2006 California State Board of Equalization election

none January 2026 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections California legislative no 2002 California State Board of Equalization elections 2002 2010 California State Board of Equalization elections 2010 All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization 2006 11 07 California Democratic Party 2 2 2 4,101,849 51.3% California Republican Party 2 2 2 3,414,117 42.7% The 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 7, 2006, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 6, 2006.https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2006-primary/sov_detail_primary_boe.pdf June 6, 2006, Gubernatorial Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2006-general/boe.pdf November 7, 2006, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization Secretary of State of California January 4, 2026 2 Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2006 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 4,101,849 51.3% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 4 3,414,117 42.7% 2 2 50.0%Peace and Freedom Party 4 276,610 3.5% 0 0 0.0%Libertarian Party 3 199,306 2.5% 0 0 0.0% Total 15 7,991,882 100.0% 4 4 100.0% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 51.3 Republican Republican Party (United States) 42.7 Peace and Freedom Peace and Freedom Party 3.5 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 2.5 Board of Equalization seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 50.0 Republican Republican Party (United States) 50.0 Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Betty Yee Democratic Betty Yee Democratic2nd Bill Leonard Republican Bill Leonard Republican3rd Claude Parrish Republican Michelle Steel Republican4th John Chiang Democratic Judy Chu Democratic District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden. She was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Betty Yee (incumbent) 729,992 100.0 729,992 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary California Republican Party David J. Neighbors 332,218 100.0 332,218 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 5,841 100.0 5,841 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party David Campbell 1,508 100.0 1,508 100.0 General election Candidates David Campbell (P&F), office workerhttps://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2006-primary/certified_list_of_nominated_candidates.pdf NOMINATED CANDIDATES RESULTING FROM OFFICIAL CANVASS OF RETURNS, CERTIFIED JULY 15, 2006 Secretary of State of California January 6, 2025 David J. Neighbors (R), CPA Kennita Watson (L), retired engineer Betty Yee (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Results California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2006 California Democratic Party Betty Yee (incumbent) 1,508,130 65.0 California Republican Party David J. Neighbors 677,942 29.2 Libertarian Party of California Kennita Watson 68,405 2.9 Peace and Freedom Party David Campbell 67,697 2.9 2,322,174 100.0 California Democratic Party District 2 The incumbent was Republican Bill Leonard, who was elected in 2002 with 58.7% of the vote. Leonard was running for reelection. Primary election Results 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Tim Raboy 286,188 67.3 California Democratic Party Tom Bright 139,566 32.7 425,754 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary California Republican Party Bill Leonard (incumbent) 353,710 67.6 California Republican Party Ed Streichman 170,154 32.4 523,864 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Willard Del Michlin 3,989 100.0 3,989 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Richard R. Perry 866 100.0 866 100.0 General election Candidates Bill Leonard (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Willard Del Michlin (L), financial consultant Richard R. Perry (P&F), gardener Tim Raboy (D), investigator Results California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2006 California Republican Party Bill Leonard (incumbent) 1,155,308 55.8 California Democratic Party Tim Raboy 783,829 37.9 Peace and Freedom Party Richard R. Perry 75,419 3.6 Libertarian Party of California Willard Del Michlin 57,823 2.7 2,072,379 100.0 California Republican Party District 3 The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. Due to term limits, he was ineligible for reelection. Primary election Results 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 366,004 100.0 366,004 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary California Republican Party Michelle Steel 206,546 37.8 California Republican Party Ray Haynes 184,417 33.7 California Republican Party Steve Petruzzo 89,497 16.3 California Republican Party Hal "Jimbo" Styles 38,532 7.0 California Republican Party Lewis A. Da Silva 28,643 5.2 547,635 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Mary Lou Finley 803 100.0 803 100.0 General election Candidates Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist Michelle Steel (R), Equalization Boardmember's Deputy Steel's ballot designation of "Equalization Boardmember's Deputy" was controversial. According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, Marcus Frishman had served as deputy to incumbent boardmember Claude Parrish for eight years. On December 30, 2005, Parrish demoted Frishman, cutting his pay by 31%, and hiring Steel to fill in as the deputy. Steel resigned on March 31, 2006, and Frishman was rehired as Parrish's deputy the day after (with a 1% higher salary than his pre-demotion salary). During the three months that Frishman was demoted, he also worked on Steel's campaign for an undisclosed amount. One of Steel's primary opponent accused Steel of orchestrating the scheme in order to appear like she has more experience with the position that she was seeking than she actually had.https://www.latimes.com/la-me-election17may17-story.html Job Title on Ballot Spurs Questions May 17, 2006 Evan Halper The Los Angeles Times Results California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2006 California Republican Party Michelle Steel 1,147,514 57.0 California Democratic Party Mary Christian-Heising 774,499 38.5 Peace and Freedom Party Mary Lou Finley 91,467 4.5 2,013,480 100.0 California Republican Party District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. He was ineligible for reelection. Primary election Results 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary California Democratic Party Judy Chu 243,428 49.7 California Democratic Party Jerome Horton 154,536 31.5 California Democratic Party Rita Rogers 60,621 12.3 California Democratic Party Vonny T. Abbott 32,020 6.5 490,605 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary California Republican Party Glen Forsch 80,459 43.3 California Republican Party John Y. Wong 79,421 42.7 California Republican Party Sam Song Yong Park 26,099 14.0 185,979 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary Libertarian Party of California Monica W. Kadera 2,168 100.0 2,168 100.0 2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary Peace and Freedom Party Cindy Varela Henderson 740 100.0 740 100.0 General election Candidates Judy Chu (D), member of the California State Assembly (2001-2006) Glen Forsch (R), businessman Cindy Varela Henderson (P&F), telephone technician Monica W. Kadera (L), CPA Results California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2006 California Democratic Party Judy Chu 1,035,391 65.4 California Republican Party Glen Forsch 433,353 27.4 Libertarian Party of California Monica W. Kadera 73,078 4.6 Peace and Freedom Party Cindy Varela Henderson 42,027 2.6 1,583,849 100.0 California Democratic Party References State Board of Equalization Category:California State Board of Equalization elections California State Board of Equalization