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      Home/Elections/2006/Governor/Massachusetts
      2006·Governor·Massachusetts

      Massachusetts Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Deval Patrick
      55.6%1,234,984 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Kerry Murphy Healey
      35.3%784,342 votes
      Margin
      D+20.3
      2,219,779 total votes
      3 candidates2,219,779 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Deval PatrickDEM✓
      		DEM1,234,98455.6%
      Kerry Murphy HealeyREP
      		REP784,34235.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH200,4539.0%

      Seat History

      Governor in Massachusetts

      2022
      Maura HealeyDEM
      D+29.2
      2018
      Charles D. BakerREP
      R+33.5
      2014
      Charles D. BakerREP
      R+1.9
      2010
      Deval PatrickDEM
      D+6.4
      2002
      W. Mitt RomneyREP
      R+4.8
      1998
      Argeo Paul CellucciREP
      R+3.4
      1994
      William F. WeldREP
      R+43.0
      1990
      William F. WeldREP
      R+3.2
      1986
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+37.5
      1982
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+22.9
      1978
      Edward J. KingDEM
      D+5.3
      1974
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+11.2
      1970
      Francis W. SargentREP
      R+13.9
      1966
      John A. VolpeREP
      R+25.7
      View all Governor history for Massachusetts →

      Candidates

      Deval PatrickDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginD+13.4
      Career2006-2010
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Kerry Murphy HealeyREP
      Record0W-3L
      Avg MarginD+23.5
      Career1998-2006
      Governor / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Massachusetts, 2006

      US Senate1 contest →US House10 contests →
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