2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Massachusetts Governor
Governor · Massachusetts
Deval Patrick (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Kerry Healey (R) by 20.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Deval PatrickDemocrat · winner
55.6%1,234,984
Kerry HealeyRepublican
35.3%784,342
Christy MihosIndependent
7.0%154,628
Grace RossGreen
1.9%43,193
2,219,779 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 5, 2026, 4:05 AM ET