Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2006
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The Massachusetts gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006. Former US Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick was elected to a four-year term, from January 4, 2007 until January 6, 2011. In his first elected office, Patrick will be the second African-American governor in United States history. Every four years, Massachusetts holds elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, as part of the general statewide election. The Primary election was September 19, 2006.
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[edit] Candidates for Governor
One-term Republican governor Mitt Romney did not seek re-election and will leave office when his term ends on January 4, 2007. Polls had been mixed prior to Romney's announcement, with one poll showing Romney slightly leading Democrat Attorney General Tom Reilly and other polls showing Reilly, who was then the Democratic frontrunner, in the lead.[1] Romney endorsed Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey to succeed him in the 2006 gubernatorial election. Republican Christy Mihos left his party to run as an Independent, and the Green-Rainbow Party nominated a slate of candidates for statewide office. While the Libertarian Party has often run candidates for governor in the past, the deadline for filing signatures passed this year without their nominating a candidate. State law requires that candidates for state-wide office be registered in their party (or unenrolled for independent candidates) by March 7.
[edit] Democratic
- Party nominee: Deval Patrick - Ex-Assistant United States Attorney General for Civil Rights & Ex-Corporate Legal Executive.
- Chris Gabrieli - Businessman, 2002 nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Officially announced candidacy April 6th, 2006.[2] Lost in the primary election.
- Thomas Reilly - Attorney General & Ex-Middlesex County District Attorney. Lost in the primary election.
[edit] Green-Rainbow
- Grace Ross - Long-time Green-Rainbow Party activist and former party Co-Chair, she has been heavily involved in the March to Abolish Poverty campaign and is the first openly gay woman to run for governor.[3]
[edit] Republican
- Kerry Healey - incumbent Lieutenant Governor, elected in 2002 on ticket with Mitt Romney; has a background as a criminologist, former Massachusetts Republican Party chairwoman.
[edit] Independent
- Christy Mihos - Owner of Christy's Convenience Stores on Cape Cod, and former member of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority board[4]
[edit] Democratic Primary
- See Election results below for details.
The Democrats were the only party with a contested primary election. On September 19, 2006, Patrick won the Democratic primary with 50% of the vote, ahead of Gabrieli (27%) and Reilly (23%).[5]
[edit] Caucuses
The Democratic State Caucuses were held in February in all cities and towns to elect delegates to the 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).
[edit] Debates
The first two debates took place in late April, and were the first of many between then and September: WBZ-CBS4 News 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 by Sy Becker from WWLP TV 22, was held at Agawam Middle School on April 27.[7] On April 25, Healey called for a series of four debates involving all four candidates between the September primaries and November general election, and this proposition was seconded by Patrick.[8]
The final two televised debates played a key role in the primary campaign, as they took place during the two weeks between Labor Day and 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 the Boston Globe, NECN, and WBUR, among others) and moderated by former New Hampshire governor Jeanne Shaheen, while the second and final debate was held by WBZ-TV and moderated by their political analyst, Jon Keller.
[edit] Convention
At the Democratic Convention on June 3 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, each candidate needed to receive support from 15% of the delegates to be on the primary ballot in September, and 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 just made it with 15.36%.[9][10]
[edit] Major events and controversies
On August 11, Joan Vennochi of The Boston Globe wrote that Reilly's campaign had been coordinating with an alleged attempt to swiftboat Deval Patrick over his experience at Coca-Cola.[11] The "Campaign to Stop Killer Coke", a group dedicated to holding Coca-Cola accountable for violence in its Colombian bottling plant in the mid-1990s, had began to attack Patrick and his candidacy, even though he 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[12]. Before the revelation of the Reilly campaign involvement, five Massachusetts unions filed a complaint against the group with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance,[13] a move supported by former Secretary of the Commonwealth candidate John Bonifaz[14] and based on research by David Kravitz of Blue Mass Group.[15]
[edit] Media endorsements
- 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
[edit] General election
The general election campaign kicked off officially around 10 PM on Primary Election Day (September 19, 2006) after Tom Reilly and Chris Gabrieli conceded and Kerry Healey accepted her uncontested nomination. Deval Patrick followed with his acceptence speech at about 11 PM, appearing with his new running mate Tim Murray and former opponent Chris Gabrieli.
