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Vermont Secretary of State - Elections Division
2006 Vermont Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 7/17/06, Primary: 9/12/06, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/15/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: November 11, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 58.7% in '04, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Chuck Todd: 11th Least Vulnerable Governor, |
| ex-St. Sen. Scudder Parker (D) 41.1%, |
James H. "Jim" Douglas (R) 56.3%, |
marijuana activist Cris Ericson (I) 0.9%, |
| Jim Hogue (G) 0.7%, |
| Vermont Localist candidate Benjamin Clarke (I) 0.4%, |
| website publisher Bob Skold (LU) 0.2%, |
Lt. Governor, 56.0% in '04, 2nd term, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. Matt Dunne (D) 45.4%, |
Brian E. Dubie (R) 51.1%, |
physician Marvin Malek (Pr) 2.1%, |
'96 governor nominee / Mary Alice "Mal" Herbert (LU) 1.1%, |
Attorney General, 57.9% in '04,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| William H. "Bill" Sorrell (D) 69.3%, |
'04 nominee / businesmann / constable Dennis Carver (R) 27.0%, |
Rosemarie Jackowski (LU) 3.5%, |
Secretary of State, 99.3% in '04, 4th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Deborah L. Markowitz (D) 72.6%, |
Essex Town Clerk Cheryl Moomey (R) 25.3%, |
'02 & '04 Attorney General nominee Boots Wardinski (LU) 1.9%, |
Treasurer, 99.4% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic |
| Jeb Spaulding (D, R) 94.0%, |
No Republican |
V. Murray Ngoima (LU) 5.7%, |
Auditor, 52.0% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic |
| town selectman Thomas M. Salmon (D) 44.53%, |
Randy Brock (R) 44.49%, |
ex-state party chair Martha Abbott (Pr) 9.4%, |
'04 nominee / '02 Treasurer nominee Jerry Levy (LU) 1.6%, |
write-in 0.0%, |
Senator, 65.5% in '00 as a Republican, Jim Jeffords (I) retiring after 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Independent, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Independent Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Independent, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Likely Independent, New York Times Ratings: Safe Independent, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Independent, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Independent, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Independent, Chuck Todd: 17th most vulnerable Senator, Scott Rasmussen's Balance of Power: Democrat, |
| No Democrat |
IDX founder Richard Tarrant (R) 32.3%, |
U.S. Rep. Bernard "Bernie" Sanders (I) 65.4%, |
| marijuana activist Cris Ericson (I) 0.6%, |
| marketing consultant / '04 nominee Craig Hill (G) 0.5%, |
| '06 Democratic candidate / '04 GOP candidate / engineer Peter D. Moss (I) 0.5%, |
| '04 & '02 Gov. nominee / '00 Democratic Congressional nominee Peter "Pete" Diamondstone (LU) 0.3%, |
At Large Congressional District, 67.4% in '04, 8th term, Bernie Sanders (I) running for Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| '90 Gov. nominee / Senate President Pro Tem Peter Welch (D) 53.2%, |
Maj. Gen. Martha T. Rainville (R) 44.5%, |
Liberty Union Party founder / peace activist Dennis Morrisseau (I) 0.5%, |
| '02 Governor candidate photographer Jerry Trudell (I) 0.3%, |
| Bruce R. Marshall (G) 0.3%, | |
| businessman / zoning board member Keith Stern (I) 0.3%, | |
| retired nurse Jane Newton (LU) 0.2%, | |
| Chris Karr (I) 0.2%, | |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
| = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Vermont Political Parties:
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