2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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The2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionwas held on November 7, 2006. The incumbentRepublicangovernor,Mitt Romney,chose not to seek a second term. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement, with one poll showing Romney slightly leadingDemocratAttorney GeneralTom Reillyand other polls showing Reilly, who was then the Democratic frontrunner, in the lead.[2]
The election was won by theDemocraticformer United States Assistant Attorney GeneralDeval Patrick,who became the second African-American governor in the United States sinceReconstructionand the first Democratic governor of Massachusetts sinceMichael Dukakisleft office in 1991. This was the last time until2022that the Democratic nominee won a majority. Healey is the only Republican gubernatorial nominee never to be elected governor between 1990 and 2018.
Democratic primary
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Chris Gabrieli,businessman and Lieutenant Governor nominee in2002[3]
- Deval Patrick,formerAssistant United States Attorney GeneralforCivil Rights
- Thomas Reilly,Massachusetts Attorney General
Endorsements
[edit]- Deval Patrick:Attleboro Sun Chronicle,Bay State Banner,Blue Mass Group,Boston Globe,Brookline Tab,Cambridge Chronicle,Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle,Wellesley Townsman,Worcester Magazine
- Tom Reilly:Boston Herald,Cape Cod Times,Springfield Republican
Campaign
[edit]The Democratic State Caucuses were held in February in all cities and towns to elect delegates to the state convention. The Patrick campaign organized their supporters, many of whom had never been involved in such party processes before, to win twice as many pledged delegates as the Reilly campaign. (Chris Gabrieli did not join the race until a month later, which played a major role in his difficulty in getting on the ballot.)
At the Democratic Convention on June 3 in Worcester, each candidate needed to receive support from 15% of the delegates to be on the primary ballot in September. There was some question as to whether Gabrieli could succeed after entering the race so late. Patrick received the convention's endorsement with 57.98% of the vote, Reilly made it with 26.66%, and Gabrieli narrowly achieved ballot access with 15.36% of the delegates' votes.[4][5]
The campaign was highlighted by numerous debates. The first two debates took place in late April.WBZ-CBS4News hosted a debate between Democratic candidates Chris Gabrieli, Deval Patrick, and Tom Reilly on April 21 and it aired at 8:30 AM on April 23.[6]A second Democratic candidate debate, moderated bySy BeckerfromWWLP TV 22,was held atAgawamMiddle School on April 27.[7]
The "Campaign to Stop Killer Coke",a group dedicated to holding Coca-Cola accountable for violence in itsColombianbottling plant in the mid-1990s, began to attack Patrick and his candidacy. Patrick had resigned from the company and said he'd done so after his attempts to get them to carry out an independent investigation were ignored and undermined.[8]Five Massachusetts unions filed a complaint against the group with theOffice of Campaign and Political Finance,[9]in an effort to require the group to disclose its donors. On August 11, it was reported that Reilly's campaign had been behind the efforts.[10]
The final two televised debates played a key role in the primary campaign, as they took place during the two weeks betweenLabor Dayand Primary Day when the public and the media hold their greatest focus on the election. The first of the two was carried about by the media consortium (which includes theBoston Globe,NECN,andWBUR,among others) and moderated by formerNew Hampshire governorJeanne Shaheen,while the second and final debate was held byWBZ-TVand moderated by their political analyst, Jon Keller.
Polling
[edit]Source | Date | MoE | Patrick | Reilly | Gabrieli | Other | Und. |
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Rasmussen Reports[11] | January 15–18, 2006 | ±5% | 30% | 29% | – | 11% | 30% |
State House News[12] | January 25–27, 2006 | ±7.1% | 18% | 58% | – | 4% | 19% |
Suffolk University[13] | February 2–4, 2006 | ±4.9% | 30% | 39% | – | 2% | 29% |
UMass Lowell[14] | February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 40% | 40% | – | – | 20% |
Survey USA[15] | March 5–6, 2006 | ±5% | 37% | 47% | – | – | 17% |
Boston Globe[16] | March 12, 2006 | ±4.9% | 22% | 35% | 4% | 14% | 25% |
Merrimack College[17] | February 25–March 8, 2006 | ±4.8% | 21.8% | 37.5% | – | – | 40.7% |
Suffolk University[18] | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 21% | 32% | 11% | – | 36% |
Survey USA[19] | April 7–8, 2006 | ±4.8% | 36% | 33% | 19% | 11% | |
Suffolk University[20] | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 20% | 35% | 15% | – | 29% |
Survey USA[21] | May 1–3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 28% | 32% | 29% | – | 10% |
State House News[22] | May 3–5, 2006 | ±6.8% | 15% | 37% | 25% | 5% | 17% |
June 3 – Patrick receives party endorsement at Democratic State Convention | |||||||
Survey USA[23] | June 16–18, 2006 | ±4.8% | 36% | 31% | 23% | – | 9% |
Suffolk University[24] | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 31% | 25% | 22% | – | 21% |
State House News[25] | June 28–30, 2006 | ±7.0% | 34.8% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 1.6% | 21.4% |
Survey USA[26] | July 9–11, 2006 | ±4.9% | 37% | 26% | 27% | – | 10% |
Survey USA[27] | July 31–August 2, 2006 | ±4.6% | 35% | 27% | 30% | – | 8% |
Suffolk University[28] | August 17–21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 24% | 20% | 32% | – | 24% |
Survey USA[29] | August 19–21, 2006 | ±4.8% | 34% | 30% | 30% | – | 6% |
Boston Globe[30] | August 18–23, 2006 | ±4.4% | 30% | 24% | 27% | 3% | 15% |
(including "leaners" ) | 31% | 27% | 30% | 4% | 8% | ||
State House News[31] | September 7–10, 2006 | ±6.8% | 35.6% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 1.0% | 16.2% |
Survey USA[32] | September 9–11, 2006 | ±4.1% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 4% | |
Boston Globe[33] | September 12–15, 2006 | ±4.4% | 46% | 18% | 25% | 4% | 6% |
Suffolk University[34] | September 15–17, 2006 | ±4.0% | 37% | 21% | 29% | 11% | |
Survey USA[35] | September 15–17, 2006 | ±3.8% | 46% | 22% | 29% | 3% |
Results
[edit]On September 19, Patrick won the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote, ahead of Gabrieli (27%) and Reilly (23%).[36]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deval Patrick | 452,229 | 49.57% | |
Democratic | Chris Gabrieli | 248,301 | 27.22% | |
Democratic | Tom Reilly | 211,031 | 23.13% | |
Write-in | All others | 787 | 0.08% | |
Write-in | Blanks | 14,054 | 1.51% | |
Total votes | 926,402 | 100% |
Lieutenant governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Deb Goldberg,former chair of theBrooklineBoard of Selectmen
- Tim Murray,mayor ofWorcester
- Andrea Silbert,businesswoman
Withdrew
[edit]- Sam Kelley MD,Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatrist, medical director of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and former legislative aide to US CongressmanJim McDermott
- Marie St. Fleur,State Representative fromDorchester[38]
Declined
[edit]- Chris Gabrieli(running for Governor)
Campaign
[edit]On April 23, 2006, a "virtual debate" between Murray, Silbert, andSam Kelleywas released on SaintKermit.com.[39]
On May 21, all four candidates debated in Lowell.[40]Four days later, on May 25, Kelley dropped out of the race and joined the Deval Patrick campaign as a volunteer advisor onhealth careissues.[41]
At the Democratic convention in Worcester on June 3,Worcester MayorTim Murray was endorsed by a voice vote after receiving 49% on the first ballot. Andrea Silbert andDeb Goldbergboth qualified for the ballot with 29% and 22% respectively.
