2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tom McClintock, to succeed incumbent Cruz Bustamante, who was term-limited and ran for Insurance Commissioner.
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Primary results
editThe primary elections took place on June 6. A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094419/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
editCandidates
edit- John Garamendi, Incumbent Insurance Commissioner, and candidate for governor in 1982, 1994, and 2003
- Jackie Speier, State Senator
- Liz Figueroa, State Senator
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Garamendi | 1,045,130 | 42.53 | |
| Jackie Speier | 975,547 | 39.70 | |
| Liz Figueroa | 436,868 | 17.78 | |
| Total votes | 2,457,545 | 100.00 | |
Republican
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom McClintock | 1,760,667 | 93.75 | |
| Tony Farmer | 117,335 | 6.25 | |
| Total votes | 1,878,002 | 100.00 | |
Others
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Donna Warren | 31,162 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 29,014 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Lynette Shaw | 16,128 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Stewart Alexander | 3,549 | 100.00 | |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Garamendi | 4,189,584 | 49.12% | |
| Republican | Tom McClintock | 3,845,858 | 45.09% | |
| Green | Donna Warren | 239,107 | 2.80% | |
| Libertarian | Lynnette Shaw | 142,851 | 1.67% | |
| American Independent | Jim King | 68,446 | 0.80% | |
| Peace and Freedom | Stewart Alexander | 43,319 | 0.51% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 369,894 | 4.16% | ||
| Total votes | 8,529,165 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 39.29% | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
editResults from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
| County | Garamendi | Votes | McClintock | Votes | Warren | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 74.15% | 175,882 | 17.65% | 41,871 | 5.32% | 12,629 | 2.87% | 6,828 |
| Alameda | 68.48% | 270,885 | 25.46% | 100,689 | 4.49% | 17,777 | 2.72% | 10,741 |
| Marin | 64.85% | 67,170 | 28.94% | 29,978 | 3.98% | 4,126 | 3.05% | 3,159 |
| Santa Cruz | 63.30% | 55,352 | 28.59% | 25,001 | 5.64% | 4,935 | 3.56% | 3,117 |
| San Mateo | 62.67% | 125,199 | 32.50% | 64,934 | 3.52% | 7,033 | 2.24% | 4,482 |
| Sonoma | 60.70% | 103,019 | 32.59% | 55,320 | 4.60% | 7,808 | 3.51% | 5,962 |
| Los Angeles | 58.82% | 1,116,151 | 37.03% | 702,553 | 2.50% | 47,463 | 3.19% | 60,531 |
| Santa Clara | 57.61% | 238,352 | 37.56% | 155,389 | 2.91% | 12,050 | 3.27% | 13,509 |
| Contra Costa | 56.90% | 167,965 | 38.81% | 114,567 | 2.84% | 8,387 | 2.62% | 7,751 |
| Yolo | 54.05% | 28,845 | 40.83% | 21,793 | 3.72% | 1,983 | 1.94% | 1,035 |
| Mendocino | 54.09% | 16,179 | 35.58% | 10,641 | 7.11% | 2,128 | 4.76% | 1,422 |
| Monterey | 53.67% | 45,809 | 41.29% | 35,239 | 3.21% | 2,742 | 3.34% | 2,852 |
| Solano | 53.22% | 54,105 | 42.87% | 43,590 | 2.45% | 2,493 | 2.61% | 2,653 |
| Napa | 52.81% | 21,858 | 41.89% | 17,337 | 3.62% | 1,500 | 2.88% | 1,195 |
| Humboldt | 50.21% | 23,595 | 39.56% | 18,592 | 7.31% | 3,435 | 4.27% | 2,005 |
| Alpine | 48.95% | 257 | 42.67% | 224 | 4.76% | 25 | 3.81% | 20 |
| Imperial | 49.16% | 10,334 | 44.58% | 9,372 | 4.10% | 862 | 5.47% | 1,151 |