[edit] Debates
The first televised debate of the general election was held by Fox 25 and the Boston Herald on September 25 on Fox 25. Moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace on the day after his infamous Bill Clinton interview, he was equally unsuccessful at keeping it under much control: despite a set of topics very in line with Kerry Healey's major issues, instead of helping her, the debate was dominated by Christy Mihos's attacks on her administration's handling of the Big Dig.
The second debate was held in Springfield and broadcast on WGBH and NECN. By comparison and perhaps by reaction, this debate was much more subdued and tightly controlled by the moderator.
[edit] Major Events and Controversies
The general election campaign was very heated and was refered to by Mike Dukakis as "the dirtiest gubernatorial campaign in my memory"[16]. Blame for this has primarily been placed on the Healey campaign and its supporters, for many reasons, including their reliance on attack ads implying that Deval patrick supports sexual assault or murder of police (culminating in the now infamous "parking lot rape" ad), her supporters protesting at the homes of Patrick and campaign manager John Walsh (includng intimidating Walsh's 12-year-old son waiting for the school bus)[citation needed], and documents leaked anonymously to media about Patrick's brother-in-law's criminal history[17].
Also, Grace Ross generated some controversy in the GBLT media for not promoting herself through her sexuality in the course of the televised debates.[citation needed] Also, after the final debate, WRKO talk radio host John DePetro came under scrutiny for refering to Ross as a "fat lesbian". DePetro was suspended earlier in the year for calling Turnpike Authority chief Matt Amorello a "fag".[18]
[edit] Media Endorsements
Kerry Healey: Boston Herald[19], Springfield Republican[20] The Eagle-Tribune[21] Sentinel & Enterprise[22] Lowell Sun [23] Cape Cod Times[24]
Deval Patrick: Boston Globe[25], Worcester Telegram & Gazette[26], MetroWest Daily News[27], Providence Journal[28], Berkshire Eagle[29], Boston Phoenix[30], Newton Tab[31], West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript[32]
Christy Mihos: Walpole Gazette
Grace Ross: In City Times
[edit] Election Results
[edit] General Election
As of 12:29 PM EST November 8, 2006, with all 2,166 precincts reporting.[33]
| 2006 gubernatorial election, Massachusetts[34] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Deval Patrick (Tim Murray) |
1,230,065 | 55.56% | +10.62 | |
| Republican | Kerry Healey (Reed Hillman) |
776,069 | 35.22% | -14.55 | |
| Independent | Christy Mihos (John Sullivan) |
160,287 | 7.27% | N/A | |
| Green-Rainbow | Grace Ross (Martina Robinson) |
42,791 | 1.94% | -1.55 | |
| Majority | 454,006 | 20.34% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
[edit] Democratic Primary
| Democratic gubernatorial primary[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Deval Patrick | 452,229 | 49.57% | ||
| Democratic | Chris Gabrieli | 248,301 | 27.22% | ||
| Democratic | Tom Reilly | 211,031 | 23.13% | ||
| Write-in | 787 | 0.08% | |||
| Blanks | 14,054 | ||||
| Majority | 203,928 | 22.35% | |||
| Turnout | 926,402 | ||||
| Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[35] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tim Murray | 351,009 | 42.60% | ||
