New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006
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The New Mexico gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election held on November 7, 2006 will serve between 2007 and 2011. Current Incumbent, Democrat Bill Richardson was running for re-election. He faced Republican John Dendahl in the general election.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic Party
- Bill Richardson - incumbent Governor; former Congressman, United States Secretary of Energy, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations
[edit] Republican Party
- John Dendahl - a former state Republican party chair and cross-country skier in the 1968 Olympic Games, Dendahl was appointed by the Republican State Central Committee to replace the withdrawn candidate, their original nominee, J.D. Damron — a first-time candidate who won the June 6 GOP primary, but withdrew from the race after he failed to gain traction in fundraising and in the polls. Dendahl headed the New Mexico Republicans from 1994 to 2003, after finishing third in a four-way primary for governor in 1994.
[edit] Former Candidates
- James Damron - a physician with no prior political experience, Damron was unopposed in the primary, but withdrew from the race on June 17, 2006, due to a lack of fundraising.
[edit] Election results
| 2006 gubernatorial election, New Mexico | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Richardson (incumbent) | 384,260 | 68.8 | +13.3 | |
| Republican | John Dendahl | 174,214 | 31.2 | -7.9 | |
| Majority | 210,046 | 37.6 | |||
| Turnout | 558,474 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] Polling
Governor Richardson's approval rating as of December 2006 was 74%. [1]
| Source | Date | Richardson (D) | Dendahl (R) |
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| Rasmussen | June 26, 2006 | 56% | 32% |
| Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque | August 25-31, 2006 | 57% | 28% |
| Rasmussen | September 7, 2006 | 61% | 26% |
| Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque | September 25-28, 2006 | 60% | 28% |
