2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for New York Governor
Governor · New York
Eliot Spitzer (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating John J. Faso (R) by 41.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Eliot SpitzerDemocrat · winner
70.8%3,086,709
John J. FasoRepublican
29.2%1,274,335
4,361,044 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET