2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election Template:ElectionsMA The 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. The incumbent Republican governor, Mitt Romney, chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement, with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democratic Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly, who was then the Democratic frontrunner, in the lead.<ref>Polls show Romney gaining on Reilly, Reilly leading Healey Boston Globe November 17, 2005</ref>
The election was won by the Democratic former United States Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick, who became the second African-American governor in the United States since Reconstruction and the first Democratic governor of Massachusetts since Michael Dukakis left office in 1991. This was the last time until 2022 that the Democratic nominee won a majority. Healey is the only Republican gubernatorial nominee never to be elected governor between 1990 and 2018.
Democratic primaryEdit
GovernorEdit
CandidatesEdit
- Chris Gabrieli, businessman and lieutenant governor nominee in 2002<ref>Gabrieli readies run for governor Template:Webarchive Boston Globe March 22, 2006</ref>
- Deval Patrick, former Assistant United States Attorney General for Civil Rights
- Thomas Reilly, Massachusetts Attorney General
EndorsementsEdit
- Deval Patrick: Attleboro Sun Chronicle, Bay State Banner, Blue Mass Group, Boston Globe, Brookline Tab, Cambridge Chronicle, Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle, Wellesley Townsman, Worcester Magazine
- Tom Reilly: Boston Herald, Cape Cod Times, Springfield Republican
CampaignEdit
The Democratic state caucuses were held in February in all cities and towns to elect delegates to the state convention. The Patrick campaign organized their supporters, many of whom had never been involved in such party processes before, to win twice as many pledged delegates as the Reilly campaign. (Chris Gabrieli did not join the race until a month later, which played a major role in his difficulty in getting on the ballot.)
At the Democratic Convention on June 3 in Worcester, each candidate needed to receive support from 15% of the delegates to be on the primary ballot in September. There was some question as to whether Gabrieli could succeed after entering the race so late. Patrick received the convention's endorsement with 57.98% of the vote, Reilly made it with 26.66%, and Gabrieli narrowly achieved ballot access with 15.36% of the delegates' votes.<ref>Patrick garners most votes; Reilly touts success at convention Template:Webarchive Boston Globe June 3, 2006</ref><ref>All candidates make it.. Template:Webarchive Boston Globe June 3, 2006</ref>
The campaign was highlighted by numerous debates. The first two debates took place in late April. WBZ-CBS4 News hosted a debate between Democratic candidates Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick, and Tom Reilly on April 21 and it aired at 8:30 AM on April 23.<ref>The April 23 debate can be viewed online at cbs4boston.com</ref> A second Democratic candidate debate, moderated by Sy Becker from WWLP TV 22, was held at Agawam Middle School on April 27.<ref>Agawam Candidates' Forum Tonight! Template:Webarchive MassLive: The Fray April 2006. The April 27 debate and can be heard on MassLive.com Template:Webarchive</ref>
The "Campaign to Stop Killer Coke", a group dedicated to holding Coca-Cola accountable for violence in its Colombian bottling plant in the mid-1990s, began to attack Patrick and his candidacy. Patrick had resigned from the company and said he'd done so after his attempts to get them to carry out an independent investigation were ignored and undermined.<ref>Patrick's path from courtroom to boardroom Boston Globe August 13, 2006</ref> Five Massachusetts unions filed a complaint against the group with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance,<ref>Pro-Patrick unions file OCPF complaint against Killer Coke Template:Webarchive Boston Phoenix August 9, 2006</ref> in an effort to require the group to disclose its donors. On August 11, it was reported that Reilly's campaign had been behind the efforts.<ref>For Reilly, things go better with Coke Template:Webarchive Boston Globe August 11, 2006, Holy sh*t!! Vennochi finds Reilly campaign's fingerprints all over Killer Coke Template:Webarchive Blue Mass Group August 11, 2006</ref>
The final two televised debates played a key role in the primary campaign, as they took place during the two weeks between Labor Day and Primary Day when the public and the media hold their greatest focus on the election. The first of the two was carried about by the media consortium (which includes the Boston Globe, NECN, and WBUR, among others) and moderated by former New Hampshire governor Jeanne Shaheen, while the second and final debate was held by WBZ-TV and moderated by their political analyst, Jon Keller.
