2006 Vermont gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2006 Vermont gubernatorial election
Country:	Vermont
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2004 Vermont gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2004
Next Election:	2008 Vermont gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2008
Election Date:	November 7, 2006
Image1:	Image:Jim Douglas-2009 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Jim Douglas
Party1:	Vermont Republican Party
Popular Vote1:	148,014
Percentage1:	56.3%
Nominee2:	Scudder Parker
Party2:	Vermont Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	108,090
Percentage2:	41.1%
Governor
Before Election:	Jim Douglas
Before Party:	Vermont Republican Party
After Election:	Jim Douglas
After Party:	Vermont Republican Party

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

• Cris Ericson

Independents

• Benjamin Clarke

General Election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[2]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[3]		November 6, 2006
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[4]		November 2, 2006
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[5]		November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	Jim Douglas (R)	Scudder Parker (D)
align=left	Research 2000	September 23, 2006	align=center	53%	38%
align=left	American Research Group	September 14, 2006	align=center	59%	32%
align=left	Rasmussen	August 8, 2006	align=center	55%	37%
align=left	American Research Group	July 27, 2006	align=center	47%	36%
align=left	Rasmussen	June 16, 2006	align=center	54%	31%
align=left	Research 2000	May 11, 2006	align=center	53%	18%
align=left	Rasmussen	January 10, 2005	align=center	54%	31%

Results

Official results from the Vermont Secretary of State:^[6]

See also

• 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont
• 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

External links

• Jim Douglas for Governor
• Scudder Parker for Governor
• Robert Skold for Governor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Politics1 - Online Guide to Vermont Politics.
2. Web site: 2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006. The Cook Political Report. October 1, 2006. June 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
4. Web site: 2006 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
5. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.
6. Web site: Vermont Elections Division . vermont-elections.org . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140210125755/http://vermont-elections.org/ . 10 February 2014 . dead.