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Elections in Connecticut |
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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 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 2024, this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Connecticut, and the last time any gubernatorial candidate won every county in the state.
Governor Rell was unopposed for renomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 799 | 50.13 | |
Democratic | John DeStefano Jr. | 795 | 49.87 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John DeStefano Jr. | 135,431 | 50.78 | |
Democratic | Dannel Malloy | 131,258 | 49.22 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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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 |
Source | Date | John DeStefano (D) |
Jodi Rell (R) |
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Rasmussen Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine | October 3, 2006 | 33% | 58% |
Quinnipiac | August 17, 2006 | 32% | 64% |
Rasmussen | August 14, 2006 | 35% | 57% |
Rasmussen Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine | 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% |
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.
[9]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |