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2006 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election?

Jodi Rell won the 2006 Connecticut Gubernatorial Election. Jodi Rell received 710,048 popular votes (63.2%). The main challenger was John DeStefano Jr. (35.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Rell and Jr.

Rell +27.7 pts · won by 311,828 votes
Jodi RellRepublicanWINNER63.2%
710,048 votes
John DeStefano Jr.Democratic35.5%
398,220 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.