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Filing Deadline:
    March 17, 2006
Primary Date:
    June 6, 2006
General Election:
    Nov. 7, 2006




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Governor seats ranked by likelihood to switch party control. The top-ranked race is the seat most likely to flip.

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21. Calif. (Schwarzenegger-R)
22. Okla. (Henry-D)
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25. Ga. (Perdue-R)
26. Vt. (Douglas-R)
27. Conn. (Rell-R)
28. Ala. (Riley-R)
29. Tenn. (Bredesen-D)
30. Kansas (Sebelius-D)
31. S.D. (Rounds-R)
32. Wyo. (Freudenthal-D)
33. N.H. (Lynch-D)
34. N.M. (Richardson-D)
35. Neb. (Heineman-R)
36. Hawaii (Lingle-R)



2006 Tip Sheets
IOWA GOVERNOR
Last updated: Nov. 14, 2006
 



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 Chet Culver (D) defeated Jim Nussle (R), 54% to 44%.



Chet Culver (D)


*Incumbent Tom Vilsack (D) is not running; Culver, Iowa's secretary of state, was nominated with 39% in a four-way primary.

Chet Culver Manager: Patrick Dillon
Consultants: Struble Eichenbaum Communications
Contact: 515-244-5151
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site

 

Jim Nussle (R)


Nussle, a congressman from Iowa's 1st District, was unopposed in the primary.
Jim Nussle Manager: Nick Ryan
Consultants: McCarthy Marcus Hennings
Contact: 515-282-0606
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac Profile




Chuck Todd
 • Email
 		Chuck Todd's Race Ranking:  15
“There's little optimism among national Republicans about Nussle's chances. Culver's caught every break, including running in a year when being an (R) isn't a good thing. ”




  
  

Get all Iowa governor polling numbers in Poll Track's campaign archives. The latest numbers on this race are:
General election matchup
  Culver (D)  44%
  Nussle (R)  44%
A Selzer and Company poll; conducted 9/10-13/06 for the Des Moines Register; surveyed 600 likely voters; margin of error +/- 4% (release, 9/17).
View all Campaign 2006 polling data

  
   The latest TV and radio campaign ads in the Iowa governor race are:

 • Jim Nussle For Governor: Life (10/30/06)
 • Chet Culver For Governor: Mari (10/17/06)
 • Jim Nussle For Governor: Zero Tolerance (9/29/06)
 • Jim Nussle For Governor: Pattern (9/22/06)
 • Jim Nussle For Governor: Economic Plan (9/13/06)

View all political ads for this race:

View all Campaign 2006 political ads

 
Campaign Buzz: Recent News

"Iowans elected Democrat Chet Culver governor," marking "the first time in Iowa history" that "a Democrat will take over the governor's office from a member of his own party" (Des Moines Register, 11/7/06). ..... Bill Richardson said the Democratic Governors Association would give another $500,000 to Culver's (D) campaign (Des Moines Register, 8/18/06). ..... Mitt Romney announced the Republican Governors Association would donate $500,000 to Rep. Jim Nussle's (R) campaign to match a similar contribution the DGA made to Culver in June (Des Moines Register, 8/17/06).


Previous Election Results

 2006 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Chet Culver (D) 565,199 54%
  Jim Nussle (R) 465,451 11%  
 
 2006 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Chet Culver (D) 58,131
  Mike Blouin (D) 50,728  
  Ed Fallon (D) 38,253
  Sal Mohamed (D) 1,545  
 
 2002 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Tom Vilsack (D) 540,449 53%  
  Doug Gross (R) 456,612 45%  
  Other 28,741 3%
 
 2002 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Tom Vilsack (D) unopposed    
 
 1998 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Tom Vilsack (D) 500,231 52%
  Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 444,787 47%  
  Other 11,397 1%

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