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2006 New York gubernatorial election

January 01, 1970

The 2006 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections, then incumbent Republican governor George Pataki chose not to run for re-election in a fourth term. Democrat Eliot Spitzer, the New York Attorney General, won the election over former Republican state Assembly minority leader John Faso. As of 2024, this is the last time the Governor’s office in New York changed partisan control. This was the first open-seat election since 1982. Primary elections were held on September 12. This is the last gubernatorial election where any of the following counties voted Democratic: Genesee, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Niagara, Fulton, Steuben, Tioga & Schoharie.

2006 New York gubernatorial election
← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
Turnout34.9% [1]
 
Nominee Eliot Spitzer John Faso
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance
Parties
 Conservative
Running mate David Paterson C. Scott Vanderhoef
Popular vote 3,086,709 1,274,335
Percentage 65.3% 27.1%
County results
Spitzer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Faso:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

George Pataki
Republican

Elected Governor

Eliot Spitzer
Democratic

Spitzer was slated to serve between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2010, but he announced his resignation on March 12, 2008 (effective March 17, 2008), amid news of his involvement in a prostitution scandal. Spitzer was succeeded on March 17 by Lieutenant Governor David Paterson.

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • John Faso, former New York Assembly minority leader (1998–2002) and Republican nominee for Comptroller in 2002
    • Running mate: C. Scott Vanderhoef, Rockland County Executive

Withdrew edit

Declined edit

Campaign edit

Following the early campaign announcement of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in late 2004, attention turned to the state Republican Party, especially the future of three-term governor George Pataki. Polling throughout 2004 and into 2005 consistently showed Spitzer defeating Pataki in theoretical matchups. Pataki announced on July 27, 2005, that he would not seek re-election and would step down at the end of his term in January 2007.

In 2005, John Faso announced his intention to run for governor. He positioned himself early as a conservative upstate candidate, while stressing his childhood roots in Long Island. He initially faced former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, former Secretary of State Randy Daniels, and Assemblyman Patrick Manning. Weld, a moderate, was supported by party leadership.[2]

On February 14, Faso launched a statewide campaign ad announcing his candidacy for governor. Later that month, he was endorsed by Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long and by Congressman John Sweeney.[3] Daniels and Manning both dropped out and Faso became the primary challenger to Weld. It was reported that in early 2006, Weld offered Faso the chance to join his ticket as a candidate for lieutenant governor, an offer Faso reportedly declined.[4] Faso gained increasing support from party leaders in various counties, including Westchester and Suffolk, both of which had large delegate counts to the state convention.

In late May 2006, Faso received the nomination of the Conservative Party for governor, which guaranteed him a spot on the November ballot. He pledged to continue running for governor on the Conservative line if he lost the Republican primary to Weld.[5] On the day he received the Conservative nomination, Faso announced his selection of Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef as his running mate for lieutenant governor.

On June 1, 2006, the Republican State Convention voted 61% to 39% to endorse Faso. By receiving over 50 percent of the vote, Faso was the designated Republican Party candidate, but Weld still received enough support to force a primary.[2] As The Washington Post put it, "[n]ow it turns out whoever loses the GOP primary will stay in the race—in a position likely to siphon votes from the Republican nominee."[6] For this reason, Weld was under tremendous pressure to drop out of the race. On June 5, Stephen J. Minarik, the chairman of the state Republican Party, who had been Weld's most prominent backer, called on Weld to withdraw in the interest of party unity.[7] Weld formally announced his withdrawal from the race, and his support of Faso, the following day.[8]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Campaign edit

On December 7, 2004, Eliot Spitzer announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the 2006 election for Governor of New York. Spitzer's campaign manager was Ryan Toohey of Global Strategy Group, which Spitzer had hired for his 1998 campaign for attorney general and for the gubernatorial campaign. While long rumored, Spitzer's announcement was nevertheless considered unusually early—nearly two years before the election. Some pundits believed the timing was due to Spitzer's desire to see if Senator Charles Schumer, a more senior Democrat, would run. Schumer, who was largely favored in opinion polls in a hypothetical matchup against Spitzer, announced in November that he would not run for governor, instead accepting an offer to sit on the powerful Finance Committee and head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. After Schumer announced he would maintain his Senate seat, another Democrat, Andrew Cuomo, announced his plans to run for Spitzer's vacated Attorney General's seat.

