2006_Arizona_gubernatorial_election
2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Arizona
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]
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| Turnout | 60.47%  4.14pp [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidates
- Janet Napolitano, incumbent Governor of Arizona
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Janet Napolitano (incumbent) | 230,881 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 230,881 | 100.0 | ||
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Candidates
- Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew of Barry Goldwater
- Mike Harris, businessman
- Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
- Gary Tupper, contractor
Results
Munsil
- 61–70%
- 51–60%
- 41–50%
Goldwater
- 51–60%
- 41–50%
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
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Candidates
- Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate
Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 3,063 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 3,063 | 100.0 | ||
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Predictions
More information Source, Ranking ...
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| 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 |
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Polling
More information Source, Date released ...
| Source | Date released | Janet Napolitano (D) |
Len Munsil (R) |
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| 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% |
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Results
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Cochise (Largest city: Seirra Vista)
- Graham (Largest city: Safford)
- La Paz (Largest city: Parker)
- Maricopa (Largest city: Phoenix)
- Mohave (Largest city: Lake Havasu City)
- Yavapai (Largest city: Prescott Valley)
- Yuma (Largest city: Yuma)
- "Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- "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) - "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.
- "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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- Official campaign websites (Archived)