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2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election California presidential no 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 2002 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:John Garamendi (cropped).jpg 150x150px John Garamendi Democratic Party (United States) 4,189,584 49.12% File:Tom McClintock (cropped).jpg Tom McClintock Republican Party (United States) 3,845,858 45.09% 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGaramendi: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%McClintock: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante John Garamendi Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
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.
Primary results
The 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
Candidates
John Garamendi, Incumbent Insurance Commissioner, and candidate for governor in 1982, 1994, and 2003
Jackie Speier, State Senator
Liz Figueroa, State Senator
California Lt. Governor Democratic primary, 2006
John Garamendi
1,045,130
42.53
Jackie Speier
975,547
39.70
Liz Figueroa
436,868
17.78
2,457,545
100.00
Republican
California Lt. Governor Republican primary, 2006
Tom McClintock
1,760,667
93.75
Tony Farmer
117,335
6.25
1,878,002
100.00
Others
California Lt. Governor primary, 2006 (Others)
Green Party of California
Donna Warren
31,162
100.00
American Independent Party
Jim King
29,014
100.00
Libertarian Party of California
Lynette Shaw
16,128
100.00
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Stewart Alexander
3,549
100.00
Results
California lieutenant governor election, 2006http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ltgov.pdf Lieutenant Governor 2008-07-16 2006-12-16 Secretary of State of California https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043217/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/ltgov.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 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
John Garamendi
4,189,584
49.12%
California Republican Party
Tom McClintock
3,845,858
45.09%
Green Party of California
Donna Warren
239,107
2.80%
Libertarian Party of California
Lynnette Shaw
142,851
1.67%
American Independent Party
Jim King
68,446
0.80%
Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
Stewart Alexander
43,319
0.51%
369,894
4.16%
8,529,165
100.00%
39.29%
California Democratic Party
By county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
County Garamendi Votes McClintock Votes Warren Votes Others VotesSan Francisco 74.15% 175,882 17.65% 41,871 5.32% 12,629 2.87% 6,828Alameda 68.48% 270,885 25.46% 100,689 4.49% 17,777 2.72% 10,741Marin 64.85% 67,170 28.94% 29,978 3.98% 4,126 3.05% 3,159Santa Cruz 63.30% 55,352 28.59% 25,001 5.64% 4,935 3.56% 3,117San Mateo 62.67% 125,199 32.50% 64,934 3.52% 7,033 2.24% 4,482Sonoma 60.70% 103,019 32.59% 55,320 4.60% 7,808 3.51% 5,962Los Angeles 58.82% 1,116,151 37.03% 702,553 2.50% 47,463 3.19% 60,531Santa Clara 57.61% 238,352 37.56% 155,389 2.91% 12,050 3.27% 13,509Contra Costa 56.90% 167,965 38.81% 114,567 2.84% 8,387 2.62% 7,751Yolo 54.05% 28,845 40.83% 21,793 3.72% 1,983 1.94% 1,035Mendocino 54.09% 16,179 35.58% 10,641 7.11% 2,128 4.76% 1,422Monterey 53.67% 45,809 41.29% 35,239 3.21% 2,742 3.34% 2,852Solano 53.22% 54,105 42.87% 43,590 2.45% 2,493 2.61% 2,653Napa 52.81% 21,858 41.89% 17,337 3.62% 1,500 2.88% 1,195Humboldt 50.21% 23,595 39.56% 18,592 7.31% 3,435 4.27% 2,005Alpine 48.95% 257 42.67% 224 4.76% 25 3.81% 20Imperial 49.16% 10,334 44.58% 9,372 4.10% 862 5.47% 1,151San Benito 48.32% 6,745 47.31% 6,604 2.62% 366 3.51% 489San Joaquin 47.97% 65,145 48.43% 65,762 2.01% 2,731 2.84% 3,857Lake 47.51% 9,018 45.55% 8,647 4.27% 811 4.58% 867Sacramento 47.19% 165,252 48.34% 169,300 2.89% 10,129 2.89% 10,124Santa Barbara 44.69% 53,443 50.41% 60,275 3.03% 3,625 2.92% 3,489Mono 44.58% 1,636 49.65% 1,822 3.16% 116 3.96% 145Merced 44.50% 18,089 51.61% 20,977 2.01% 817 3.83% 1,559Stanislaus 43.19% 44,106 53.75% 54,885 1.84% 1,878 2.29% 2,330Del Norte 42.58% 2,761 51.62% 3,347 3.01% 195 4.85% 315Calaveras 42.21% 7,513 53.67% 9,553 2.38% 424 2.82% 502San Diego 41.60% 311,988 54.10% 405,673 2.58% 19,369 2.94% 22,008Ventura 41.32% 89,988 55.14% 120,089 2.03% 4,429 2.48% 5,397San Bernardino 41.45% 138,032 54.29% 180,824 2.37% 7,909 3.64% 12,126Tuolumne 40.65% 8,491 55.14% 11,517 2.56% 534 2.66% 555San Luis Obispo 39.68% 37,591 55.46% 52,536 3.13% 2,964 2.69% 2,545Nevada 39.07% 16,613 54.73% 23,275 4.11% 1,749 2.60% 1,105Fresno 39.14% 67,506 57.15% 98,580 2.20% 3,792 2.84% 4,882Trinity 38.74% 2,199 51.92% 2,947 5.39% 306 5.06% 287Amador 38.72% 5,697 57.41% 8,448 2.26% 333 2.78% 409Riverside 38.72% 144,014 57.42% 213,564 2.07% 7,712 3.52% 13,119Butte 37.53% 25,282 56.07% 37,774 4.15% 2,797 3.70% 2,497Mariposa 36.81% 2,749 57.97% 4,330 3.07% 229 3.54% 264Kings 35.59% 7,925 61.11% 13,608 1.90% 422 3.04% 678Siskiyou 35.12% 5,700 59.16% 9,602 3.04% 493 4.32% 700Plumas 35.01% 3,047 60.00% 5,221 2.86% 249 3.51% 305Orange 34.41% 244,176 61.94% 439,549 2.10% 14,911 2.69% 19,038Inyo 34.55% 2,165 59.14% 3,706 3.42% 214 4.90% 307El Dorado 33.96% 22,634 61.48% 40,982 2.77% 1,845 2.71% 1,808Placer 33.58% 40,770 62.67% 76,098 2.27% 2,759 2.31% 2,795Madera 33.67% 9,988 62.92% 18,665 1.85% 550 2.83% 839Tulare 32.83% 22,240 64.29% 43,553 1.66% 1,122 2.55% 1,722Yuba 31.70% 4,283 62.69% 8,470 3.42% 462 3.96% 534Lassen 30.97% 2,613 63.71% 5,376 2.89% 244 3.65% 308Sutter 30.81% 7,166 65.99% 15,347 1.80% 419 2.80% 653Colusa 30.42% 1,470 66.73% 3,225 1.82% 88 2.44% 118Kern 30.36% 44,516 66.17% 97,035 1.96% 2,869 2.94% 4,319Tehama 30.55% 5,345 65.47% 11,454 1.85% 324 4.15% 726Shasta 30.08% 17,231 65.76% 37,668 2.18% 1,249 3.52% 2,016Sierra 29.60% 462 63.61% 993 4.16% 65 4.16% 65Glenn 28.00% 2,052 68.27% 5,003 1.87% 137 3.36% 246Modoc 26.87% 986 67.68% 2,484 2.56% 94 4.22% 155
See also
2006 California elections
State of California
Lieutenant Governor of California
List of lieutenant governors 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 Lieutenant Governor of California
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