PollingEdit
| Source | Date | MoE | Patrick | Reilly | Gabrieli | Other | Und. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
January 15–18, 2006 | ±5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|30% | 29% | – | 11% | 30% |
| State House News<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
January 25–27, 2006 | ±7.1% | 18% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|58% | – | 4% | 19% |
| Suffolk University<ref name="Suffolk University">Suffolk University Template:Webarchive</ref> | February 2–4, 2006 | ±4.9% | 30% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|39% | – | 2% | 29% | |
| UMass Lowell<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 40% | 40% | – | – | 20% |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | March 5–6, 2006 | ±5% | 37% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|47% | – | – | 17% | |
| Boston Globe<ref name="Boston Globe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
March 12, 2006 | ±4.9% | 22% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|35% | 4% | 14% | 25% |
| Merrimack College<ref>Merrimack College</ref> | February 25–March 8, 2006 | ±4.8% | 21.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|37.5% | – | – | 40.7% | |
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 21% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|32% | 11% | – | 36% | |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | April 7–8, 2006 | ±4.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|36% | 33% | 19% | 11% | ||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 20% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|35% | 15% | – | 29% | |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | May 1–3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 28% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|32% | 29% | – | 10% | |
| State House News<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
May 3–5, 2006 | ±6.8% | 15% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|37% | 25% | 5% | 17% |
| June 3 – Patrick receives party endorsement at Democratic State Convention | ||||||||
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | June 16–18, 2006 | ±4.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|36% | 31% | 23% | – | 9% | |
| Suffolk University<ref name="web.archive.org">Suffolk University</ref> | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|31% | 25% | 22% | – | 21% | |
| State House News<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
June 28–30, 2006 | ±7.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|34.8% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 1.6% | 21.4% |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | July 9–11, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|37% | 26% | 27% | – | 10% | |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | July 31–August 2, 2006 | ±4.6% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|35% | 27% | 30% | – | 8% | |
| Suffolk University<ref name="ReferenceA">Suffolk University</ref> | August 17–21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 24% | 20% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|32% | – | 24% | |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | August 19–21, 2006 | ±4.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|34% | 30% | 30% | – | 6% | |
| Boston Globe<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
August 18–23, 2006 | ±4.4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|30% | 24% | 27% | 3% | 15% |
| (including "leaners") | Template:Party shading/Democratic|31% | 27% | 30% | 4% | 8% | |||
| State House News<ref name="State House News">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
September 7–10, 2006 | ±6.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|35.6% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 1.0% | 16.2% |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | September 9–11, 2006 | ±4.1% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|45% | 21% | 29% | 4% | ||
| Boston Globe<ref name="boston.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
September 12–15, 2006 | ±4.4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|46% | 18% | 25% | 4% | 6% |
| Suffolk University<ref name="suffolk.edu">Suffolk University Template:Dead link</ref> | September 15–17, 2006 | ±4.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|37% | 21% | 29% | 11% | ||
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | September 15–17, 2006 | ±3.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|46% | 22% | 29% | 3% | ||
ResultsEdit
On September 19, Patrick won the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote, ahead of Gabrieli (27%) and Reilly (23%).<ref>WBZ-TV Template:Webarchive, September 19, 2006</ref>Template:Election box begin no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate no change Template:Election box candidate no change Template:Election box total no change Template:Election box end
Lieutenant governorEdit
CandidatesEdit
- Deb Goldberg, former chair of the Brookline Board of Selectmen
- Tim Murray, mayor of Worcester
- Andrea Silbert, businesswoman
WithdrewEdit
- Sam Kelley, MD, child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, medical director of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and former legislative aide to US Congressman Jim McDermott
- Marie St. Fleur, State Representative from Dorchester<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
DeclinedEdit
- Chris Gabrieli (running for Governor)
CampaignEdit
On April 23, 2006, a "virtual debate" between Murray, Silbert, and Sam Kelley was released on SaintKermit.com.<ref>SaintKermit.com Template:Webarchive</ref>
On May 21, all four candidates debated in Lowell.<ref>The May 21 Lt. Governor debate is available online at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation Template:Webarchive.</ref> Four days later, on May 25, Kelley dropped out of the race and joined the Deval Patrick campaign as a volunteer advisor on health care issues.<ref>"Sam Kelley out of Lt. Gov. race Template:Webarchive Political Intelligence, boston.com, May 25, 2006</ref>
At the Democratic convention in Worcester on June 3, Worcester Mayor Tim Murray was endorsed by a voice vote after receiving 49% on the first ballot. Andrea Silbert and Deb Goldberg both qualified for the ballot with 29% and 22% respectively.