Spitzer won an early vote of confidence on January 22, 2005, by gaining the endorsement of the Working Families Party, which has taken advantage of New York's electoral fusion system to act as a kingmaker over Democratic nominees. It is backed heavily by figures from community group ACORN and labor unions, particularly those that broke from the AFL–CIO to form the Change to Win Federation. In the months after the WFP endorsement, several Change to Win unions have announced that they are endorsing Spitzer under their own name, including UNITE HERE, the Teamsters, and the United Food and Commercial Workers. By July 2005, Spitzer had forced Governor Pataki from the race.

In the latter half of 2005, Spitzer sought to further solidify support for his campaign by touring the state, seeking and giving political endorsements. These included cross endorsements with former-Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer in the New York City Mayoral election, Matthew Driscoll in the Syracuse Mayoral election, and State Senator Byron Brown in the Buffalo Mayoral election. The benefit to Spitzer in these endorsement deals was valuable media attention as he stumped for the candidates. As a result of Spitzer's relative speed in uniting state Democrats to his side, he had gained the respect of Democratic leaders nationwide. Bill Richardson dubbed Spitzer the "future of the Democratic Party", at a fundraiser held in June 2005 for Spitzer's gubernatorial campaign.[citation needed]

With a large polling lead in the Democratic primary,[9] the June 2006 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll showed him leading Nassau county executive Tom Suozzi 76–13 percent, compared to a 73–13 percent lead in a May 17, 2006, poll.

An additional consideration for Spitzer was the status of billionaire businessman Tom Golisano, a three-time candidate on the Independence Party ballot line. It was rumored that Golisano might run again, and that Republican Party insiders would seek to nominate him on their own party's line, thus fusing the Republican and Independence tickets for the first time in a gubernatorial election. Golisano recently switched his party affiliation to the GOP. However, on February 1, 2006, Golisano announced that he would not run for governor.[10]

Spitzer selected African-American New York State Senate minority leader David Paterson as his choice for Lieutenant Governor and running mate in January 2006. In New York gubernatorial elections, the most important factor in the gubernatorial candidate's choice of a lieutenant governor is the need to "balance the ticket"—that is, to widen the candidate's appeal, whether by reaching out to someone from a different geographic area, ethnic background, or has a different political base. Paterson's father Basil Paterson was also a candidate for Lt. Governor in 1970.

In February 2006, Spitzer received the endorsement of then-Democrat businessman Donald Trump, who had been courted by the Republicans to run against him.

Results edit

 
Results by county:
  Spitzer
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%

In the Democratic primary, held on September 12, 2006, Spitzer handily defeated Suozzi, securing his party's nomination with 82% of the vote.

Democratic gubernatorial primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliot Spitzer 624,684 81.88%
Democratic Tom Suozzi 138,263 18.12%
Total votes 762,947 100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • John Clifton (Libertarian)
    • Running mate: Donald Silberger (withdrew)
    • Running mate: Chris Edes
  • Maura DeLuca, activist (Socialist Workers)
    • Running mate: Ben O'Shaughnessy
  • John Faso, former Minority Leader of the New York Assembly (Republican and Conservative)
    • Running mate: C. Scott Vanderhoef, Rockland County Executive
  • Phoebe Legere, singer and host of Roulette TV (Integrity)
    • Running mate: Nancy Beattie
  • Jennifer Liese (Right to Life)
    • Running mate: Wendy Holibaugh
  • Malachy McCourt, author, actor, talk radio host, and brother of Frank McCourt (Green)
    • Running mate: Alison Duncan
  • Jimmy McMillan, Vietnam War veteran, former letter carrier, and candidate for mayor of New York City in 2005[12] (Rent is Too High)
    • Running mate: None
  • Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of New York (Democratic, Independence and Working Families)

