2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Jim Doyle Mark Green
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,139,115 979,427
Percentage 52.7% 45.3%
Doyle:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No data
Governor before election

Jim Doyle
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Jim Doyle
Democratic

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.

This was the only Wisconsin gubernatorial election won by a Democrat with an outright majority of the vote between 1982 and 2022, and remains the largest winning margin garnered by a Democrat since 1982. As of 2023, this is the last gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate carried the counties of Burnett, Washburn, Sawyer, Iron, Price, Lincoln, Oneida, Forest, Marathon, Wood, Clark, Chippewa, Rusk, Barron, Dunn, Polk, St. Croix, Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Jackson, Monroe, Adams, Lafayette, Outagamie, and Winnebago. This election was the first time since 1974 that an incumbent Democratic Governor was re-elected or won re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Doyle (incumbent) 318,523 100.00%
Total votes 318,523 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Green 233,216 100.00%
Total votes 233,216 100.00%

Green Party primary

Candidates

  • Nelson Eisman

Results

Green Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Nelson Eisman 1,707 100.00%
Total votes 1,707 100.00%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Lean D November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[6] Tossup November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Lean D November 6, 2006

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 Archived November 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived July 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived June 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine 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 Archived December 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine December 12, 2005 45% 39%
Strategic Vision November 16, 2005 47% 44%
Strategic Vision October 21, 2005 47% 43%

Results

2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election[2]
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

Counties that flipped Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Libertarian to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Libertarian to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Schultze, Steve (April 20, 2009). "Walker gov announcement expected April 28". Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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