EndorsementsEdit
- Deborah Goldberg: Boston Herald
- Tim Murray: Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Andrea Silbert: Blue Mass Group, Brookline Tab
PollingEdit
| Source | Date | MoE | Goldberg | Murray | Silbert | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University<ref name="web.archive.org"/> | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|10% | 6% | 5% | 79% |
| Suffolk University<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | August 19–21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 6% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|11% | 5% | 77% |
| State House News<ref name="State House News"/> | September 7–10, 2006 | ±6.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|18.3% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 53.4% |
| Boston Globe<ref name="boston.com"/> | September 12–15, 2006 | ±4.4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|26% | 20% | 18% | 27% |
| Suffolk University<ref name="suffolk.edu"/> | September 15–17, 2006 | ±4.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|35% | 22% | 21% | 31% |
ResultsEdit
Tim Murray won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on September 19 with 43% of the vote.<ref>cbs4boston.com: Election Results: Boston & Beyond Template:Webarchive</ref> Template:SwitcherTemplate:Election box begin no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate with party link no change Template:Election box candidate no change Template:Election box candidate no change Template:Election box total no change Template:Election box end
Republican primaryEdit
GovernorEdit
CandidatesEdit
- Kerry Healey, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
DeclinedEdit
- Christy Mihos, businessman (running as an Independent)
- Mitt Romney, incumbent governor (endorsed Healey)
Healey was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Lieutenant governorEdit
CandidatesEdit
- Reed Hillman, former State Representative and Massachusetts State Police Colonel
As incumbent Kerry Healey ran for governor, the position of lieutenant governor was open. Reed Hillman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General electionEdit
CandidatesEdit
- Kerry Healey, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts (Republican)
- Running mate: Reed Hillman, former State Representative and Massachusetts State Police Colonel
- Christy Mihos, businessman and former member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority<ref>Mihos to run as independent Template:Webarchive Boston Globe March 1, 2006</ref> (Independent)
- Running mate: John Sullivan, former Winchester selectman<ref>Mihos picks John Sullivan Political Intelligence, boston.com, June 8, 2006</ref>
- Deval Patrick, former Assistant United States Attorney General for Civil Rights (Democratic)
- Running mate: Tim Murray, mayor of Worcester
- Grace Ross, anti-poverty and LGBT activist<ref>Green-Rainbow Party Press Release on Nominations Template:Webarchive March 7, 2006</ref> (Green-Rainbow)
- Running mate: Wendy Van Horne, nurse (withdrew September 1)<ref>Green-Rainbow Party LG candidate drops out Political Intelligence September 1, 2006
Nurse quits lieutenant governor race Template:Webarchive Boston Globe September 2, 2006</ref> - Running mate: Martina Robinson, disability rights activist<ref>A new LG candidate for Green Rainbow Party Political Intelligence September 7, 2006</ref>
- Running mate: Wendy Van Horne, nurse (withdrew September 1)<ref>Green-Rainbow Party LG candidate drops out Political Intelligence September 1, 2006
CampaignEdit
On April 25, Republican Kerry Healey called for four debates, each involving all four candidates, between the September primaries and November general election, and this proposition was seconded by Patrick.<ref>Healey challenges fellow gubernatorial hopefuls to four debates Template:Webarchive Boston Globe April 25, 2006</ref>
The general election campaign kicked off on primary day, September 19, after Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli conceded and Kerry Healey accepted her uncontested nomination. Deval Patrick followed with his acceptance speech, appearing with his new running mate Tim Murray and former opponent Chris Gabrieli.
