New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2006

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The New Mexico gubernatorial election of 2006 was a race for the Governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election held on November 7, 2006 will serve between 2007 and 2011. Current Incumbent, Democrat Bill Richardson was running for re-election. He faced Republican John Dendahl in the general election.

1 Candidates
- 1.1 Democratic Party
- 1.2 Republican Party
2 Former Candidates
3 Election results
4 Polling
5 See also

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Democratic Party

Bill Richardson - incumbent Governor; former Congressman, Secretary of Energy, and Ambassador to the United Nations

[edit] Republican Party

John Dendahl - a former state Republican party chair and cross-country skier in the 1968 Olympic Games, Dendahl was appointed by the Republican State Central Committee to replace the withdrawn candidate, their original nominee, J.D. Damron — a first-time candidate who won the June 6 GOP primary, but withdrew from the race after he failed to gain traction in fundraising and in the polls. Dendahl headed the New Mexico Republicans from 1994 to 2003, after finishing third in a four-way primary for governor in 1994.

[edit] Former Candidates

James Damron - a physician with no prior political experience, Damron was unopposed in the primary, but withdrew from the race on June 17, 2006, due to a lack of fundraising.

[edit] Election results

2006 gubernatorial election, New Mexico
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Richardson (incumbent)	384,260	68.8	+13.3
	Republican	John Dendahl	174,214	31.2	-7.9
Majority			210,046	37.6
Turnout			558,474
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Polling

Governor Richardson's approval rating as of December 2006 was 74%. [1]

Source	Date	Richardson (D)	Dendahl (R)
Rasmussen	June 26, 2006	56%	32%
Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque	August 25-31, 2006	57%	28%
Rasmussen	September 7, 2006	61%	26%
Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque	September 25-28, 2006	60%	28%

[edit] See also

U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006

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