McMillan sought to run for governor as the candidate of the "My Rent Is Too Damn High Party".[13] The State Board of Elections allowed him on the ballot, but only under the rubric of the "Rent Is Too High Party". That version appeared on Row H.[14]

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[15] Solid D (flip) November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe D (flip) November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[17] Likely D (flip) November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[18] Safe D (flip) November 6, 2006

Polling edit

 
Spitzer celebrating his victory
Poll source Date Eliot
Spitzer (D) 		John
Faso (R)
Marist College 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine November 1, 2006 69% 24%
November 1, 2006 69% 24%
Zogby International Poll September 11, 2006 60.9% 25.8%
Green Papers Poll September 9, 2006 72.5% 26.9
Green Papers Poll September 1, 2006 68.1% 23.6
Zogby International Poll August 28, 2006 60.7% 25.9%
Marist College 2006-08-31 at the Wayback Machine August 23, 2006 67% 23%
August 23, 2006 65% 17%
August 7, 2006 70% 17%
Rasmussen 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine August 5, 2006 62% 21%
Zogby International Poll July 24, 2006 60.8% 24.8%
Marist College Poll 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine July 19, 2006 69% 20%
Zogby International Poll June 21, 2006 60.6% 24.8%
June 21, 2006 66% 20%
June 19, 2006 67% 21%
May 17, 2006 67% 16%
Marist College Poll 2006-05-20 at the Wayback Machine May 10, 2006 70% 20%
May 4, 2006 64% 17%
April 28, 2006 63% 26%
March 29, 2006 66% 18%
March 2, 2006 65% 24%
Marist College Poll 2006-02-04 at the Wayback Machine February 1, 2006 68% 18%
January 26, 2006 54% 17%
January 19, 2006 61% 19%
December 14, 2005 64% 14%
October 12, 2005 63% 19%
October 4, 2005 60% 14%
Marist College Poll 2005-12-10 at the Wayback Machine September 30, 2005 64% 20%

Results edit

2006 gubernatorial election in New York[19]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Swing
Democratic Eliot Spitzer 2,740,864 58.34%   26.84%
Independence Eliot Spitzer 190,661 4.06%   10.22%
Working Families Eliot Spitzer 155,184 3.30%   1.32%
Total Eliot Spitzer David Paterson 3,086,709 65.70%   32.20%
Republican John Faso 1,105,681 23.54%   22.00%
Conservative John Faso 168,654 3.59%   0.27%
Total John Faso C. Scott Vanderhoef 1,274,335 27.12%   22.28%
Green Malachy McCourt Brian Jones 42,166 0.89%   0.02%
Libertarian John Clifton Chris Edes 14,736 0.31%   0.20%
Rent Is Too Damn High Jimmy McMillan None 13,355 0.28% N/A
Socialist Workers Maura DeLuca Ben O'Shaughnessy 5,919 0.13% N/A
Blank, Void, Scattering 116,622 5.55%
Majority 1,812,374 38.58%   22.68%
Totals 4,437,220 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

Counties that flipped from Independence to Democratic edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2010 November General Election Turnout Rates". electproject.org. December 28, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Healy, Patrick (June 2, 2006). "State G.O.P. Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  3. ^ Hakim, Danny (February 22, 2006). "Weld Suffers Two Setbacks to Candidacy in One Day". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ . December 13, 2006. Archived from the original on December 13, 2006.
  5. ^ Healy, Patrick D. (February 9, 2006). "In Weld's Bid, G.O.P. Risks Losing Conservative Party Allies". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ "Another Stumble for Ralph Reed's Beleaguered Campaign". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ Healy, Patrick (June 5, 2006). "G.O.P. Chief in N.Y. Urges Weld to Quit Governor's Race". The New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
  8. ^ "Former Mass. Gov. Weld drops out of New York race". washingtonpost.com. June 6, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  9. ^ . September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on September 9, 2006.
  10. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - R Primary Race - Sep 13, 1994". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  12. ^ Murphy, Jerrett (October 6, 2005). "Papa Smurf Runs for Mayor". The Village Voice.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ The Rent Is Too Damn High Party Official Web Site 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. Accessed 2008-03-14.
  14. ^ (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008.
  15. ^ (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  16. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  18. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.elections.ny.gov. 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2021.

