2006 Gubernatorial Races

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2006 Governors...

Pre-Election--28 Republicans, 22 Democrats, 0 Independents
36 seats at stake--22 Republican held seats; 14 Democratic held seats. + DC and USVI
9 Term Limited or Retiring--8 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1Republican incumbent defeated in primary
Nov. 7: Republicans lost 6 of 22 seats; Democrats lost 0 of 14 seats
Post-Election--28 Democrats, 22 Republicans, 0 Independents
11 newly elected in 2006: Sarah Palin (R-AK), Mike Beebe (D-AR), Bill Ritter (D-CO), Charlie Christ (R-FL), Butch Otter (R-ID), Chet Culver (D-IA), Martin O'Malley (D-MD), Deval Patrick (D-MA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Eliot Spitzer (D-NY), Ted Strickland (D-OH)

Note: This page shows only major party and major third party and independent candidates.

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	DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS	REPUBLICAN CHALLENGERS	MORE
Arizona:	Janet Napolitano	Len Munsil	Barry Hess (L)
Illinois:	Rod Blagojevich	Judy Barr Topinka	Rich Whitney (G) Randy Stufflebeam (C) w/in
Iowa:	Tom Vilsack (retiring) * Chet Culver	Jim Nussle	Wendy Barth (G) Kevin Litten (L)
Kansas:	Kathleen Sebelius	Jim Barnett	Richard Ranzau (Ref) Carl Kramer (L)
Maine:	John Baldacci	Chandler Woodcock	Pat LaMarche (G) Barbara Merrill (I)
Michigan:	Jennifer Granholm	Dick DeVos	Doug Campbell (G) Greg Creswell (L)
New Hampshire:	John Lynch	Jim Coburn	Rich Kahn (L)
New Mexico:	Bill Richardson	~~J.R. Damron~~ John Dendahl
Oklahoma:	Brad Henry	Ernest Istook
Oregon:	Ted Kulongoski	Ron Saxton	Joe Keating (PG) Richard Morley (L) Mary Starrett (C)
Pennsylvania:	Ed Rendell	Lynn Swann	Marakay Rogers (G) w/in
Tennessee:	Phil Bredesen	Jim Bryson	Howard Switzer (G) Carl Whitaker (I)
Wisconsin:	James E. Doyle	Mark Green	Nelson Eisman (G)
Wyoming:	Dave Freudenthal	Ray Hunkins
D.C.:	Tony Williams (Mayor) (retiring) * Adrian Fenty	Dave Kranich	Chris Otten (SG)
U.S.V.I.:	Charles Turnbull (retiring) * John deJongh		Aldah "Foncie" Donastorg, Jr. (I) Kenneth Mapp

	DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGERS	REPUBLICAN INCUMBENTS	MORE
Alabama:	Lucy Baxley	Bob Riley	Loretta Nall (L) w/in
Alaska:	Tony Knowles	~~Frank Murkowski~~ (def. in Aug. 22 primary) *Sarah Palin	Andrew Halcro (I) Billy Toien (L)
Arkansas:	Mike Beebe	Mike Huckabee (term limited) * Asa Hutchinson ...defeated	Jim Lendall (G) Rod Bryan (I)
California:	Phil Angelides	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Art Olivier (L) Peter Miguel Camejo (G) Edward C. Noonan (AIP)
Colorado:	Bill Ritter	Bill Owens (term limited) * Bob Beauprez ...defeated	Dawn Winkler (L)
Connecticut:	John DeStefano	M. Jodi Rell	Cliff Thornton (G) Joe Zdonczyk (Conc.Cit)
Florida:	Jim Davis	Jeb Bush (term limited) * Charlie Crist	Max Linn (Ref.)
Georgia:	Mark Taylor	Sonny Perdue	Garrett Hayes (L)
Hawaii:	Randy Iwase	Linda Lingle	Ozell Daniel (L)
Idaho:	Jerry Brady	Dirk Kempthorne (term limited)/Jame E. Risch * C.L. "Butch" Otter
Maryland:	Martin O'Malley	Bob Ehrlich ...defeated	Ed Boyd (G) Chris Driscoll (POP)
Massachusetts:	Deval Patrick	Mitt Romney (retiring) * Kerry Healey ...defeated	Christy Mihos (I) Grace Ross (GRP)
Minnesota:	Mike Hatch	Tim Pawlenty	Peter Hutchinson (MNIP) Ken Pentel (G)
Nebraska:	David Hahn	Dave Heineman	Barry Richards (NE) Mort Sullivan (Pet.)
Nevada:	Dina Titus	Kenny Guinn (term limited) * Jim Gibbons	Craig Bergland (G) Christopher Hansen (IAP)
New York:	Eliot Spitzer	George E. Pataki (retiring) * John Faso (R/C) ...defeated	Malachy McCourt (G) John Clifton (L)
Ohio:	Ted Strickland	Bob Taft (term limited) * Ken Blackwell ...defeated	Bill Pierce (L) Bob Fitrakis (G)
Rhode Island:	Charlie Fogarty	Donald L. Carcieri
South Carolina:	Tommy Moore	Mark Sanford
South Dakota:	Jack Billion	Mike Rounds	Steve Willis (C) Tom Gerber (L)
Texas:	Chris Bell	Rick Perry	Kinky Friedman (I) Carole Keeton Strayhorn (I) James Werner (L)
Vermont:	Scudder Parker	Jim Douglas	Robert Skold (LU)

2005 Governors
(2 states--both held by Democrats)

New Jersey: Gov. Richard J. Codey (not seeking election) ...
DEMOCRAT
Sen. Jon Corzine of Hoboken 1,224,493 (53.47%)

www.corzineforgovernor.com www.doug.com www.pawlowkiforgovernor.com

REPUBLICAN
Businessman Doug Forrester of West Windsor   985,235 (43.02%)
EDUCATION NOT CORRUPTION Hector L. Castillo of Paterson 29,453
LIBERTARIAN Jeff Pawlowski of Parlin   15,416
GREEN Matthew J. Thieke of Maple Shade 12,313
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA Ed Forchion   9,138
ONE NEW JERSEY Michael Latigona    5,169
VARIOUS Wes Bell 4,177
SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY Angela L. Lariscy   2,532
SOCIALIST PARTY USA Costantino Rozzo 2,079
total for the 8 indep.: 80,277 (3.51%)
Total: 2,290,005

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Virginia: Gov. Mark Warner (term-limited) ...
DEMOCRAT
Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine of Richmond 1,025,942 (51.72%)

www.kaine2005.org jerrykilgore.com www.russpotts.com

REPUBLICAN
Former Attorney General Jerry Kilgore of Gate City 912,327 (45.99%)
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN
State Senator/businessman Russ Potts of Winchester 43,953 (2.22%)
Write Ins 1,556 (0.08%)
Total: 1,983,778 (Total Voting: 2,000,052 or 44.96% of 4,448,852 registered)

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