2006 Vermont gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2006 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2006 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas won re-election to a third term, defeating Democratic nominee Scudder Parker.

2006 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jim Douglas Scudder Parker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,014 108,090 Percentage 56.3% 41.1%

County results Municipality results Douglas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Parker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Jim Douglas Republican Elected Governor Jim Douglas Republican

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Scudder Parker, former Democratic Party Chair, state senator, minister and director of energy efficiency at the Vermont Department of Public Service. Began campaigning in late 2005 and subsequently won the Democratic nomination when no other Democrat filed by the July 16, 2006 deadline.^[1] His fundraising efforts resulted in $110,000 in donations in the month of July 2006.

Republican Party

• Jim Douglas, incumbent Governor of Vermont

Liberty Union Party

• Robert Skold, website publisher

Vermont Green Party

• Jim Hogue

United States Marijuana Party

• Cris Ericson

Independents

• Benjamin Clarke

General Election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[2]	Likely R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[4]	Safe R	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Polling

Source	Date	Jim Douglas (R)	Scudder Parker (D)
Research 2000[6]	September 23, 2006	53%	38%
American Research Group[7]	September 14, 2006	59%	32%
Rasmussen[8]	August 8, 2006	55%	37%
American Research Group[9]	July 27, 2006	47%	36%
Rasmussen[10]	June 16, 2006	54%	31%
Research 2000[11]	May 11, 2006	53%	18%
Rasmussen[12]	January 10, 2005	54%	31%

Results

Official results from the Vermont Secretary of State:^[13]

2006 Vermont gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Douglas (incumbent)	148,014	56.3	−2.4
	Democratic	Scudder Parker	108,090	41.1	+3.2
	Independent	Cris Ericson	2,477	0.94	−0.4
	Green	Jim Hogue	1,936	0.74	n/a
	Independent	Benjamin Clarke	1,216	0.46	n/a
	Liberty Union	Robert Skold	638	0.24	−0.2
	Write-ins		153	0.06	0
Majority			39,924	15.2
Turnout			262,524	100.0
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont
• 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

References

1. "Politics1 - Online Guide to Vermont Politics".
2. "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.
3. "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
4. "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
5. "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
6. Research 2000
7. American Research Group
8. Rasmussen
9. American Research Group
10. Rasmussen
11. Research 2000
12. Rasmussen
13. "Vermont Elections Division". vermont-elections.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

• Jim Douglas for Governor
• Scudder Parker for Governor
• Robert Skold for Governor