2006 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsVT The 2006 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Scudder Parker.
Candidates
Democratic Party
- Scudder Parker, former Democratic Party Chair, state senator, minister and director of energy efficiency at the Vermont Department of Public Service. Began campaigning in late 2005 and subsequently won the Democratic nomination when no other Democrat filed by the July 16, 2006 deadline.[1] His fundraising efforts resulted in $110,000 in donations in the month of July 2006.
Republican Party
- Jim Douglas, incumbent Governor of Vermont
Liberty Union Party
- Robert Skold, website publisher
Vermont Green Party
- Jim Hogue
United States Marijuana Party
Independents
- Benjamin Clarke
General Election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[4] | Template:USRaceRating | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics[5] | Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Jim Douglas (R) |
Scudder Parker (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research 2000[6] | September 23, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 53% | 38% |
| American Research Group[7] | September 14, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 59% | 32% |
| Rasmussen[8] | August 8, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 55% | 37% |
| American Research Group[9] | July 27, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 36% |
| Rasmussen[10] | June 16, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 54% | 31% |
| Research 2000[11] | May 11, 2006 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 53% | 18% |
| Rasmussen[12] | January 10, 2005 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 54% | 31% |
Results
Official results from the Vermont Secretary of State:[13]
Template:Election box winning candidate with party link| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Scudder Parker | 108,090 | 41.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cris Ericson | 2,477 | 0.94 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jim Hogue | 1,936 | 0.74 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Benjamin Clarke | 1,216 | 0.46 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Skold | 638 | 0.24 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Write-ins | 153 | 0.06 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Majority | 39,924 | 15.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 262,524 | 100.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
- 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont
- 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont
References
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External links
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