External links edit

  • Online Guide to New York Politics, politics1.com

Candidates edit

January 01, 1970
2006, york, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 2006, elect, governor, lieutenant, governor, york, concurrently, with, elections, united, states, senate, other, states, elections, united, states, house, representatives, various, state, local, elect. The 2006 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 7 2006 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections then incumbent Republican governor George Pataki chose not to run for re election in a fourth term Democrat Eliot Spitzer the New York Attorney General won the election over former Republican state Assembly minority leader John Faso As of 2024 this is the last time the Governor s office in New York changed partisan control This was the first open seat election since 1982 Primary elections were held on September 12 This is the last gubernatorial election where any of the following counties voted Democratic Genesee Chautauqua Cattaraugus Niagara Fulton Steuben Tioga amp Schoharie 2006 New York gubernatorial election 2002 November 7 2006 2010 Turnout34 9 1 Nominee Eliot Spitzer John Faso Party Democratic Republican Alliance Parties IndependenceWorking Families Conservative Running mate David Paterson C Scott Vanderhoef Popular vote 3 086 709 1 274 335 Percentage 65 3 27 1 County resultsSpitzer 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Faso 40 50 50 60 Governor before election George Pataki Republican Elected Governor Eliot Spitzer Democratic Spitzer was slated to serve between January 1 2007 and December 31 2010 but he announced his resignation on March 12 2008 effective March 17 2008 amid news of his involvement in a prostitution scandal Spitzer was succeeded on March 17 by Lieutenant Governor David Paterson Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 1 1 Withdrew 1 1 2 Declined 1 2 Campaign 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Campaign 2 3 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Predictions 3 3 Polling 3 4 Results 3 4 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 4 2 Counties that flipped from Independence to Democratic 4 See also 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External links 7 1 CandidatesRepublican primary editCandidates edit John Faso former New York Assembly minority leader 1998 2002 and Republican nominee for Comptroller in 2002 Running mate C Scott Vanderhoef Rockland County Executive Withdrew edit Randy Daniels Secretary of the State of New York Patrick R Manning Assemblyman from Dutchess County Bill Weld former Governor of Massachusetts following loss at convention Declined edit Tom Golisano businessman and Independence Party nominee for Governor in 1998 and 2002 George Pataki incumbent Governor since 1995 declined on July 27 2005 Donald Trump president of the Trump Organization and host of The Apprentice Democratic Party endorsed Eliot Spitzer Campaign edit Following the early campaign announcement of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in late 2004 attention turned to the state Republican Party especially the future of three term governor George Pataki Polling throughout 2004 and into 2005 consistently showed Spitzer defeating Pataki in theoretical matchups Pataki announced on July 27 2005 that he would not seek re election and would step down at the end of his term in January 2007 In 2005 John Faso announced his intention to run for governor He positioned himself early as a conservative upstate candidate while stressing his childhood roots in Long Island He initially faced former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld former Secretary of State Randy Daniels and Assemblyman Patrick Manning Weld a moderate was supported by party leadership 2 On February 14 Faso launched a statewide campaign ad announcing his candidacy for governor Later that month he was endorsed by Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long and by Congressman John Sweeney 3 Daniels and Manning both dropped out and Faso became the primary challenger to Weld It was reported that in early 2006 Weld offered Faso the chance to join his ticket as a candidate for lieutenant governor an offer Faso reportedly declined 4 Faso gained increasing support from party leaders in various counties including Westchester and Suffolk both of which had large delegate counts to the state convention In late May 2006 Faso received the nomination