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2006 governor elections · Rhode Island history

Rhode Island governor election 2006

Donald Carcieri REP +2.0 · held 11/7/06

Votes counted
386,809
Margin
2.0 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/7/06

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Donald Carcieri WonREP197,30651.01%
Charlie FogartyDEM189,50348.99%
Total386,809

Official source: topticket.php

Other Rhode Island governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Daniel J. McKee19.1
2018Gina M. Raimondo15.5
2014Gina M. Raimondo4.5
2010Lincoln Chafee2.5
2006Donald Carcieri2.0
2002Donald Carcieri9.5
1998Lincoln Almond8.8

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2006 Rhode Island governor race?

Donald Carcieri (REP) won with 51.0% of the vote, ahead of Charlie Fogarty (49.0%), a margin of 2.0 points.

Did the Rhode Island governor seat change party in 2006?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2006 Rhode Island governor race?

386,809 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.