| San Benito | 48.32% | 6,745 | 47.31% | 6,604 | 2.62% | 366 | 3.51% | 489 |
| San Joaquin | 47.97% | 65,145 | 48.43% | 65,762 | 2.01% | 2,731 | 2.84% | 3,857 |
| Lake | 47.51% | 9,018 | 45.55% | 8,647 | 4.27% | 811 | 4.58% | 867 |
| Sacramento | 47.19% | 165,252 | 48.34% | 169,300 | 2.89% | 10,129 | 2.89% | 10,124 |
| Santa Barbara | 44.69% | 53,443 | 50.41% | 60,275 | 3.03% | 3,625 | 2.92% | 3,489 |
| Mono | 44.58% | 1,636 | 49.65% | 1,822 | 3.16% | 116 | 3.96% | 145 |
| Merced | 44.50% | 18,089 | 51.61% | 20,977 | 2.01% | 817 | 3.83% | 1,559 |
| Stanislaus | 43.19% | 44,106 | 53.75% | 54,885 | 1.84% | 1,878 | 2.29% | 2,330 |
| Del Norte | 42.58% | 2,761 | 51.62% | 3,347 | 3.01% | 195 | 4.85% | 315 |
| Calaveras | 42.21% | 7,513 | 53.67% | 9,553 | 2.38% | 424 | 2.82% | 502 |
| San Diego | 41.60% | 311,988 | 54.10% | 405,673 | 2.58% | 19,369 | 2.94% | 22,008 |
| Ventura | 41.32% | 89,988 | 55.14% | 120,089 | 2.03% | 4,429 | 2.48% | 5,397 |
| San Bernardino | 41.45% | 138,032 | 54.29% | 180,824 | 2.37% | 7,909 | 3.64% | 12,126 |
| Tuolumne | 40.65% | 8,491 | 55.14% | 11,517 | 2.56% | 534 | 2.66% | 555 |
| San Luis Obispo | 39.68% | 37,591 | 55.46% | 52,536 | 3.13% | 2,964 | 2.69% | 2,545 |
| Nevada | 39.07% | 16,613 | 54.73% | 23,275 | 4.11% | 1,749 | 2.60% | 1,105 |
| Fresno | 39.14% | 67,506 | 57.15% | 98,580 | 2.20% | 3,792 | 2.84% | 4,882 |
| Trinity | 38.74% | 2,199 | 51.92% | 2,947 | 5.39% | 306 | 5.06% | 287 |
| Amador | 38.72% | 5,697 | 57.41% | 8,448 | 2.26% | 333 | 2.78% | 409 |
| Riverside | 38.72% | 144,014 | 57.42% | 213,564 | 2.07% | 7,712 | 3.52% | 13,119 |
| Butte | 37.53% | 25,282 | 56.07% | 37,774 | 4.15% | 2,797 | 3.70% | 2,497 |
| Mariposa | 36.81% | 2,749 | 57.97% | 4,330 | 3.07% | 229 | 3.54% | 264 |
| Kings | 35.59% | 7,925 | 61.11% | 13,608 | 1.90% | 422 | 3.04% | 678 |
| Siskiyou | 35.12% | 5,700 | 59.16% | 9,602 | 3.04% | 493 | 4.32% | 700 |
| Plumas | 35.01% | 3,047 | 60.00% | 5,221 | 2.86% | 249 | 3.51% | 305 |
| Orange | 34.41% | 244,176 | 61.94% | 439,549 | 2.10% | 14,911 | 2.69% | 19,038 |
| Inyo | 34.55% | 2,165 | 59.14% | 3,706 | 3.42% | 214 | 4.90% | 307 |
| El Dorado | 33.96% | 22,634 | 61.48% | 40,982 | 2.77% | 1,845 | 2.71% | 1,808 |
| Placer | 33.58% | 40,770 | 62.67% | 76,098 | 2.27% | 2,759 | 2.31% | 2,795 |
| Madera | 33.67% | 9,988 | 62.92% | 18,665 | 1.85% | 550 | 2.83% | 839 |
| Tulare | 32.83% | 22,240 | 64.29% | 43,553 | 1.66% | 1,122 | 2.55% | 1,722 |
| Yuba | 31.70% | 4,283 | 62.69% | 8,470 | 3.42% | 462 | 3.96% | 534 |
| Lassen | 30.97% | 2,613 | 63.71% | 5,376 | 2.89% | 244 | 3.65% | 308 |
| Sutter | 30.81% | 7,166 | 65.99% | 15,347 | 1.80% | 419 | 2.80% | 653 |
| Colusa | 30.42% | 1,470 | 66.73% | 3,225 | 1.82% | 88 | 2.44% | 118 |
| Kern | 30.36% | 44,516 | 66.17% | 97,035 | 1.96% | 2,869 | 2.94% | 4,319 |
| Tehama | 30.55% | 5,345 | 65.47% | 11,454 | 1.85% | 324 | 4.15% | 726 |
| Shasta | 30.08% | 17,231 | 65.76% | 37,668 | 2.18% | 1,249 | 3.52% | 2,016 |
| Sierra | 29.60% | 462 | 63.61% | 993 | 4.16% | 65 | 4.16% | 65 |
| Glenn | 28.00% | 2,052 | 68.27% | 5,003 | 1.87% | 137 | 3.36% | 246 |
| Modoc | 26.87% | 986 | 67.68% | 2,484 | 2.56% | 94 | 4.22% | 155 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Lieutenant Governor" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 16, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- ^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.