2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election Turnout 54.8%
County results Municipality results Rell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%DeStefano: 50–60% 60–70%
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] 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 2024, 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
Primary
Democratic primary results by county
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
Polling
Source
Date
John
Jodi
Rasmussen [ 9] October 3, 2006
33%
58%
Quinnipiac [ 10] August 17, 2006
32%
64%
Rasmussen [ 11] August 14, 2006
35%
57%
Rasmussen [ 12] July 23, 2006
32%
54%
Quinnipiac [ 13] July 20, 2006
25%
62%
Rasmussen [ 14] June 19, 2006
31%
59%
Quinnipiac [ 15] June 8, 2006
24%
64%
Quinnipiac [ 15] May 2, 2006
20%
66%
Quinnipiac [ 16] February 16, 2006
16%
70%
Quinnipiac [ 17] January 12, 2006
21%
64%
Quinnipiac [ 18] July 27, 2005
22%
61%
Quinnipiac [ 19] April 6, 2005
19%
66%
Quinnipiac [ 20] November 23, 2004
22%
59%
Results
The following are the results of the 2006 election:[ 21] Hartford , the largest city of Bridgeport , and his hometown of New Haven .
[ 21]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Results by congressional district
Rell won all 5 congressional districts, including 4 of which elected Democrats.[ 22]
See also
References
^ "Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors" . SurveyUSA. October 19, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2006 .^ "Clifford W. Thornton, Jr" . League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2006 .^ "Joseph A. Zdonczyk" . League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2006 .^ "Registered Write-In Candidates" . State of Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2006 .^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report . Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006 .^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .^ Rasmussen Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine ^ Quinnipiac ^ Rasmussen ^ Rasmussen Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine ^ Quinnipiac ^ Rasmussen ^ a b Quinnipiac ^ Quinnipiac ^ Quinnipiac ^ Quinnipiac ^ Quinnipiac ^ Quinnipiac ^ a b "Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2006" . STATE OF CONNECTICUT . Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2021 .^ "2006 Statement of Vote" (PDF) . CTgov . Retrieved May 19, 2024 .
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