2006 Kansas gubernatorial election
The 2006 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius, who sported high approval ratings ran for re-election to serve a second and final term. She was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and faced Republican State Senator Jim Barnett, who emerged from a crowded primary. Sebelius defeated Barnett and was re-elected with more than 57% of the vote. Barnett ran for Governor of Kansas again in 2018 and lost the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Kathleen Sebelius, incumbent Governor of Kansas
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Barnett, State Senator
- *Running mate: Susan Wagle, state senator and former state representative
- Ken R. Canfield, author and founder of the National Center for Fathering
- *Running mate: Kathe Decker, state representative
- Rex Crowell, former State Representative
- *Running mate: Brian Shepherd
- Dennis Hawver, Libertarian nominee for Governor in 2002
- *Running mate: Bret D. Landrith, attorney
- Robin Jennison, former Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
- *Running mate: Dennis Wilson, state senator and former state representative
- Timothy V. Pickell, attorney
- *Running mate: Jeffrey McCalmon
- Richard "Rode" Rodewald, perennial candidate
- *Running mate: Helen Kanzig
General election
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Sherman
- Lane
- Stafford
- Mitchell
- Lincoln
- Kingman
- Ottawa
- Doniphan
- Linn
- Woodson
- Wilson
- Bourbon
- Cherokee
- McPherson
- Johnson