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U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

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The 2006 House election and 2006 Senate election are scheduled for the same date as this U.S. gubernatorial election, 2006 for 36 governors. Also many state and local races are on the same date.

You can also find some good information about who is running at some external sites, for candidates and filing deadlines look at politics1. If you want to know about past a present money look at Open Secrets and if you want to know about corporate relationships see sourcewatch.org. The following is intended to provide more background and links within dkosopedia itself. Please link every name to its own article.

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At a Glance

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS:

13 up for re-election

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS:

14 up for re-election

OPEN SEATS:

9 open

Janet Napolitano (AZ) Bob Riley (AL) Republican (AR)
Rod Blagojevich (IL) Frank Murkowski (AK) Republican (CO)
Kathleen Sebelius (KS) Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) Republican (FL)
John Baldacci (ME) Jodi Rell (CT) Republican (ID)
Jennifer Granholm (MI) Sonny Perdue (GA) Democratic (IA)
John Lynch (NH) Linda Lingle (HI) Republican (MA)
Bill Richardson (NM) Robert Ehrlich (MD) Republican (NV)
Brad Henry (OK) Tim Pawlenty (MN) Republican (NY)
Ted Kulongoski (OR) Dave Heineman (NE) Republican (OH)
Ed Rendell (PA) Donald Carcieri (RI)
Phil Bredesen (TN) Mark Sanford (SC)
Jim Doyle (WI) Mike Rounds (SD)
Dave Freudenthal (WY) Rick Perry (TX)
Jim Douglas (VT)

Open Seats

Arkansas

         Mike Beebe     (D)  419,448  55%
         Asa Hutchinson (R)  308,728  41%
         Other 	              28,850   4%

Colorado

          Bill Ritter  (D)  779,741  56%
          Bob Beauprez (R)  566,303  41%
          Other 	     38,861   3%

Florida

         Charlie Crist (R)  2,487,140 	52%
         Jim Davis     (D)  2,151,577 	45%
         Other 	              129,707 	 3%

Idaho

         C.L. Butch Otter (R)  235,729 	53%
         Jerry M. Brady   (D)  198,065 	44%
         Other 	                14,478 	 3%

Iowa

         Chet Culver (D)  565,199  54%
         Jim Nussle  (R)  465,451  44%
         Other 	           15,490   1%

Massachusetts

         Deval Patrick (D)  1,230,065 	56%
         Kerry Healey  (R)    779,807 	35%
         Other 	              197,044 	 9%

Nevada

         Jim Gibbons (R)  277,855  48%
         Dina Titus  (D) 254,920   44%
         Other 	          47,316    8%

New York

         Eliot Spitzer (D)  2,882,524 	69%
         John J. Faso  (R)  1,217,516 	29%
         Other 	               76,668 	 2%

Ohio

         Ted Strickland       (D)  2,307,420  60%
         J. Kenneth Blackwell (R)  1,406,792  37%
         Other 	                     106,583   3%

Republican Incumbents

Alabama

         Bob Riley   (R)  717,287  58%
         Lucy Baxley (D)  518,750  42%

Alaska

         Sarah Palin  (R)  99,619  49%
         Tony Knowles (D)  83,640  41%
         Other 	           21,783  11%

California

         Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)  3,867,942 	56%
         Phil Angelides        (D)  2,701,989 	39%
         Other 	                      351,511 	 5%

Connecticut

         M. Jodi Rell   (R)  709,987  63%
         John DeStefano (D)  397,745  35%
         Other 	              15,155   1%

Georgia

         Sonny Perdue  (R)  1,203,173 	58%
         Mark Taylor   (D)    796,354 	38%
         Garrett Hayes (L)     79,823 	 4%

Hawaii

         Linda Lingle (R)  215,279  63%
         Randy Iwase  (D)  121,708  35%
         Other               7,282   2%

Maryland

         Martin O'Malley (D)  875,352 	53%
         Robert Ehrlich  (R)  757,099 	46%
         Other 	               17,755 	 1%

Minnesota

         Tim Pawlenty (R)  1,030,236   47%
         Mike Hatch   (D)  1,007,753   46%
         Other 	             166,017 	8%

Nebraska

         Dave Heineman (R)  430,578  74%
         David Hahn    (D)  141,091  24%
         Other 	             12,386   2%

Rhode Island

         Don Carcieri    (R)  197,013  51%
         Charles Fogarty (D)  189,099  49%

South Carolina

         Mark Sanford (R)   596,606   55%
         Tommy Moore  (D)   484,938   45%

South Dakota

         Mike Rounds  (R)   206,996   62%
         Jack Billion (D)   121,241   36%
         Other 	              7,290    2%

Texas

         Rick Perry       (R)  1,714,618   39%
         Chris Bell       (D)  1,309,774   30%
         Carole Strayhorn (I)    789,432   18%
         Other 	                 580,053   13%

Vermont

         Jim Douglas    (R)  148,501 	57%
         Scudder Parker (D)  106,788 	41%
         Other 	               6,391 	 2%

Democratic Incumbents

Arizona

        Janet Napolitano (D)  	727,739  63%
        Len Munsil       (R) 	405,456  35%
        Barry Hess II    (L) 	23,414 	  2%

Illinois

         Rod Blagojevich   (D)  1,677,497   50%
         Judy Baar Topinka (R) 	1,332,755   40%
         Rich Whitney      (G) 	  349,128   10%

Kansas

         Kathleen Sebelius (D)  480,532   58%
         Jim Barnett       (R) 	336,583   41%
         Other 	                 13,734    2%

Maine

         John Baldacci     (D)    206,753   38%
         Chandler Woodcock (R) 	  164,514   30%
         Barbara Merrill  (Unr.)  116,966   22%
         Other 	                   55,515   10%

Michigan

         Jennifer Granholm (D)  2,139,839   56%
         Dick DeVos        (R) 	1,606,058   42%
         Other 	                   50,552    1%

New Hampshire

         John Lynch (D)  298,206   74%
         Jim Coburn (R)  105,370   26%

New Mexico

         Bill Richardson (D)  373,926 	69%
         John Dendahl    (R)  170,352 	31%

Oklahoma

         Brad Henry    (D)  615,973   67%
         Ernest Istook (R)  310,333   34%

Oregon

         Ted Kulongoski (D)  652,279 	51%
         Ron Saxton     (R)  551,048 	43%
         Other                79,935 	 6%

Pennsylvania

         Ed Rendell (D)  2,431,974  60%
         Lynn Swann (R)  1,599,202  40%

Tennessee

          Phil Bredesen (D)  1,244,037 	 69%
          Jim Bryson    (R)    539,857 	 30%
          Other 	        30,195 	  2%

Wisconsin

          Jim Doyle     (D)  1,136,726 	 53%
          Mark Green    (R)    976,275 	 45%
          Nelson Eisman (G) 	40,858 	  2%

Wyoming

         Dave Freudenthal (D)  135,389 	 70%
         Ray Hunkins      (R) 	57,999 	 30%

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This page was last modified 00:03, 12 November 2007 by Chad Lupkes. Based on work by Cris Ericson and Wendy Barth and dKosopedia user(s) Jbet777, Corncam, Allamakee Democrat, Ptmflbcs and Anonymous troll. Content is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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