2006 Maine gubernatorial election

2006 Maine gubernatorial election
	County Results ; Baldacci: 30–40% 40–50% Woodcock: 30–40% 40–50%
Governor before election; John Baldacci; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Baldacci; Democratic

The 2006 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat John Baldacci was re-elected to his second term. This was the last time a Democrat won statewide office in Maine until 2018, when Janet Mills won the gubernatorial election over Republican Shawn Moody.

In the general election, Baldacci, Woodcock, Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche, and independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Morris Napier appeared on the ballot.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

John Baldacci, incumbent Governor of Maine
Christopher Miller, internet service provider

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Baldacci (incumbent)	40,314	75.81
	Democratic	Christopher Miller	12,861	24.19
Total votes			53,175	100.00

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Dave Emery, former U.S. Representative
Peter Mills, State Senator
Chandler E. Woodcock, State Senator

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chandler Woodcock	27,025	38.58
	Republican	Peter Mills	24,631	35.17
	Republican	Dave Emery	18,388	26.25
Total votes			70,044	100.00

Green Independent Party[]

Pat LaMarche, businesswoman, nominee for Governor in 1998 and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2004

Independents[]

Barbara Merrill, State Representative
Phillip Morris Napier, 2002 candidate for Governor

General election[]

Predictions[]

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

Polling[]

Source	Date	John Baldacci (D)	Chandler Woodcock (R)	Pat LaMarche (G)	Barbra Merrill (I)	Phillip Morris NaPier (I)
WSCH/Voice of the Voter^{[permanent dead link]}	November 5, 2006	36%	30%	11%	22%	1%
Sun Journal	October 2006	42%	25%	11%	11%	–
Survey USA	October 23, 2006	42%	34%	9%	12%
Rasmussen	October 19, 2006	46%	38%
Rasmussen	September 22, 2006	44%	39%
WCSH/Voice of the Voter^{[permanent dead link]}	September 14, 2006	42%	41%
Rasmussen	August 22, 2006	43%	42%
Rasmussen	August 2, 2006	43%	37%
Strategic Marketing Services	August 1, 2006	42%	24%
Survey USA	July 11, 2006	41%	43%
Rasmussen	June 22, 2006	45%	43%
Rasmussen	May 7, 2006	46%	33%
Rasmussen	April 7, 2006	43%	36%
Rasmussen	March 6, 2006	40%	35%
Rasmussen	February 6, 2006	30%	36%

Results[]

Maine gubernatorial election, 2006^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Baldacci (incumbent)	209,927	38.11%	-9.04%
	Republican	Chandler Woodcock	166,425	30.21%	-11.26%
	Independent	Barbara Merrill	118,715	21.55%
	Green	Pat LaMarche	52,690	9.56%	+0.28%
	Independent	Phillip Morris Napier	3,108	0.56%
Plurality			43,502	7.90%	+2.22%
Turnout			550,865
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ "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. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

External links[]

Official campaign websites (Archived)

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2006 Maine gubernatorial election

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Green Independent Party[]

Independents[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

References[]

External links[]

See also[]