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2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Janet Napolitano (incumbent) 230,881 100.00%
Total votes 230,881 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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 50.56%
Republican Don Goldwater 122,283 39.39%
Republican Mike Harris 18,734 6.08%
Republican Gary Tupper 11,250 3.65%
Republican Steve Moore (write-in) 49 0.2%
Total votes 308,094 100.00%

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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  • Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Results

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Libertarian primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Barry Hess 3,063 100.00%
Total votes 3,063 100.00%

General election

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Predictions

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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

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Source Date released Janet
Napolitano (D) 		Len
Munsil (R)
Survey USA[8] November 3, 2006 57% 38%
Rasmussen[9] October 19, 2006 58% 37%
Survey USA[10] October 17, 2006 56% 37%
Rasmussen[11] September 26, 2006 56% 38%
Survey USA[12] September 19, 2006 56% 40%
Zogby/WSJ[13] September 11, 2006 51.3% 41.1%
Rasmussen[14] August 31, 2006 52% 33%
Zogby/WSJ[13] August 28, 2006 51.7% 38.0%
Rasmussen[15] August 2, 2006 53% 35%
Zogby/WSJ[13] July 24, 2006 49.6% 38.7%
Zogby/WSJ[13] June 21, 2006 48.7% 32.8%
Rasmussen[16] June 12, 2006 58% 29%
Rasmussen[17] April 30, 2006 55% 28%

Results

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2006 Arizona gubernatorial election[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Janet Napolitano (incumbent) 959,830 62.58% +16.40%
Republican Len Munsil 543,528 35.44% −9.78%
Libertarian Barry Hess 30,268 1.97% +0.31%
Independent Arthur Ray Arvizu (write-in) 10 0.00%
Independent Brian Wright (write-in) 6 0.00%
Independent Robert B. Winn (write-in) 3 0.00%
Majority 416,302 27.14%
Total votes 1,533,645 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +26.18%

Results by county

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County Janet Napolitano
Democratic 		Len Munsil
Republican 		Barry Hess
Libertarian 		All others
Write-in 		Margin Total votes
cast[18]
# % # % # % # % # %
Apache 14,475 77.02% 3,627 19.30% 692 3.68% 1 0.01% 10,848 57.72% 18,795
Cochise 21,416 58.87% 14,038 38.59% 922 2.53% 1 0.00% 7,378 20.28% 36,377
Coconino 28,551 74.54% 8,879 23.18% 872 2.28% 2 0.01% 19,672 51.36% 38,304
Gila 10,586 63.21% 5,803 34.65% 358 2.14% 0 0.00% 4,783 28.56% 16,747
Graham 4,348 55.64% 3,306 42.30% 161 2.06% 0 0.00% 1,042 13.33% 7,815
Greenlee 1,486 69.70% 588 27.58% 58 2.72% 0 0.00% 898 42.12% 2,132
La Paz 2,353 61.39% 1,342 35.01% 138 3.60% 0 0.00% 1,011 26.38% 3,833
Maricopa 538,383 60.64% 332,570 37.46% 16,888 1.90% 12 0.00% 205,813 23.18% 887,853
Mohave 25,400 55.08% 19,588 42.47% 1,129 2.45% 1 0.00% 5,812 12.60% 46,118
Navajo 17,368 64.97% 8,708 32.57% 658 2.46% 0 0.00% 8,660 32.39% 26,734
Pima 195,305 69.22% 82,052 29.08% 4,794 1.70% 0 0.00% 113,253 40.14% 282,151
Pinal 35,428 61.87% 20,716 36.18% 1,116 1.95% 1 0.00% 14,712 25.69% 57,261
Santa Cruz 6,482 78.32% 1,634 19.74% 160 1.93% 0 0.00% 4,848 58.58% 8,276
Yavapai 40,848 56.23% 30,203 41.58% 1,587 2.18% 1 0.00% 10,645 14.65% 72,639
Yuma 17,401 60.82% 10,474 36.61% 735 2.57% 0 0.00% 6,927 24.21% 28,610
Totals 959,830 62.58% 543,528 35.44% 30,268 1.97% 19 0.00% 416,302 27.14% 1,533,645

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State". Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster".
  3. ^ a b c "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 Primary Election - September 12, 2006" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  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. ^ Survey USA
  9. ^ Rasmussen
  10. ^ Survey USA
  11. ^ Rasmussen
  12. ^ Survey USA
  13. ^ a b c d Zogby/WSJ
  14. ^ Rasmussen
  15. ^ Rasmussen Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Rasmussen
  17. ^ Rasmussen
  18. ^ a b "State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 General Election - November 7, 2006" (PDF). Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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Official campaign websites (archived)

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