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2006 Maine gubernatorial election
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November 7, 2006
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Nominee John Baldacci Chandler Woodcock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 209,927 166,425
Percentage 38.11% 30.21%
 
Nominee Barbara Merrill Pat LaMarche
Party Independent Green
Popular vote 118,715 52,690
Percentage 21.55% 9.56%
Baldacci:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Woodcock:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Merrill:      30–40%      40–50%      >90%
LaMarche:      30–40%
Tie:      20–30%      30–40%
Governor before election

John Baldacci
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Baldacci
Democratic

The 2006 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Baldacci won a second term, defeating Republican nominee Chandler Woodcock.

In the general election, Baldacci, Woodcock, Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche, and independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Morris Napier appeared on the ballot.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Baldacci (incumbent) 40,314 75.81
Democratic Christopher Miller 12,861 24.19
Total votes 53,175 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chandler Woodcock 27,025 38.58
Republican Peter Mills 24,631 35.17
Republican Dave Emery 18,388 26.25
Total votes 70,044 100.00

Green Independent Party

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Independents

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Qualified for ballot
Withdrawn
  • David Jones, real estate executive[3]
  • John Michael, former State Representative, 2002 candidate for Governor[3]

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Lean D November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Lean D November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[6] Likely D November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Lean D November 6, 2006

Polling

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Source Date John
Baldacci (D) 		Chandler
Woodcock (R) 		Pat
LaMarche (G) 		Barbra
Merrill (I) 		Phillip Morris
NaPier (I)
WCSH/Voice of the Voter[8] November 5, 2006 36% 30% 11% 22% 1%
Sun Journal[9] October 2006 42% 25% 11% 11% –
Survey USA[10] October 23, 2006 42% 34% 9% 12%
Rasmussen[11] October 19, 2006 46% 38%
Rasmussen[12] September 22, 2006 44% 39%
WCSH/Voice of the Voter[13] September 14, 2006 42% 41%
Rasmussen[14] August 22, 2006 43% 42%
Rasmussen[15] August 2, 2006 43% 37%
Strategic Marketing Services[16] August 1, 2006 42% 24%
Survey USA[17] July 11, 2006 41% 43%
Rasmussen[18] June 22, 2006 45% 43%
Rasmussen[19] May 7, 2006 46% 33%
Rasmussen[20] April 7, 2006 43% 36%
Rasmussen[21] March 6, 2006 40% 35%
Rasmussen[22] February 6, 2006 30% 36%

Results

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Maine gubernatorial election, 2006[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Baldacci (incumbent) 209,927 38.11% −9.04%
Republican Chandler Woodcock 166,425 30.21% −11.26%
Independent Barbara Merrill 118,715 21.55%
Green Pat LaMarche 52,690 9.56% +0.28%
Independent Phillip Morris Napier 3,108 0.56%
Plurality 43,502 7.90% +2.22%
Turnout 550,865
Democratic hold Swing

Results by county

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County John Baldacci
Democratic 		Chandler Woodock
Republican 		Barbara Merrill
Independent 		Patricia LaMarche
Green 		Others Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # % #
Androscoggin 13,631 33.3% 13,362 32.7% 9,805 24.0% 3,914 9.6% 204 0.5% 269 0.6% 40,916
Aroostook 12,752 48.4% 7,188 27.3% 3,803 14.4% 2,404 9.1% 184 0.7% 5,564 21.1% 26,331
Cumberland 48,449 39.8% 31,835 26.2% 27,613 22.7% 13,082 10.8% 668 0.5% 16,614 13.6% 121,647
Franklin 4,613 32.0% 5,920 41.1% 2,521 17.5% 1,270 8.8% 97 0.7% -1,307 -9.1% 14,421
Hancock 10,138 40.3% 7,231 28.7% 5,319 21.1% 2,307 9.2% 160 0.6% 2,907 11.6% 25,155
Kennebec 18,765 36.5% 16,178 31.5% 10,748 20.9% 5,482 10.7% 251 0.5% 2,587 5.0% 51,424
Knox 6,506 35.1% 5,019 27.1% 5,056 27.3% 1,808 9.8% 140 0.8% 1,450 7.8% 18,259
Lincoln 5,825 33.0% 5,494 31.2% 4,537 25.7% 1,679 9.5% 96 0.5% 1,450 1.8% 18,259
Oxford 8,281 34.0% 7,771 31.9% 6,122 25.2% 2,036 8.4% 127 0.5% 510 2.1% 24,337
Penobscot 24,015 40.9% 19,100 32.5% 10,643 18.1% 4,677 8.0% 320 0.5% 4,915 8.4% 58,755
Piscataquis 2,591 34.5% 2,829 37.7% 1,476 19.7% 559 7.5% 47 0.6% -238 -3.2% 7,502
Sagadahoc 5,962 35.1% 4,829 28.5% 4,316 25.4% 1,775 10.5% 86 0.5% 1,133 6.6% 16,968
Somerset 6,500 32.3% 7,393 36.7% 4,025 20.0% 2,084 10.3% 139 0.7% -893 -4.4% 20,141
Waldo 5,678 33.5% 5,329 31.5% 4,143 24.5% 1,680 9.9% 108 0.6% 349 2.0% 16,938
Washington 3,897 29.3% 5,057 38.1% 3,002 22.6% 1,204 9.1% 119 0.9% -1,160 -8.8% 13,279
York 32,324 42.0% 21,890 28.5% 15,591 20.3% 6,729 8.8% 362 0.5% 10,434 3.5% 76,896
Totals 209,927 38.1% 166,425 30.2% 118,715 21.6% 52,690 9.6% 3,108 0.6% 43,502 7.9% 550,865

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Analysis

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Despite the divided field, Baldacci still finished nearly eight points ahead of his nearest challenger, Woodcock. Merrill took an impressive 21% of the vote, and carried the municipalities of Glenwood Plantation, Hope, Milton, Seboeis Plantation, Stow, The Forks, and Union. Additionally, the municipalities of Carroll Plantation, Dennysville, Wade, and Westmanland finished as exact ties between Baldacci and Woodcock, while the municipality of Highland Plantation finished as an exact tie between Baldacci and LaMarche, the municipality of Webster Plantation finished as an exact tie between Baldacci and Merrill, and the municipality of Nashville Plantation finished as an exact tie between Woodcock and Merrill.

Despite LaMarche getting nearly 10% of the vote and slightly improving on Jonathan Carter's vote percentage and vote total four years earlier, both of which were all-time highs for the Maine Green Independent Party, the 2006 election remains the most recent time the Greens ran a candidate for governor.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Independents Michael, Jones, out of gubernatorial race". Foster's Daily Democrat. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ WSCH/Voice of the Voter [permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Sun Journal
  10. ^ Survey USA
  11. ^ Rasmussen
  12. ^ Rasmussen
  13. ^ WCSH/Voice of the Voter [permanent dead link]
  14. ^ Rasmussen
  15. ^ Rasmussen Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Strategic Marketing Services
  17. ^ Survey USA
  18. ^ Rasmussen
  19. ^ Rasmussen
  20. ^ Rasmussen Archived 2006-04-09 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ Rasmussen
  22. ^ Rasmussen
  23. ^ "Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions, Elections Division". Archived from the original on January 27, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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Official campaign websites (Archived)

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