Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Kansas
2006 Kansas gubernatorial election County resultsSebelius : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Barnett : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2006 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius , who sported high approval ratings[1] ran for re-election to serve a second and final term. Governor Sebelius was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and she faced the Republican nominee, State Senator Jim Barnett , who emerged from a crowded primary. Sebelius soundly defeated Barnett and cruised to re-election, which was quite a considerable feat for a Democrat in staunchly conservative Kansas . This was Sebelius's second time winning a majority and was part of a trend from 1984 to 2010 where 7 of 8 Kansas gubernatorial elections were won with a majority rather than a simple plurality. No candidate received a majority of votes in 2014, 2018 or 2022.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Primary results by county: Barnett—71-80%
Barnett—61-70%
Barnett—51-60%
Barnett—41-50%
Barnett—31-40%
Barnett—21-30%
Canfield—51-60%
Canfield—41-50%
Canfield—31-40%
Canfield—21-30%
Jennison—81-90%
Jennison—71-80%
Jennison—61-70%
Jennison—51-60%
Jennison—41-50%
Jennison—31-40%
Jennison—21-30%
Tie between Barnett and Canfield-31%
Candidates [ edit ] Jim Barnett , State Senator Running mate : Susan Wagle , state senator (2001–present) and former state representative (1991-2001) Ken R. Canfield, author and founder of the National Center for Fathering Running mate : Kathe Decker, state representative (1993–present) Rex Crowell, former State Representative Running mate : Brian Shepherd Dennis Hawver, Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2002 Running mate : Bret D. Landrith, attorney Robin Jennison, former Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives Running mate : Dennis Wilson, state senator (2005–present) and former state representative (1995-1999) Timothy V. Pickell, attorney Running mate : Jeffrey McCalmon Richard "Rode" Rodewald, perennial candidate Running mate : Helen Kanzig General election [ edit ] Predictions [ edit ] Polling [ edit ] Source Date Kathleen Sebelius (D) Jim Barnett (R) Survey USA November 5, 2006 57% 40% Rasmussen October 27, 2006 56% 37% Survey USA October 16, 2006 55% 42% Survey USA September 14, 2006 58% 38% Rasmussen September 1, 2006 48% 37% Rasmussen Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine July 31, 2006 51% 34% Rasmussen June 19, 2006 49% 36% Rasmussen May 3, 2006 49% 37% Rasmussen Archived 2006-06-14 at the Wayback Machine April 15, 2006 50% 37% Rasmussen February 13, 2006 45% 37% Rasmussen January 25, 2006 46% 35%
Results [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] See also [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Official campaign websites (Archived) References [ edit ]
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