title: Michigan gubernatorial election, 1954
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1998
Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014
Dick DeVos
Michigan gubernatorial election, 2002
Michigan gubernatorial election, 2018
Michigan gubernatorial election, 2006
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1990
Kogi gubernatorial election, 2015
Michigan gubernatorial election, 1994
sentences: The 1954 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Michigan.
The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan.
 Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr. (born October 21, 1955) is an American entrepreneur-businessman and author from Michigan.
 The son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he served as CEO of the consumer goods distribution company from 1993 to 2002.
 In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm.
 In 2012, "Forbes" magazine listed his father as the 67th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of approximately $5.1 billion.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2002 was one of the 36 United States gubernatorial elections held on November 5, 2002.
 Incumbent Republican John Engler, after serving three terms, had stepped down and was not running; his lieutenant governor Dick Posthumus, also a Republican, ran in his place.
 Jennifer Granholm, then Attorney General of Michigan, ran on the Democratic Party ticket.
 Douglas Campbell ran on the Green Party ticket, and Joseph M. Pilchak ran on the Constitution Party ticket.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2006 was one of the 36 U.S. gubernatorial elections held November 7, 2006.
 Incumbent Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm was re-elected over Republican businessman Dick DeVos and three minor party candidates.
 Granholm was re-elected with 56% of the vote.
The 1990 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan.
 John Engler, a member of the Republican Party and State Senate majority leader, was elected over Democratic Party nominee James Blanchard, who was seeking his third term.
 In what turned out to be one of the closest elections in recent Michigan history, Engler won by a 17,000 vote margin.
 The voter turnout was 38.6%.
The 2015 Kogi Gubernatorial election was held on 21 November 2015 to determine the Governor for KOgi State.
The gubernatorial election is to elect the governor of Kogi state; the official at the head of theexecutive branch of a state.
 The last Kogi state gubernatorial election was held in 2011.
 The incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, ran for re-election against the former Governor, Prince Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
The 1994 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan.
 Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee and Congressman Howard Wolpe.
 The voter turnout was 45.5%.

Question: Question: Who ran for the Michigan gubernatorial election in 2006 and was a CEO? 

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 The 1954 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Michigan. 

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 The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan.
 Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. 

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 The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2014 took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. 

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 Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr. (born October 21, 1955) is an American entrepreneur-businessman and author from Michigan.
 The son of Amway co-founder Richard DeVos, he served as CEO of the consumer goods distribution company from 1993 to 2002.
 In 2006, DeVos ran for Governor of Michigan, but lost to the then Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm.
 In 2012, "Forbes" magazine listed his father as the 67th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of approximately $5.1 billion. 

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 The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2018 will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. 

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 The Michigan gubernatorial election of 2006 was one of the 36 U.S. gubernatorial elections held November 7, 2006.
 Incumbent Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm was re-elected over Republican businessman Dick DeVos and three minor party candidates.
 Granholm was re-elected with 56% of the vote. 

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 The 1990 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan.
 John Engler, a member of the Republican Party and State Senate majority leader, was elected over Democratic Party nominee James Blanchard, who was seeking his third term.
 In what turned out to be one of the closest elections in recent Michigan history, Engler won by a 17,000 vote margin.
 The voter turnout was 38.6%. 

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 The 2015 Kogi Gubernatorial election was held on 21 November 2015 to determine the Governor for KOgi State.
The gubernatorial election is to elect the governor of Kogi state; the official at the head of theexecutive branch of a state.
 The last Kogi state gubernatorial election was held in 2011.
 The incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, ran for re-election against the former Governor, Prince Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress. 

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Answer: Dick DeVos