filing deadline on July 11, 2006. Despite receiving no money or support from the State or National Republican Republican party he fared better than Republican Senate candidates in New York, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and was the only major party candidate in 2006 able to deliver votes for under $1 in the Post McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law era. Kohl won a majority in every county in the state. Kohl's weakest performance in the state was suburban Washington County, Wisconsin, which Kohl won with just 49.6%. Kohl's strongest performance was in rural Menominee County, where he won with over 90% of the vote. Vogeler's best performance was in Dane County, where she came in third place with over 5%, a county where Lorge had his second weakest performance. Wyoming Incumbent Republican Craig Thomas won re-election to a third term. Thomas died 5 months into his term on June 4, 2007 after battling leukemia. 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. Thomas won at least 56% of the vote in every county in Wyoming. See also 2006 United States elections 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 109th United States Congress 110th United States Congress Further reading Orey, Byron D'Andra. "Racial Threat, Republicanism, and the Rebel Flag: Trent Lott and the 2006 Mississippi Senate Race," National Political Science Review July 2009, Vol. 12, pp. 83–96 Notes External links United States Election 2006 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress New York Elections Website Sample New York State ballot Rhode Island Election Results Democrats' Senate Hopes May Ride on Tennessee, by Robin Toner, The New York Times, May 31, 2006 Dems pin hopes on candidate who's no liberal, by Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2006 Senate race is looming large, by Rebecca Ferrar, Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 24, 2006 New Hope for Democrats in Bid for Senate, by Robin Toner, The New York Times, September 28, 2006 A photo finish in Corker-Ford race?, by Richard Locker, The Commercial Appeal, October 1, 2006 Bob Corker's questionnaire