Endorsements
[edit]- Deborah Goldberg:Boston Herald
- Tim Murray:Boston Globe,Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Andrea Silbert:Blue Mass Group,Brookline Tab
Polling
[edit]Source | Date | MoE | Goldberg | Murray | Silbert | Undecided |
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Suffolk University[24] | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 79% |
Suffolk University[28] | August 19–21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 77% |
State House News[31] | September 7–10, 2006 | ±6.8% | 18.3% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 53.4% |
Boston Globe[33] | September 12–15, 2006 | ±4.4% | 26% | 20% | 18% | 27% |
Suffolk University[34] | September 15–17, 2006 | ±4.0% | 35% | 22% | 21% | 31% |
Results
[edit]Tim Murray won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on September 19 with 43% of the vote.[42]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Murray | 351,009 | 42.60% | |
Democratic | Deborah Goldberg | 279,771 | 33.95% | |
Democratic | Andrea Silbert | 191,638 | 23.26% | |
Write-in | All others | 1,591 | 0.19% | |
Write-in | Blanks | 102,393 | 11.00% | |
Total votes | 926,402 | 100% |
Republican primary
[edit]Governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kerry Healey,Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
Declined
[edit]- Mitt Romney,incumbent governor(endorsed Healey)
- Christy Mihos,businessman (running as an Independent)
Healey was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Lieutenant governor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Reed Hillman, former State Representative and Massachusetts State Police Colonel
As incumbent Kerry Healey ran for governor, the position of lieutenant governor was open. Reed Hillman was unopposed for the Republican nomination
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Kerry Healey,Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (Republican)
- Running mate: Reed Hillman, former State Representative and Massachusetts State Police Colonel
- Christy Mihos,businessman and former member of theMassachusetts Turnpike Authority[43](Independent)
- Running mate: John Sullivan, formerWinchesterselectman[44]
- Deval Patrick,formerAssistant United States Attorney GeneralforCivil Rights(Democratic)
- Running mate:Tim Murray,mayor ofWorcester
- Grace Ross,anti-poverty and LGBT activist[45](Green-Rainbow)
- Running mate: Wendy Van Horne, nurse (withdrew September 1)[46]
- Running mate: Martina Robinson,disability rightsactivist[47]
Campaign
[edit]On April 25, Republican Kerry Healey called for four debates, each involving all four candidates, between the September primaries and November general election, and this proposition was seconded by Patrick.[48]
The general election campaign kicked off on primary day, September 19, after Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli conceded and Kerry Healey accepted her uncontested nomination. Deval Patrick followed with his acceptance speech, appearing with his new running mate Tim Murray and former opponent Chris Gabrieli.
The general election campaign was very heated and was referred to byMichael Dukakisas "the dirtiest gubernatorial campaign in my memory".[49]The Healey campaign released attack ads implying that Deval Patrick supports sexual assault or murder of police (culminating in the now infamous "parking lot rape" ad). Healey supporters also protested at the homes of Patrick and Patrick campaign managerJohn E. Walsh,[50]and documents leaked anonymously to media about Patrick's brother-in-law's criminal history.
After the final debate, WRKO talk radio host John DePetro came under scrutiny for referring to Grace Ross as a "fat lesbian". DePetro was suspended earlier in the year for calling Turnpike Authority chief Matt Amorello a "fag".[51]
Debates
[edit]The first televised debate of the general election was held byWFXTand theBoston Herald] on September 25 onWFXT.Moderated by Fox News'Chris Wallaceon the day after hisBill Clinton interview.
The second debate was held in Springfield and broadcast onWGBHandNECN.
