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 2022[update], this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Connecticut, and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state.
The following are the results of the 2006 election:[9]
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.
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^. League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
^. State of Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2006-10-30.
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^ ab. STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Archived from the original on 6 Nov 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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For related races see 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 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 2022 update this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Connecticut and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election 2002 November 7 2006 2010 Nominee Jodi Rell John DeStefano Jr Party Republican DemocraticRunning mate Michael Fedele Mary GlassmanPopular vote 710 048 398 220Percentage 63 2 35 5 County resultsMunicipality resultsRell 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 DeStefano 50 60 60 70 Governor before electionJodi RellRepublican Elected Governor Jodi RellRepublican Contents 1 Republican Primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 1 1 Declared 2 1 2 Declined 2 2 Results 2 2 1 Convention 2 2 2 Primary 3 Independents and third parties 3 1 Green Party 3 2 Concerned Citizens Party 3 3 Independent 4 Campaign 4 1 Predictions 4 2 Polling 4 3 Results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksRepublican Primary EditCandidates Edit Jodi Rell incumbent governorRunning mate Michael Fedele State RepresentativeResults Edit Governor Rell was unopposed for renomination Democratic primary EditCandidates Edit Declared Edit John DeStefano Jr Mayor of New HavenRunning mate Mary Glassman Simsbury First SelectmanDannel Malloy Mayor of StamfordDeclined Edit Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Attorney General Chris Dodd United States Senator Susan Bysiewicz Connecticut Secretary of StateResults Edit Convention Edit 2006 gubernatorial election Connecticut Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dannel Malloy 799 50 13Democratic John DeStefano Jr 795 49 87Primary Edit 2006 gubernatorial election Connecticut Party Candidate Votes Democratic John DeStefano Jr 135 431 50 78Democratic Dannel Malloy 131 258 49 22Independents and third parties EditGreen Party Edit Cliff Thornton retired businessman drug policy reform advocate U S Army veteran 2 Concerned Citizens Party Edit Joseph A Zdonczyk retired businessman U S Army veteran Concerned Citizens Party founder 3 Independent Edit John M Joy write in candidate 4 Campaign EditPredictions Edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 5 Solid R November 6 2006Sabato s Crystal Ball 6 Safe R November 6 2006Rothenberg Political Report 7 Safe R November 2 2006Real Clear Politics 8 Safe R November 6 2006Polling Edit Source Date JohnDeStefano D JodiRell R Rasmussen Archived 2008 10 12 at the Wayback Machine October 3 2006 33 58 Quinnipiac August 17 2006 32 64 Rasmussen August 14 2006 35 57 Rasmussen Archived 2006 10 07 at the Wayback Machine July 23 2006 32 54 Quinnipiac July 20 2006 25 62 Rasmussen June 19 2006 31 59 Quinnipiac June 8 2006 24 64 Quinnipiac May 2 2006 20 66 Quinnipiac February 16 2006 16 70 Quinnipiac January 12 2006 21 64 Quinnipiac July 27 2005 22 61 Quinnipiac April 6 2005 19 66 Quinnipiac November 23 2004 22 59 Results Edit The following are the results of the 2006 election 9 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 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes Republican Jodi Rell incumbent 710 048 63 2 7 1Democratic John DeStefano Jr 398 220 35 5 8 4Green Cliff Thornton 9 584 0 9 n aConcerned Citizens Joseph A Zdonczyk 5 560 0 5 n aWrite in 54 0 0 n aTotal votes 1 123 212 100 0 n aRepublican holdSee also EditU S gubernatorial elections 2006 State of Connecticut Governors of Connecticut Dan MalloyReferences Edit Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors SurveyUSA 2006 10 19 Retrieved 2006 11 05 Clifford W Thornton Jr League of Women Voters of Connecticut Archived from the original on 2006 10 25 Retrieved 2006 10 30 Joseph A Zdonczyk League of Women Voters of Connecticut Archived from the original on 2006 10 25 Retrieved 2006 10 30 Registered Write In Candidates State of Connecticut Secretary of State Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2006 10 30 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 a b Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2006 STATE OF CONNECTICUT Archived from the original on 6 Nov 2008 Retrieved 6 July 2021 External links EditState of Connecticut Secretary of State 2006 Primary and Election Information State of Connecticut Secretary of State Statement of Vote Bysiewicz for Governor DeStefano for Governor Malloy for Governor Miner for Governor Rell for Governor Thornton for Governor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election amp oldid 1128354006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
