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

Republican Party

Liberty Union Party

Vermont Green Party

United States Marijuana Party

Independents

General Election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs 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

SourceDateJim
Douglas (R)
Scudder
Parker (D)
align=left Research 2000September 23, 2006 align=center53%38%
align=left American Research GroupSeptember 14, 2006 align=center59%32%
align=left RasmussenAugust 8, 2006 align=center55%37%
align=left American Research GroupJuly 27, 2006 align=center47%36%
align=left RasmussenJune 16, 2006 align=center54%31%
align=left Research 2000May 11, 2006 align=center53%18%
align=left RasmussenJanuary 10, 2005 align=center54%31%

Results

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

See also

External links

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.