| Democratic | Deb Goldberg | 279,771 | 33.95% | ||
| Democratic | Andrea Silbert | 191,638 | 23.26% | ||
| Write-in | 1,591 | 0.19% | |||
| Blanks | 102,393 | ||||
| Majority | 71,238 | 8.65% | |||
| Turnout | 926,402 | ||||
[edit] Opinion polls
[edit] General election
| Poll | Date | MoE | Patrick (D) | Healey (R) | Mihos (I) | Ross (GR) | Und/Other | Lead |
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| Suffolk University | Nov 2-Nov 5, 2006 | ±4.9% | 53% | 31% | 6% | 2% | 9% | D+22 |
| State House News | Nov 1-Nov 2, 2006 | ±5% | 50.9% | 27.1% | 8.0% | 2.1% | 6.7% | D+23.8 |
| SurveyUSA/WBZ | Oct 31-Nov 1, 2006 | ±3.9% | 55% | 34% | 6% | 3% | D+21 | |
| Zogby/WSJ | Oct 23-Oct 27, 2006 | ±3.7% | 58.1% | 32.7% | 4% | D+25.4 | ||
| UNH/Boston Globe | Oct 22-25, 2006 | ±4.1% | 54% | 29% | 8% | 2% | 6% | D+25 |
| Survey USA | Oct 21-23, 2006 | ±4% | 56% | 31% | 8% | 2% | 4% | D+25 |
| Suffolk University | Oct 20-23, 2006 | ±4.9% | 53% | 26% | 9% | 2% | 11% | D+27 |
| Zogby/WSJ | Oct 10-16, 2006 | ±3.6% | 56% | 33.6% | 6.4% | 4% | D+22.4 | |
| Suffolk University | Oct 10-11, 2006 | ±4.9% | 46% | 33% | 7% | 1% | 12% | D+13 |
| Survey USA | Oct 8-10, 2006 | ±4% | 52% | 34% | 9% | 1% | 4% | D+18 |
| Suffolk University | Oct 2-4, 2006 | ±4.5% | 49% | 28% | 6% | 1% | 16% | D+21 |
| Boston Globe/WBZ | Sept 26-29, 2006 | ±4.3% | 55% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 7% | D+25 |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 25, 2006 | ±3.9% | 58.7% | 27.3% | 8.3% | 5.7% | D+31.4 | |
| Merrimack College | September 20 - 24, 2006 | ±4.5% | 54.2% | 20.9% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 19.1% | D+33.3 |
| Rasmussen | September 20, 2006 | ±4.5% | 57% | 24% | 9% | 10% | D+33 | |
| Survey USA | September 19 - 21, 2006 | ±3.9% | 64% | 25% | 5% | 1% | 5% | D+39 |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | ±3.9% | 57.5% | 33.0% | 9.5% | D+24.5 | ||
| State House News | September 7 - 10, 2006 | ±4.7% | 43% | 30% | 7% | 1% | 19% | D+13 |
| Suffolk University | August 17 - 21, 2006 | ±4.1% | 38% | 30% | 10% | 2% | 20% | D+8 |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 15 - 21, 2006 | ±3.8% | 49.6% | 23.9% | 26.5% | D+25.7 | ||
| Rasmussen | August 12, 2006 | ±4.5% | 39% | 29% | 14% | 18% | D+10 | |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | ±4.2% | 57.4% | 30.8% | 11.8% | D+26.6 | ||
| Rasmussen | June 27, 2006 | ±4.5% | 43% | 23% | 15% | 19% | D+20 | |
| State House News | June 28 - 30, 2006 | ±5.0% | 40.1% | 30.5% | 9.3% | 1.7% | 18.4% | D+9.6 |
| Suffolk University | June 22 - 26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 38% | 25% | 10% | 1% | 26% | D+13 |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | ±3.5% | 55.7% | 33.7% | 10.6% | D+22 | ||
| Rasmussen | May 15, 2006 | ±4.5% | 36% | 26% | 16% | 22% | D+10 | |
| Survey USA | May 8, 2006 | ±4.4% | 34% | 32% | 17% | 17% | D+2 | |
| State House News | May 5, 2006 | ±4.8% | 29% | 31% | 15% | 17% | R+2 | |
| Suffolk University | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 26% | 28% | 10% | 4% | 33% | R+2 |
| Rasmussen | April 14, 2006 | ±4.5% | 34% | 27% | 19% | 20% | D+7 | |
| Suffolk University | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 29% | 24% | 9% | 1% | 38% | D+5 |
| Zogby/WSJ | March 30, 2006 | ±3.5% | 53% | 31.5% | D+21.5 | |||