of the Conservative Party for governor which guaranteed him a spot on the November ballot He pledged to continue running for governor on the Conservative line if he lost the Republican primary to Weld 5 On the day he received the Conservative nomination Faso announced his selection of Rockland County Executive C Scott Vanderhoef as his running mate for lieutenant governor On June 1 2006 the Republican State Convention voted 61 to 39 to endorse Faso By receiving over 50 percent of the vote Faso was the designated Republican Party candidate but Weld still received enough support to force a primary 2 As The Washington Post put it n ow it turns out whoever loses the GOP primary will stay in the race in a position likely to siphon votes from the Republican nominee 6 For this reason Weld was under tremendous pressure to drop out of the race On June 5 Stephen J Minarik the chairman of the state Republican Party who had been Weld s most prominent backer called on Weld to withdraw in the interest of party unity 7 Weld formally announced his withdrawal from the race and his support of Faso the following day 8 Democratic primary editCandidates edit Eliot Spitzer Attorney General of New York 1999 2006 Running mate David Paterson New York Senate minority leader Tom Suozzi Nassau County Executive Campaign edit On December 7 2004 Eliot Spitzer announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the 2006 election for Governor of New York Spitzer s campaign manager was Ryan Toohey of Global Strategy Group which Spitzer had hired for his 1998 campaign for attorney general and for the gubernatorial campaign While long rumored Spitzer s announcement was nevertheless considered unusually early nearly two years before the election Some pundits believed the timing was due to Spitzer s desire to see if Senator Charles Schumer a more senior Democrat would run Schumer who was largely favored in opinion polls in a hypothetical matchup against Spitzer announced in November that he would not run for governor instead accepting an offer to sit on the powerful Finance Committee and head the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee After Schumer announced he would maintain his Senate seat another Democrat Andrew Cuomo announced his plans to run for Spitzer s vacated Attorney General s seat Spitzer won an early vote of confidence on January 22 2005 by gaining the endorsement of the Working Families Party which has taken advantage of New York s electoral fusion system to act as a kingmaker over Democratic nominees It is backed heavily by figures from community group ACORN and labor unions particularly those that broke from the AFL CIO to form the Change to Win Federation In the months after the WFP endorsement several Change to Win unions have announced that they are endorsing Spitzer under their own name including UNITE HERE the Teamsters and the United Food and Commercial Workers By July 2005 Spitzer had forced Governor Pataki from the race In the latter half of 2005 Spitzer sought to further solidify support for his campaign by touring the state seeking and giving political endorsements These included cross endorsements with former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer in the New York City Mayoral election Matthew Driscoll in the Syracuse Mayoral election and State Senator Byron Brown in the Buffalo Mayoral election The benefit to Spitzer in these endorsement deals was valuable media attention as he stumped for the candidates As a result of Spitzer s relative speed in uniting state Democrats to his side he had gained the respect of Democratic leaders nationwide Bill Richardson dubbed Spitzer the future of the Democratic Party at a fundraiser held in June 2005 for Spitzer s gubernatorial campaign citation needed With a large polling lead in the Democratic primary 9 the June 2006 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll showed him leading Nassau county executive Tom Suozzi 76 13 percent compared to a 73 13 percent lead in a May 17 2006 poll An additional consideration for Spitzer was the status of billionaire businessman Tom Golisano a three time candidate on the Independence Party ballot line It was rumored that Golisano might run again and that Republican Party insiders would seek to nominate him on their own party s line thus fusing the Republican and Independence tickets for the first time in a gubernatorial election Golisano recently switched his party affiliation to the GOP However on February 