2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
November 7, 2006
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

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]

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

Candidates

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

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

Candidates

  • Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Results

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

General election

Predictions

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

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster".
  3. 1 2 3 "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)
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