| State House News | March 16-18, 2006 | ±4.8% | 25% | 32% | 18% | 25% | R+7 | |
| Suffolk University | March 18-March 20, 2006 | ±4.9% | 29% | 26% | 13% | 32% | D+3 | |
| Rasmussen | March 13, 2006 | ±4.5% | 38% | 25% | 17% | 20% | D+13 | |
| Merrimack College | February 25, 2006 - March 8, 2006 |
±5.6% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 27.0% | D+4 | |
| ±4.8% | 34.5% | 39.4% | ** | 26.1% | R+4.9 | |||
| Boston Globe | March 3-9, 2006 | ±4.4% | 36% | 29% | 13% | 22% | D+5 | |
| 44% | 38% | ** | 18% | D+6 | ||||
| Survey USA | March 3-5, 2006 | ±3.8% | 30% | 35% | 20% | 14% | R+5 | |
| UMass Lowell | February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 34% | 34% | 12% | 20% | T | |
| 40% | 38% | ** | 22% | D+2 | ||||
| Suffolk University | February 6, 2006 | ±4.9% | 39% | 32% | 29% | D+7 | ||
| State House News | November 17 - 20, 2005 | ±4.8% | 44% | 32% | 24% | D+12 |
**Polls from when Mihos was considering running in Republican primary.
[edit] Democratic Primaries
| Source | Date | MoE | Patrick | Reilly | Gabrieli | Other | Und. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | Sept 15 - 17, 2006 | ±3.8% | 46% | 22% | 29% | 3% | |
| Suffolk University | Sept 15 - 17, 2006 | ±4.0% | 37% | 21% | 29% | 11% | |
| Boston Globe | Sept 12 - 15, 2006 | ±4.4% | 46% | 18% | 25% | 4% | 6% |
| Survey USA | Sept 9 - 11, 2006 | ±4.1% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 4% | |
| State House News | Sept 7 - 10, 2006 | ±6.8% | 35.6% | 19.4% | 25.6% | 1.0% | 16.2% |
| Boston Globe | Aug 18 - 23, 2006 | ±4.4% | 30% | 24% | 27% | 3% | 15% |
| (inlcuding "leaners") | 31% | 27% | 30% | 4% | 8% | ||
| Survey USA | Aug 19 - 21, 2006 | ±4.8% | 34% | 30% | 30% | 6% | |
| Suffolk University | Aug 17 - 21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 24% | 20% | 32% | 24% | |
| Survey USA | July 31 - Aug 2, 2006 | ±4.6% | 35% | 27% | 30% | 8% | |
| Survey USA | July 9 - 11, 2006 | ±4.9% | 37% | 26% | 27% | 10% | |
| State House News | June 28 - 30, 2006 | ±7.0% | 34.8% | 19.3% | 21.8% | 1.6% | 21.4% |
| Suffolk University | June 22 - 26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 31% | 25% | 22% | 21% | |
| Survey USA | June 16 - 18, 2006 | ±4.8% | 36% | 31% | 23% | 9% | |
| State House News | May 3 - 5, 2006 | ±6.8% | 15% | 37% | 25% | 5% | 17% |
| Survey USA | May 1 - 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 28% | 32% | 29% | 10% | |
| Suffolk University | May 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 20% | 35% | 15% | 29% | |
| Survey USA | April 7 - 8, 2006 | ±4.8% | 36% | 33% | 19% | 11% | |
| Suffolk University | April 3, 2006 | ±4.9% | 21% | 32% | 11% | 36% | |
| Merrimack College | Feb 25 - March 8, 2006 | ±4.8% | 21.8% | 37.5% | 40.7% | ||
| Boston Globe | March 12, 2006 | ±4.9% | 22% | 35% | 4% | 14% | 25% |
| Survey USA | March 5-6, 2006 | ±5% | 37% | 47% | 17% | ||
| UMass Lowell | February 16, 2006 | ±5% | 40% | 40% | 20% | ||
| Suffolk University | February 2-4, 2006 | ±4.9% | 30% | 39% | 2% | 29% | |
| State House News | January 25-27, 2006 | ±7.1% | 18% | 58% | 4% | 19% |
[edit] Campaign for Lieutenant Governor
As incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey ran for Governor, the position was open. In Massachusetts, the Lieutenant Governor candidates are nominated separately from the Gubernatorial candidates, then the nominated tickets from each party run together.
