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2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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Field	Value
election_name	2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming
country	Wyoming
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2000 United States Senate election in Wyoming
previous_year	2000
next_election	2008 United States Senate special election in Wyoming
next_year	2008 (special)
election_date	November 7, 2006
image1	File:Sen. Craig L. Thomas (slight crop 3).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Craig L. Thomas
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	135,174
percentage1	69.99%
image2	No image.svg
nominee2	Dale Groutage
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	57,761
percentage2	29.86%
map_image
map_size	250px
map_caption	Thomas:
Groutage:
Tie:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Craig L. Thomas
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Craig L. Thomas
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Groutage:
Tie:
The 2006 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held November 7, 2006. The primaries were on August 22, 2006, in which both incumbent Republican Craig Thomas and his Democratic challenger were unopposed. Thomas won re-election to a third term, but 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

Republican primary

Candidates

Craig Thomas, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

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. 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.

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 22, 2006

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	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

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

References

"Results". soswy.state.wy.us.
"Results". soswy.state.wy.us.
"Archived copy".
[https://archive.today/20130210000800/http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2006/10/16/election_2006/races/united_states/house_of_representatives/ushouse273.txt Candidates face off for first time – Wyoming Tribune Eagle Online]
"2006 Senate Race Ratings for November 6, 2006".
"Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS".
"2006 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
"Election 2006". Real Clear Politics.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060518051932/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/April%202006/Wyoming%20April.htm Rasmussen]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060827193255/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/wyGovSenate.htm Rasmussen]
[http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/10/16/news/wyoming/45-poll.txt Mason-Dixon]{{Dead link. (May 2025)
[http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_d723cfe2-f4ac-5a92-a8f5-0c1e0c8d582d.html Aspen Media & Market Research]
"Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov.

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