2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election

2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Dave Freudenthal Ray Hunkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 135,516 58,100 Percentage 70.0% 30.0%

County results Freudenthal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Dave Freudenthal Democratic Elected Governor Dave Freudenthal Democratic

Elections in Wyoming
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The 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal won re-election in a landslide over Republican Ray Hunkins, becoming the first Democrat since 1910 to win every county in the state. As of 2022, this is 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 received more than 45% of the vote.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Dave Freudenthal, incumbent Governor of Wyoming
• Al Hamburg, perennial candidate

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Ray Hunkins, attorney and rancher
• John H. Self

Results[]

General election[]

Governor Freudenthal casts his ballot

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

• 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming

References[]

Official campaign websites

• Dave Freudenthal (D) for Governor
• Ray Hunkins (R) for Governor

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