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Democratic
- Party nominee: Tim Murray - Mayor of Worcester.
- Chris Gabrieli - Businessman, 2002 nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Declined Tom Reilly's offer to be running mate and then ran for Governor (see above).
- Deborah Goldberg - Former chairwoman of the Brookline Board of Selectmen and granddaughter of the founder of Stop & Shop. Lost in the primary election.
- Sam Kelley - Child psychologist and former legislative aide to Congressman Jim McDermott. Dropped out of race.
- Andrea Silbert - Businesswoman, co-founder and former CEO of the Center for Women & Enterprise, a non-profit entrepreneurial training center. Lost in the primary election.
- Marie St. Fleur - State representative. Picked by Reilly to be his running mate, but dropped out the next day.[36]
[edit] Green-Rainbow
- Party nominee: Martina Robinson – former Belchertown selectman candidate and disability rights activist picked by her running mate, Grace Ross, on the deadline, September 7. She uses a wheelchair, as she has cerebral palsy, and has been involved for 15 years with the American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT).[37]
- Wendy Van Horne (GRP) - Former Co-chair of the Green-Rainbow Party and a nurse, was Grace Ross's running mate until Sept 1. At 22, she was not only the youngest person to run for Lieutenant Governor in recent history, but also the first Asian-American nominee for statewide office.[38]
[edit] Republican
- Reed V. Hillman - a former state representative and colonel of the Massachusetts State Police, he was chosen by Kerry Healey to be her running mate in early March 2006.
[edit] Independent
- John J. Sullivan - Town moderator of Winchester, former selectman, and chair of the Winchester Co-operative Bank. A former Democrat, he disenrolled in March and is now Christy Mihos's running mate.
[edit] Democratic Primary
- See Election results for details.
The Democrats were the only party with a contested primary election. Tim Murray won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor on September 19 with 43% of the vote.[39]
[edit] Debates
On April 23, 2006, a "virtual debate" between Democrats Sam Kelley, Tim Murray, and Andrea Silbert was released on SaintKermit.com, hosted by Jim Henderson and 2002 Green-Rainbow Lieutenant Governor candidate Tony Lorenzen[40]. The Greater Lowell Area Democrats, the Lowell Democratic City Committee, and BlogLeft held a debate between all four candidates on May 21 at the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, was broadcast on public access TV.[41] Four days later, on May 25, Kelley dropped out of the race and joined the Deval Patrick campaign as a volunteer advisor on health care issues.[42]
[edit] Convention
At the Democratic convention on June 3, Worcester Mayor Tim Murray was endorsed by a voice vote after receiving 49% on the first ballot. Deborah Goldberg and Andrea Silbert both qualified for the ballot with 22% and 29% respectively. Christy Mihos announced on June 8 that John Sullivan would join him as his running mate.[43]
[edit] Opinion Polls
| Source | Date | MoE | Goldberg | Murray | Silbert | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk University | Sept 15 - 17, 2006 | ±4.0% | 35% | 22% | 21% | 31% |
| Boston Globe | Sept 12 - 15, 2006 | ±4.4% | 26% | 20% | 18% | 27% |
| State House News | Sept 7 - 10, 2006 | ±6.8% | 18.3% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 53.4% |
| Suffolk University | Aug 19 - 21, 2006 | ±5.2% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 77% |
| Suffolk University | June 22 - 26, 2006 | ±4.0% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 79% |
[edit] Media endorsements
- Deb Goldberg: Boston Herald
- Tim Murray: Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Andrea Silbert: Blue Mass Group, Brookline Tab
