2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 February 2012 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election Wisconsin presidential no 2002 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 Jim Doyle (3347470710) (1).jpg Jim Doyle Democratic Party (United States) 1,139,115 52.70% MarkGreen (3x4a).jpg Mark Green Republican Party (United States) 979,427 45.31% 260px County results 260px Precinct results 1 250px Doyle: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Green: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No data Governor Jim Doyle Democratic Party (United States) Jim Doyle Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Lawton Jean Hundertmark 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. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and 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.http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGovernor060921State.htm SurveyUSA America's Neighborhood Pollster In the end, Doyle defeated Green by a fairly comfortable margin, improving on his 2002 victory in the process. Democratic primary Governor Candidates Jim Doyle, incumbent Governor of Wisconsin Results Democratic gubernatorial primary resultshttps://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_67805239-ad2e-4709-8c8a-64a78405eb38/ Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/12/2006 Wisconsin State Elections Board September 16, 2024 Jim Doyle (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 318,523 99.30% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 2,259 0.70% 320,782 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Barbara Lawton, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Lawton (incumbent) 287,616 99.71% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 834 0.29% 288,450 100.00% Republican primary Governor Candidates Nominee Mark Green, U.S. Representative from the 8th district Withdrew Scott Walker, Milwaukee County Executive and former State RepresentativeSchultze Steve Walker gov announcement expected April 28 https://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/43284987.html 27 April 2015 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel April 20, 2009 Declined Tommy Thompson, former governor (1987–2001) and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (2001–2005)Quirmbach Chuck May 15, 2006 Thompson Ends Speculation https://www.wpr.org/news/thompson-ends-speculation May 9, 2026 Wisconsin Public Radio Results Republican gubernatorial primary results Mark Green Republican Party (United States) 233,216 99.66% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 804 0.34% 234,020 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominee Jean Hundertmark, member of Wisconsin State Assembly for the 40th district Eliminated in primary Nick Voegeli Results Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Republican Party (United States) Jean Hundertmark 119,283 56.02% Republican Party (United States) Nick Voegeli 93,391 43.86% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 243 0.11% 212,917 100.00% Green primary Governor Candidates Nominee Nelson Eisman Results Green Party gubernatorial primary results Nelson Eisman Wisconsin Green Party 1,707 98.33% Scattering Wisconsin Green Party 29 1.67% 1,736 100.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Nominee Leon Todd Results Green lieutenant gubernatorial primary results Leon Todd Wisconsin Green Party 1,676 99.23% Scattering Wisconsin Green Party 13 0.77% 1,689 100.00% General election 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 Lean 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 Tossup 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 Source Date JimDoyle (D) MarkGreen (R)WISC-TVWISC-TV November 2, 2006 50% 44%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision October 31, 2006 47% 45%Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ October 31, 2006 46.7% 47.2%Badger PollBadger Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20071126232351/http://www.uwsc.wisc.edu/BP23PressRelease1_WIraces.pdf November 26, 2007 October 30, 2006 50% 36%RasmussenRasmussen October 29, 2006 48% 44%Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin Public Radio October 18, 2006 51% 38%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision October 11, 2006 46% 43%RasmussenRasmussen September 25, 2006 47% 44%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision September 20, 2006 46% 42% Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 49.4% 45.7% Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 49.7% 43.1%RasmussenRasmussen August 20, 2006 49% 41%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision August 18, 2006 45% 44%Research 2000Research 2000 August 17, 2006 48% 38% Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 49.2% 44.7%RasmussenRasmussen July 20, 2006 47% 41%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision July 20, 2006 43% 42%University of WisconsinUniversity of Wisconsin https://web.archive.org/web/20060715020434/http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/index.php?ntid=90682 July 15, 2006 July 2, 2006 49% 36%WPRIWPRI June 23, 2006 49% 37% Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 46.9% 45.1%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision June 8, 2006 45% 46%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision May 3, 2006 45% 43%RasmussenRasmussen April 28, 2006 47% 43%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision April 13, 2006 43% 43%WPR/St. Norbert College SurveyWPR/St. Norbert College Survey March 29 – April 7, 2006 43% 35%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060614172208/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/March%202006/Wisconsin%20Governor%20March.htm June 14, 2006 March 29, 2006 45% 40%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision March 8, 2006 44% 44%RasmussenRasmussen February 7, 2006 48% 41%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision February 1, 2006 44% 43%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision December 22, 2005 45% 43%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20051216121513/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/Wisconsin%20Governor.htm December 16, 2005 December 12, 2005 45% 39%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision November 16, 2005 47% 44%Strategic VisionStrategic Vision October 21, 2005 47% 43% Debates + 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Jim Doyle Mark Green1 Sep. 15, 2006 We The People/Wisconsin Frederica FreybergMike Jacobs C-SPAN P P2 Oct. 6, 2006 Wisconsin Broadcasters AssociationWMVS-TV C-SPAN P P3 Oct. 20, 2006 We The People/WisconsinWISC-TV C-SPAN P P Results 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionhttps://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_4f45c151-c316-41e9-bad3-25b21771e996/ Canvass Summary Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 Wisconsin State Elections Board September 16, 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Doyle (incumbent) 1,139,115 52.70% +7.60% Republican Party (United States) Mark Green 979,427 45.31% +3.92% Wisconsin Green Party Nelson Eisman 40,709 1.88% -0.60% Scattering 2,449 0.11% 159,688 7.39% 2,161,700 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) +3.68% Results by county Doyle became only the third Democrat to carry Door County; the only two previous gubernatorial elections in which it had voted Democratic were 1859 and 1904. Door County would not vote Democratic again until 2022. Doyle was also the first Democrat since Albert G. Schmedeman in 1932 to win Monroe County. As of 2024, this is the last gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate carried the counties of Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Forest, Iron, Jackson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, Washburn, Winnebago, and Wood. County Jim DoyleDemocratic Mark GreenRepublican Nelson EismanGreen ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Adams4,41655.91%3,32442.08%1501.90%90.11%1,09213.82%7,899Ashland4,11865.80%1,90230.39%2323.71%60.10%2,21635.41%6,258Barron8,13649.81%7,92048.49%2711.66%60.04%2161.32%16,333Bayfield4,65364.15%2,46834.03%1291.78%30.04%2,18530.13%7,253Brown45,04648.11%46,98950.18%1,5171.62%830.09%-1,943-2.08%93,635Buffalo3,07857.40%2,19640.95%831.55%50.09%88216.45%5,362Burnett3,22552.15%2,90046.90%590.95%00.00%3255.26%6,184Calumet9,05946.74%9,99551.57%3201.65%80.04%-936-4.83%19,382Chippewa11,46752.56%9,83945.10%5022.30%100.05%1,6287.46%21,818Clark5,75851.23%5,15245.84%3262.90%40.04%6065.39%11,240Columbia11,66252.62%9,93644.83%5212.35%450.20%1,7267.79%22,164Crawford3,75159.25%2,43938.52%1282.02%130.21%1,31220.72%6,331Dane149,66169.95%58,30227.25%5,6452.64%3320.16%91,35942.70%213,940Dodge13,13742.31%17,30255.72%5811.87%290.09%-4,165-13.41%31,049Door7,59252.75%6,47945.01%3192.22%30.02%1,1137.73%14,393Douglas10,67065.52%5,23332.14%3762.31%50.03%5,43733.39%16,284Dunn8,07055.24%6,20842.50%3182.18%120.08%1,86212.75%14,608Eau