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Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006
County Results
Culver: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Nussle: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% 80–90%
The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2006 took place November 7, 2006. The incumbent governor , Tom Vilsack , a Democrat , had served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election, Chet Culver defeated Jim Nussle to win the governorship, by a margin of 54.4 percent to 44.1 percent.[ 1] As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat has won the governorship of Iowa.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrew
Results
Independents
Green
Wendy Barth, peace activist and software engineer from Cedar Rapids
Libertarian
Kevin Litten, pharmacist from Cedar Rapids
General election
The Democratic nominee, Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver , selected Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge as his running mate. Judge had previously run for the Democratic nomination for Governor before dropping out to run for Lieutenant Governor. The Republican nominee, U.S. Congressman Jim Nussle , selected Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats as his running mate. Vander Plaats, like Judge, had previously run for his party's nomination before dropping out to run for Lieutenant Governor.
Polling
Source
Date
Culver (D)
Nussle (R)
Des Moines Register
November 3, 2006
52%
43%
Rasmussen
October 27, 2006
49%
45%
Research 2000
October 17, 2006
49%
44%
Des Moines Register
October 14, 2006
46%
39%
Rasmussen
October 5, 2006
42%
42%
Des Moines Register
September 17, 2006
44%
44%
Research 2000
September 14, 2006
48%
43%
Zogby/WSJ
September 11, 2006
43%
46%
Rasmussen
September 1, 2006
42%
40%
Zogby/WSJ
August 28, 2006
48%
45%
Rasmussen
August 3, 2006
41%
38%
Zogby/WSJ
July 24, 2006
45%
47%
Zogby/WSJ
June 21, 2006
46%
47%
Research 2000
May 22–24, 2006
49%
41%
Rasmussen
May 2, 2006
46%
40%
Rasmussen
April 5, 2006
40%
38%
Rasmussen
February 15, 2006
41%
40%
Rasmussen
January 12, 2006
40%
40%
Rasmussen
November 28, 2005
41%
38%
Results
See also
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