Endorsements
[edit]- Kerry Healey:Boston Herald,[52]Springfield Republican[53]The Eagle-Tribune[54]Sentinel & Enterprise[55]Lowell Sun[56]Cape Cod Times[57]
- Deval Patrick:The Boston Globe,[58]Worcester Telegram & Gazette,[59]MetroWest Daily News,[60]Providence Journal,[61]The Berkshire Eagle,[62]Boston Phoenix,[63]Newton Tab,[64]West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript[65]
- Christy Mihos:Walpole Gazette
- Grace Ross:In City Times
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[66] | Lean D(flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[67] | Likely D(flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg Political Report[68] | Likely D(flip) | November 2, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics[69] | Likely D(flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
[edit]Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info onPhabricatorand onMediaWiki.org. |
Poll | Date | MoE | Patrick (D) | Healey (R) | Mihos (I) | Ross (GR) | Und/Other |
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State House News[70] | November 17–20, 2005 | ±4.8% | 44% | 32% | 24% | ||
Suffolk University[13] | February 6, 2006 | ±4.9% | 39% | 32% | 29% | ||
UMass Lowell[71] | February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 34% | 34% | 12% | 20% | |
40% | 38% | 22% | |||||
Survey USA[72] | March 3–5, 2006 | ±3.8% | 30% | 35% | 20% | 14% | |
Boston Globe[16] | March 3–9, 2006 | ±4.4% | 36% | 29% | 13% | 22% | |
44% | 38% | 18% | |||||
Merrimack College[73] | February 25–March 8, 2006 | ±5.6% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 27.0% | |
±4.8% | 34.5% | 39.4% | 26.1% | ||||
Rasmussen[74] | March 13, 2006 | ±4.5% | 38% | 25% | 17% | 20% | |
Suffolk University[75] | March 18–20, 2006 | ±4.9% | 29% | 26% | 13% | 32% | |
State House News[76] | March 16–18, 2006 | ±4.8% | 25% | 32% | 18% | 25% | |
Zogby/WSJ[77] | March 30, 2006 | ±3.5% | 53% | 31.5% | |||
Suffolk University[78] | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 29% | 24% | 9% | 1% | 38% |
Rasmussen[79] | April 14, 2006 | ±4.5% | 34% | 27% | 19% | 20% | |
Suffolk University[80] | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 26% | 28% | 10% | 4% | 33% |
State House News[31] | May 5, 2006 | ±4.8% | 29% | 31% | 15% | 17% | |
Survey USA[81] | May 8, 2006 | ±4.4% | 34% | 32% | 17% | 17% | |
Rasmussen[82] | May 15, 2006 | ±4.5% | 36% | 26% | 16% | 22% | |
June 3 – Patrick receives party endorsement at Democratic State Convention | |||||||
Zogby/WSJ[77] | June 21, 2006 | ±3.5% | 55.7% | 33.7% | 10.6% | ||
Suffolk University[83] | June 22–26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 38% | 25% | 10% | 1% | 26% |
State House News[31] | June 28–30, 2006 | ±5.0% | 40.1% | 30.5% | 9.3% | 1.7% | 18.4% |
Rasmussen[84] | June 27, 2006 | ±4.5% | 43% | 23% | 15% | 19% | |
Zogby/WSJ[77] | July 24, 2006 | ±4.2% | 57.4% | 30.8% | 11.8% | ||
Rasmussen[85] | August 12, 2006 | ±4.5% | 39% | 29% | 14% | 18% | |
Zogby/WSJ[86] | August 15–21, 2006 | ±3.8% | 49.6% | 23.9% | 26.5% | ||
Suffolk University[87] | August 17–21, 2006 | ±4.1% | 38% | 30% | 10% | 2% | 20% |
State House News[31] | September 7–10, 2006 | ±4.7% | 43% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 19% |
Zogby/WSJ[86] | September 11, 2006 | ±3.9% | 57.5% | 33.0% | 9.5% | ||
September 19 – Primary election night; start of campaign | |||||||
Survey USA[88] | September 19–21, 2006 | ±3.9% | 64% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 5% |
Rasmussen[89] | September 20, 2006 | ±4.5% | 57% | 24% | 9% | 10% | |
Merrimack College[73] | September 20–24, 2006 | ±4.5% | 54.2% | 20.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 19.1% |
Zogby/WSJ[90] | September 25, 2006 | ±3.9% | 58.7% | 27.3% | 8.3% | 5.7% | |
Boston Globe/WBZ[91] | September 26–29, 2006 | ±4.3% | 55% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 7% |
Suffolk University[92] | October 2–4, 2006 | ±4.5% | 49% | 28% | 6% | 1% | 16% |
Survey USA[93] | October 8–10, 2006 | ±4% | 52% | 34% | 9% | 1% | 4% |
