2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election

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2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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Turnout59.87% [1] (Increase2.svg 3.36%)
  FEMA - 29383 - Photograph by Debra Young taken on 04-19-2007 in Connecticut.jpg John DeStefano, Jr. in 2008 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Jodi Rell John DeStefano Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Michael Fedele Mary Glassman
Popular vote710,048398,220
Percentage63.2%35.5%
2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election results map by municipality.svg
2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election by congressional district.svg
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, [2] and polls showed her leading the Democratic nominee, New Haven mayor John DeStefano by a near 30-point margin. As expected, she won the 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 2025, this is the last time a Republican and woman was elected Governor of Connecticut, and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state to date.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Governor Rell was unopposed for renomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Running mate: Mary Glassman, Simsbury First Selectman

Declined

Results

Convention

2006 gubernatorial election, Connecticut
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dannel Malloy 799 50.13
Democratic John DeStefano Jr. 79549.87

Primary

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Democratic primary results by county
  DeStefano
  •   50-60%
  Malloy
  •   50-60%
  •   60–70%
2006 gubernatorial election, Connecticut
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John DeStefano Jr. 135,431 50.78
Democratic Dannel Malloy 131,25849.22

Independents and third parties

Green Party

Concerned Citizens Party

Independent

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [8] Safe RNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [9] Safe RNovember 6, 2006

Polling

SourceDateJohn
DeStefano (D)		Jodi
Rell (R)
Rasmussen [10] October 3, 200633%58%
Quinnipiac [11] August 17, 200632%64%
Rasmussen [12] August 14, 200635%57%
Rasmussen [13] July 23, 200632%54%
Quinnipiac [14] July 20, 200625%62%
Rasmussen [15] June 19, 200631%59%
Quinnipiac [16] June 8, 200624%64%
Quinnipiac [16] May 2, 200620%66%
Quinnipiac [17] February 16, 200616%70%
Quinnipiac [18] January 12, 200621%64%
Quinnipiac [19] July 27, 200522%61%
Quinnipiac [20] April 6, 200519%66%
Quinnipiac [21] November 23, 200422%59%

Results

The following are the results of the 2006 election: [22] 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.

[22]

2006 Connecticut gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jodi Rell (incumbent) 710,048 63.2 +7.1
Democratic John DeStefano Jr. 398,22035.5−8.4
Green Cliff Thornton9,5840.9n/a
Concerned Citizens Joseph A. Zdonczyk5,5600.5n/a
Write-in 540.0n/a
Total votes1,123,212 100.0 n/a
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Rell won all five congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. [23]

DistrictRellDeStefano Jr.Representative
1st 58%41% John B. Larson
2nd 63%35% Rob Simmons (109th Congress)
Joe Courtney (110th Congress)
3rd 61%37% Rosa DeLauro
4th 67%32% Christopher Shays
5th 67%32% Nancy L. Johnson (109th Congress)
Chris Murphy (110th Congress)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of election day registration, turnout and absentee ballot statistics, November 7, 2006". CT State Library.
  2. ↑ "Approval Ratings for All 50 Governors". SurveyUSA. October 19, 2006. Retrieved November 5, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Clifford W. Thornton, Jr". League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Joseph A. Zdonczyk". League of Women Voters of Connecticut. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2006.
  5. ↑ "Registered Write-In Candidates". State of Connecticut Secretary of State. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2006.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ Rasmussen Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Quinnipiac
  12. ↑ Rasmussen
  13. ↑ Rasmussen Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Quinnipiac
  15. ↑ Rasmussen
  16. 1 2 Quinnipiac
  17. ↑ Quinnipiac
  18. ↑ Quinnipiac
  19. ↑ Quinnipiac
  20. ↑ Quinnipiac
  21. ↑ Quinnipiac
  22. 1 2 "Vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor 2006". STATE OF CONNECTICUT. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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