2006 governor elections · Illinois history
Illinois governor election 2006
Rod Blagojevich DEM +10.5 · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 3,487,989
- Margin
- 10.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Blagojevich Won | DEM | 1,736,731 | 49.80% | |
| Judy Baar Topinka | REP | 1,369,315 | 39.26% | |
| Rich Whitney | GRE | 361,336 | 10.36% | |
| Randall C. Stufflebeam | W | 19,020 | 0.55% | |
| Mark Robert McCoy | W | 476 | 0.01% | |
| Blank | — | 260 | 0.01% | |
| Timothy Ross Nieukirk | W | 152 | 0.00% | |
| Angel L. Rivera | W | 134 | 0.00% | |
| Albert Sloan | W | 129 | 0.00% | |
| Michael Shorten | W | 98 | 0.00% | |
| Timothy Ross Nieukirk | W | 89 | 0.00% | |
| Jack L. Spani | W | 81 | 0.00% | |
| Kevin J. Bognar | W | 76 | 0.00% | |
| Marvin J. Koch | W | 39 | 0.00% | |
| Joseph S. Krug | W | 29 | 0.00% | |
| David Louis Sito | W | 16 | 0.00% | |
| Barry Newman | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| William Miller | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 3,487,989 | |||
Official source: ElectionVoteTotals.aspx
Other Illinois governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | J.B. Pritzker | 12.5 |
| 2018 | J.B. Pritzker | 15.7 |
| 2014 | Bruce Rauner | 3.9 |
| 2010 | Pat Quinn | 0.9 |
| 2006 | Rod Blagojevich | 10.5 |
| 2002 | Rod Blagojevich | 7.1 |
| 1998 | George Ryan | 3.6 |
Full Illinois governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 Illinois governor race?
Rod Blagojevich (DEM) won with 49.8% of the vote, ahead of Judy Baar Topinka (39.3%), a margin of 10.5 points.
Did the Illinois governor seat change party in 2006?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 Illinois governor race?
3,487,989 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.