2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election

2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
	County resultsMunicipality resultsShow all Rell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; DeStefano: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Jodi Rell; Republican	Elected Governor ; Jodi Rell; Republican

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 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, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Connecticut and the last time a Republican won every county in the state.

Republican[]

Candidates[]

Jodi Rell, incumbent governor

Running mate: Michael Fedele, State Representative

Results[]

Governor Rell was unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven

Running mate: Mary Glassman, Simsbury First Selectman

Dannel Malloy, Mayor of Stamford

Declined[]

Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Attorney General
Chris Dodd, United States Senator
Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Secretary of State

Results[]

Convention[]

2006 gubernatorial election, Connecticut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dannel Malloy	799	50.13
	Democratic	John DeStefano Jr.	795	49.87

Primary[]

2006 gubernatorial election, Connecticut
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John DeStefano Jr.	135,431	50.78
	Democratic	Dannel Malloy	131,258	49.22

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]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[5]	Solid R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[7]	Safe R	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[8]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Polling[]

Source	Date	John DeStefano (D)	Jodi Rell (R)
Rasmussen	October 3, 2006	33%	58%
Quinnipiac	August 17, 2006	32%	64%
Rasmussen	August 14, 2006	35%	57%
Rasmussen	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%

Election results[]

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	+7.1
	Democratic	John DeStefano Jr.	398,220	35.5	-8.4
	Green	Cliff Thornton	9,584	0.9	n/a
	Concerned Citizens	Joseph A. Zdonczyk	5,560	0.5	n/a
	Write-in		54	0.0	n/a
Total votes			1,123,212	100.0	n/a
	Republican hold

References[]

^ "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. 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[]

[Rellapproval-1] "Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors". SurveyUSA. 2006-10-19. Retrieved 2006-11-05.

[2] "Clifford W. Thornton, Jr". League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-10-30.

[3] "Joseph A. Zdonczyk". League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-10-30.

[Writeins-4] "Registered Write-In Candidates". State of Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2006-10-30.

[5] "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

[6] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[7] "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[8] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[ct.gov-9] "Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2006". STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Archived from the original on 6 Nov 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

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2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election

Contents

Republican[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Declined[]

Results[]

Convention[]

Primary[]

Independents and third parties[]

Green Party[]

Concerned Citizens Party[]

Independent[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Election results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]