Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006

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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 »http://www.scudderparker.com/ - 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.[http://www.politics1.com/vt.htm] His fundraising efforts resulted in $110,000 in donations in the month of July 2006.

Republican Party

Liberty Union Party

Vermont Green Party

  • Jim Hogue

United States Marijuana Party

Independents

  • Benjamin Clarke

Election results

Official results from the Vermont Secretary of State[http://vermont-elections.org]:

Polling

{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor=lightgrey ! width="200px" | Source ! width="125px" | Date ! width="100px" | Douglas (R) ! width="100px" | Parker (D) |- | [http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20060923/NEWS/609230333/1003/NEWS02 Research 2000] | September 23, 2006 | 53% | 38% |- | [http://americanresearchgroup.com American Research Group] | September 14, 2006 | 59% | 32% |- | [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/August%202006/VermontGovernorSenate.htm Rasmussen] | August 8, 2006 | 55% | 37% |- | »American Research Group | July 27, 2006 | 47% | 36% |- | [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/VTGovernorSenate.htm Rasmussen] | June 16, 2006 | 54% | 31% |- | »Research 2000 | May 11, 2006 | 53% | 18% |- | [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/January%202006/Vermont%20Governor%20January%205.htm Rasmussen] | Jan 10, 2005 | 54% | 31% |- |}

See also


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