2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The Wisconsin gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Wisconsin Jim Doyle ran for a second term as governor. Doyle was unopposed in his party's primary, and he faced United States Representative Mark Green, who won the Republican Party primary unopposed, 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.

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%
County results
Doyle:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Jim Doyle
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Jim Doyle
Democratic

Elections in Wisconsin

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

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
Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006[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%
Majority 159,688 7.40% +3.69%
Turnout 2,159,251
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See also
  • U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

References
  1. "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster™".
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2013.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.
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