2006 California Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2006 California Secretary of State election California presidential no 2002 California Secretary of State election 2002 2010 California Secretary of State election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Debra Bowen op.png 150x150px Debra Bowen Democratic Party (United States) 4,032,553 48.09% File:BruceMcPherson (cropped).jpg Bruce McPherson Republican Party (United States) 3,772,951 44.99% 2006 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 300px County results Bowen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% McPherson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Secretary Bruce McPherson Republican Party (United States) Debra Bowen Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson. Primary results A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here. Results by county are available here and here. Democratic Candidates Debra Bowen, State Senator Deborah Ortiz, State Senator California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2006 Debra Bowen 1,316,542 60.84 Deborah Ortiz 847,419 39.16 2,163,961 100.00 Others California Secretary of State primary, 2006 (Others) California Republican Party Bruce McPherson 1,593,019 100.00 Green Party of California Forrest Hill 31,764 100.00 Libertarian Party of California Gail Lightfoot 16,870 100.00 American Independent Party Glenn McMillon 32,289 100.00 Peace and Freedom Party (United States) Margie Akin 3,929 100.00 Results California Secretary of State election, 2006http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/sos.pdf Secretary of State 2008-07-16 2006-12-16 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043200/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/sos.pdf# 2008-07-17 dead http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf Registration and Participation 2008-07-16 2006-12-18 PDF Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf# 2008-07-17 dead California Democratic Party Debra Bowen 4,032,553 48.09 California Republican Party Bruce McPherson (incumbent) 3,772,951 44.99 Green Party of California Forrest Hill 181,369 2.16 Libertarian Party of California Gail Lightfoot 171,393 2.04 American Independent Party Glenn McMillon 135,824 1.62 Peace and Freedom Party Margie Akin 91,483 1.09 513,486 5.77 8,385,573 100.00 39.29 California Democratic Party California Republican Party Results by county Results from the Secretary of State of California: County Bowen Votes McPherson Votes Hill Votes Lightfoot Votes Others VotesSan Francisco72.97%169,08017.78%41,1905.16%11,9471.79%4,1582.30%5,329Alameda67.80%267,08825.06%98,7213.46%13,6341.63%6,4182.05%8,059Marin61.34%62,24831.69%32,1623.19%3,2391.60%1,6252.18%2,211San Mateo60.29%119,03732.99%65,1412.87%5,6661.67%3,2902.19%4,318Los Angeles58.46%1,100,86534.66%652,6622.03%38,1772.06%38,8062.80%52,680Sonoma55.67%94,42434.84%59,0924.08%6,9182.25%3,8243.16%4,364Santa Clara55.21%229,13538.20%158,5502.32%9,6431.98%8,2282.28%9,448Contra Costa54.61%159,81939.44%115,4082.10%6,1521.75%5,1112.10%6,151Mendocino53.49%15,99534.05%10,1815.85%1,7482.71%8113.90%1,167Solano52.98%53,72141.06%41,6291.69%1,7101.78%1,8042.49%2,531Yolo52.65%27,86241.53%21,9782.63%1,3901.59%8431.61%850Imperial51.83%11,25639.98%8,6841.63%3552.33%5064.23%918Napa50.83%21,06040.76%16,8893.66%1,5182.03%8422.71%1,124Humboldt49.60%23,24238.04%17,8236.32%2,9622.84%1,3303.20%1,499Santa Cruz46.97%41,83546.53%41,4403.18%2,8361.42%1,2681.89%1,682Lake46.48%8,89543.35%8,2973.71%7112.45%4684.02%768Alpine45.81%23546.39%2382.73%143.12%161.95%10Santa Barbara44.89%52,95847.58%56,1262.31%2,7292.36%2,7812.86%3,366Sacramento43.01%149,78450.90%177,2591.91%6,6681.88%6,5312.30%8,031Ventura42.86%91,27449.94%106,3702.05%4,3562.49%5,3022.67%5,679Monterey41.94%36,57153.13%46,3301.55%1,3491.42%1,2401.95%1,703San Joaquin41.59%56,20351.77%69,9541.52%2,0592.16%2,9192.96%4,000San Diego41.29%310,04952.81%396,5651.53%11,5031.81%13,6102.57%19,246San Bernardino40.31%134,75151.88%173,4481.62%5,4312.77%9,2633.42%11,422Merced39.83%16,29253.16%21,7471.55%6342.29%9353.18%1,299Del Norte39.66%2,60850.67%3,3322.42%1593.10%2044.16%273Mono39.69%1,45351.43%1,8833.55%1302.62%962.71%99San Benito39.37%5,60055.65%7,9161.32%1881.68%2391.98%282Riverside38.13%143,01554.99%206,2471.36%5,0902.28%8,5643.24%12,173Stanislaus38.12%38,86456.37%57,4651.45%1,4831.49%1,5152.57%2,624Trinity38.13%2,15750.29%2,8453.94%2234.15%2353.48%197San Luis Obispo37.87%35,59555.66%52,3181.91%1,7972.21%2,0742.35%2,208Nevada37.14%15,60055.59%23,3513.06%1,2852.27%9551.94%812Butte35.61%24,01655.66%37,5352.68%1,8072.54%1,7153.51%2,364Fresno35.68%61,29758.21%100,0191.75%3,0031.83%3,1382.54%4,357Siskiyou35.49%5,77756.37%9,1771.84%2992.52%4103.79%616Mariposa34.08%2,56158.06%4,3632.49%1872.37%1783.01%226Orange34.04%239,44758.56%411,9431.67%11,7622.36%16,5713.37%23,700Tuolumne33.47%6,94558.93%12,2272.39%4952.30%4772.91%604Inyo33.11%2,09757.89%3,6672.37%1503.19%2023.45%218Plumas32.81%2,84860.04%5,2112.04%1771.87%1623.24%281Kings32.69%7,32460.46%13,5441.49%3342.17%4863.19%714Calaveras31.84%5,58559.65%10,4622.33%4082.91%5103.28%575Amador31.22%4,56861.94%9,0631.70%2492.21%3232.93%429Madera31.09%9,24262.21%18,4901.69%5022.04%6062.97%882Sutter30.83%7,20663.44%14,8251.16%2711.87%4362.71%632Tulare30.72%20,88564.14%43,6131.27%8631.52%1,0332.35%1,598Yuba30.61%4,18160.72%8,2941.77%2422.88%3944.02%549Kern30.13%44,35063.14%92,9301.34%1,9722.20%3,2413.18%4,681Tehama30.13%5,36962.25%11,0941.57%2802.51%4473.54%631El Dorado30.18%19,99863.19%41,8662.17%1,4352.10%1,3892.37%1,570Placer29.95%36,01564.68%77,7611.64%1,9671.70%2,0472.03%2,443Shasta29.69%17,17563.63%36,8031.39%8042.02%1,1713.26%1,888Colusa29.34%1,42165.91%3,1921.14%551.53%742.09%101Sierra28.77%45062.79%9822.43%383.26%512.75%43Glenn27.41%2,02365.97%4,8691.41%1041.80%1333.42%252Lassen27.07%2,27763.77%5,3632.33%1963.20%2693.63%305Modoc25.34%92566.22%2,4171.78%653.26%1193.40%124 See also California state elections, 1974 State of California Secretary of State of California References External links VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State Official Homepage of the Secretary of State of California Category:2006 California elections Category:California Secretary of State elections California Category:November 2006 in the United States