The general election campaign was very heated and was referred to by Michael Dukakis as "the dirtiest gubernatorial campaign in my memory".<ref>Enough by Mike Dukakis Template:Webarchive The Boston Globe, October 29, 2006</ref> The Healey campaign released attack ads implying that Deval Patrick supports sexual assault or murder of police (culminating in the now infamous "parking lot rape" ad). Healey supporters also protested at the homes of Patrick and Patrick campaign manager John E. Walsh,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and documents leaked anonymously to media about Patrick's brother-in-law's criminal history.
After the final debate, WRKO talk radio host John DePetro came under scrutiny for referring to Grace Ross as a "fat lesbian". DePetro had been suspended earlier in the year for calling Turnpike Authority chief Matt Amorello a "fag".<ref>'Fat lesbian' quip about Ross lands WRKO jock in hot water Template:Webarchive Boston Herald, November 3, 2006</ref>
DebatesEdit
The first televised debate of the general election was held by WFXT and the Boston Herald] on September 25 on WFXT. Moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace on the day after his Bill Clinton interview.
The second debate was held in Springfield and broadcast on WGBH and NECN.
EndorsementsEdit
- Kerry Healey: Boston Herald,<ref>Healey-Hillman for Corner Office Template:Webarchive Boston Herald, October 30, 2006</ref> Springfield Republican,<ref>In the governor's race, our choice is Healey Template:Webarchive Springfield Republican, October 30, 2006</ref> The Eagle-Tribune,<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive The Eagle-Tribune November 1, 2006</ref> Sentinel & Enterprise,<ref>[2] Template:Webarchive Sentinel & Enterprise November 1, 2006</ref> Lowell Sun,<ref>[3] Template:Webarchive Lowell Sun November 1, 2006</ref> Cape Cod Times<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }} Cape Cod Times November 4, 2006</ref>
- Christy Mihos: Walpole Gazette
- Deval Patrick: The Boston Globe,<ref>Patrick for governor, The Boston Globe, October 29, 2006</ref> Worcester Telegram & Gazette,<ref>A promising change: Patrick, Murray would be strong Statehouse team Template:Webarchive, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 29, 2006</ref> MetroWest Daily News,<ref>Endorsement: Patrick for governorTemplate:Dead link, MetroWest Daily News, October 29, 2006</ref> Providence Journal,<ref>Patrick for governor Template:Webarchive, Providence Journal, October 29, 2006</ref> The Berkshire Eagle,<ref>Patrick for Governor Template:Webarchive Berkshire Eagle, October 31, 2006</ref> Boston Phoenix,<ref>Deval Patrick for governor Template:Webarchive Boston Phoenix, November 1, 2006</ref> Newton Tab,<ref>Editorial: Patrick for GovernorTemplate:Dead link Newton Tab, November 1, 2006</ref> West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript<ref>Editorial: Patrick is our pickTemplate:Dead link West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript, October 26, 2006</ref>
- Grace Ross: In City Times
PredictionsEdit
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:USRaceRating | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
Template:USRaceRating | November 6, 2006 |
PollingEdit
| Poll | Date | MoE | Patrick (D) | Healey (R) | Mihos (I) | Ross (GR) | Und/Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State House News<ref>State House News Template:Webarchive</ref> | November 17–20, 2005 | ±4.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|44% | 32% | 24% | |||
| Suffolk University<ref name="Suffolk University"/> | February 6, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|39% | 32% | 29% | |||
| UMass Lowell<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 34% | 34% | 12% | 20% | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|40% | 38% | 22% | ||||||
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | March 3–5, 2006 | ±3.8% | 30% | Template:Party shading/Republican|35% | 20% | 14% | ||
| Boston Globe<ref name="Boston Globe"/> | March 3–9, 2006 | ±4.4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|36% | 29% | 13% | 22% | ||
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|44% | 38% | 18% | ||||||
| Merrimack College<ref name="Merrimack College">Merrimack College</ref> | February 25–March 8, 2006 | ±5.6% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|32.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 27.0% | ||
| ±4.8% | 34.5% | Template:Party shading/Republican|39.4% | 26.1% | |||||
