Governors 2006: 28 D / 21 R / 1 Undecided

[Skinner]

ONLY POST IN THIS THREAD WHEN A WINNER IS CALLED. DO NOT FILL UP THIS THREAD WITH PARTIAL RESULTS.

GOVERNORS 2006 ELECTION-NIGHT TALLY
 
DEMOCRATS
26 governorships needed for bragging rights
 8 governorships held by Dems are not up for election this year
11 governorships (numbered 9 through 19 below) are considered Solid Dem or Likely Dem

 9. AZ Janet Napolitano Inc. (D) WINNER 
10  CO Bill Ritter (D) WINNER DEM PICKUP
11. KS Kathleen Sebelius Inc. (D)
12. NH John Lynch Inc. (D) WINNER
13. NM Bill Richardson Inc. (D) WINNER
14. NY Eliot Spitzer (D) WINNER DEM PICKUP #1
15. OH Ted Strickland (D) WINNER DEM PICKUP #2
16. OK Brad Henry Inc. (D) WINNER
17. PA Ed Rendell Inc. (D) WINNER
18. TN Phil Bredesen Inc. (D) WINNER
19. WY Dave Freudenthal Inc. (D) WINNER
20. MI (Toss) Jennifer Granholm Inc. (D) DEFEATS Richard DeVos (R)
21. MA (LDem) OPEN (Romney-R) Deval Patrick (D) DEFEATS Kerry Healey (R) DEM PICKUP #3
22. IL (LDem) Rod Blagojevich Inc. (D) DEFEATS Judy Baar Topinka (R)
23. MD (Toss) Martin O'Malley (D) DEFEATS Robert Ehrlich Inc. (R) DEM PICKUP #4
24. ME (LDem) John Baldacci Inc. (D) DEFEATS Chandler Woodcock (R)
25. WI (Toss) Jim Doyle Inc. (D) DEFEATS Mark Green (R)
26. AR (LDem) OPEN (Huckabee-R) Mike Beebe (D) DEFEATS Asa Hutchinson (R) DEM PICKUP #5
27. IA (Toss) OPEN (Vilsack-D) Chet Culver (D) DEFEATS Jim Nussle (R) DEM PICKUP #6
28. OR (Toss) Ted Kulongoski Inc. (D) DEFEATS Ron Saxton (R)
 
REPUBLICANS 
26 governorships needed for bragging rights
 6 governorships held by Reps are not up for election this year
 8 governorships (numbered 7 through 14 below) are considered Solid Rep or Likely Rep
  
 7. AL Bob Riley Inc. (R)
 8. CT M. Jodi Rell Inc. (R) WINNER
 9. HI Linda Lingle Inc. (R)
10. NE Dave Heineman Inc. (R) WINER
11. SC Mark Sanford Inc. (R) WINNER
12. SD Mike Rounds Inc. (R)
13. TX Rick Perry Inc. (R) WINNER
14. VT Jim Douglas Inc. (R)
15. GA (LRep) Sonny Perdue Inc. (R) DEFEATS Mark Taylor (D)
16. FL (LRep) OPEN (Bush-R) Charlie Crist (R) DEFEATS Jim Davis (D)
17. CA (LRep) Arnold Schwarzenegger Inc. (R) DEFEATS Philip Angelides (D)
18. AK (Toss) OPEN (Murkowski-R) Sarah Palin (R) DEFEATS Anthony Knowles (D)
19. ID (Toss) OPEN (Risch-R) Butch Otter (R) DEFEATS Jerry Brady (D)
20. NV (Toss) OPEN (Guinn-R) Jim Gibbons (R) DEFEATS Dina Titus (D)
21. RI (Toss) Donald Carcieri Inc. (R) DEFEATS Charles Fogarty (D)
 
NO RESULT YET: LEANERS AND TOSS UPS 
18 governorships are considered Leaners or Toss Ups: 12 Rep / 6 Dem
LDem = Leans Democratic; LRep = Leans Republican; Toss = Toss Up; Inc. = Incumbent
 
MN (Toss) Mike Hatch (D) v. Tim Pawlenty Inc. (R)
 
 
CURRENT PARTY SPLIT/2006 GOVERNORSHIPS IN PLAY
Pre-election Party Lineup: 28 Rep / 22 Dem  
36 governorships are in play

All ratings are from 11/6 Cook Political Report (PDF):
http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf

[darkism]

1. NBC and CNN call OH for Strickland!

Sorry Blackheart :p Couldn't cheat your way through this one!

