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Parents > United States > Iowa > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 06, 2006 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close June 06, 2006 - 09:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 14, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia September 17, 2016 11:19pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Under state law, a candidate must get 35 percent of the primary vote to claim the nomination. If no candidate gets 35 percent, the contest would go to a state convention where a nominee would be picked.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameTom Vilsack Votes540,449 (52.69%)
Term01/10/2003 - 01/12/2007 Margin83,837 (+8.17%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameChet Culver Votes569,021 (54.02%)
Term01/12/2007 - 01/14/2011 Margin101,596 (+9.65%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIA Governor 11/07/2006
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/19/2004 06/06/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Chet Culver 12 6 1 1
Mike Blouin 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Chet Culver (91.18%)
Weighted Call: Chet Culver (97.51%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/20/2006 06/01/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of State Chet Culver Rep. Mike Blouin St. Rep. Ed Fallon Sal Mohamed Scattering  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 58,131 (39.08%) 50,728 (34.10%) 38,253 (25.72%) 1,545 (1.04%) 94 (0.06%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -7,403 (-4.98%) -19,878 (-13.36%) -56,586 (-38.04%) -58,037 (-39.02%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 1/19 $830,000.00 1/19 $362,000.00 1/19 $41,000.00 $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 11/03/2005 10/25/2005 03/09/2005 00/00/2005 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg36.91%-- 26.64%-- 20.55%-- 1.00%-- 0.00%--  
Selzer & Co. 
05/29/06-06/01/06		 36.00% -- 28.00% -- 21.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
05/20/06-05/22/06		 38.00% 5.0 25.00% 9.0 20.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Unknown 
04/00/06-04/00/06		 42.00% -- 17.00% -- 12.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
03/20/06-03/22/06		 33.00% -- 16.00% -- 13.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I McCord 2014
IndP 6921
IND Monsieur
G-R TONY
  Planned Parenthood Federation of America
D GavinBrown
D Patty Judge
D Tom Daschle 🔗
  Iowa Building Trade Council
D Elaine Baxter 🔗
D David R. Nagle 🔗
D Bonnie Campbell 🔗
D Ashley
  Omaha World Herald
D Lane A. Evans 🔗
  Storm Lake Times (Iowa)
  Des Moines Register
D Andrea "Andy" McGuire
  AFSCME
D Tom Miller 🔗
REFS Servo
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
D Pat Murphy 🔗
D John P. Kibbie 🔗
D Matt McCoy 🔗
D Mike Connolly 🔗
D Mike Gronstal 🔗
R CincinnatiReds1990
D Nicholas Johnson 🔗
Laf-W Craverguy
D Mark A. Kuhn 🔗
D David Osterberg 🔗
  Iowa City Press-Citizen
  Sierra Club
G BR_Green
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 07, 2006 05:00am News Culver wins Democratic bid  Article J.R. 
Jun 04, 2006 11:00am Poll [IA Sec of State] Culver takes lead to Tuesday primary  Article ArmyDem 
May 29, 2006 05:15pm Endorsement U.S. Congressman Lane Evans (D-IL) Endorses Mike Blouin  Article COSDem 
May 29, 2006 05:05pm Endorsement Fallon has most democratic vision for Iowa  Article COSDem 
May 29, 2006 05:00pm Endorsement Mike Blouin for the Democratic nomination for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
May 29, 2006 05:00pm Endorsement Storm Lake Times Endorses Mike Blouin  Article COSDem 
May 04, 2006 09:00pm Endorsement Planned Parenthood Endorses Culver for Iowa Governor  Article COSDem 
Mar 08, 2006 09:00pm Commentary Fallon on a roll [IA Governor]  Article COSDem 
Feb 15, 2006 11:00am News Judge set to drop out of primary, join Culver  Article J.R. 
