2006 Arizona elections

none August 2025 February 2026 September 2023 2006 Arizona elections Arizona midterm no 2004 Arizona elections 2004 2008 Arizona elections 2008 The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7, 2006. All election results are from the Arizona Secretary of State's office.STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS https://apps.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf 7 July 2021 The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the primary ballot for all races was June 14, 2006. Federal United States Senate 2006 United States Senate election in Arizona United States House 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona State Races for Governor of Arizona, Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of State of Arizona, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Mine Inspector, and two seats on the five-member Corporation Commission will be decided. All races except for the State Mine Inspector, State Treasurer, and one seat on the Corporation Commission feature incumbents running for re-election. Governor 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election Attorney General 220px|thumb|Results by county: #7996E2 Goddard #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #E27F7F Montgomery #E27F7F 50-60% Democratic incumbent Terry Goddard, the former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, ran for a second four-year term after winning his first in 2003. He was challenged by Republican Bill Montgomery, former prosecutor of Maricopa County. Arizona Attorney General general election Democratic Party (US) Terry Goddard 899,007 60.2% Republican Party (US) Bill Montgomery 595,317 39.8% 1,494,324 100.0% Secretary of State thumb|220px|Results by county: #E27F7F Brewer #E27F7F 50-60% #D75D5D 60-70% #7996E2 Torres #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Republican incumbent Jan Brewer, the former chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, ran for a second four-year term, after winning her first term in 2002. She was challenged by Democrat Israel Torres, the former Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a businessman and attorney, and Libertarian Ernest Hancock, a talk radio producer, real estate agent, and restaurant owner. Arizona Secretary of State general election Republican Party (US) Jan Brewer 848,394 57.2% Democratic Party (US) Israel Torres 583,646 39.4% Libertarian Party (US) Ernest Hancock 51,093 3.4% Write-in Selena A. Naumoff 35 0.0% 1,483,168 100.0% Superintendent of Public Instruction 220px|thumb|Results by county Horne: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Williams: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Republican incumbent Tom Horne ran against Democratic challenger Jason Williams. Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction general election Republican Party (US) Tom Horne 781,678 53.8% Democratic Party (US) Jason Williams 672,909 46.2% 1,454,587 100.0% State Treasurer thumb|220px|Results by county: #E27F7F Martin #E27F7F 50-60% #D75D5D 60-70% #7996E2 Singh #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Republican incumbent Dean Martin ran against Democratic challenger Rano Singh. Arizona State Treasurer general election Republican Party (US) Dean Martin 821,138 56.7% Democratic Party (US) Rano Singh 627,190 43.3% 1,448,328 100.0% State Mine Inspector 220px|thumb|Results by county Hart: #A80000 90–100% Republican incumbent Joe Hart, a former state representative and businessman, ran for reelection uncontested. Arizona State Mine Inspector general election Republican Party (US) Joe Hart 1,057,097 100.0% 1,057,097 100.0% Corporation Commissioner Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for re-election. Republican incumbents Kris Mayes and Gary Pierce ran for the seats, challenged by Democrats Richard Boyer and Mark Manoil. Libertarian Rick Fowlkes also ran for the position. Arizona Corporation Commissioner general election Republican Party (US) Kris Mayes 653,344 26.1% Republican Party (US) Gary Pierce 638,466 25.5% Democratic Party (US) Richard Boyer 581,885 23.2% Democratic Party (US) Mark Manoil 541,562 21.6% Libertarian Party (US) Rick Fowlkes 91,684 3.7% 2,506,941 100.0% Legislative elections 2006 Arizona Senate election 2006 Arizona House of Representatives election All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives and all 30 seats in the Arizona Senate will be up for election. There are five incumbents not seeking re-election to the seats they currently hold, and eight races in which there is only one candidate for election. Five incumbents—three Democrats and two Republicans— retired and didn't seek another elective office. Eleven State House members ran for the State Senate, and one State Senator ran for a seat in the State House; switching between chambers, especially when a term limit has been reached in one chamber, is a common occurrence in the Arizona Legislature.Although in this case the State Senator doing so did not term out, see Ed Ableser's biography Two members of the State Legislature sought statewide offices, and one sought election to the United States House of Representatives. There were 14 races in which an incumbent Senator or both the incumbent Representatives are sought reelection and faced a primary challenge for the nomination(s) of their respective parties. Out of the 90 state legislative races, there are only six in which there are candidates ran without opposition. The Republican Party needed to pick up one seat in the State House and two in the State Senate and lose none of their own in either chamber to gain a legislature that could override a Governor's veto. The Democratic Party needed to pick up nine seats in the State House without losing any of their own to form a House majority, and pick up three in the State Senate without losing any of their own to form a Senate majority. Judicial elections Arizona judicial retention elections, 2006 When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges. Supreme Court Justices serve a six-year term; all other state Judges serve four-year terms. There is a mandatory retirement age of 65 for all judicial offices. Ballot propositions Arizona ballot propositions (2006) This article does not yet include complete information about the state propositions placed on the ballot, but major propositions for Arizona in 2006 included: An attempt to add language to the AZ Constitution that would declare a marriage as only between a man and a woman (did not pass; as of 2006, AZ is the only state to reject a same-sex marriage ban proposed to its voters, though an amendment to the state constitution passed in 2008) Two competing statewide smoking bans—one sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and one sponsored by various health organizations. (The health orgs' Prop 201 passed and will ban smoking in all indoor locations except some tobacco shops and some fraternal organizations) Four propositions that affected illegal immigrants, including ones that would make English the official language of Arizona, and restrict some currently held rights of illegal immigrants. See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections References autocollapse Arizona