Chet Culver
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41st Governor of Iowa
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| Assumed office January 12, 2007 |
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| Lieutenant | Patty Judge |
| Preceded by | Tom Vilsack |
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| Born | January 25, 1966 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mariclare Culver |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Chester John "Chet" Culver (born January 25, 1966) is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, having won the 2006 election. His assumption of office marks the first time that Democrats have simultaneously controlled both the executive and legislative branches of Iowa's state government since the 1965–1967 session of the Iowa General Assembly. Culver is also the first Democratic governor in Iowa since Clyde L. Herring in 1937 to be elected to succeed another Democrat. He was elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. His father, John Culver is a former U.S. Senator from Iowa.
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[edit] 2006 gubernatorial race
Culver's main opponents for the Democratic nomination were former director of the Iowa Department of Economic Development Mike Blouin and seven-term State Representative Ed Fallon. Secretary of Agriculture Patty Judge was also running for the nomination, but after she withdrew from the race, she gave her support to Culver and became his running mate. Culver won the Democratic primary with 39% of the vote.
Culver faced Republican Congressman Jim Nussle of Manchester, who was unopposed in the Republican primary, in the general election. On November 7, 2006, after arguably one of the most negative campaigns in recent Iowa history, both in the primary and subsequent general election, Culver defeated Nussle in the general election with 54% of the vote while Nussle won 44%, and minor party candidates won 2%.
[edit] Electoral History
| Iowa Gubernatorial Election 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Chet Culver | 565,657 | 54.0 | +1.7 | |
| Republican | Jim Nussle | 466,757 | 44.6 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Wendy Barth | 7,722 | 0.7 | -0.7 | |
| Libertarian | Kevin Litten | 5,621 | 0.5 | -0.8 | |
| Socialist Workers | Mary Martin | 1,957 | 0.2 | n/a | |
| Majority | 98,900 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,047,714 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Iowa Governor Chet Culver official state site
- National Governors Association - Iowa Governor Chet Culver biography
- Follow the Money - Chet Culver & Patty Judge 2006 campaign contributions
- On the Issues - Chet Culver issue positions and quotes
- Project Vote Smart - Governor Chester J. 'Chet' Culver (IA) profile
- Beaumont, Thomas. "Culver, Blouin battle for labor backing", Des Moines Register, 2/28/2006. (Retrieved 2/28/2006)
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| Preceded by Paul Pate |
Iowa Secretary of State 1999 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Michael Mauro |
| Preceded by Tom Vilsack |
Governor of Iowa 2007 – present |
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