[blondeatlast]

4. MSNBC just called it too!

OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH!

[timber84]

2. Strickland ohio yes!

[pinto]

3. CNN calls OH Governor's race for Strickland.

[rodeodance]

5. whow ho . jim lehere just announced it also

[rodeodance]

7. blackwell to the WELL

[Raksha]

57. You sure you don't mean Blackwell to HELL?

Sorry, I forgot for a second...he already lives there!

[MoonRiver]

6. WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[AlCzervik]

8. YAY Strickland!!!!!!!

[etherealtruth]

9. Local news calling MI gov's race for Granholm ...

... and senate race for Stabenaw.

Can't stop crying ...I could not take Dick Devos as MI's governor.

[gollygee]

19. Granholm won?

YAY YAY YAY

[etherealtruth]

22. Projected ...

but, as I've posted elsewhere ... even if I'm jumping the gun, I'll spend a few hours happy.

[fiorello]

25. Local NPR calls it a landslide: Granholm and Stabenaw, 58% each

This was Jack Lessenberry (a local Michigan NPR news guy); he also said that the anti-affirmative-action referendum was running 50/50.
58% Granholm, 58% Stabenaw, both are projections of course (at 8:30 pm EST)

[etherealtruth]

26. I'm crying again!

Good tears!

[1gobluedem]

28. Oh, PLEASE, let it be true!

Cannot stomach the thought of DeVos and Bouchard...

Or Prop 2. Come on, women! Defeat this horrible thing!

[deminks]

10. MSNBC calls for Deval Patrick in Mass ( a Dem pickup)

[Cobalt Violet]

16. Woo Hoo.

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[darkism]

11. CLTV in Chicago says BLAGOJEVICH for ILLINOIS!

Good riddance, Judy Baar! What WERE you thinking?!

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. I heard the same on WBEZ.

Bye, Judy. Don't let the door hit your arse.

[tpsbmam]

12. Deval Patrick in MA yeah!!!!!!!! Projected on MSNBC eom

[tpsbmam]

14. Rell (R) in CT and Rendell (D) in PA n/t

[bigwillq]

17. I'm pissed about Rell but

it was not unexpected.

[mvd]

13. MSNBC called it for Rendell

:bounce:

[rep the dems]

44. McCain just told Matthews that his brother is a great man and

will be governor some day. Shove it, you suckup piece of shit.:puke:

[LisaM]

18. Did Granholm win?

That would be sweet!

[leeroysphitz]

20. That's what has been projected. WOOOOHOOOO!!!!

http://www.woodtv.com /

[annarbor]

27. Madam Governor....

kicked ass!!!!!!
So did Debbie Stabenow!

Good day for Michigan!

Ann Arbor

[knitter4democracy]

71. She did, and someone stole my sign.

Grrr. No one touched the DeVos signs surrounding our house, but they took my Granholm sign. Screw them--we won!

[NashVegas]

21. AP Declares Bredesen (TN)

No shocker :)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

23. CBS also projecting Bredesen win

http://www.cbsnews.com/

[RFKHumphreyObama]

24. CBS declares Perdue win in Georgia and a Brad Henry win in Oklahoma

http://www.cbsnews.com/
:puke: :puke: :puke: for Perdue

but
:toast: :toast: :party: for Henry
It's great to have a Democratic Governor in such a Republican state for two terms

[rodeodance]

29. Governor Brad Henry Dem Projected Win cbs (OKLAHOMA)

Tue Nov-07-06 07:54 PM
Original message
Governor Brad Henry Dem Projected Win cbs Governor

Governor
(94 of 2244 Precincts Reporting)

• County Results


Brad HENRY


Ernest ISTOOK
Party Candidate Votes V%
D Brad HENRY 29,045 68
R Ernest ISTOOK 13,795 32
http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2006/state.shtml?st...

[Nite Owl]

30. Can you say Gov Spitzzer

no surpise but it was called on Capital News 9, Albany at 9"01

[Cameron27]

31. Janet Napolitano wins AZ

MSNBC

[blondeatlast]

43. YES! nt

[AZBlue]

51. LOVE her

Good for her!! (and us!!!!!)

[tyedyeto]

58. A blue Az rocks

we have the Governorship, plus House seats. Why couldn't we take the Senate seat, too?

