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The 2006 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor
Dave Freudenthal (D) for Governor
Ray Hunkins (R) for 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 to win every county in the state. , 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 received more than 45% of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*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
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*Al Hamburg, perennial candidate
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Ray Hunkins, attorney and rancher *John H. SelfResults
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
See also
* 2006 United States gubernatorial elections *2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming
The 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 7, 2006. The primaries were on August 22, 2006, in which both candidates were unopposed. Incumbent Senator Craig L. Thomas, Craig Thomas won re-election to a third term; he died ...
References
;Official campaign websitesDave Freudenthal (D) for Governor
Ray Hunkins (R) for Governor
2006
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Gubernatorial
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2006 United States gubernatorial elections
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