2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election
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The 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal won re-election in a landslide over Republican Ray Hunkins, becoming the first Democrat since 1910 to win every county in the state. To date this was the last time a Democrat was elected to statewide office in Wyoming, the last time a Democrat carried every county in the state, the last gubernatorial election in which a Democrat received more than 30% of the vote, and the last statewide election in which a Democrat won any county besides Teton, Albany, Laramie, or Sweetwater.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Dave Freudenthal, incumbent Governor of Wyoming
- Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dave Freudenthal (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 89.66 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Al Hamburg | Script error: No such module "string". | 10.34 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Ray Hunkins, attorney and rancher
- John H. Self
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ray Hunkins | Script error: No such module "string". | 74.64 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John H. Self | Script error: No such module "string". | 25.36 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100.00 | ||
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General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Template:USRaceRating | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Ray Hunkins (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen[7] | July 20, 2006 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center|58% | 29% |
| Rasmussen[8] | May 8, 2006 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 52% | 29% |
Results
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ray Hunkins | 58,100 | 30.01% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Total votes | 193,616 | 100.00% | |||
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Big Horn (Largest city: Lovell)
- Campbell (Largest city: Gillette)
- Converse (Largest city: Douglas)
- Crook (Largest city: Sundance)
- Fremont (Largest city: Riverton)
- Goshen (Largest city: Torrington)
- Johnson (Largest city: Buffalo)
- Lincoln (Largest city: Kemmerer)
- Niobrara (Largest city: Lusk)
- Park (Largest city: Cody)
- Sheridan (Largest city: Sheridan)
- Sublette (Largest city: Pinedale)
- Uinta (Largest city: Evanston)
- Washakie (Largest city: Worland)
- Weston (Largest city: Newcastle)
See also
References
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Official campaign websites
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