Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006

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Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006
Kansas
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Nominee Kathleen Sebelius Jim Barnett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 480,532 336,583
Percentage 57.8% 40.5%

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County results

Governor before election

Kathleen Sebelius
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kathleen Sebelius
Democratic

The Kansas gubernatorial election of 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius won re-election. Her approval rating as of July 2006 was reported at 60%.[1] On August 1, 2006 Jim Barnett won the Republican primary with 36% of the vote.[2] Sebelius was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Contents

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Democratic Party

  • Kathleen Sebelius - Incumbent Governor
    • Sebelius' running mate is former Republican state party chair Mark Parkinson.

[edit] Libertarian Party

[edit] Reform Party

[edit] Republican Party

[edit] Primary losers

[edit] General election

[edit] Polling

Source Date Sebelius (D) Barnett (R)
Survey USA November 5, 2006 57% 40%
Rasmussen October 27, 2006 56% 37%
Survey USA October 16, 2006 55% 42%
Survey USA September 14, 2006 58% 38%
Rasmussen September 1, 2006 48% 37%
Rasmussen July 31, 2006 51% 34%
Rasmussen June 19, 2006 49% 36%
Rasmussen May 3, 2006 49% 37%
Rasmussen April 15, 2006 50% 37%
Rasmussen February 13, 2006 45% 37%
Rasmussen January 25, 2006 46% 35%

[edit] Results

2006 gubernatorial election, Kansas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kathleen Sebelius (incumbent) 480,532 57.8 +4.9
Republican Jim Barnett 336,583 40.5 -4.6
Libertarian Carl Kramer 8,652 1.0 0
Reform Robert A. Conroy 5,082 0.6 -0.5
Majority 143,949 17.3 +9.5
Turnout 830,849
Democratic hold Swing

Source: CNN.com election coverage

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Approval Ratings For All 50 Governors". SurveyUSA/KWCH-TV/KCTV-TV. 2006-07-20. http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGovernor060720State.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 
  2. ^ "2006 Primary Election, Official Vote Totals". Kansas Secretary of State. http://www.kssos.org/elections/06elec/2006PrimaryOfficialResults.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-28. 

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