2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election Template:ElectionsCT The 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Jodi Rell became governor when John G. Rowland resigned on corruption charges in 2004. Rell had an approval rating of 70% as of October 19, 2006,[1] and polls showed her leading the Democratic nominee, New Haven mayor John DeStefano by a near 30-point margin. As expected, she won the election to a full term in a landslide. DeStefano defeated Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy in the Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 8. As of 2025, this is the last time a Republican and woman was elected Governor of Connecticut, and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state to date.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Governor Rell was unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Running mate: Mary Glassman, Simsbury First Selectman

Declined

Results

Convention

Template:Election box begin no change Template:Election box winning candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change

|}Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Primary

File:2006 Connecticut gubernatorial Democratic primary results map by county.svg
Democratic primary results by county Template:Collapsible list Template:Collapsible list

Template:Election box begin no change Template:Election box winning candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change

|}Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Independents and third parties

Green Party

  • Cliff Thornton, retired businessman; drug policy reform advocate; U.S. Army veteran[2]

Concerned Citizens Party

  • Joseph A. Zdonczyk, retired businessman; U.S. Army veteran; Concerned Citizens Party founder[3]

Independent

  • John M. Joy (write-in candidate)[4]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[5] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[7] Template:USRaceRating November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[8] Template:USRaceRating November 6, 2006

Polling

Source Date John
DeStefano (D) 		Jodi
Rell (R)
Rasmussen[9] October 3, 2006 33% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 58%
Quinnipiac[10] August 17, 2006 32% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64%
Rasmussen[11] August 14, 2006 35% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 57%
Rasmussen[12] July 23, 2006 32% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 54%
Quinnipiac[13] July 20, 2006 25% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 62%
Rasmussen[14] June 19, 2006 31% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59%
Quinnipiac[15] June 8, 2006 24% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64%
Quinnipiac[15] May 2, 2006 20% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 66%
Quinnipiac[16] February 16, 2006 16% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 70%
Quinnipiac[17] January 12, 2006 21% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 64%
Quinnipiac[18] July 27, 2005 22% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 61%
Quinnipiac[19] April 6, 2005 19% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 66%
Quinnipiac[20] November 23, 2004 22% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 59%

Results

The following are the results of the 2006 election:[21] Rell won every county and all but seven towns. Notably, DeStefano won the capital city of Hartford, the largest city of Bridgeport, and his hometown of New Haven.

[21]Template:Election box winning candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box write-in with party link
2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John DeStefano Jr. 398,220 35.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Cliff Thornton 9,584 0.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Joseph A. Zdonczyk 5,560 0.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Total votes 1,123,212 100.0 n/a
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Rell won all five congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.[22]

District Rell DeStefano Jr. Representative
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 58% 41% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|John B. Larson
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 63% 35% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rob Simmons (109th Congress)
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Joe Courtney (110th Congress)
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 61% 37% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Rosa DeLauro
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 67% 32% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Christopher Shays
rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Template:Ushr 67% 32% style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Nancy L. Johnson (109th Congress)
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Chris Murphy (110th Congress)

See also

References

Template:Reflist

External links

Template:Connecticut elections Template:2006 United States elections

  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Rasmussen Template:Webarchive
  10. ↑ Quinnipiac
  11. ↑ Rasmussen
  12. ↑ Rasmussen Template:Webarchive
  13. ↑ Quinnipiac
  14. ↑ Rasmussen
  15. ↑ a b Quinnipiac
  16. ↑ Quinnipiac
  17. ↑ Quinnipiac
  18. ↑ Quinnipiac
  19. ↑ Quinnipiac
  20. ↑ Quinnipiac
  21. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=2006_Connecticut_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1524195"