[rep the dems]

32. Blagojevich(D) wins Illinois.

[vireo]

33. Doyle projected winner in WI

[Skinner]

34. Source? (nt)

[RevCheesehead]

53. from Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (AP)

http://www.jsonline.com/

[DjTj]

35. Maryland to O'Malley

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MD/G/00/index.html

[Skinner]

36. YEAH!

:thumbsup:

[bertha katzenengel]

47. What? I see Ehrlich 51%, O'Malley 48%

I have never trusted projections since NBC/Gore in 2000.

[blueraven95]

56. dem strongholds just now being reported. O'Malley now in the lead.

and, NBC just announced that the AP has called it in favor of O'Malley.

[Skinner]

37. MSNBC calls florida for crist (nt)

[johnfunk]

39. No surprise on Crist -- shunning Chimpy W. Chucklenuts helped

So did being gay! That's gotta burn the Eeeeeevangelicals

[rpannier]

49. That's the only saving grace about this

The guy who avoided scrub won.

[rep the dems]

38. Baldacci wins Maine. MSNBC

[mainegreen]

40. Yup. The republican did poorly.

Third parties ate him alive!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

52. Also done on WSCH-6.

Hah, Woodchuck, you turd!

:woohoo:

[Change has come]

41. WY Dave Freudenthal (D-incumbent)....Declared winner

Will probably end in a landslide :bounce:

http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/11/07/news/wyoming/d62d11533d3442cf87257220000bd2e8.txt

[goddess40]

42. Delete

sorry only airamerica is calling for doyle
Milwaukee Journal is calling it for Con. Obey

[Art_from_Ark]

45. Mike Beebe (D) wins Arkansas governorship

CBS projects big win over Asa Hutchinson

http://election.cbsnews.com/campaign2006/state.shtml?state=AR

[aaronbees]

64. ....

:) Whoo hoo!

[Dover]

46. TX. - Rick Perry (R) 39%

Chris Bell (D) came in a respectable 2nd. %29
Kinky Friedman came in 4th

[sakabatou]

62. I can't believe that asshat is still in

[Robb]

48. RMN: Bill Ritter (D) wins Colorado

Link

[CONewRevolution]

60. "Both Ways" Bob Beauprez has conceded \nt

[Dangerously Amused]

50. AP predicts Doyle in Wis.

[BrewerJohn]

54. IA - CNN calls it for Culver (D)

55-44%, with 57% of precincts in.

:bounce:

[Debi]

55. Chet Culver is the new Governor of Iowa!!! Woo Hooo 55/44!!! n/t

[Ediacara]

59. CNN calls Oregon for Kulingoski (D)

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/OR/G/00/index.html

[W_HAMILTON]

61. Sanford (R) wins SC

Local media is declaring him the winner:

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/15954032.htm

As I said in another thread, unfortunately it seems like my home state is just about the only one not experiencing this backlash at Republicans. At least seeing what is going on nationally makes me feel a little better about it...

[Reader Rabbit]

63. Oregonian predicting Kulongoski (D) win

And there was much rejoicing. Yay.

http://www.oregonlive.com/

[rep the dems]

65. Arnold wins. No surprise

[Mugsy]

66. TX Gov Perry wins re-election with just 39% of the vote.

...thanks to two Independents... Strayhorn (Scotty's mom) and Kinky... splitting the anti-Perry vote.
http://abclocal.go.com/three/ktrk/ELECTIONS/INFO/G190.htm

Democrat challenger Chris Bell narrowly looses with 30%.

"Candidates winning multi-party races with less than 50% of the vote" has been a pet-peeve of mine for years. This race is the best argument I've seen yet for the "instant run-off" second-choice pick in elections. When a person is elected governor even though 60% of the voters voted against them, something is terribly wrong! :mad:

[lakeguy]

70. same thing happened in MN for gov! we need IRV or we'll

keep getting rethugs elected like this!

[RoyGBiv]

67. O'Malley Wins Maryland

http://letters.washingtonpost.com/WARH02475A673D957F97F334F2A110

[Nobody]

68. We're stuck with Pawlenty in MN

It was down to the wire, but AP called it for Pawlenty.

Worst MN Governor EVER.

[Skinner]

69. At 8:00 AM ET the CNN Website still shows two undecided Governors Races

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/governor

MINNESOTA

Pawlenty R-Inc. 1,022,404 / 47%
Hatch D 1,008,504 / 46%
99% precincts reporting - Updated: 5:55 a.m. ET

RHODE ISLAND

Carcieri R-Inc. 197,013 / 51%
Fogarty D 189,099 / 49%
100% precincts reporting - Updated: 12:54 a.m. ET

[qanda]

72. Ehrlich concedes