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen Template:Webarchive</ref> | March 13, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|38% | 25% | 17% | 20% | ||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University Template:Webarchive</ref> | March 18–20, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|29% | 26% | 13% | 32% | ||
| State House News<ref>State House News </ref> | March 16–18, 2006 | ±4.8% | 25% | Template:Party shading/Republican|32% | 18% | 25% | ||
| Zogby/WSJ<ref name="Zogby/WSJ">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
March 30, 2006 | ±3.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|53% | 31.5% | |||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University Template:Webarchive</ref> | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|29% | 24% | 9% | 1% | 38% | |
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen</ref> | April 14, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|34% | 27% | 19% | 20% | ||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 26% | Template:Party shading/Republican|28% | 10% | 4% | 33% | |
| State House News<ref name="State House News"/> | May 5, 2006 | ±4.8% | 29% | Template:Party shading/Republican|31% | 15% | 17% | ||
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | May 8, 2006 | ±4.4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|34% | 32% | 17% | 17% | ||
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen</ref> | May 15, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|36% | 26% | 16% | 22% | ||
| June 3 – Patrick receives party endorsement at Democratic State Convention | ||||||||
| Zogby/WSJ<ref name="Zogby/WSJ"/> | June 21, 2006 | ±3.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|55.7% | 33.7% | 10.6% | |||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University Template:Webarchive</ref> | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|38% | 25% | 10% | 1% | 26% | |
| State House News<ref name="State House News"/> | June 28–30, 2006 | ±5.0% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|40.1% | 30.5% | 9.3% | 1.7% | 18.4% | |
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen</ref> | June 27, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|43% | 23% | 15% | 19% | ||
| Zogby/WSJ<ref name="Zogby/WSJ"/> | July 24, 2006 | ±4.2% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|57.4% | 30.8% | 11.8% | |||
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen</ref> | August 12, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|39% | 29% | 14% | 18% | ||
| Zogby/WSJ<ref name="online.wsj.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
August 15–21, 2006 | ±3.8% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|49.6% | 23.9% | 26.5% | ||
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University Template:Webarchive</ref> | August 17–21, 2006 | ±4.1% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|38% | 30% | 10% | 2% | 20% | |
| State House News<ref name="State House News"/> | September 7–10, 2006 | ±4.7% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|43% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 19% | |
| Zogby/WSJ<ref name="online.wsj.com"/> | September 11, 2006 | ±3.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|57.5% | 33.0% | 9.5% | |||
| September 19 – Primary election night; start of campaign | ||||||||
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | September 19–21, 2006 | ±3.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|64% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 5% | |
| Rasmussen<ref>Rasmussen Template:Webarchive</ref> | September 20, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|57% | 24% | 9% | 10% | ||
| Merrimack College<ref name="Merrimack College"/> | September 20–24, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|54.2% | 20.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 19.1% | |
| Zogby/WSJ<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
September 25, 2006 | ±3.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|58.7% | 27.3% | 8.3% | 5.7% | |
| Boston Globe/WBZ<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
September 26–29, 2006 | ±4.3% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|55% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 7% |
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | October 2–4, 2006 | ±4.5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|49% | 28% | 6% | 1% | 16% | |
| Survey USA<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
October 8–10, 2006 | ±4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|52% | 34% | 9% | 1% | 4% |
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | October 10–11, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|46% | 33% | 7% | 1% | 12% | |
| Zogby/WSJ<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
