2006 Iowa Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 Iowa Gubernatorial Election?

Chet Culver won the 2006 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. Chet Culver received 569,021 popular votes (54.02%). The main challenger was Jim Nussle (44.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Culver and Nussle

Culver +9.6 pts · won by 101,596 votes
569,021 votes
467,425 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.