Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2006
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The Oklahoma gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, and was a race for the Governor of Oklahoma. The incumbent Governor, Democrat Brad Henry, was easily re-elected with more than 60% of the vote.
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[edit] Brief overview
Incumbent Governor, Democrat Brad Henry, was easily re-elected in a state where Republicans have in recent years had the advantage in statewide elections (Republicans took over control of the Oklahoma House of Repesentatives in the 2004 election).
Henry's opponent was Republican Ernest Istook, a member of the United States House of Representatives (Congressional district 5).
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic Party
- Brad Henry, incumbent governor
[edit] Republican Party
- Ernest Istook, United States Representative from Oklahoma's Fifth District
[edit] Primary election
The following candidates were defeated in the July 25, 2006 primary election. (Results from the OK State Elections Board)
- Robert J. "Bob" Sullivan — Oil industry executive/former state energy secretary, Republican
- Jim Williamson — Oklahoma Senate member, Republican
- Jim Evanoff — Engineer from Mustang, Oklahoma, Republican
- Andrew Marr — Democrat
[edit] Democratic Party
| Candidate | # of votes | % of votes |
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| Brad Henry | 226,921 | 85.82% |
| Andrew Marr | 37,500 | 14.18% |
[edit] Republican Party
| Candidate | # of votes | % of votes |
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| Ernest Istook | 99,634 | 54.71% |
| Bob Sullivan | 56,338 | 30.94% |
| Jim Williamson | 17,766 | 9.76% |
| Jim Evanoff | 8,368 | 4.6% |
[edit] Opinion polls
| Source | Date | Henry (D) | Istook (R) |
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| Survey USA | November 4, 2006 | 65% | 29% |
| Rasmussen | October 23, 2006 | 64% | 32% |
| Sooner Poll | October 7, 2006 | 60% | 33% |
| Rasmussen | September 29, 2006 | 59% | 34% |
| Survey USA | September 26, 2006 | 64% | 33% |
| Rasmussen | September 6, 2006 | 54% | 33% |
| Survey USA | August 28, 2006 | 60% | 34% |
| Sooner Poll | July 17, 2006 | 57% | 29% |
| Rasmussen | May 7, 2006 | 50% | 39% |
[edit] General election results
| 2006 gubernatorial election, Oklahoma | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Brad Henry (incumbent) | 616,135 | 66.5 | +23.2 | |
| Republican | Ernest Istook | 310,327 | 33.5 | –9.1 | |
| Majority | 305,808 | 33.0 | |||
| Turnout | 926,462 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] External links
- Brad Henry 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Site
- Ernest Istook 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Site
- Oklahoma State Election Board, primary results
- Bob Sullivan 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Site
- Jim Williamson 2006 Gubernatorial Campaign Site
[edit] See also
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