2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

none related races 2006 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election Arizona presidential no 2002 Arizona gubernatorial election 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 Arizona gubernatorial election 2010 File:Portrait Napolitano hires crop.JPG 150x150px Janet Napolitano Democratic Party (United States) 959,830 62.58% 220px County results 220px Precinct results 1 220px Napolitano: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Munsil: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Governor Janet Napolitano Democratic Party (United States) Janet Napolitano Democratic Party (United States) File:Len Munsil.jpg Len Munsil Republican Party (United States) 543,528 35.44% 60.47% 4.14pp https://azsos.gov/elections/results-data/voter-registration-statistics Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State 7 May 2023 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%.http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGovernor061019State.htm SurveyUSA America's Neighborhood Pollster 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 Candidates Janet Napolitano, incumbent governor of Arizona Results Democratic primary resultshttps://apps.azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 Primary Election - September 12, 2006 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-14 Janet Napolitano (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 230,881 100.00% 230,881 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew of Barry Goldwater Mike Harris, businessman Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) Gary Tupper, contractor Results thumb|220px|Primary results by county: #d60f0f Munsil #a70808 61–70% #d60f0f 51–60% #ff0000 41–50% #ffff00 Goldwater #ffff00 51–60% #f2f26c 41–50% Republican primary results Len Munsil Republican Party (United States) 155,778 50.56% Don Goldwater Republican Party (United States) 122,283 39.39% Mike Harris Republican Party (United States) 18,734 6.08% Gary Tupper Republican Party (United States) 11,250 3.65% Republican Party (United States) Steve Moore (write-in) 49 0.2% 308,094 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate Results Libertarian primary results Barry Hess Arizona Libertarian Party 3,063 100.00% 3,063 100.00% General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Solid D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Safe D November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Safe D November 6, 2006 Polling Source Date released JanetNapolitano (D) LenMunsil (R)Survey USASurvey USA November 3, 2006 57% 38%RasmussenRasmussen October 19, 2006 58% 37%Survey USASurvey USA October 17, 2006 56% 37%RasmussenRasmussen September 26, 2006 56% 38%Survey USASurvey USA September 19, 2006 56% 40%Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 51.3% 41.1%RasmussenRasmussen August 31, 2006 52% 33%Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 51.7% 38.0%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060922092234/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/arizonaGovernor.htm 2006-09-22 August 2, 2006 53% 35%Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 49.6% 38.7%Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 48.7% 32.8%RasmussenRasmussen June 12, 2006 58% 29%RasmussenRasmussen April 30, 2006 55% 28% Results 2006 Arizona gubernatorial electionhttps://apps.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf State of Arizona Official Canvass 2006 General Election - November 7, 2006 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-14 Democratic Party (United States) Janet Napolitano (incumbent) 959,830 62.58% +16.40% Republican Party (United States) Len Munsil 543,528 35.44% -9.78% Arizona Libertarian Party 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% 416,302 27.14% 1,533,645 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) +26.18% By county County Janet NapolitanoDemocratic Len MunsilRepublican Barry HessLibertarian All others Write-in Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # %Apache14,47577.02%3,62719.30%6923.68%10.01%10,84857.72%18,795Cochise21,41658.87%14,03838.59%9222.53%10.00%7,37820.28%36,377Coconino28,55174.54%8,87923.18%8722.28%20.01%19,67251.36%38,304Gila10,58663.21%5,80334.65%3582.14%00.00%4,78328.56%16,747Graham4,34855.64%3,30642.30%1612.06%00.00%1,04213.33%7,815Greenlee1,48669.70%58827.58%582.72%00.00%89842.12%2,132La Paz2,35361.39%1,34235.01%1383.60%00.00%1,01126.38%3,833Maricopa538,38360.64%332,57037.46%16,8881.90%120.00%205,81323.18%887,853Mohave25,40055.08%19,58842.47%1,1292.45%10.00%5,81212.60%46,118Navajo17,36864.97%8,70832.57%6582.46%00.00%8,66032.39%26,734Pima195,30569.22%82,05229.08%4,7941.70%00.00%113,25340.14%282,151Pinal35,42861.87%20,71636.18%1,1161.95%10.00%14,71225.69%57,261Santa Cruz6,48278.32%1,63419.74%1601.93%00.00%4,84858.58%8,276Yavapai40,84856.23%30,20341.58%1,5872.18%10.00%10,64514.65%72,639Yuma17,40160.82%10,47436.61%7352.57%00.00%6,92724.21%28,610Totals959,83062.58%543,52835.44%30,2681.97%190.00%416,30227.14%1,533,645 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cochise (largest city: Sierra Vista) Graham (largest city: Safford) La Paz (largest city: Parker) Maricopa (largest city: Phoenix) Mohave (largest city: Lake Havasu City) Yavapai (largest city: Prescott Valley) Yuma (largest city: Yuma) right 220px Shift by county 220px Trend by county Legend #006D92 Democratic —+>40% #00a1c8 Democratic —+30−40% #00bdec Democratic —+25−30% #09ceff Democratic—+20%−25% #4bdbff Democratic—+15%−20% #77e3ff Democratic—+10−15% #aaeeff Democratic—+5−10% #D5F6FF Democratic—+<5% #FFD5D5 Republican—+<5% #FFAAAA Republican—+5−10% #FF8080 Republican—+10−15% #FF5555 Republican—+15−20% #FF2A2A Republican—+20−25% #FF0000 Republican—+25−30% 220px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections Governors of Arizona References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Janet Napolitano Len Munsil Barry Hess 2006 Gubernatorial Category:2006 United States gubernatorial elections