | Barbara Merrill former state Representative. Independent Maine Course |
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Green | 52,150 | 9.58% | Patricia H. "Pat" LaMarche Green 2004 Vice Presidential nominee |
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Unenrolled | 3,460 | 0.64% | Phillip Morris NaPier Tax Equality Rebellion |
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Write-in | Bruce A. Fleming | ||||
Write-in | Alex Hammer Independent |
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Total | 544,573 | 100.00% | |||
Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Jennifer M. Granholm Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Toss-up - Democratic Governor Jennifer M. Granholm vs. Republican Dick DeVos | |||||
Democratic | 2,139,839 | 56.36% | Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor John D. Cherry, Jr. |
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Republican | 1,606,058 | 42.30% | Dick DeVos for Lt. Governor: Ruth Johnson |
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Libertarian | 23,493 | 0.62% | Gregory "Greg" Creswell for Lt. Governor: Scotty Boman |
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Green | 19,989 | 0.53% | Douglas "Doug" Campbell for Lt. Governor: David Frank Skrbina |
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U.S. Taxpayers | 7,070 | 0.19% | Bhagwan "Bob" Dashairya for Lt. Governor: Carl G. Oehling |
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Total | 3,796,449 | 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 | Governor John Lynch Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor John Lynch | |||||
Democratic | 298,761 | 73.95% | Governor John Lynch | ||
Republican | 104,288 | 25.81% | James B. "Jim" Coburn | ||
Scattering | 631 | 0.16% | Scatter | ||
Write-in; (Libertarian) | 323 | 0.08% | Richard B. Kahn Failed to obtain the requisite number of signatures to obtain ballot access. |
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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 | Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson | |||||
Democratic | 373,926 | 68.70% | Governor William B. "Bill" Richardson for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Diane D. Denish |
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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% | |||
Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Brad Henry Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 25 July 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor Brad Henry | |||||
Democratic | 615,973 | 66.50% | Governor Brad Henry | ||
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 | |||||
Democratic | Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski | |||||
Democratic | 652,279 | 50.83% | Governor Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski | ||
Republican; (Right to Life) | 551,048 | 42.94% | Ron Saxton | ||
Constitution | 46,162 | 3.60% | Mary Starrett On 24 August 2006 Secretary of State Bill Bradbury ruled that Mary Starrett will remain on the November ballot even though the Constitution Party failed to publish proper public notice of their 3 June 2006 nominating meeting. Apparently, Oregon state law does not specify a penalty for failing to provide proper notification. |
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Pacific Green | 18,279 | 1.42% | Joe Keating | ||
Libertarian | 15,494 | 1.21% | Richard Morley | ||
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 | Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 16 May 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell | |||||
Democratic | 2,470,517 | 60.31% | Governor Edward G. "Ed" Rendell for Lt. Governor Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll |
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Republican | 1,622,135 | 39.60% | Lynn C. Swann for Lt Governor Jim Matthews |
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Scattering | 3,425 | 0.08% | Scattered | ||
Write-in; (Independent) | Russ Diamond | ||||
Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) | Osborne Hart for Lt. Governor: Tony Lane |
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Write-in; (Green) | Marakay Rogers for Lt. Governor: Christina Valente |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | Ronald Satz for Lt. Governor: Karen Simons |
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Write-in; (Constitution) | Hagan Smith for Lt. Governor: William Kane |
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Total | 4,096,077 | 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 | Governor Phil Bredesen Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 3 August 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Phil Bredesen | |||||
Democratic | 1,245,992 | 68.59% | Governor Phil Bredesen | ||
Republican | 540,441 | 29.75% | Jim Bryson State Senator |
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Independent; (Republican) | 11,355 | 0.63% | Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker | ||
Independent | 7,515 | 0.41% | George Banks | ||
Independent | 4,074 | 0.22% | Charles E. Smith | ||
Independent; (Green) | 2,711 | 0.15% | Howard M. Switzer | ||
Independent | 2,447 | 0.13% | David Gatchell Running for Senate Class 1 and Governor |
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Independent | 2,113 | 0.12% | Marivuana Stout Leinoff | ||
Total | 1,816,648 | 100.00% | |||
Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Jim Doyle Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Renominated - 12 September 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Almost a toss up. Democratic Governor Jim Doyle vs. Republican Congressman Mark Green | |||||
Democratic | 1,136,726 | 52.78% | Governor Jim Doyle for Lt. Governor: Lieutenant Governor Barbara C. Lawton |
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Republican | 976,275 | 45.33% | Congressman Mark Green Congressman Congressional District 8. for Lt. Governor: Jean Hundertmark |
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Green | 40,858 | 1.90% | Nelson Eisman for Lt. Governor: Leon Todd |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | Roy Leyendecker | ||||
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 | Governor Dave Freudenthal Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 First elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 22 August 2006 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal | |||||
Democratic | 135,516 | 69.89% | Governor Dave Freudenthal | ||
Republican | 58,100 | 29.97% | Raymond B. "Ray" Hunkins | ||
Scattering | 276 | 0.14% | Write-In Votes | ||
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. |
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Democratic-Farmer Labor | |
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Alaskan Independence | |
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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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