2006 governor elections · New York history
New York governor election 2006
Eliot Spitzer DEM +34.8 gain · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 4,697,867
- Margin
- 34.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Spitzer Won | DEM | 2,740,864 | 58.34% | |
| Eliot Spitzer Won | IDP | 190,661 | 4.06% | |
| Eliot Spitzer Won | WFP | 155,184 | 3.30% | |
| John J. Faso | REP | 1,105,681 | 23.54% | |
| Blank/Void/Scattering | — | 260,647 | 5.55% | |
| John J. Faso | CRV | 168,654 | 3.59% | |
| Malachy McCourt | GRE | 42,166 | 0.90% | |
| John Clifton | LIB | 14,736 | 0.31% | |
| Jimmy McMillan | OTH | 13,355 | 0.28% | |
| Maura DeLuca | SWP | 5,919 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 4,697,867 | |||
Official source: 2006_gov.pdf
Other New York governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kathy C. Hochul | 7.2 |
| 2018 | Andrew Cuomo | 24.0 |
| 2014 | Andrew Cuomo | 14.7 |
| 2010 | Andrew Cuomo | 27.7 |
| 2006 | Eliot Spitzer | 34.8 |
| 2002 | George Pataki | 13.7 |
| 1998 | George Pataki | 14.1 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 New York governor race?
Eliot Spitzer (DEM) won with 58.3% of the vote, ahead of John J. Faso (23.5%), a margin of 34.8 points.
Did the New York governor seat change party in 2006?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 New York governor race?
4,697,867 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.