2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jim Doyle ran for re-election to a second term in office. Doyle was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and he faced U.S. Representative Mark Green, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election. The campaign between Doyle and Green was competitive and hotly contested, but Doyle, whose approval ratings hovered around 50%, had the upper hand.[1] In the end, Doyle defeated Green by a fairly comfortable margin, improving on his 2002 victory in the process.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jim Doyle, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Doyle (incumbent) | 318,523 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 318,523 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrew
- Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive and former State Representative[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Green | 233,216 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 233,216 | 100.00% | ||
Green Party primary
Candidates
- Nelson Eisman
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Jim Doyle (D) |
Mark Green (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISC-TV | November 2, 2006 | 50% | 44% |
| Strategic Vision | October 31, 2006 | 47% | 45% |
| Zogby/WSJ | October 31, 2006 | 46.7% | 47.2% |
| Badger Poll | October 30, 2006 | 50% | 36% |
| Rasmussen | October 29, 2006 | 48% | 44% |
| Wisconsin Public Radio | October 18, 2006 | 51% | 38% |
| Strategic Vision | October 11, 2006 | 46% | 43% |
| Rasmussen | September 25, 2006 | 47% | 44% |
| Strategic Vision | September 20, 2006 | 46% | 42% |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | 49.4% | 45.7% |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 28, 2006 | 49.7% | 43.1% |
| Rasmussen | August 20, 2006 | 49% | 41% |
| Strategic Vision | August 18, 2006 | 45% | 44% |
| Research 2000 | August 17, 2006 | 48% | 38% |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| Rasmussen | July 20, 2006 | 47% | 41% |
| Strategic Vision | July 20, 2006 | 43% | 42% |
| University of Wisconsin | July 2, 2006 | 49% | 36% |
| WPRI | June 23, 2006 | 49% | 37% |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Strategic Vision | June 8, 2006 | 45% | 46% |
| Strategic Vision | May 3, 2006 | 45% | 43% |
| Rasmussen | April 28, 2006 | 47% | 43% |
| Strategic Vision | April 13, 2006 | 43% | 43% |
| WPR/St. Norbert College Survey | March 29 – April 7, 2006 | 43% | 35% |
| Rasmussen | March 29, 2006 | 45% | 40% |
| Strategic Vision | March 8, 2006 | 44% | 44% |
| Rasmussen | February 7, 2006 | 48% | 41% |
| Strategic Vision | February 1, 2006 | 44% | 43% |
| Strategic Vision | December 22, 2005 | 45% | 43% |
| Rasmussen | December 12, 2005 | 45% | 39% |
| Strategic Vision | November 16, 2005 | 47% | 44% |
| Strategic Vision | October 21, 2005 | 47% | 43% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Doyle (incumbent) | 1,139,115 | 52.76% | +7.60% | |
| Republican | Mark Green | 979,427 | 45.36% | +3.92% | |
| Green | Nelson Eisman | 40,709 | 1.89% | -0.60% | |
| Total votes | 2,159,251 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster™".
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Schultze, Steve (April 20, 2009). "Walker gov announcement expected April 28". Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
External links
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