2006 New York Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2006 New York Attorney General election New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 2002 New York Attorney General election 2002 2010 New York Attorney General election 2010 November 7, 2006 Andrew Cuomo by Pat Arnow cropped.jpeg 150x150px Andrew Cuomo Democratic Party (United States) 2,509,311 58.31% File:Judge Jeanine Pirro 2017.jpg Jeanine Pirro Republican Party (United States) 1,692,580 39.33% 2006 New York Attorney General election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCuomo: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Pirro: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Democratic Party (United States) Andrew Cuomo Democratic Party (United States) The 2006 New York Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006. Democrat Andrew Cuomo was elected to replace Eliot Spitzer (who became Governor) as the Attorney General of New York. Democratic primary Candidates Andrew Cuomo, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and son of Mario Cuomo Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate Sean Patrick Maloney, former White House Staff Secretary Withdrew Charlie King, former Department of Housing and Urban Development official (withdrew September 5; endorsed Cuomo)HEALY PATRICK HICKS JONATHAN 2006-09-05 King Drops Out of N.Y. Attorney General’s Race https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/05/nyregion/05cnd-ag.html 2025-06-24 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Declined Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environment protection attorneyhttps://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/nyregion/robert-kennedy-wont-run-for-state-attorney-general.html Robert Kennedy Won't Run for State Attorney General Jonathan P. Hicks January 25, 2005 June 17, 2026 Nytimes.com Polling Source Date Andrew Cuomo Mark GreenCharlie King Sean Patrick Maloney Results September 12, 2006 53% 32.39%4.80% 9.29% Carolco September 10, 2006 47% 33% 20% Green Papers September 9, 2006 47% 35% 18% Green Papers September 8, 2006 50% 29% 21% Green Papers September 7, 2006 52% 31% 17% Green Papers September 6, 2006 51% 33% 16% Qunnipiac September 5, 2006 53% 31% 18%QuinnipiacSeptember 3, 2006 40%23%16%11%QuinnipiacAugust 29, 2006 42%26%14%8%QuinnipiacAugust 5, 2006 49%21%9%6%QuinnipiacJuly 22, 2006 57%19%5%3% Results thumb|300px|Primary results by county: #8db8e2 Cuomo #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #4187cd 70–80% Democratic primary resultsStatewide Democratic Attorney General Primary September 12, 2006 http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/Primary/2006PrimaryAttGenDem.pdf New York State Board of ElectionsStatewide Democratic Attorney General Primary September 12, 2006 https://ny.elstats-staging.com/eng/files/serve/166 New York State Board of Elections Andrew Cuomo Democratic Party (United States) 404,086 53.52% Mark Green Democratic Party (United States) 244,554 32.39% Sean Patrick Maloney Democratic Party (United States) 70,106 9.29% Charlie King (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 36,262 4.80% 159,532 21.13% 755,008 15.59% Republican primary Candidates Jeanine Pirro, Westchester County District Attorney Results Republican primary results Jeanine Pirro Republican Party (United States) General election Candidates Andrew Cuomo, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and son of Mario Cuomo (Democratic) Christopher B. Garvey, patent and trademark attorney (Libertarian) Martin Koppel, political organizer and writer (Socialist Workers) Jeanine Pirro, Westchester County District Attorney (Republican) Rachel Treichler, lawyer and candidate for the New York State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives (Green) Polling Source Date Andrew Cuomo (D) Jeanine Pirro (R) Marist https://web.archive.org/web/20061114032535/http://www.maristpoll.marist.edu/nyspolls/NYElection2006_061103.htm 2006-11-14 November 3, 2006 58% 37% Green Papers September 9, 2006 53% 47% Green Papers September 7, 2006 54% 46% Quinnipiac September 5, 2006 58% 42% Quinnipiac September 3, 2006 55% 45% Quinnipiac August 29, 2006 58% 42% Quinnipiac August 5, 2006 61% 37% Quinnipiac July 22, 2006 66% 30% Results General election resultsAttorney General Elections Returns Nov. 7, 2006 https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ag.pdf New York State Board of Elections November 12, 2022 February 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200218183343/https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_ag.pdf dead Andrew Cuomo Democratic Party (United States) 2,356,809 54.77% Andrew Cuomo Working Families Party 152,502 3.54% Andrew Cuomo Total 2,509,311 58.31% Jeanine Pirro Republican Party (United States) 1,376,218 31.98% Jeanine Pirro Conservative Party (New York) 168,051 3.90% Jeanine Pirro Independence Party (New York) 148,401 3.45% Jeanine Pirro Total 1,692,580 39.33% Rachel Treichler Green Party (United States) 61,849 1.44% Christopher B. Garvey Libertarian Party (United States) 29,413 0.68% Martin Koppel Socialist Workers Party (United States) 10,197 0.24% 4,303,350 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References See also 2006 New York gubernatorial election 2006 United States Senate election in New York 2006 New York State Comptroller election Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity." New York, New York, 2020. Attorney General 2006 New York Category:Andrew Cuomo