2006 Gubernatorial Races
| Party | Current | Not Up For Election |
Up For Grabs | Prediction | Gain/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | 28 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -6 | |
| DEM | 22 | 8 | 14 | 28 | +6 |
Most Recent Polling
| RACE | WHO | Republican | PCT | Democrat | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OK GOV | Survey USA | Istook | 29 | Henry | 65 |
| MI GOV | EPIC/MRA | DeVos | 42 | Granholm | 52 |
| PA GOV | Strategic Vision | Swann | 37 | Rendell | 58 |
| GA GOV | Strategic Vision | Perdue | 52 | Taylor | 36 |
| CA GOV | Field Poll | Schwarzenegger | 49 | Angelides | 33 |
| MD GOV | Baltimore Sun | Ehrlich | 46 | OMalley | 47 |
| OH GOV | CNN/Opinion Research | Blackwell | 36 | Strickland | 59 |
| OH GOV | CNN/Opinion Research | Bryson | 37 | Bredesen | 59 |
| WI GOV | Strategic Vision | Green | 45 | Doyle | 47 |
| OR GOV | Rasmussen Reports | Saxton | 44 | Kulongoski | 51 |
By State
Alabama - Bob Riley (R-Incumbent)Alaska - Frank Murkowski (R-Incumbent)
Arizona - Janet Napolitano (D-Incumbent)
Arkansas - Open Seat (Huckabee-Term Limited)
California - Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Incumbent)
Colorado - Open Seat (Owens-Term Limited)
Connecticut - Jodi Rell (R-Incumbent)
Florida - Open Seat (Bush-Term limited)
Georgia - Sonny Perdue (R-Incumbent)
Hawaii - Linda Lingle (R-Incumbent)
Idaho - Open Seat (Kempthorne-Retiring)
Illinois - Rod Blagojevich (D-Incumbent) vs. Judy Baar Topinka (R)
Iowa - Open Seat (Vilsack-Retiring)
Kansas - Kathy Sebelius (D-Incumbent)
Maine - John Baldacci (D-Incumbent)
Maryland - Robert Ehrlich (R-Incumbent)
Massachuetts - Open Seat (Romney-Retiring)
Michigan - Jennifer Granholm (D-Incumbent)
Minnesota - Tim Pawlenty (R-Incumbent)
Nebraska - Dave Heineman (R-Incumbent)
Nevada - Open Seat (Guinn-Term Limited)
New Hampshire - John Lynch (D-Incumbent)
New Mexico - Bill Richardson (D-Incumbent)
New York - Open Seat (Pataki-Retiring)
Ohio - Open Seat (Taft-Retiring)
Oklahoma - Brad Henry (D-Incumbent)
Oregon - Ted Kulongoski (D-Incumbent)
Pennsylvania - Ed Rendell (D-Incumbent)
Rhode Island - Don Carcieri (R-Incumbent)
South Carolina - Mark Sanford (R-Incumbent)
South Dakota - Mike Rounds (R-Incumbent)
Tennessee - Phil Bredesen (D-Incumbent)
Texas - Rick Perry (R-Incumbent) vs. Chris Bell (D)
Vermont - Jim Douglas (R-Incumbent)
Wisconsin - Jim Doyle (D-Incumbent)
Wyoming - Dave Freudenthal (D-Incumbent)