Suffolk University[94] | October 10–11, 2006 | ±4.9% | 46% | 33% | 7% | 1% | 12% |
Zogby/WSJ[95] | October 10–16, 2006 | ±3.6% | 56% | 33.6% | 6.4% | 4% | |
Suffolk University[96] | October 20–23, 2006 | ±4.9% | 53% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 11% |
Survey USA[97] | October 21–23, 2006 | ±4% | 56% | 31% | 8% | 2% | 4% |
UNH/Boston Globe[98] | October 22–25, 2006 | ±4.1% | 54% | 29% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
Zogby/WSJ[99] | October 23–27, 2006 | ±3.7% | 58.1% | 32.7% | 4% | ||
SurveyUSA/WBZ[100] | October 31–November 1, 2006 | ±3.9% | 55% | 34% | 6% | 3% | |
State House News[101] | November 1–2, 2006 | ±5% | 50.9% | 27.1% | 8.0% | 2.1% | 6.7% |
Suffolk University[102] | November 2–5, 2006 | ±4.9% | 53% | 31% | 6% | 2% | 9% |
Results
[edit]Official results certified by the Massachusetts Secretary of State, as of December 6, 2006, with all 2,166 precincts reporting.[103]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Deval Patrick | 1,234,984 | 55.03% | 10.6 | |
Republican | Kerry Healey | 784,342 | 34.95% | 14.2 | |
Independent | Christy Mihos | 154,628 | 6.89% | 6.27 | |
Green-Rainbow | Grace Ross | 43,193 | 1.92% | 1.54 | |
Write-in | All others | 2,632 | 0.12% | .06 | |
Blank | 24,056 | 1.07% | |||
Total votes | 2,243,835 | 55.63% | 0.40 | ||
Turnout | 2,243,835 | ||||
Majority | 450,642 | 20.30% | |||
DemocraticgainfromRepublican | Swing | 25.13 |
Results by county
[edit]2006 United States gubernatorial election in Massachusetts (by county)[104] | |||||||
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County | Patrick - D % | Patrick - D # | Healey - R % | Healey - R # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
Barnstable | 45.3% | 47,713 | 42.7% | 44,986 | 12.1% | 12,701 | 105,400 |
Berkshire | 74.9% | 35,035 | 20.0% | 9,339 | 5.1% | 2,374 | 46,748 |
Bristol | 56.5% | 95,623 | 33.8% | 57,233 | 9.8% | 16,523 | 169,379 |
Dukes | 62.6% | 4,817 | 27.8% | 2,143 | 9.6% | 739 | 7,699 |
Essex | 50.4% | 131,376 | 39.4% | 102,584 | 10.2% | 26,528 | 260,488 |
Franklin | 70.1% | 20,204 | 21.6% | 6,212 | 8.3% | 2,386 | 28,802 |
Hampden | 54.7% | 74,899 | 35.4% | 48,511 | 9.9% | 13,635 | 137,045 |
Hampshire | 66.9% | 38,025 | 25.0% | 14,232 | 8.1% | 4,582 | 56,839 |
Middlesex | 55.7% | 299,749 | 34.5% | 185,738 | 9.8% | 52,957 | 538,444 |
Nantucket | 55.7% | 2,244 | 34.8% | 1,402 | 9.6% | 386 | 4,032 |
Norfolk | 51.6% | 134,916 | 38.2% | 99,995 | 10.2% | 26,735 | 261,646 |
Plymouth | 46.0% | 84,296 | 40.9% | 74,933 | 13.1% | 23,978 | 183,207 |
Suffolk | 69.6% | 126,242 | 22.8% | 41,316 | 7.6% | 13,707 | 181,265 |
Worcester | 53.2% | 139,845 | 36.4% | 95,718 | 10.4% | 27,278 | 262,841 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Barnstable(largest municipality:Barnstable)
- Essex(largest municipality:Lynn)
- Hampden(largest municipality:Springfield)
- Middlesex(largest municipality:Cambridge)
- Nantucket
- Norfolk(largest municipality:Quincy)
- Plymouth(largest municipality:Brockton)
- Worcester(largest municipality:Worcester)
See also
[edit]- 2005–2006 Massachusetts legislature
- 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
- 2006 United States Senate elections
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- ^abZogby/WSJ
- ^Suffolk UniversityArchived2006-09-05 at theWayback Machine
- ^Survey USA
- ^RasmussenArchived2006-10-21 at theWayback Machine
- ^Zogby/WSJ
- ^Boston Globe/WBZ
- ^Suffolk University
- ^Survey USA
- ^Suffolk University
- ^Zogby/WSJ
- ^Suffolk University
- ^Survey USA
- ^UNH/Boston Globe
- ^Zogby/WSJ
- ^SurveyUSA/WBZ
- ^State House News
- ^Suffolk University
- ^ab2006 Massachusetts General Election Results: Governor/Lt. GovernorMass.gov
- ^"PD43+ » Search Elections".
External links
[edit]- Kerry Healey for Governor & Reed Hillman for Lt. Governor
- Christy Mihos for Governor & John Sullivan for Lt. Governor
- Deval Patrick for Governor&Tim Murray for Lt. Governor
- Grace Ross for Governor & Martina Robinson for Lt. Governor
- Chris Gabrieli for Governor
- Deborah Goldberg for Lieutenant Governor
- Tom Reilly for Governor
- Andrea Silbert for Lieutenant Governor