1 2006 Golisano announced that he would not run for governor 10 Spitzer selected African American New York State Senate minority leader David Paterson as his choice for Lieutenant Governor and running mate in January 2006 In New York gubernatorial elections the most important factor in the gubernatorial candidate s choice of a lieutenant governor is the need to balance the ticket that is to widen the candidate s appeal whether by reaching out to someone from a different geographic area ethnic background or has a different political base Paterson s father Basil Paterson was also a candidate for Lt Governor in 1970 In February 2006 Spitzer received the endorsement of then Democrat businessman Donald Trump who had been courted by the Republicans to run against him Results edit nbsp Results by county Spitzer 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 In the Democratic primary held on September 12 2006 Spitzer handily defeated Suozzi securing his party s nomination with 82 of the vote Democratic gubernatorial primary results 11 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Eliot Spitzer 624 684 81 88 Democratic Tom Suozzi 138 263 18 12 Total votes 762 947 100 00General election editCandidates edit John Clifton Libertarian Running mate Donald Silberger withdrew Running mate Chris Edes Maura DeLuca activist Socialist Workers Running mate Ben O Shaughnessy John Faso former Minority Leader of the New York Assembly Republican and Conservative Running mate C Scott Vanderhoef Rockland County Executive Phoebe Legere singer and host of Roulette TV Integrity Running mate Nancy Beattie Jennifer Liese Right to Life Running mate Wendy Holibaugh Malachy McCourt author actor talk radio host and brother of Frank McCourt Green Running mate Alison Duncan Jimmy McMillan Vietnam War veteran former letter carrier and candidate for mayor of New York City in 2005 12 Rent is Too High Running mate None Eliot Spitzer Attorney General of New York Democratic Independence and Working Families Running mate David Paterson Minority Leader of the New York Senate McMillan sought to run for governor as the candidate of the My Rent Is Too Damn High Party 13 The State Board of Elections allowed him on the ballot but only under the rubric of the Rent Is Too High Party That version appeared on Row H 14 Predictions edit Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 15 Solid D flip November 6 2006 Sabato s Crystal Ball 16 Safe D flip November 6 2006 Rothenberg Political Report 17 Likely D flip November 2 2006 Real Clear Politics 18 Safe D flip November 6 2006 Polling edit nbsp Spitzer celebrating his victory Poll source Date EliotSpitzer D JohnFaso R Marist College Archived 2006 08 31 at the Wayback Machine November 1 2006 69 24 Siena Research Institute November 1 2006 69 24 Zogby International Poll September 11 2006 60 9 25 8 Green Papers Poll September 9 2006 72 5 26 9 Green Papers Poll September 1 2006 68 1 23 6 Zogby International Poll August 28 2006 60 7 25 9 Marist College Archived 2006 08 31 at the Wayback Machine August 23 2006 67 23 Quinnipiac August 23 2006 65 17 Siena Research Institute August 7 2006 70 17 Rasmussen Archived 2006 08 20 at the Wayback Machine August 5 2006 62 21 Zogby International Poll July 24 2006 60 8 24 8 Marist College Poll Archived 2006 07 21 at the Wayback Machine July 19 2006 69 20 Zogby International Poll June 21 2006 60 6 24 8 Quinnipiac June 21 2006 66 20 Siena College Poll June 19 2006 67 21 Quinnipiac May 17 2006 67 16 Marist College Poll Archived 2006 05 20 at the Wayback Machine May 10 2006 70 20 Siena College Poll May 4 2006 64 17 Strategic Vision April 28 2006 63 26 Quinnipiac March 29 2006 66 18 Strategic Vision March 2 2006 65 24 Marist College Poll Archived 2006 02 04 at the Wayback Machine February 1 2006 68 18 Zogby International Poll January 26 2006 54 17 Quinnipiac University Poll January 19 2006 61 19 Quinnipiac University Poll December 14 2005 64 14 Siena College Poll October 12 2005 63 19 Quinnipiac University Poll October 4 2005 60 14 Marist College Poll Archived 2005 12 10 at the Wayback Machine September 30 2005 64 20 Results edit 2006 gubernatorial election in New York 19 Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Swing Democratic Eliot Spitzer 2 740 864 58 34 nbsp 26 84 Independence Eliot Spitzer 190 661 4 06 nbsp 10 22 Working Families Eliot Spitzer 155 184 3 30 nbsp 1 32 Total Eliot Spitzer David Paterson 3 086 709 65 70 nbsp 32 20 Republican John Faso 1 105 681 23 54 