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The Iowa gubernatorial election of 2006 took place November 7 2006. The incumbent governor Tom Vilsack a Democrat had served two terms and decided not to seek a third term. In the election Culver defeated Nussle to win the governorship by a margin of 54.4 percent to 44.1 percent. Culver’s upcoming four-year term marks the third consecutive term that Democrats have controlled the office.