2006 Iowa gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions

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===Democratic Party===

*[[Chet Culver]] - Secretary of State, former teacher & son of former [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] [[John Culver]]

**Culver's running mate iswas Iowa Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture [[Patty Judge]].

====Defeated in Primary====

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====Others====

*[[Gregg Connell]] - mayor of [[Shenandoah, Iowa|Shenandoah]]; had also announced his candidacy, but he suspended his campaign on [[November 9]], [[2005]], after he was involved in a [[road traffic accident]] that killed another driver [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051110/NEWS09/511100391/1001/OPINION01]. On [[November 18]], [[2005]], he announced that he would drop out of the race [http://www.kcci.com/news/5358692/detail.html].

*[[Patty Judge]] - StateIowa agricultureSecretary secretaryof Agriculture; withdrew from the race on [[February 15]], [[2006]], instead choosing to be Culver's running mate

*[[Vernon Weems]] - [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]] area lawyer; failed to file for primary by March 17 deadline

*[[Mark Yackle]] - mayor; failed to file for the primary by March 17 deadline.

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===Republican Party===

*[[Jim Nussle]] - [[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] and former [[Delaware County, Iowa|Delaware County]] attorney

**Nussle's running mate iswas businessman [[Bob Vander Plaats]].

====Others====

*[[Bob Vander Plaats]] - [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]] businessman and 2002 candidate for the nomination; announced on [[February 22]], [[2006]], that he was withdrawing from the race to run as Nussle's lieutenant governor [http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060221/OPINION01/60220012/1035/OPINION]

===Green Party===