nbsp 22 00 Conservative John Faso 168 654 3 59 nbsp 0 27 Total John Faso C Scott Vanderhoef 1 274 335 27 12 nbsp 22 28 Green Malachy McCourt Brian Jones 42 166 0 89 nbsp 0 02 Libertarian John Clifton Chris Edes 14 736 0 31 nbsp 0 20 Rent Is Too Damn High Jimmy McMillan None 13 355 0 28 N A Socialist Workers Maura DeLuca Ben O Shaughnessy 5 919 0 13 N A Blank Void Scattering 116 622 5 55 Majority 1 812 374 38 58 nbsp 22 68 Totals 4 437 220 100 00 Democratic gain from Republican Swing Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Albany largest municipality Albany Broome largest municipality Binghamton Cattaraugus largest municipality Olean Cayuga largest municipality Auburn Chautauqua largest municipality Jamestown Chemung largest municipality Elmira Chenango largest municipality Norwich Clinton largest municipality Plattsburgh Columbia largest municipality Hudson Cortland largest municipality Cortland Delaware largest municipality Sidney Dutchess County Seat Poughkeepsie Erie largest municipality Buffalo Essex largest municipality Ticonderoga Franklin largest municipality Malone Fulton largest municipality Gloversville Genesee largest municipality Batavia Greene largest municipality Catskill Herkimer largest municipality German Flatts Jefferson largest municipality Le Ray Lewis largest municipality Lowville Livingston largest municipality Geneseo Madison largest municipality Oneida Montgomery largest municipality Amsterdam Nassau largest municipality Hempstead Niagara County Seat Lockport Oneida largest municipality Utica Onondaga largest municipality Syracuse Ontario largest municipality Geneva Orange largest municipality Kiryas Joel Oswego largest municipality Oswego Otsego largest municipality Oneonta Putnam largest municipality Lake Carmel Rockland County Seat New City Rensselaer County Seat Troy Richmond Staten Island borough of New York City Steuben largest municipality Corning St Lawrence largest municipality Massena Saratoga largest municipality Saratoga Springs Schenectady largest municipality Schenectady Schoharie largest municipality Cobleskill Schuyler largest municipality Watkins Glen Seneca largest municipality Seneca Falls Suffolk largest municipality Brookhaven Sullivan largest municipality Monticello Tioga largest municipality Waverly Tompkins largest municipality Ithaca Ulster largest municipality Kingston Warren largest municipality Glens Falls Washington largest municipality Hudson Falls Wayne largest municipality Newark Westchester largest municipality White Plains Yates largest municipality Penn Yan Counties that flipped from Independence to Democratic edit Monroe largest municipality Rochester See also editGovernorship of George Pataki 2006 United States Senate election in New York 2006 New York attorney general election 2006 New York Comptroller election 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 1970 New York gubernatorial electionFurther reading editPaterson David Black Blind amp In Charge A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity New York New York 2020References edit 2010 November General Election Turnout Rates electproject org December 28 2011 Retrieved February 12 2015 a b Healy Patrick June 2 2006 State G O P Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor The New York Times via NYTimes com Hakim Danny February 22 2006 Weld Suffers Two Setbacks to Candidacy in One Day The New York Times via NYTimes com New York State Democratic Committee December 13 2006 Archived from the original on December 13 2006 Healy Patrick D February 9 2006 In Weld s Bid G O P Risks Losing Conservative Party Allies The New York Times via NYTimes com Another Stumble for Ralph Reed s Beleaguered Campaign The Washington Post Healy Patrick June 5 2006 G O P Chief in N Y Urges Weld to Quit Governor s Race The New York Times Retrieved August 5 2008 Former Mass Gov Weld drops out of New York 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Retrieved June 25 2021 Results PDF www elections ny gov 2006 Retrieved April 6 2021 External links editOnline Guide to New York Politics politics1 com Candidates edit Eliot Spitzer for Governor John Faso for Governor John Clifton for Governor Malachy McCourt for Governor Portals nbsp New York state nbsp New York City nbsp Politics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2006 New York gubernatorial election amp oldid 1219447366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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