2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa Governor
Governor · Iowa
Chet Culver (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating James Nussle (R) by 9.8 points.
Chet CulverDemocrat · winner
54.9%569,021
James NussleRepublican
45.1%467,425
1,036,446 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET