Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006

Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006

November 7, 2006

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

County Results

Governor before election Jim Douglas Republican Elected Governor Jim Douglas Republican

The 2006 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Jim Douglas succeeded in his bid for re-election, defeating Democrat Scudder Parker.

Candidates

Democratic Party

• Scudder Parker - Former Democratic Party Chair, State Senator, minister, and director of energy efficiency at the Vermont Department of Public Service. Parker began campaigning in late 2005. He won the Democratic nomination when no other Democrat filed by the July 16, 2006 deadline. His fundraising efforts resulted in $110,000 in donations in the month of July 2006.

Republican Party

• Jim Douglas - Incumbent Governor

Liberty Union Party

• Robert Skold - Website Publisher.

Vermont Green Party

• Jim Hogue

United States Marijuana Party

• Cris Ericson

Independents

• Benjamin Clarke

Election results

Official results from the Vermont Secretary of State :

2006 gubernatorial election, Vermont
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

Polling

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

See also

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