2006 Gubernatorial Election - Seat Pickups
Pick-up Detail
| State | Name | Party | Result |
| Alabama | Bob Riley | Republican | Re-elected |
| Alaska | Sarah Palin | Republican | Held Open Seat |
| Arizona | Janet Napolitano | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Arkansas | Mike Beebe | Democratic | Pick-up Open Seat |
| California | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | Re-elected |
| Colorado | Bill Ritter, Jr. | Democratic | Pick-up Open Seat |
| Connecticut | M. Jodi Rell | Republican | Re-elected |
| Florida | Charlie Crist | Republican | Held Open Seat |
| Georgia | George 'Sonny' Perdue | Republican | Re-elected |
| Hawaii | Linda Lingle | Republican | Re-elected |
| Idaho | C.L. 'Butch' Otter | Republican | Held Open Seat |
| Illinois | Rod R. Blagojevich | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Iowa | Chet Culver | Democratic | Held Open Seat |
| Kansas | Kathleen Sebelius | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Maine | John E. Baldacci | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Maryland | Martin O'Malley | Democratic | Pick-up vs. Incumbent |
| Massachusetts | Deval Patrick | Democratic | Pick-up Open Seat |
| Michigan | Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Minnesota | Tim Pawlenty | Republican | Re-elected |
| Nebraska | Dave Heineman | Republican | Re-elected |
| Nevada | Jim Gibbons | Republican | Held Open Seat |
| New Hampshire | John Lynch | Democratic | Re-elected |
| New Mexico | Bill Richardson | Democratic | Re-elected |
| New York | Eliot Spitzer | Democratic | Pick-up Open Seat |
| Ohio | Ted Strickland | Democratic | Pick-up Open Seat |
| Oklahoma | Brad Henry | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Oregon | Ted Kulongoski | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Pennsylvania | Ed Rendell | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Rhode Island | Don Carcieri | Republican | Re-elected |
| South Carolina | Mark Sanford | Republican | Re-elected |
| South Dakota | M. Michael Rounds | Republican | Re-elected |
| Tennessee | Phil Bredesen | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Texas | Rick Perry | Republican | Re-elected |
| Vermont | Jim Douglas | Republican | Re-elected |
| Wisconsin | Jim Doyle | Democratic | Re-elected |
| Wyoming | Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | Re-elected |
Pick-up Summary
| Gain | Loss | Hold | Net Gain | |||||||
| Inc. | Open | Total | Inc. | Open | Total | Inc. | Open | Total | ||
| Dem | +1 | +5 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | +6 |
| Rep | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -5 | -6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | -6 |
| Ind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National Results for 2006
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