Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2006
Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2006
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The 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Donald Carcieri very narrowly defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Fogarty in one of the closest gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island history.
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican Party primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Donald Carcieri (inc.) |
51,650 |
100.00 |
Total votes |
51,650 |
100.00 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic Party primary results[2]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Charles J. Fogarty |
69,595 |
100.00 |
Total votes |
69,595 |
100.00 |
General election
Polling
Source |
Date |
Carcieri (R) |
Fogarty (D) |
Rasmussen |
October 24, 2006 |
51% |
44% |
Rasmussen |
October 8, 2006 |
47% |
44% |
Rasmussen |
September 5, 2006 |
41% |
46% |
Rasmussen |
August 9, 2006 |
43% |
43% |
Rasmussen |
July 18, 2006 |
42% |
43% |
Brown University |
June 26, 2006 |
44% |
39% |
Rhode Island College |
June 21, 2006 |
44% |
39% |
Rasmussen |
June 12, 2006 |
40% |
41% |
Rasmussen |
May 4, 2006 |
41% |
42% |
Brown University |
February 8, 2006 |
46% |
35% |
Brown University |
September 13, 2005 |
42% |
31% |
Results
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Results by county
The 2006 gubernatorial election was one of the closest in the history of Rhode Island. Carcieri won all but one county. However, the one county that went for Fogarty was Providence County, home to Providence, Rhode Island, which is heavily populated and known for favoring Democrats. The race at one point was only at a margin of 4,000 votes. Finally at 3:48 A.M. on November 8, Carcieri was declared the winner by the Associated Press. Fogarty conceded early the next morning.
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