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  MA Governor
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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedRBH January 31, 2016 04:33pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameMitt Romney Votes1,091,988 (49.77%)
Term01/02/2003 - 01/04/2007 Margin106,007 (+4.83%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2010
NameDeval L. Patrick Votes1,112,283 (48.42%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2015 Margin147,417 (+6.42%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 04, 2006 MA Governor - D Convention
Deval L. Patrick
D 4,569
Sep 17, 2006 MA Governor - D Primary
Deval L. Patrick
D 912,348
Sep 17, 2006 MA Governor - R Primary
Kerry Murphy Healey
R 71,430
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/28/2003 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Kerry Murphy Healey 3 4 3 1
Deval L. Patrick 10 19 17 17
Leaning Call: Deval L. Patrick (87.43%)
Weighted Call: Deval L. Patrick (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/17/2006 11/01/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name Assistant Attorney General Deval L. Patrick Lt. Gov. Kerry Murphy Healey Christy P. Mihos Grace Ross (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Green-Rainbow Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,234,984 (55.64%) 784,342 (35.33%) 154,628 (6.97%) 43,193 (1.95%) 2,632 (0.12%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -450,642 (-20.30%) -1,080,356 (-48.67%) -1,191,791 (-53.69%) -1,232,352 (-55.52%)  
Predict Avg.49.55% 45.95% 8.25% 0.96% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 09/19/2006 09/19/2006 03/01/2006 00/00/2006 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (14 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.45%-- 30.11%-- 5.50%-- 1.35%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
10/30/06-11/01/06
55.00% 1.0 34.00% 3.0 6.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06
58.10% 2.1 32.70% 0.9 4.00% 2.4 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of New Hampshire 
10/22/06-10/25/06
54.00% 1.0 29.00% 1.0 8.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/21/06-10/23/06
56.00% 4.0 31.00% 3.0 8.00% 1.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/20/06-10/23/06
53.00% 7.0 26.00% 7.0 9.00% 2.0 2.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/20/06-10/20/06
53.00% -- 29.00% -- 9.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 23, 2006 09:30pm Interview Mass. Candidate Would Idle 8,000 Workers  Article RP 
Sep 21, 2006 10:00pm News In Massachusetts, a Race That’s Anything but Typical  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 08, 2006 06:00pm Announcement Mihos names running mate  Article Tsongas Democrat 
Mar 02, 2006 02:00pm News Gubernatorial candidates gather in first meeting  Article Tsongas Democrat 
Mar 02, 2006 02:00pm News Mihos ready to enter gubernatorial race  Article Tsongas Democrat 
Mar 01, 2006 06:00pm News Mihos, on cusp of entering gubernatorial race, spices up candidate forum  Article Tsongas Democrat 

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