2006 Maine gubernatorial election

The 2006 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006 to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Democratic governor John Baldacci won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Chandler Woodcock.

In the general election, Baldacci, Woodcock, Green Independent Party candidate Pat LaMarche, and independents Barbara Merrill and Phillip Morris Napier appeared on the ballot.

Candidates

 * John Baldacci, incumbent Governor of Maine
 * Christopher Miller, internet service provider

Candidates

 * Dave Emery, former U.S. Representative
 * Peter Mills, State Senator
 * Chandler Woodcock, State Senator

Green Independent Party

 * Pat LaMarche, businesswoman, nominee for Governor in 1998 and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2004

Independents

 * Barbara Merrill, State Representative
 * Phillip Morris Napier, 2002 candidate for Governor

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Cumberland (largest municipality: Portland)
 * Knox (largest municipality: Rockland)
 * Lincoln (Largest city: Waldoboro)
 * Sagadahoc (largest town:Bath)
 * York (largest town:Biddeford)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Franklin (largest town: Farmington)
 * Piscataquis (largest municipality: Dover-Foxcroft)
 * Somerset (largest town: Skowhegan)
 * Washington (largest city: Calais)