2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

2006 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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Nominee Donald Carcieri Charles Fogarty
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 197,306 189,503
Percentage 51.01% 48.99%

Carcieri:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Fogarty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Donald Carcieri
Republican

Elected Governor

Donald Carcieri
Republican

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 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.

As of 2024, this was the last time a Republican was elected Governor of Rhode Island and the last time a Republican won any statewide office in Rhode Island. This is also the last time the Republican candidate won the counties of Bristol and Washington. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Rhode Island.