2006 Kansas gubernatorial election
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The2006 Kansas gubernatorial electiontook place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic GovernorKathleen Sebelius,who sported high approval ratings[1]ran for re-election to serve a second and final term. She was unopposed for theDemocraticnomination and facedRepublicanState SenatorJim Barnett,who emerged from a crowded primary. Sebelius soundly defeated Barnett and cruised to re-election, which was quite a considerable feat for a Democrat in staunchly conservativeKansas.This was Sebelius's second time winning a majority and was part of a trend from 1984 to 2010 where 7 of 8 Kansas gubernatorial elections were won with a majority rather than a simple plurality. No candidate received a majority of votes in 2014, 2018 or 2022.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kathleen Sebelius,incumbentGovernor of Kansas
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Kathleen Sebelius (incumbent) | 76,046 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 76,046 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
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Barnett
- Barnett—71-80%
- Barnett—61-70%
- Barnett—51-60%
- Barnett—41-50%
- Barnett—31-40%
- Barnett—21-30%
Canfield
- Canfield—51-60%
- Canfield—41-50%
- Canfield—31-40%
- Canfield—21-30%
Jennison
- Jennison—81-90%
- Jennison—71-80%
- Jennison—61-70%
- Jennison—51-60%
- Jennison—41-50%
- Jennison—31-40%
- Jennison—21-30%
Crowell
- Crowell—31-40%
Tie between Barnett and Canfield-31%
Candidates
[edit]- Jim Barnett,State Senator
- Running mate:Susan Wagle,state senator (2001–present) and former state representative (1991-2001)
- Ken R. Canfield, author and founder of the National Center for Fathering
- Running mate:Kathe Decker, state representative (1993–present)
- Rex Crowell, formerState Representative
- Running mate:Brian Shepherd
- Dennis Hawver,Libertariannominee for Governor in2002
- Running mate:Bret D. Landrith, attorney
- Robin Jennison, former Speaker of theKansas House of Representatives
- Running mate:Dennis Wilson, state senator (2005–present) and former state representative (1995-1999)
- Timothy V. Pickell, attorney
- Running mate:Jeffrey McCalmon
- Richard "Rode" Rodewald,perennial candidate
- Running mate:Helen Kanzig
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Barnett | 70,299 | 36.18 | |
Republican | Ken R. Canfield | 51,365 | 26.44 | |
Republican | Robin Jennison | 42,678 | 21.97 | |
Republican | Timothy V. Pickell | 10,473 | 5.39 | |
Republican | Rex Crowell | 8,677 | 4.47 | |
Republican | Dennis Hawver | 6,661 | 3.43 | |
Republican | Richard "Rode" Rodewald | 4,142 | 2.13 | |
Total votes | 194,295 | 100.00 |
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[3] | Solid D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Likely D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Safe D | November 2, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics[6] | Likely D | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
[edit]Source | Date | Kathleen Sebelius (D) |
Jim Barnett (R) |
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Survey USA | November 5, 2006 | 57% | 40% |
Rasmussen | October 27, 2006 | 56% | 37% |
Survey USA | October 16, 2006 | 55% | 42% |
Survey USA | September 14, 2006 | 58% | 38% |
Rasmussen | September 1, 2006 | 48% | 37% |
RasmussenArchived2006-08-22 at theWayback Machine | July 31, 2006 | 51% | 34% |
Rasmussen | June 19, 2006 | 49% | 36% |
Rasmussen | May 3, 2006 | 49% | 37% |
RasmussenArchived2006-06-14 at theWayback Machine | April 15, 2006 | 50% | 37% |
Rasmussen | February 13, 2006 | 45% | 37% |
Rasmussen | January 25, 2006 | 46% | 35% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Kathleen Sebelius(incumbent) | 491,993 | 57.90% | +5.03% | |
Republican | Jim Barnett | 343,586 | 40.44% | −4.66% | |
Libertarian | Carl Kramer | 8,896 | 1.05% | +0.08% | |
Reform | Richard Lee Ranzau | 5,221 | 0.61% | −0.45% | |
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 148,407 | 17.47% | +9.68% | ||
Turnout | 849,700 | ||||
Democratichold | Swing |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Sherman(largest municipality:Goodland)
- Lane(largest municipality:Dighton)
- Stafford(largest municipality:St. John)
- Mitchell(largest municipality:Beloit)
- Lincoln(largest municipality:Lincoln) (previously tied)
- Kingman(largest municipality:Kingman)
- Ottawa(largest municipality:Minneapolis) (previously tied)
- Doniphan(Largest city:Wathena)
- Linn(Largest city:Pleasanton)
- Woodson(Largest city:Yates Center)
- Wilson(Largest city:Neodesha)
- Bourbon(Largest city:Fort Scott)
- Cherokee(Largest city:Baxter Springs)
- McPherson(largest municipality:McPherson)
- Johnson(largest municipality:Overland Park)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Coffey(largest municipality:Burlington)
- Chase(largest city:Cottonwood Falls)
- Greenwood(largest municipality:Eureka)
- Norton(largest municipality:Norton)
- Pratt(largest municipality:Pratt)
- Pottawatomie(largest municipality:Manhattan)
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites (Archived)
References
[edit]- ^"Approval Ratings For All 50 Governors".SurveyUSA/KWCH-TV/KCTV-TV. July 20, 2006.RetrievedNovember 28,2007.
- ^ab"2006 Primary Election Official Vote Totals"(PDF).Kansas Secretary of State.
- ^"2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006"(PDF).The Cook Political Report.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 5, 2008.RetrievedOctober 1,2006.
- ^"Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS".Sabato's Crystal Ball.RetrievedJune 25,2021.
- ^"2006 Gubernatorial Ratings".Senate Ratings.The Rothenberg Political Report.RetrievedJune 25,2021.
- ^"Election 2006".Real Clear Politics.RetrievedJune 25,2021.
- ^"2006 General Election Official Vote Totals"(PDF).Kansas Secretary of State.