2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election Rhode Island Presidential 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Donald Carcieri (cropped).jpg 150x150px Donald Carcieri Republican Party (United States) 197,306 51.01% 3x4.svg Charles Fogarty Democratic Party (United States) 189,503 48.99% 250px County results 250px Municipality results Carcieri: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Fogarty: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Donald Carcieri Republican Party (United States) Donald Carcieri Republican Party (United States) 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. With a margin of 2%, this election was also the second-closest race of the 2006 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only the election in Minnesota. 2026, this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Rhode Island and the last time a Republican won any statewide office in Rhode Island. This is also the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Bristol and Washington. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. Republican primary Candidates Donald Carcieri, incumbent governor of Rhode Island Results Republican Party primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php Federal and Statewide Races Summary Rhode Island Board of Elections PDF 28 June 2018 28 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133648/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php dead Donald Carcieri (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 51,650 100.00 51,650 100.00 Democratic primary Candidates Charles Fogarty, Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, former Rhode Island state senator Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php Federal and Statewide Races Summary Rhode Island Board of Elections PDF 28 June 2018 28 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133648/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/primary/statesummary.php dead Charles J. Fogarty Democratic Party (United States) 69,595 100.00 69,595 100.00 General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Tossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Lean R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Lean R November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Likely R November 6, 2006 Polling Source Date DonaldCarcieri (R) Charles J.Fogarty (D)RasmussenRasmussen October 24, 2006 51% 44%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20081012045949/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/MembersOnly/2006%20State%20Polls/governorScoreboard.htm 2008-10-12 October 8, 2006 47% 44%RasmussenRasmussen September 5, 2006 41% 46%RasmussenRasmussen August 9, 2006 43% 43%RasmussenRasmussen July 18, 2006 42% 43%Brown UniversityBrown University June 26, 2006 44% 39%Rhode Island CollegeRhode Island College https://web.archive.org/web/20060703172823/http://www.ric.edu/bgrs/pdf/BGRSSurveyJune2006.pdf 2006-07-03 June 21, 2006 44% 39%RasmussenRasmussen June 12, 2006 40% 41%RasmussenRasmussen May 4, 2006 41% 42%Brown UniversityBrown University February 8, 2006 46% 35%Brown UniversityBrown University September 13, 2005 42% 31% Results Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2006http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/generalelection/topticket.php Federal and Statewide Races Summary Rhode Island Board of Elections PDF 28 June 2018 20 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120152235/http://www.elections.state.ri.us/elections/results/2006/generalelection/topticket.php dead 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 7,803 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. Republican Party (United States) Donald Carcieri (incumbent) 197,306 51.01% -3.75% Democratic Party (United States) Charles J. Fogarty 189,503 48.99% +3.75% 7,803 2.02% -7.50% 386,809 Republican Party (United States) right 300px Swing by county 300px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #d40000 Republican — >15% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5−15% #ff2a2a Republican — +10−12.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold By county Donald CarcieriRepublican Charles FogartyDemocratic Others County Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol12,23658.0%8,85741.9%210.1% Kent40,50355.4%32,51544.5%930.1% Newport20,30559.9%13,55440.0%320.1% Providence91,62345.0%111,60154.8%2580.1% Washington32,69958.6%23,03541.3%700.1% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Providence (largest municipality: Providence) References External links Official campaign websites (Archived) Don Carcieri Charles Fogarty 2006 Gubernatorial Rhode Island Category:November 2006 in the United States Category:2006 in Rhode Island