2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming
November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Craig L. Thomas Dale Groutage
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 135,174 57,761
Percentage 69.99% 29.86%
County results
Thomas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Craig L. Thomas
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Craig L. Thomas
Republican

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 Thomas won re-election to a third term; he died of leukemia on June 4, 2007; fellow Republican John Barrasso was subsequently appointed and has held the seat since.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Dale Groutage, engineer

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dale Groutage 24,924 100.00
Total votes 24,924 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig Thomas (incumbent) 78,211 100.00
Total votes 78,211 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Dale Groutage (D), engineer
  • Craig Thomas (R), incumbent U.S. Senator

Campaign

Thomas was a very popular two term incumbent, having a 68% approval rating.[3] Despite doing very well in the polls, Thomas agreed to a debate. An October debate was sponsored by the Casper Star-Tribune and KCWY in Casper. Thomas said the nation has made progress in its energy policy, while Groutage said the nation's energy policy has failed because Congress has done more for special interests than the people.[4]

Debates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Solid R November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[7] Safe R November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics[8] Safe R November 6, 2006

Polling

Source Date Thomas (R) Groutage (D)
Rasmussen May 8, 2006 64% 25%
Rasmussen July 20, 2006 59% 32%
Mason-Dixon October 16, 2006 67% 26%
Aspen Media & Market Research October 18, 2006 70% 22%

Results

General election results[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Craig L. Thomas (incumbent) 135,174 69.99% -3.78%
Democratic Dale Groutage 57,671 29.86% +7.82%
Write-ins 291 0.15%
Majority 77,503 40.13% -11.61%
Turnout 193,136
Republican hold Swing

Thomas won at least 56% of the vote in every county in Wyoming.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Results" (PDF). soswy.state.wy.us. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Candidates face off for first time – Wyoming Tribune Eagle Online
  5. ↑ "2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2006 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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