2006Final results
2006 election for Kansas Governor
Governor · Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Barnett (R) by 17.8 points.
Kathleen SebeliusDemocrat · winner
58.9%491,992
Jim BarnettRepublican
41.1%343,581
835,573 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