Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006

Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006

2002 ← November 7, 2006 → 2010

Nominee Jim Doyle Mark Green Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,139,115 979,427 Percentage 52.70% 45.31%

County Results

Governor before election Jim Doyle Democratic Elected Governor Jim Doyle Democratic

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Doyle defeated Republican Congressman Mark Green. Doyle served between 2007 and 2011. According to a survey released October 30, 2006, 51% of likely voters said that they had a favorable impression of Governor Doyle, while 43% of respondents rated his job performance as either "Excellent" or "Good".

Candidates for Governor

Democratic Party

• Jim Doyle, Incumbent Governor

Republican Party

• Mark Green, Congressman

Wisconsin Green Party

• Nelson Eisman, state employee

Constitution Party

• Jhered Roland Hamby (Write-In)

Candidates for Lieutenant Governor

Democratic Party

• Barbara Lawton, Incumbent Lt. Governor

Republican Party

• Jean Hundertmark, State Assembly member

Wisconsin Green Party

• Leon Todd, former Milwaukee School Board member

Election results

2006 gubernatorial election, Wisconsin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Doyle (incumbent)	1,139,115	52.8	+7.7
	Republican	Mark Green	979,427	45.3	+3.9
	Green	Nelson Eisman	40,709	1.9	-0.6
Majority			159,688	7.5
Turnout			2,159,251
	Democratic hold		Swing

Campaign Organizations

Jim Doyle Democrat, Incumbent

Campaign Chairman: Marc Marotta

Campaign Manager: Dan Schooff

Communications Director: Anson Kaye

Press Secretary: Melanie Fonder

Deputy Press Secretary: Anne Lupardus

Political Director: Tim Mahone

Stem Cell Coordinator: Molly Walsh

Finance Director Katie Boyce

Deputy Finance Director : Patrick Guarasci

Assistant Finance Director: Jill Hassenfelt

Media Consultant: Jim Margolis; GMMB Consulting

Pollster: Mark Mellman, The Mellman Group

Direct Mail: Paul Ambrosino, Ambrosino, Muir & Hansen

Treasurer: Karin Gale

Mark Green Republican, Challenger

Honorary Chairman: Tommy Thompson

Campaign Manager: Mark Graul

Deputy Campaign Manager: Eric Schutt

Spokesman: Luke Punzenberger

Communications Director: Rob Vernon

Fundraising Consultant: Mary Stitt

Campaign Consultants: Darrin Schmitz of Persuasion Partners; The Milo Company; Thomas Keeley

Pollster: Gene Ulm, Public Opinion Strategies

Direct Mail Vendors: Peter Valcarce of Arena Communications; The Lukens Company

Treasurer: Rick Johnson

Polling

For a graphical representation and further information on many of these polls, see WisPolitics.com's Polling Roundup.

Source	Date	Doyle (D)	Green (R)
WISC-TV	November 2, 2006	50%	44%
Strategic Vision	October 31, 2006	47%	45%
Zogby/WSJ	October 31, 2006	46.7%	47.2%
Badger Poll	October 30, 2006	50%	36%
Rasmussen	October 29, 2006	48%	44%
Wisconsin Public Radio	October 18, 2006	51%	38%
Strategic Vision	October 11, 2006	46%	43%
Rasmussen	September 25, 2006	47%	44%
Strategic Vision	September 20, 2006	46%	42%
Zogby/WSJ	September 11, 2006	49.4%	45.7%
Zogby/WSJ	August 28, 2006	49.7%	43.1%
Rasmussen	August 20, 2006	49%	41%
Strategic Vision	August 18, 2006	45%	44%
Research 2000	August 17, 2006	48%	38%
Zogby/WSJ	July 24, 2006	49.2%	44.7%
Rasmussen	July 20, 2006	47%	41%
Strategic Vision	July 20, 2006	43%	42%
University of Wisconsin	July 2, 2006	49%	36%
WPRI	June 23, 2006	49%	37%
Zogby/WSJ	June 21, 2006	46.9%	45.1%
Strategic Vision	June 8, 2006	45%	46%
Strategic Vision	May 3, 2006	45%	43%
Rasmussen	April 28, 2006	47%	43%
Strategic Vision	April 13, 2006	43%	43%
WPR/St. Norbert College Survey	March 29 - April 7, 2006	43%	35%
Rasmussen	March 29, 2006	45%	40%
Strategic Vision	March 8, 2006	44%	44%
Rasmussen	Feb 7, 2006	48%	41%
Strategic Vision	Feb 1, 2006	44%	43%
Strategic Vision	Dec 22, 2005	45%	43%
Rasmussen	Dec 12, 2005	45%	39%
Strategic Vision	Nov 16, 2005	47%	44%
Strategic Vision	Oct 21, 2005	47%	43%

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

External links

• Mark Green for Governor (R)
• Jim Doyle Re-Election Site (D)
• Eisman for Wisconsin (G)