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Baldacci: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Woodcock: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Merrill: 30–40% 40–50% >90% LaMarche: 30–40% Tie: 20–30% 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Maine |
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The 2006 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Chandler Woodcock.
In the general election, Baldacci, Woodcock, Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche, and independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Morris Napier appeared on the ballot.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Baldacci (incumbent) | 40,314 | 75.81 | |
Democratic | Christopher Miller | 12,861 | 24.19 | |
Total votes | 53,175 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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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 |
Source | Date | John Baldacci (D) |
Chandler Woodcock (R) |
Pat LaMarche (G) |
Barbra Merrill (I) |
Phillip Morris NaPier (I) |
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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 Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine | 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 Archived 2006-04-09 at the Wayback Machine | April 7, 2006 | 43% | 36% | |||
Rasmussen | March 6, 2006 | 40% | 35% | |||
Rasmussen | February 6, 2006 | 30% | 36% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |