Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2006
Encyclopedia
The Connecticut gubernatorial election of 2006 occurred on November 7, 2006. The incumbent, M. Jodi Rell
, became Governor when John G. Rowland
resigned in 2004. Rell, whose approval rating as of October 19, 2006 was 70% and her "net" approval rating (approval percentage less disapproval percentage) was 43% led DeStefano by a near 30-point margin, consistent with opinion polls leading up to the election. On November 7 the results were final M. Jodi Rell
was elected Governor of Connecticut as of the 2006 elections
.
DeStefano defeated Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy
in the Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 8.
The following are the results of the 2006 election:
M. Jodi Rell
Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
, became Governor when John G. Rowland
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland was the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004; he is a member of the Republican Party. He is married to Patty Rowland, his second wife, and the couple have five children between them...
resigned in 2004. Rell, whose approval rating as of October 19, 2006 was 70% and her "net" approval rating (approval percentage less disapproval percentage) was 43% led DeStefano by a near 30-point margin, consistent with opinion polls leading up to the election. On November 7 the results were final M. Jodi Rell
M. Jodi Rell
Mary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
was elected Governor of Connecticut as of the 2006 elections
United States general elections, 2006
The 2006 United States midterm elections were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. All United States House of Representatives seats and one third of the United States Senate seats were contested in this election, as well as 36 state governorships, many state legislatures, four territorial...
.
DeStefano defeated Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy
Dan Malloy
Dannel Patrick "Dan" Malloy is the 88th and current Governor of Connecticut. He was the Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut from December 1995 until December 2009. Malloy had been endorsed by the Connecticut Democratic Party on May 22, 2010 over 2006 Democratic U.S...
in the Connecticut Democratic gubernatorial primary on August 8.
Republican
- Governor: M. Jodi RellM. Jodi RellMary Jodi Rell is a Republican politician and was the 87th Governor of the U.S. state of Connecticut from 2004 until 2011. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut under Governor John G. Rowland, who resigned during a corruption investigation. Rell is Connecticut's second female Governor,...
, incumbent governor - Lieutenant Governor: Michael FedeleMichael FedeleMichael Fedele is an Italian-American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 107thThe State of Connecticut recognizes Michael Fedele as the 107th Lieutenant Governor, using a standard that had counted Colonial period lieutenants as well as counting lieutenants who had...
, activist
Democratic
- Governor: John DeStefano, Jr.John DeStefano, Jr.John DeStefano, Jr. is the current mayor of New Haven, Connecticut. He was the Democratic candidate in 2006 for Governor of Connecticut, unsuccessfully challenging incumbent Republican Governor M. Jodi Rell. He was also the named defendant in the landmark 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case of Ricci v...
, New HavenNew Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
mayor - Lieutenant Governor: Mary Messina GlassmanMary GlassmanMary Messina Glassman is the First Selectman of Simsbury, Connecticut and was a 2010 Democratic primary candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. She had been the official Democratic nominee for the position in 2006.-Biography:...
, SimsburySimsbury, ConnecticutSimsbury is a suburban town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 23,234 at the 2000 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's twenty-first town in May 1670.-Early history:...
first selectman
Green Party
- Cliff ThorntonCliff ThorntonClifford "Cliff" W. Thornton, Jr. is an American drug policy reform advocate and Green politician serving as one of the seven current co-Chairs of the Green Party of the United States....
, retired businessman; drug policy reform advocate; U.S. Army veteran
Concerned Citizens Party
- Joseph A. Zdonczyk, retired businessman; U.S. Army veteran; Concerned Citizens Party founder
Opinion polls
| Source | Date | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen | October 3, 2006 | John DeStefano - 33% | Jodi Rell - 58% |
| Quinnipiac | August 17, 2006 | John DeStefano - 32% | Jodi Rell - 64% |
| Rasmussen | August 14, 2006 | John DeStefano - 35% | Jodi Rell - 57% |
| Rasmussen | July 23, 2006 | John DeStefano - 32% | Jodi Rell - 54% |
| Quinnipiac | July 20, 2006 | John DeStefano - 25% | Jodi Rell - 62% |
| Rasmussen | June 19, 2006 | John DeStefano - 31% | Jodi Rell - 59% |
| Quinnipiac | June 8, 2006 | John DeStefano - 24% | Jodi Rell - 64% |
| Quinnipiac | May 2, 2006 | John DeStefano - 20% | Jodi Rell - 66% |
| Quinnipiac | February 16, 2006 | John DeStefano - 16% | Jodi Rell - 70% |
| Quinnipiac | January 12, 2006 | John DeStefano - 21% | Jodi Rell - 64% |
| Quinnipiac | July 27, 2005 | John DeStefano - 22% | Jodi Rell - 61% |
| Quinnipiac | April 6, 2005 | John DeStefano - 19% | Jodi Rell - 66% |
| Quinnipiac | November 23, 2004 | John DeStefano - 22% | Jodi Rell - 59% |
Election results
See also
- U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
- State of ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
- Governors of Connecticut
- Dan MalloyDan MalloyDannel Patrick "Dan" Malloy is the 88th and current Governor of Connecticut. He was the Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut from December 1995 until December 2009. Malloy had been endorsed by the Connecticut Democratic Party on May 22, 2010 over 2006 Democratic U.S...