Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006

Infobox Election
election_name = Vermont gubernatorial election, 2006
country = Vermont
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = Vermont gubernatorial election, 2004
previous_year = 2004
next_election =
next_year =
election_date = November 7, 2006


candidate1 = Jim Douglas
party1 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 148,014
percentage1 = 56.3%


candidate2 = Scudder Parker
party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 108,090
percentage2 = 41.1%
title = Governor
before_election = Jim Douglas
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Jim Douglas
after_party = Republican Party (United States)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

*Jim Douglas [http://www.jimdouglas.com/] - Incumbent Governor

Liberty Union Party

*Robert Skold [http://www.robertskold.com/] - 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 [http://vermont-elections.org] :

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jim Douglas (incumbent)
votes = 148,014
percentage = 56.3
change = -2.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Scudder Parker
votes = 108,090
percentage = 41.1
change = +3.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Cris Ericson
votes = 2,477
percentage = 0.9
change = -0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Jim Hogue
votes = 1,936
percentage = 0.7
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Benjamin Clarke
votes = 1,216
percentage = 0.4
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberty Union Party
candidate = Robert Skold
votes = 638
percentage = 0.2
change = -0.2Election box candidate
party = Write-ins
candidate =
votes = 153
percentage = 0.0
change = 0Election box majority
votes = 39,924
percentage = 15.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 262,524
percentage =
change =

Polling

ee also

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