Claire22,24057.16%15,73340.43%8892.28%490.13%6,50716.72%38,911Florence86544.07%1,07954.97%190.97%00.00%-214-10.90%1,963Fond du Lac16,07342.05%21,51556.28%6151.61%230.06%-5,442-14.24%38,226Forest1,85351.27%1,71247.37%481.33%10.03%1413.90%3,614Grant9,24254.52%7,42743.81%2831.67%00.00%1,81510.71%16,952Green7,76958.67%5,14938.89%3042.30%190.14%2,62019.79%13,241Green Lake3,12239.09%4,71459.03%1441.80%60.08%-1,592-19.93%7,986Iowa5,63062.23%3,26736.11%1451.60%50.06%2,36326.12%9,047Iron1,56056.07%1,18942.74%301.08%30.11%37113.34%2,782Jackson3,85855.61%2,93142.25%1462.10%30.04%92713.36%6,938Jefferson14,24746.01%16,03851.79%6402.07%400.13%-1,791-5.78%30,965Juneau3,96947.88%4,10149.48%1812.18%380.46%-132-1.59%8,289Kenosha28,33855.49%21,73742.56%9381.84%580.11%6,60112.93%51,071Kewaunee4,35448.14%4,47949.52%2112.33%10.01%-125-1.38%9,045La Crosse24,66357.34%17,23540.07%1,0022.33%1100.26%7,42817.27%43,010Lafayette3,34457.20%2,40541.14%911.56%60.10%93916.06%5,846Langlade4,18448.70%4,27649.77%1261.47%50.06%-92-1.07%8,591Lincoln6,01954.31%4,71342.52%3393.06%120.11%1,30611.78%11,083Manitowoc15,73648.47%16,15449.76%5351.65%380.12%-418-1.29%32,463Marathon25,83652.56%22,18645.14%1,1212.28%90.02%3,6507.43%49,152Marinette8,40849.35%8,45549.63%1660.97%80.05%-47-0.28%17,037Marquette2,87947.13%3,09550.67%1232.01%110.18%-216-3.54%6,108Menominee88682.57%18016.78%70.65%00.00%70665.80%1,073Milwaukee199,53661.57%118,94936.70%5,0191.55%5640.17%80,58724.87%324,068Monroe6,55648.76%6,51748.47%3232.40%500.37%390.29%13,446Oconto6,63946.17%7,49752.14%2381.66%40.03%-858-5.97%14,378Oneida8,37251.67%7,42545.82%3892.40%170.10%9475.84%16,203Outagamie34,90150.05%33,51148.05%1,2841.84%410.06%1,3901.99%69,737Ozaukee15,22936.90%25,46061.69%5421.31%430.10%-10,231-24.79%41,274Pepin1,62755.70%1,25643.00%381.30%00.00%37112.70%2,921Pierce7,82955.30%6,03442.62%2842.01%100.07%1,79512.68%14,157Polk8,12852.34%7,10345.74%2911.87%70.05%1,0256.60%15,529Portage17,75461.55%10,20635.38%8582.97%270.09%7,54826.17%28,845Price3,58155.85%2,73742.69%911.42%30.05%84413.16%6,412Racine34,96849.00%35,28649.44%1,0551.48%590.08%-318-0.45%71,368Richland3,48954.41%2,81443.88%1001.56%100.16%67510.53%6,413Rock33,77461.26%20,15636.56%1,1152.02%840.15%13,61824.70%55,129Rusk2,96851.68%2,62245.66%1442.51%90.16%3466.02%5,743Sauk12,23255.76%9,14841.70%5172.36%410.19%3,08414.06%21,938Sawyer3,21851.22%2,96547.19%1001.59%00.00%2534.03%6,283Shawano7,23646.16%8,22752.48%2081.33%60.04%-991-6.32%15,677Sheboygan21,38845.13%25,25753.29%7141.51%380.08%-3,869-8.16%47,397St. Croix13,39249.79%13,11748.77%3781.41%90.03%2751.02%26,896Taylor3,50648.31%3,55148.93%1992.74%20.03%-45-0.62%7,258Trempealeau5,55758.57%3,72539.26%1982.09%80.08%1,83219.31%9,488Vernon6,03457.34%4,24040.29%2342.22%150.14%1,79417.05%10,523Vilas4,79945.15%5,62352.90%2021.90%60.06%-824-7.75%10,630Walworth14,15441.98%18,78155.71%7292.16%500.15%-4,627-13.72%33,714Washburn3,32350.73%3,13547.86%871.33%60.09%1882.87%6,551Washington17,21932.29%35,26266.13%8031.51%410.08%-18,043-33.84%53,325Waukesha61,40234.86%112,24363.73%2,3201.32%1490.08%-50,841-28.87%176,114Waupaca8,76745.24%10,29653.13%3071.58%100.05%-1,529-7.89%19,380Waushara4,15546.55%4,59051.42%1701.90%110.12%-435-4.87%8,926Winnebago32,76550.49%30,62947.20%1,4132.18%850.13%2,1363.29%64,892Wood16,04354.27%12,71143.00%7792.64%260.09%3,33211.27%29,559Total1,139,11552.70%979,42745.31%40,7091.88%2,4490.11%159,6887.39%2,161,700 Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic Burnett (largest village: Grantsburg) Clark (largest city: Neillsville) Chippewa (largest city: Chippewa Falls) Door (largest city: Sturgeon Bay) Outagamie (largest city: Appleton) Sawyer (largest city: Hayward) St. Croix (Largest city: Hudson) Winnebago (largest city: Oshkosh) Counties that flipped from Libertarian to Democratic Monroe (largest city: Sparta) Counties that flipped from Libertarian to Republican Juneau (largest city: Mauston) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Langlade (largest city: Antigo) Manitowoc (largest city: Manitowoc) Marquette (largest city: Montello) Racine (largest city: Racine) Taylor (Largest city: Medford) See also U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006 References External links Mark Green for Governor (R) Jim Doyle Re-Election Site (D) Eisman for Wisconsin (G) 2006 Governor Category:2006 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Scott Walker (politician)