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2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2006 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Janet Napolitano was reelected in a landslide. Napolitano's widespread popularity contributed to her easy reelection; her general approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.[2]

2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
Turnout60.47% Increase 4.14pp [1]
 
Nominee Janet Napolitano Len Munsil
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 959,830 543,528
Percentage 62.6% 35.4%
County results
Napolitano:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Janet Napolitano
Democratic

Elected Governor

Janet Napolitano
Democratic

This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat was elected Governor of Arizona. It is also the last time that a Democrat swept every county in the state in a statewide election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Napolitano (incumbent) 230,881 100.0
Total votes 230,881 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

 
Primary results by county:
  Munsil
  •   61–70%
  •   51–60%
  •   41–50%
  Goldwater
  •   51–60%
  •   41–50%
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Len Munsil 155,778 50.6
Republican Don Goldwater 122,283 39.7
Republican Mike Harris 18,734 6.1
Republican Gary Tupper 11,250 3.7
Republican Write-ins 49 0.0
Total votes 308,094 100.0

Libertarian primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Results edit

Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Barry Hess 3,063 100.0
Total votes 3,063 100.0

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Solid D November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] Safe D November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[6] Safe D November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[7] Safe D November 6, 2006

Polling edit

Source Date released Janet
Napolitano (D) 		Len
Munsil (R)
Survey USA November 3, 2006 57% 38%
Rasmussen October 19, 2006 58% 37%
Survey USA October 17, 2006 56% 37%
Rasmussen September 26, 2006 56% 38%
Survey USA September 19, 2006 56% 40%
Zogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 51.3% 41.1%
Rasmussen August 31, 2006 52% 33%
Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 51.7% 38.0%
Rasmussen Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine August 2, 2006 53% 35%
Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 49.6% 38.7%
Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 48.7% 32.8%
Rasmussen June 12, 2006 58% 29%
Rasmussen April 30, 2006 55% 28%

Results edit

2006 Arizona gubernatorial election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Janet Napolitano (incumbent) 959,830 62.6% +16.4%
Republican Len Munsil 543,528 35.4% -9.8%
Libertarian Barry Hess 30,268 2.0% +0.3%
Write-in 19 0.0%
Majority 416,302 27.1% +26.2%
Turnout 1,533,645
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster".
  3. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
  5. ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links edit

Official campaign websites (Archived)
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