2006 Oregon gubernatorial election

none January 2025 July 2021 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election Oregon presidential no 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Ted Kulongoski headshot Color 2007 (cropped).JPG 150x150px Ted Kulongoski Democratic Party (United States) 699,786 50.73% 3x4.svg Ron Saxton Republican Party (United States) 589,748 42.75% 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 260px County results Kulongoski: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Saxton: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Ted Kulongoski Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kulongoski Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski ran for a second and final term. He faced several challengers in his primary, whom he dispatched to win his party's nomination a second time, while Republican nominee Ron Saxton, the former chair of the Portland Public Schools Board and a candidate for governor in 2002 emerged from a crowded primary. Kulongoski and Saxton were initially going to be challenged in the general election by State Senator Ben Westlund, but Westlund withdrew his candidacy before the general election. There were multiple independent and third party challengers on the ballot as well. In a hard-fought campaign, Kulongoski won re-election by a surprisingly wide margin. As of , this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, and Wasco. Democratic primary thumb|Democratic primary results by county: Ted Kulongoski #7777ffff 60–65%#9999ffff 55–60%#afb0ffff 50–55%#cdcdffff 45–50%#e1e1ffff 40–45% Jim Hill #b2ffb2ff 40–45% Candidates Jim Hill, former Oregon State Treasurer, 2002 Democratic candidate for Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski, incumbent Governor of Oregon Peter Sorenson, Lane County Commissioner Results Democratic Primary resultsOfficial Results - May 16, 2006 Primary Election https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873574 Oregon Secretary of State Ted Kulongoski (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 170,944 53.56% Jim Hill Democratic Party (United States) 92,439 28.96% Pete Sorenson Democratic Party (United States) 51,346 16.09% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 4,448 1.39% 319,177 100.00% Republican primary thumb|Republican primary results by county:Ron Saxton #f0676cff 50–55%#f48d91ff 45–50%#f8b3b6ff 40–45%#ffcdcdff 35–40% Kevin Mannix #ffe48aff 35–40%#fff29bff 30–35% Jason Atkinson #5bc75bff 45–50%#98f998ff 35–40% Candidates Jason Atkinson, Oregon State Senator David W. Beem W. Ames Curtright Bob Leonard Forthan, perennial candidate Gordon Leitch Kevin Mannix, former Oregon State Representative, 2002 Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon Ron Saxton, former chair of the Portland Public Schools Board William E. Spidal Results Republican primary results Ron Saxton Republican Party (United States) 125,286 41.69% Kevin Mannix Republican Party (United States) 89,553 29.80% Jason Atkinson Republican Party (United States) 67,057 22.31% W. Ames Curtright Republican Party (United States) 7,414 2.47% Gordon Leitch Republican Party (United States) 3,100 1.03% William E. Spidal Republican Party (United States) 2,537 0.84% David W. Beem Republican Party (United States) 1,659 0.55% Bob Leonard Forthan Republican Party (United States) 841 0.28% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 3,107 1.03% 300,554 100.00% General election Campaign As the Democratic and Republican primaries intensified, State Senator Ben Westlund, a registered Republican, announced that he would run for governor as an independent.https://archive.today/20130118031013/http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/NEWS0107/602150347/1001&nav_category= Though Westlund gathered the requisite signatures to be able to run, he eventually dropped out of the race in August, noting, "At the beginning of this campaign, I made a commitment to the people of Oregon, that I was in it to win it, and that I absolutely would not play a spoiler role."http://www.salem-news.com/articles/august102006/westlund_81006.php Ben Westlund Withdraws From Oregon Governor's Race Salem-News.Com Constitution Party nominee Mary Starrett was widely perceived to win votes largely at the expense of Saxton's campaign. http://www.katu.com/news/3636326.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061214095521/http://www.katu.com/news/3636326.html 2006-12-14 KATU - Portland, Oregon - News - Radio talk show host Mary Starrett to run for governor Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Tossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Tilt D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Lean D November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Lean D November 6, 2006 Polling Poll source Date administered TedKulongoski (D) RonSaxton (R) MaryStarrett (C) RichardMorley (L) JoeKeating (G)KATU/OregonianKATU/Oregonian August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes October 31, 2006 45% 38% 6% 1% 1%RasmussenRasmussen October 31, 2006 51% 44% — — —Riley ResearchRiley Research https://web.archive.org/web/20070226190242/http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/riley_report_10_06.pdf February 26, 2007 October 25, 2006 47% 36% 4% 1% 1%Riley ResearchRiley Research