The 2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican
Donald Carcieri very narrowly defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor
Charles J. Fogarty
Charles Joseph Fogarty, Jr., also known as Charlie Fogarty (born September 15, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 67th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. He is a Democrat. Fogarty served two full terms as lieutenant governor, fi ...
in one of the closest gubernatorial elections in Rhode Island history. With a margin of 2%, this election was also the second-closest race of the
2006 gubernatorial election cycle, behind only
the election in Minnesota.
, this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Rhode Island or to a statewide office. This is also the last time the Republican candidates won the counties of
Bristol and
Washington.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Donald Carcieri, incumbent
Governor of Rhode Island
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Charles J. Fogarty
Charles Joseph Fogarty, Jr., also known as Charlie Fogarty (born September 15, 1955) is an American politician who served as the 67th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island. He is a Democrat. Fogarty served two full terms as lieutenant governor, fi ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
The current lieutenant governor of Rhode Island is Sabina Matos, who was sworn in on April 14, 2021, after Daniel McKee succeeded to the office of governor. The first lieutenant governor was George Brown.
In Rhode Island, the lieutenant gover ...
, former
Rhode Island State Senator
The Rhode Island Senate is the upper house of the Rhode Island General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, the lower house being the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It is composed of 38 Senators, each o ...
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
The 2006 gubernatorial election was one of the closest in the history of
Rhode Island. Carcieri won all but one county. However, the one county that went for Fogarty was
Providence County, home to
Providence, Rhode Island, which is heavily populated and known for favoring Democrats. The race at one point was only at a margin of 4,000 votes. Finally at 3:48 A.M. on November 8, Carcieri was declared the winner by the
Associated Press. Fogarty conceded early the next morning.
References
External links
;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Don CarcieriCharles Fogarty
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Gubernatorial
Rhode Island