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Iowa Secretary of State - Elections
2006 Iowa Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/17/06, Primary: 6/6/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/18/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: June 7, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 52.6% in '02, Thomas J. "Tom" Vilsack (D) retiring after 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republicans, Campaign & Elections' Odds: 1:1, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Most Likely Governorship to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, Chuck Todd: 4th Most Vulnerable Governor, Tim Saler: Weak Democratic Advantage, |
| Sec. of St. Chet Culver (D) 38.9%, ex-U.S. Rep. / Dept. of Econ. Dev. Dir. Michael Blouin (D) 34.0%, St. Rep. Ed Fallon (D) 25.8%, '04 Congressional candidate engineering manager Saleh Mohamed (D) 1.3%, |
U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle (R), |
Fairfield City Council member Christy Welty (L), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 52.6% in '02, 2nd term, Sally Pederson (D) retiring,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republicans, |
| Culver's running mate Ag. Sec. Patty Judge (D), Blouin's running mate physician Andrea McGuire (D), |
'02 Gov. candidate Bob Vander Plaats (R), |
'02 & '04 nominee / pharmacist Kevin Litten (L), |
Attorney General, 61.6% in '02,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Tom Miller (D), |
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Secretary of State, 53.4% in '02, 2nd term, Chet Culver (D) running for Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| co. auditor Michael A. Mauro (D), |
podiatrist Charles (Chuck) Allison (R) 63.5%, anti-abortion activist Robert C. Dopf (R) 36.5%, |
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Treasurer, 54.8% in '02,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald (D), |
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Auditor, 48.6% in '02, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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David A. Vaudt (R), |
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Agriculture Secretary, 50.0% in '02, 2nd term, Patty Judge (D) running for Lieutenant Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| small farm advocate Denise O'Brien (D) 57.3%, ex-Policy Dir. Dusky Terry (D) 42.7%, |
farmer / ex-Nat' Corn Growers Assoc. Pres. Bill Northey (R) 46.7%, farmer / banker Mark Leonard (R) 40.0%, farmer Karey Claghorn (R) quit and endorsed Northey but still got 13.4%, |
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1st Congressional District, 55.1% in '04, 8th term, Jim Nussle (R) running for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call Analysis: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Competitive Race, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Chuck Todd: 2nd Most Vulnerable House Seat, |
| ex-IA Trial Lawyers Assn. Pres. Bruce Braley (D) 36.8%, economic development dir. Rick Dickinson (D) 33.8%, '82 and '04 nominee / ex-St. Sen. / realtor Bill Gluba (D) 25.5%, ex-teacher / '02 & '04 candidate Denny Heath (D) 3.9%, |
businessman Mike Whalen (R) 48.5%, St. Rep. Bill Dix (R) 37.5%, ex-IA GOP chair Brian Kennedy (R) 14.0%, |
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2nd Congressional District, 58.9% in '04, 15th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Republican, |
| prof. David W. Loebsack (D), |
James A. "Jim" Leach (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 55.2% in '04, 5rd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 14th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Competitive Race, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, Chuck Todd: 17th Most Vulnerable House Seat, |
| Leonard L. Boswell (D), |
St. Sen. Jeff Lamberti (R), |
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4th Congressional District, 61.0% in '04, 6th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| neurologist Selden E. Spencer (D), |
Tom Latham (R), |
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5th Congressional District, 63.4% in '04, 2nd term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| '04 nominee psychologist E. Joyce Schulte (D) 60.9%, retired businessman Robert L. "Bob" Chambers (D) 39.1%, |
Steve King (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,
Roll Call Analysis,
National Journal's Chuck Todd,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Tim Saler,
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2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Iowa Political Parties:
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