https://web.archive.org/web/20061103203122/http://www.rileyresearch.com/polls/2006_10_3_riley_report.pdf November 3, 2006 October 3, 2006 37% 39% 2% 1% 1%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20061012034320/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/September%202006/oregonGovernor927.htm October 12, 2006 October 1, 2006 47% 42% — — —RasmussenRasmussen September 25, 2006 47% 38% — — —Zogby Interactive PollZogby Interactive Poll September 11, 2006 47% 40% 5% 1% —Zogby Interactive Poll August 28, 2006 50% 44% — — —RasmussenRasmussen August 22, 2006 49% 35% — — —RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20061021124525/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/oregonGovernor.htm October 21, 2006 August 3, 2006 45% 35% — — —Zogby Interactive Poll July 24, 2006 49% 42% — — —Zogby Interactive Poll June 21, 2006 48% 40% — — —RasmussenRasmussen May 23, 2006 43% 41% — — —Zogby Interactive PollZogby Interactive Poll August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes March 22–27, 2006 46% 39% — — —RasmussenRasmussen February 27, 2006 47% 33% — — — Results 2006 Oregon gubernatorial electionOfficial Results - November 7, 2006 General Election https://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873552 Oregon Secretary of State 12 April 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Ted Kulongoski (inc.) 699,786 50.73% +1.70% Republican Party (United States) Ron Saxton 589,748 42.75% -3.40% Constitution Party (United States) Mary Starrett 50,229 3.64% Pacific Green Party Joe Keating 20,030 1.45% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Morley 16,798 1.22% -3.36% Write-in Scattering 2,884 0.21% 1,379,475 100.00% 110,038 7.98% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +5.10% Results by county County Ted KulongoskiDemocratic Kevin MannixRepublican Mary StarrettConstitution Joe KeatingGreen Richard MorleyLibertarian ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % # % # %Baker2,50834.07%4,33858.93%3624.92%710.96%710.96%110.15%-1,830-24.86%7,361Benton20,66158.69%12,73636.18%5591.59%7352.09%4561.30%580.16%7,92522.51%35,205Clackamas70,13148.29%65,79545.30%6,4054.41%1,3730.95%1,3350.92%1980.14%4,3362.99%145,237Clatsop7,93653.12%5,88639.40%6664.46%2541.70%1811.21%170.11%2,05013.72%14,940Columbia9,29147.89%8,03241.40%1,5778.13%2261.16%2381.23%380.20%1,2596.49%19,402Coos10,97743.64%12,10348.12%1,2154.83%4161.65%4101.63%310.12%-1,126-4.48%25,152Crook2,51830.14%5,33363.85%3133.75%690.83%981.17%220.26%-2,815-33.70%8,353Curry4,16241.09%5,33252.64%2822.78%1651.63%1581.56%310.31%-1,170-11.55%10,130Deschutes23,63140.85%31,25654.04%1,3682.37%7841.36%6821.18%1220.21%-7,625-13.18%57,843Douglas15,12335.49%24,89658.42%1,3843.25%5061.19%6391.50%640.15%-9,773-22.93%42,612Gilliam38838.92%53553.66%535.32%50.50%101.00%60.60%-147-14.74%997Grant78323.26%2,40171.31%1183.50%200.59%391.16%60.18%-1,618-48.05%3,367Harney64321.38%2,18672.70%1193.96%150.50%361.20%80.27%-1,543-51.31%3,007Hood River4,35258.54%2,55434.36%3314.45%1241.67%630.85%100.13%1,79824.19%7,434Jackson33,32943.25%39,05550.68%2,1832.83%1,2811.66%1,0171.32%1920.25%-5,726-7.43%77,057Jefferson2,77641.38%3,51152.34%2784.14%490.73%811.21%130.19%-735-10.96%6,708Josephine11,90036.39%18,32156.02%1,3984.27%5251.61%4741.45%860.26%-6,421-19.63%32,704Klamath6,59227.85%15,65166.12%8233.48%2621.11%3041.28%380.16%-9,059-38.27%23,670Lake72323.26%2,15669.37%1324.25%321.03%511.64%140.45%-1,433-46.11%3,108Lane81,55058.31%50,29035.96%2,8952.07%2,7701.98%1,9201.37%4220.30%31,26022.35%139,847Lincoln10,14551.61%8,07241.06%7303.71%4202.14%2711.38%200.10%2,07310.55%19,658Linn15,58839.13%21,41153.74%1,7694.44%4821.21%5181.30%710.18%-5,823-14.62%39,839Malheur2,35729.10%5,29665.37%2733.37%750.93%941.16%60.07%-2,939-36.28%8,101Marion45,30446.64%44,47445.79%4,9685.12%1,0831.12%9620.99%3350.34%8300.85%97,126Morrow1,04333.87%1,79758.36%1785.78%230.75%331.07%50.16%-754-24.49%3,079Multnomah177,79768.44%65,48825.21%8,0223.09%5,0331.94%3,0101.16%4540.17%112,30943.23%259,804Polk12,62046.22%12,64346.30%1,3514.95%3121.14%3141.15%640.23%-23-0.08%27,304Sherman33135.36%52956.52%545.77%101.07%101.07%20.21%-198-21.15%936Tillamook5,35649.42%4,74543.78%4734.36%1361.25%1091.01%190.18%6115.64%10,838Umatilla7,18237.86%10,55455.64%7754.09%1931.02%2431.28%220.12%-3,372-17.78%18,969Union3,96139.23%5,47354.20%4033.99%1281.27%1141.13%190.19%-1,512-14.97%10,098Wallowa1,25332.99%2,33561.48%1122.95%381.00%571.50%30.08%-1,082-28.49%3,798Wasco4,30747.00%4,05744.27%5475.97%1211.32%1171.28%150.16%2502.73%9,164Washington88,29251.10%73,90742.77%6,1333.55%1,9541.13%2,2751.32%2220.13%14,3858.33%172,783Wheeler23331.74%42257.49%527.08%91.23%131.77%50.68%-189-25.75%734Yamhill14,04342.41%16,17848.86%1,9285.82%3311.00%3951.19%2350.71%-2,135-6.45%33,110Total699,78650.73%589,74842.75%50,2293.64%20,0301.45%16,7981.22%2,8840.21%110,0387.98%1,379,475 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clackamas (largest city: Lake Oswego) Marion (largest city: Salem) Wasco (largest city: The Dalles) Washington (largest city: Hillsboro) See also 2006 Oregon statewide elections 2006 United States gubernatorial elections List of governors of Oregon References Official campaigns websites Ted Kulongoski (D) for Governor Ron Saxton (R) for Governor 2006 Gubernatorial Oregon Category:November 2006 in the United States