2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Donald Carcieri Charles J. Fogarty Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 197,306 189,503 Percentage 51.0% 49.0%

County resultsMunicipality resultsShow all Carcieri:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Fogarty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Donald Carcieri Republican Elected Governor Donald Carcieri Republican

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The 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Donald Carcieri very narrowly defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Fogarty in one of the closest gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island history. With a margin of 2%, this election was also the second-closest race of the 2006 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in Minnesota.

As of 2022, this is the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Rhode Island or to a statewide office. This is also the last time the Republican candidates won the counties of Bristol and Washington.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

• Donald Carcieri, incumbent Governor of Rhode Island

Results[]

Republican Party primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Carcieri (incumbent)	51,650	100.00
Total votes			51,650	100.00

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

• Charles J. Fogarty, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, former Rhode Island State Senator

Results[]

Democratic Party primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles J. Fogarty	69,595	100.00
Total votes			69,595	100.00

General election[]

Predictions[]

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

Polling[]

Source	Date	Donald Carcieri (R)	Charles J. Fogarty (D)
Rasmussen	October 24, 2006	51%	44%
Rasmussen	October 8, 2006	47%	44%
Rasmussen	September 5, 2006	41%	46%
Rasmussen	August 9, 2006	43%	43%
Rasmussen	July 18, 2006	42%	43%
Brown University	June 26, 2006	44%	39%
Rhode Island College	June 21, 2006	44%	39%
Rasmussen	June 12, 2006	40%	41%
Rasmussen	May 4, 2006	41%	42%
Brown University	February 8, 2006	46%	35%
Brown University	September 13, 2005	42%	31%

Results[]

The 2006 gubernatorial election was one of the closest in the history of Rhode Island. Carcieri won all but one county. However, the one county that went for Fogarty was Providence County, home to Providence, Rhode Island, which is heavily populated and known for favoring Democrats. The race at one point was only at a margin of 4,000 votes. Finally at 3:48 A.M. on November 8, Carcieri was declared the winner by the Associated Press. Fogarty conceded early the next morning.

Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2006^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Donald Carcieri (incumbent)	197,306	51.01%	-3.75%
	Democratic	Charles J. Fogarty	189,503	48.99%	+3.75%
Majority			7,803	2.02%	-7.50%
Turnout			386,809
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

External links[]

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Don Carcieri
• Charles Fogarty