Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006

November 7, 2006

Nominee Kathleen Sebelius Jim Barnett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 491,993 343,586 Percentage 57.90% 40.44%

County results

Governor before election Kathleen Sebelius Democratic Elected Governor Kathleen Sebelius Democratic

The Kansas gubernatorial election of 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who sported high approval ratings 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 roundly defeated Barnett and cruised to re-election, which was quite a considerable feat for a Democrat in staunchly conservative Kansas.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Kathleen Sebelius, incumbent Governor of Kansas

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathleen Sebelius (inc.)	76,046	100.00
Total votes			76,046	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Barnett, State Senator
• Ken R. Canfield, author and founder of the National Center for Fathering
• Rex Crowell, former State Representative
• Dennis Hawver, Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2002
• Robin Jennison, former Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
• Timothy V. Pickell, attorney
• Richard "Rode" Rodewald, perennial candidate

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Barnett	70,299	36.18
	Republican	Ken R. Canfield	51,365	26.44
	Republican	Robin Jennison	42,678	21.97
	Republican	Timothy V. Pickell	10,473	5.39
	Republican	Rex Crowell	8,677	4.47
	Republican	Dennis Hawver	6,661	3.43
	Republican	Richard "Rode" Rodewald	4,142	2.13
Total votes			194,295	100.00

General election

Polling

Source	Date	Sebelius (D)	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	July 31, 2006	51%	34%
Rasmussen	June 19, 2006	49%	36%
Rasmussen	May 3, 2006	49%	37%
Rasmussen	April 15, 2006	50%	37%
Rasmussen	February 13, 2006	45%	37%
Rasmussen	January 25, 2006	46%	35%

Results

Kansas gubernatorial election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kathleen Sebelius (inc.)	491,993	57.90%	+5.03%
	Republican	Jim Barnett	343,586	40.44%	-4.66%
	Libertarian	Carl Kramer	8,896	1.05%	+0.08%
	Reform	Richard Lee Ranzau	5,221	0.61%	-0.45%%
	Write-ins		4	0.00%
Majority			148,407	17.47%	+9.68%
Turnout			849,700
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
• List of Governors of Kansas