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2006 Massachusetts governor election

Deval Patrick (Democrat) beat Kerry Healey (Republican) in Massachusetts in 2006, 55.6% to 35.3%, a margin of 20.3 points and 450,642 votes.

Massachusetts changed party: in 2002 it went Republican, for Mitt Romney.

Democrats led in 14 of the 14 counties. The largest, Middlesex, cast 532,456 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.4 points. The closest was Nantucket, where 842 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Deval Patrick won Democratic 1,234,984 55.6%
Kerry Healey Republican 784,342 35.3%
Christy Mihos Independent 154,628 7.0%
All other candidates 45,825 2.1%
Total2,219,779

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Middlesex 299,749 56.3% 185,738 34.9% 46,969 532,456 D+21.4
Worcester 139,845 53.8% 95,718 36.8% 24,579 260,142 D+17.0
Norfolk 134,916 52.2% 99,995 38.7% 23,752 258,663 D+13.5
Essex 131,376 51.2% 102,584 40.0% 22,740 256,700 D+11.2
Plymouth 84,296 46.4% 74,933 41.3% 22,252 181,481 D+5.2
Suffolk 126,242 70.5% 41,316 23.1% 11,447 179,005 D+47.4
Bristol 95,623 57.4% 57,233 34.3% 13,815 166,671 D+23.0
Hampden 74,899 55.4% 48,511 35.9% 11,769 135,179 D+19.5
Barnstable 47,713 45.8% 44,986 43.2% 11,535 104,234 D+2.6
Hampshire 38,025 67.4% 14,232 25.2% 4,161 56,418 D+42.2
Berkshire 35,035 76.0% 9,339 20.3% 1,722 46,096 D+55.7
Franklin 20,204 70.9% 6,212 21.8% 2,077 28,493 D+49.1
Dukes 4,817 63.2% 2,143 28.1% 659 7,619 D+35.1
Nantucket 2,244 56.2% 1,402 35.1% 344 3,990 D+21.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Massachusetts governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Maura Healey (D) D+29.2
2018 Charlie Baker (R) R+33.5
2014 Charlie Baker (R) R+1.9
2010 Deval Patrick (D) D+6.4
2006 Deval Patrick (D) D+20.3
2002 Mitt Romney (R) R+4.8
1998 Argeo Paul Cellucci (R) R+3.4
1994 Bill Weld (R) R+42.6
1990 William F. Weld (R) R+3.2
1986 Michael S. Dukakis (D) D+37.6
1982 Michael S. Dukakis (D) D+22.9
1978 Edward J. King (D) D+5.3
1974 Michael S. Dukakis (D) D+11.2
1970 Francis W. Sargent (R) R+13.9
1966 John A. Volpe (R) R+25.7
1964 John A. Volpe (R) R+1.0
1962 Endicott Peabody (D) D+0.3
1960 John A. Volpe (R) R+5.7
1958 Foster Furcolo (D) D+13.1
1956 Foster Furcolo (D) D+5.9
1954 Christian A. Herter (R) R+4.0
1952 Christian A. Herter (R) R+0.6
1950 Paul A. Dever (D) D+13.1
1948 Paul A. Dever (D) D+18.5
1946 Robert F. Bradford (R) R+8.8
1944 Maurice J. Tobin (D) D+7.7
1942 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+9.1
1940 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+0.3
1938 Leverett Saltonstall (R) R+8.4
1936 Charles F. Hurley (D) D+1.5
1934 James Michael Curley (D) D+7.4
1932 Joseph B. Ely (D) D+7.7
1930 Joseph B. Ely (D) D+1.4
1928 Frank G. Allen (R) R+1.3
1926 Alvan T. Fuller (R) R+18.5
1924 Alvan T. Fuller (R) R+13.8
1922 Channing H. Cox (R) R+6.8
1920 Channing H. Cox (R) R+36.8
1919 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+24.0
1918 Calvin Coolidge (R) R+4.0
1917 Samuel W. McCall (R) R+23.3
1916 Samuel W. McCall (R) R+8.8
1915 Samuel W. McCall (R) R+1.3
1914 David I. Walsh (D) D+2.6
1913 David I. Walsh (D) D+14.4
1912 Eugene Foss (D) D+10.4
1911 Eugene Foss (D) D+1.8
1910 Eugene Foss (D) D+8.0
1909 Eben S. Draper (R) R+2.0
1908 Eben S. Draper (R) R+13.6
1907 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) R+27.7
1906 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) R+7.1
1905 Curtis Guild Jr. (R) R+5.8
1904 William L. Douglas (D) D+8.0
1903 John L. Bates (R) R+9.1
1902 John L. Bates (R) R+9.3
1901 W. Murray Crane (R) R+22.0
1900 W. Murray Crane (R) R+25.4
1899 Winthrop Murray Crane (R) R+21.8
1898 Roger Wolcott (R) R+26.2
1897 Roger Wolcott (R) R+31.7
1896 Roger Wolcott (R) R+40.1
1895 Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) R+19.7
1894 Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) R+19.5
1893 Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) R+9.8
1892 William E. Russell (D) D+0.7
1891 William E. Russell (D) D+2.0
1890 William E. Russell (D) D+3.2
1889 John Q.A. Brackett (R) R+2.6
1888 Oliver Ames (R) R+8.2
1887 Oliver Ames (R) R+6.6
1886 Oliver Ames (R) R+3.9
1885 George D. Robinson (R) R+10.4
1884 George D. Robinson (R) R+15.6
1883 George D. Robinson (R) R+3.2
1882 Benjamin Franklin Butler (D) D+5.4
1881 John Davis Long (R) R+26.6
1880 John Davis Long (R) R+19.0
1879 John Davis Long (R) R+5.6
1878 Thomas Talbot (R) R+9.9
1877 Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) R+9.8
1876 Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) R+12.0
1875 Alexander Hamilton Rice (R) R+3.1
1874 William Gaston (D) D+3.8
1873 William B. Washburn (R) R+23.6
1872 William B. Washburn (R) R+69.1
1871 William B. Washburn (R) R+20.0
1870 William Claflin (R) R+20.6
1869 William Claflin (R) R+16.9
1868 William Claflin (R) R+35.2
1867 Alexander H. Bullock (R) R+16.6
1866 Alexander H. Bullock (R) R+55.0
1865 Alexander Bullock (R) R+53.3