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2006 Governor

36 contests

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 2006

Democratic Gain

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

23

27

After

28

22

Net change:D +5·R −5·36 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority28

Republican22

Threshold:26 seats

D 28 – R 22

36 contests|D won 20|R won 16

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	RileyREP	57.5%	718,327	BaxleyDEM	41.6%	519,827	R+15.9	↓ R+15.6
▶	Alaska	PalinREP	0.0%	—	—	—	—	---	—
▶	Arizona	NapolitanoDEM	62.6%	959,830	MunsilREP	35.4%	543,528	D+27.1	↑ D+26.2
▶	Arkansas	BeebeDEM	55.6%	430,765	HutchinsonREP	40.7%	315,040	D+14.9	↑ D+21.0
▶	California	SchwarzeneggerREP	55.9%	4,850,157	AngelidesDEM	38.9%	3,376,732	R+17.0	↓ R+21.8
▶	Colorado	RitterDEM	57.0%	888,096	BeauprezREP	40.2%	625,886	D+16.8	↑ D+45.8
▶	Connecticut	RellREP	63.2%	710,048	DestefanoDEM	35.5%	398,220	R+27.8	↓ R+15.5
▶	Florida	CristREP	52.2%	2,519,845	DavisDEM	45.1%	2,178,289	R+7.1	↑ D+5.8
▶	Georgia	PerdueREP	57.9%	1,229,724	TaylorDEM	38.2%	811,049	R+19.7	↓ R+14.6
▶	Hawaii	LingleREP	62.5%	215,313	IwaseDEM	35.4%	121,717	R+27.2	↓ R+22.6
▶	Idaho	OtterREP	52.7%	237,437	BradyDEM	44.1%	198,845	R+8.6	↑ D+6.0
▶	Illinois	BlagojevichDEM	49.8%	1,736,731	TopinkaREP	39.3%	1,369,315	D+10.5	↑ D+3.4
▶	Iowa	CulverDEM	54.0%	569,021	NussleREP	44.4%	467,425	D+9.7	↑ D+1.5
▶	Kansas	SebeliusDEM	57.9%	491,992	BarnettREP	40.4%	343,581	D+17.5	↑ D+9.7
▶	Maine	BaldacciDEM	38.1%	209,927	OtherOTH	31.7%	174,513	D+7.9	↑ D+2.2
▶	Maryland	O'MalleyDEM	52.7%	942,279	EhrlichREP	46.2%	825,464	D+6.5	↑ D+10.4
▶	Massachusetts	PatrickDEM	55.6%	1,234,984	HealeyREP	35.3%	784,342	D+20.3	↑ D+25.1
▶	Michigan	GranholmDEM	56.4%	2,142,513	DevosREP	42.3%	1,608,086	D+14.1	↑ D+10.0
▶	Minnesota	PawlentyREP	46.7%	1,028,568	HatchDEM	45.7%	1,007,460	R+1.0	↑ D+7.0
▶	Nebraska	HeinemanREP	73.4%	435,507	HahnDEM	24.5%	145,115	R+48.9	↓ R+7.8
▶	Nevada	GibbonsREP	47.9%	279,003	TitusDEM	43.9%	255,684	R+4.0	↑ D+42.2
▶	New Hampshire	LynchDEM	74.0%	298,760	CoburnREP	25.8%	104,288	D+48.2	↑ D+68.6
▶	New Mexico	RichardsonDEM	68.8%	384,806	DendahlREP	31.2%	174,364	D+37.6	↑ D+21.2
▶	New York	SpitzerDEM	69.6%	3,086,709	FasoREP	28.7%	1,274,335	D+40.8	↑ D+56.7
▶	Ohio	StricklandDEM	60.5%	2,435,384	BlackwellREP	36.6%	1,474,285	D+23.9	↑ D+43.3
▶	Oklahoma	HenryDEM	66.5%	616,135	IstookREP	33.5%	310,327	D+33.0	↑ D+32.4
▶	Oregon	KulongoskiDEM	50.7%	699,786	SaxtonREP	42.8%	589,748	D+8.0	↑ D+5.1
▶	Pennsylvania	RendellDEM	60.3%	2,470,517	SwannREP	39.6%	1,622,135	D+20.7	↑ D+11.7
▶	Rhode Island	CarcieriREP	51.0%	197,366	FogartyDEM	49.0%	189,562	R+2.0	↑ D+7.5
▶	South Carolina	SanfordREP	55.1%	601,868	MooreDEM	44.8%	489,076	R+10.3	↓ R+4.5
▶	South Dakota	RoundsREP	61.7%	206,990	BillionDEM	36.1%	121,226	R+25.6	↓ R+10.7
▶	Tennessee	BredesenDEM	68.6%	1,247,491	BrysonREP	29.7%	540,853	D+38.9	↑ D+35.8
▶	Texas	PerryREP	39.0%	1,716,792	OtherOTH	31.2%	1,371,987	R+9.2	↑ D+8.6
▶	Vermont	DouglasREP	56.4%	148,014	ParkerDEM	41.2%	108,090	R+15.2	↓ R+12.7
▶	Wisconsin	DoyleDEM	52.7%	1,139,115	GreenREP	45.3%	979,427	D+7.4	↑ D+3.7
▶	Wyoming	FreudenthalDEM	69.9%	135,516	HunkinsREP	30.0%	58,100	D+39.9	↑ D+37.9

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