United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2006
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The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Wyoming was held on November 7, 2006.
Incumbent Senator Craig Thomas was re-elected, defeating Democrat Dale Groutage in the November general election. Neither had an opponent in the August 22, 2006 primary.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] Republicans
- Craig Thomas - incumbent Senator
[edit] Democrats
- Dale Groutage - research engineer and college professor [1].
[edit] Independent
(filing deadline for independent party candidates was August 28, 2006)
- William "Greybeard" McPherson
[edit] Opinion polls
| Source | Date | Thomas (R) | Groutage (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason-Dixon | October 16, 2006 | 67% | 26% |
| Rasmussen | July 20, 2006 | 59% | 32% |
| Rasmussen | May 8, 2006 | 64% | 25% |
[edit] Election results
| 2006 United States Senate election, Wyoming | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Craig Thomas (incumbent) | 135,174 | 70.0 | -3.8 | |
| Democratic | Dale Groutage | 57,671 | 29.9 | +7.9 | |
| Write-ins | 291 | 0.1 | n/a | ||
| Majority | 77,503 | 40.1 | |||
| Turnout | 193,136 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Thomas won at least 59% of the vote in every county in Wyoming.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Daly, Coralina. "Lander man makes bid for Senate", Lander Journal, January 25, 2006.