[edit] See also
[edit] Other 2006 US elections
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2006
- United States House elections, 2006
- United States Senate elections, 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Polls show Romney gaining on Reilly, Reilly leading Healey Boston Globe November 17, 2005
- ^ Gabrieli readies run for governor Boston Globe March 22, 2006
- ^ Green-Rainbow Party Press Release on Nominations March 7, 2006
- ^ Mihos to run as independent Boston Globe March 1, 2006
- ^ WBZ-TV, September 19, 2006
- ^ The April 23 debate can be viewed online at cbs4boston.com
- ^ Agawam Candidates' Forum Tonight! MassLive: The Fray April 2006. The April 27 debate and can be heard on MassLive.com
- ^ Healey challenges fellow gubernatorial hopefuls to four debates Boston Globe April 25, 2006
- ^ Patrick garners most votes; Reilly touts success at convention Boston Globe June 3, 2006
- ^ All candidates make it.. Boston Globe June 3, 2006
- ^ For Reilly, things go better with Coke Boston Globe August 11, 2006, Holy sh*t!! Vennochi finds Reilly campaign's fingerprints all over Killer Coke Blue Mass Group August 11, 2006
- ^ Patrick's path from courtroom to boardroom Boston Globe August 13, 2006
- ^ Pro-Patrick unions file OCPF complaint against Killer Coke Boston Phoenix August 9, 2006
- ^ Patrick critic heading for Mass., intending to dog candidate State House News Service August 8, 2006
- ^ Who is "Killer Coke"? Blue Mass Group August 7, 2006
- ^ Enough by Mike Dukakis Boston Globe, October 29, 2006
- ^ [1]
- ^ ‘Fat lesbian’ quip about Ross lands WRKO jock in hot water Boston Herald, November 3, 2006
- ^ Healey-Hillman for Corner Office Boston Herald, October 30, 2006
- ^ http://www.masslive.com/editorials/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1162373216132530.xml&coll=1 Springfield Republican, October 30, 2006
- ^ [2] The Eagle-Tribune November 1, 2006
- ^ [3] Sentinel & Enterprise November 1, 2006
- ^ [4] Lowell Sun November 1, 2006
- ^ [5] Cape Cod Times November 4, 2006
- ^ Patrick for governor, Boston Globe, October 29, 2006
- ^ A promising change: Patrick, Murray would be strong Statehouse team, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, October 29, 2006
- ^ Endorsement: Patrick for governor, MetroWest Daily News, October 29, 2006
- ^ Patrick for governor, Providence Journal, October 29, 2006
- ^ Patrick for Governor Berkshire Eagle, October 31, 2006
- ^ Deval Patrick for governor Boston Phoenix, November 1, 2006
- ^ Editorial: Patrick for Governor Newton Tab, November 1, 2006
- ^ Editorial: Patrick is our pick West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript, October 26, 2006
- ^ 2006 Massachusetts General Election Results - Governor/Lt. Governor Boston.com
- ^
- ^ a b State Primary Election Results 2006 Massachusetts Elections Division official results (PDF, 196k)
- ^ St. Fleur's official page on Mass.gov
- ^ A new LG candidate for Green Rainbow Party Political Intelligence September 7, 2006
- ^ Green-Rainbow Party LG candidate drops out Political Intelligence September 1, 2006
Nurse quits lieutenant governor race Boston Globe September 2, 2006 - ^ cbs4boston.com - Election Results - Boston & Beyond
- ^ SaintKermit.com
- ^ The [[May 21 Lt. Governor debate is available online at Lowell Telecommunications Corporation.
- ^ "Sam Kelley out of Lt. Gov. race Political Intelligence, boston.com, May 25, 2006
- ^ Mihos picks John Sullivan Political Intelligence, boston.com, June 8, 2006
[edit] External links
[edit] Campaign sites
[edit] General Election
- 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
[edit] Former Candidates
- Chris Gabrieli for Governor
- Deborah Goldberg for Lieutenant Governor
- Tom Reilly for Governor
- Andrea Silbert for Lieutenant Governor
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