The 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor
Dave Freudenthal
David Duane Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950) is an American attorney, economist, and politician who served as the 31st governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011. Freudenthal previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming ...
won re-election in a landslide over Republican Ray Hunkins, becoming the first Democrat since
1910
Events
January
* January 6 – Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military.
* January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, t ...
to win every county in the state. To date this was the last time a Democrat was elected to statewide office in Wyoming, the last time a Democrat carried every county in the state, the last gubernatorial election in which a Democrat received more than 30% of the vote, and the last statewide election in which a Democrat won any county besides
Teton,
Albany,
Laramie, or
Sweetwater.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Dave Freudenthal
David Duane Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950) is an American attorney, economist, and politician who served as the 31st governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011. Freudenthal previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming ...
, incumbent
Governor of Wyoming
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...
*Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Ray Hunkins, attorney and rancher
*John H. Self
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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Big Horn (Largest city:
Lovell)
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Campbell (Largest city:
Gillette
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)
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Converse (Largest city:
Douglas
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* Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil ...
)
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Crook
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Places Canada
* Crooks Inlet, former name of Kangiqturjuaq, Nunavut
England
* Crook, County Durham, a town
* Crook, Cumbria, a village and civil parish
* Crook Hill, Derby ...
(Largest city:
Sundance
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* Sundance, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood
* Sundance, Manitoba, a ghost town
;United States
* Sundance, New Mexico, a census-designated pl ...
)
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Fremont (Largest city:
Riverton)
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Goshen (Largest city:
Torrington)
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Johnson
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(Largest city:
Buffalo)
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Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
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(Largest city:
Kemmerer)
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Niobrara (Largest city:
Lusk)
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Park
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(Largest city:
Cody)
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Sheridan (Largest city:
Sheridan)
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Sublette (Largest city:
Pinedale)
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Uinta (Largest city:
Evanston)
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Washakie
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(Largest city:
Worland)
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Weston
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* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
* W ...
(Largest city:
Newcastle
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*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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)
See also
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2006 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2006, in 36 states and two territories. The elections coincided with the midterm elections of the 2006 United States Senate elections, United States Senate and the 2006 United States ...
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2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming
References
Official campaign websites
Dave Freudenthal (D) for GovernorRay Hunkins (R) for Governor
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
Gubernatorial
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2006 United States gubernatorial elections
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