Feb 01, 2006 09:50pm Endorsement Tom Daschle endorses Culver for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Jan 19, 2006 03:00pm General Fallon says caucuses benefited him most [Iowa Governor]  Article COSDem 
Jan 19, 2006 03:00pm News Culver raises more than $1 million in '05 [IA]  Article COSDem 
Jan 17, 2006 03:00pm General Democrats turn out en masse for caucuses [Iowa 2006]  Article COSDem 
Dec 13, 2005 05:00pm Endorsement Service employees union endorses Blouin for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Nov 19, 2005 12:00pm Election Guide Connell out of Iowa governor's race  Article COSDem 
Nov 14, 2005 07:00pm Endorsement Harkin won't endorse candidate for Governor now  Article COSDem 
Nov 14, 2005 01:00pm News Judge blasts Blouin's stand on abortion [IA Governor]  Article COSDem 
Nov 10, 2005 01:30pm News Judge seeks end to stem cell research ban [IA Governor]  Article COSDem 
Nov 10, 2005 01:00pm General Candidate suspends campaign after crash  Article Thomas Walker 
Nov 09, 2005 05:00pm Event Iowa Candidate Involved in Fatal Crash  Article RP 
Nov 03, 2005 06:00pm Election Guide Culver formally enters Democratic race for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Oct 25, 2005 07:15pm Election Guide Democrat Blouin officially enters race for Iowa Governor  Article COSDem 
Oct 10, 2005 09:00pm Endorsement Iowa House Democrats, minority leader endorse Blouin for governor  Article COSDem 
Oct 10, 2005 09:00pm Election Guide Shenandoah's Mayor Announces Candidacy For Iowa Governor  Article COSDem 
Oct 07, 2005 09:00pm Announcement Culver to announce Iowa governor bid by Nov. 5  Article COSDem 
Sep 22, 2005 05:00pm Endorsement Most Iowa Senate Democrats support Blouin in Iowa governor bid  Article COSDem 
Sep 13, 2005 05:00pm Election Guide Treasurer won't enter race for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Aug 25, 2005 11:00pm Election Guide Gronstal won't run for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Aug 24, 2005 05:00pm Press Release Patty Judge Names Roxanne Conlin Chair of Campaign Committee  Article COSDem 
Jul 22, 2005 07:00pm Speculative Gronstal Out? [IA GOV]  Article COSDem 
Jul 13, 2005 04:00pm General Patty Judge announces that she is in the race for Iowa Governor  Article COSDem 
Jul 05, 2005 09:00pm General Blouin to form Iowa gubernatorial exploratory committee  Article COSDem 
Jun 16, 2005 09:00pm General Gronstal 'off and running' in Iowa governor's race  Article COSDem 
Jun 06, 2005 08:00pm General State treasurer considering run for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Jun 01, 2005 11:00am General Culver moves toward race for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
May 25, 2005 12:00pm General Gronstal weighs run for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
May 19, 2005 05:00pm Speculative Secret Deal? What are Gronstal and Blouin up to? [IA Governor]  Article COSDem 
May 18, 2005 10:00pm General Patty Judge for Iowa governor in 2006?  Article COSDem 
Apr 15, 2005 11:00pm General Gronstal leans toward race for Iowa Governor  Article COSDem 
Apr 10, 2005 12:40am General Fallon enters Iowa race for governor  Article COSDem 
Mar 12, 2005 10:00pm General Gronstal says timing's right for run for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Feb 27, 2005 03:00pm General Culver, Fallon start fresh at Democrats' gathering [IA Gov]  Article COSDem 
Feb 10, 2005 12:00am Speculative Harkin for governor? He dismisses rumors — but doesn't rule it out  Article COSDem 
Jan 29, 2005 12:00am General Blouin to decide his candidacy for Iowa Governor by summer  Article COSDem 
Dec 05, 2004 12:00am General Gronstal open to race for Iowa governor  Article COSDem 
Nov 29, 2004 12:00am General Western Iowan to run for governor  Article COSDem 
Nov 24, 2004 12:00am General Sally Pederson steps out of '06 race  Article COSDem 
Nov 19, 2004 12:00am News Culver seriously considering governor race  Article Ben 
Aug 02, 2003 12:00am General Fallon weighs run for governor  Article COSDem 

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