October 10–16, 2006 | ±3.6% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|56% | 33.6% | 6.4% | 4% | |
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | October 20–23, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|53% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 11% | |
| Survey USA<ref>Survey USA</ref> | October 21–23, 2006 | ±4% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|56% | 31% | 8% | 2% | 4% | |
| UNH/Boston Globe<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
October 22–25, 2006 | ±4.1% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|54% | 29% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| Zogby/WSJ<ref>Zogby/WSJ</ref> | October 23–27, 2006 | ±3.7% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|58.1% | 32.7% | 4% | |||
| SurveyUSA/WBZ<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
October 31–November 1, 2006 | ±3.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|55% | 34% | 6% | 3% | |
| State House News<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> |
November 1–2, 2006 | ±5% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.9% | 27.1% | 8.0% | 2.1% | 6.7% |
| Suffolk University<ref>Suffolk University</ref> | November 2–5, 2006 | ±4.9% | Template:Party shading/Democratic|53% | 31% | 6% | 2% | 9% | |
ResultsEdit
Official results certified by the Massachusetts Secretary of State, as of December 6, 2006, with all 2,166 precincts reporting.<ref name="GEresults" /> Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate Template:Election box candidate Template:Election box total Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box majority Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end
By countyEdit
| 2006 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county) <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
}}</ref> | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Patrick - D % | Patrick - D # | Healey - R % | Healey - R # | Others % | Others # | Total # | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Barnstable | 45.3% | 47,713 | 42.7% | 44,986 | 12.1% | 12,701 | 105,400 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Berkshire | 74.9% | 35,035 | 20.0% | 9,339 | 5.1% | 2,374 | 46,748 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Bristol | 56.5% | 95,623 | 33.8% | 57,233 | 9.8% | 16,523 | 169,379 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Dukes | 62.6% | 4,817 | 27.8% | 2,143 | 9.6% | 739 | 7,699 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Essex | 50.4% | 131,376 | 39.4% | 102,584 | 10.2% | 26,528 | 260,488 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Franklin | 70.1% | 20,204 | 21.6% | 6,212 | 8.3% | 2,386 | 28,802 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hampden | 54.7% | 74,899 | 35.4% | 48,511 | 9.9% | 13,635 | 137,045 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Hampshire | 66.9% | 38,025 | 25.0% | 14,232 | 8.1% | 4,582 | 56,839 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Middlesex | 55.7% | 299,749 | 34.5% | 185,738 | 9.8% | 52,957 | 538,444 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Nantucket | 55.7% | 2,244 | 34.8% | 1,402 | 9.6% | 386 | 4,032 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Norfolk | 51.6% | 134,916 | 38.2% | 99,995 | 10.2% | 26,735 | 261,646 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Plymouth | 46.0% | 84,296 | 40.9% | 74,933 | 13.1% | 23,978 | 183,207 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Suffolk | 69.6% | 126,242 | 22.8% | 41,316 | 7.6% | 13,707 | 181,265 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic|Worcester | 53.2% | 139,845 | 36.4% | 95,718 | 10.4% | 27,278 | 262,841 | |
- Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Barnstable (largest municipality: Barnstable)
- Essex (largest municipality: Lynn)
- Hampden (largest municipality: Springfield)
- Middlesex (largest municipality: Cambridge)
- Nantucket
- Norfolk (largest municipality: Quincy)
- Plymouth (largest municipality: Brockton)
- Worcester (largest municipality: Worcester)
See alsoEdit
- 2005–2006 Massachusetts legislature
- 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
- 2006 United States Senate elections
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- Kerry Healey for Governor & Reed Hillman for Lt. Governor
- Christy Mihos for Governor & John Sullivan for Lt. Governor
- Deval Patrick for Governor & Tim Murray for Lt. Governor
- Grace Ross for Governor & Martina Robinson for Lt. Governor
- Chris Gabrieli for Governor
- Deborah Goldberg for Lieutenant Governor
- Tom Reilly for Governor
- Andrea Silbert for Lieutenant Governor
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