2006 California Attorney General election
The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Former and future Governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian, for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer, who was term-limited and ran for Treasurer.
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Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest is available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517222320/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/atg/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Brown | 1,552,949 | 63.23 | |
| Rocky Delgadillo | 903,549 | 36.77 | |
| Total votes | 2,456,498 | 100.00 | |
Others
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Poochigian | 1,553,604 | 100.00 | |
| Green | Michael Wyman | 31,018 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Weissman | 16,567 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 3,736 | 100.00 | |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Brown | 4,756,184 | 56.29 | |
| Republican | Chuck Poochigian | 3,220,429 | 38.11 | |
| Green | Michael Wyman | 195,130 | 2.31 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Weissman | 177,469 | 2.10 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 100,797 | 1.19 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 449,050 | 5.05 | ||
| Total votes | 8,450,009 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 39.29 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
| County | Brown | Votes | Poochigian | Votes | Wyman | Votes | Weissman | Votes | Harrison | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 79.73% | 188,409 | 11.65% | 27,523 | 5.70% | 13,479 | 1.78% | 4,208 | 1.14% | 2,686 |
| Santa Cruz | 75.01% | 66,560 | 19.12% | 16,962 | 3.29% | 2,922 | 1.70% | 1,512 | 0.88% | 777 |
| Marin | 73.45% | 76,182 | 21.08% | 21,868 | 3.23% | 3,354 | 1.50% | 1,559 | 0.72% | 751 |
| Alameda | 73.10% | 290,072 | 18.43% | 73,120 | 5.23% | 20,740 | 1.72% | 6,824 | 1.52% | 6,036 |
| San Mateo | 70.78% | 141,617 | 23.91% | 47,828 | 2.91% | 5,815 | 1.53% | 3,067 | 0.87% | 1,747 |
| Sonoma | 68.66% | 116,443 | 24.57% | 41,663 | 3.40% | 5,765 | 2.00% | 3,385 | 1.38% | 2,343 |
| Santa Clara | 66.69% | 279,105 | 27.78% | 116,284 | 2.41% | 10,072 | 2.15% | 8,983 | 0.98% | 4,094 |
| Mendocino | 66.20% | 20,045 | 25.78% | 7,807 | 4.30% | 1,301 | 2.47% | 747 | 1.25% | 379 |
| Contra Costa | 66.21% | 196,765 | 29.28% | 87,008 | 2.18% | 6,479 | 1.32% | 3,929 | 1.00% | 2,981 |
| Monterey | 65.07% | 56,367 | 30.18% | 26,138 | 1.87% | 1,623 | 1.81% | 1,567 | 1.07% | 926 |
| Los Angeles | 64.48% | 1,222,860 | 30.20% | 572,820 | 1.86% | 35,245 | 2.20% | 41,759 | 1.26% | 23,881 |
| Napa | 63.55% | 26,731 | 31.01% | 13,042 | 2.59% | 1,089 | 1.87% | 785 | 0.98% | 413 |
| Solano | 61.43% | 62,774 | 33.48% | 34,219 | 1.90% | 1,938 | 2.11% | 2,157 | 1.08% | 1,105 |
| Yolo | 60.06% | 31,930 | 33.79% | 17,963 | 3.30% | 1,756 | 2.20% | 1,169 | 0.65% | 346 |
| San Benito | 59.39% | 8,374 | 35.61% | 5,022 | 1.63% | 230 | 2.33% | 329 | 1.04% | 146 |
| Humboldt | 58.61% | 27,643 | 32.28% | 15,224 | 5.26% | 2,479 | 2.46% | 1,158 | 1.39% | 657 |
| Lake | 56.65% | 10,795 | 36.07% | 6,873 | 2.97% | 566 | 2.51% | 478 | 1.81% | 344 |
| Imperial | 55.98% | 12,152 | 37.23% | 8,082 | 1.88% | 409 | 2.26% | 490 | 2.65% | 576 |
| Santa Barbara | 54.33% | 64,823 | 40.03% | 47,760 | 2.28% | 2,716 | 2.27% | 2,705 | 1.09% | 1,304 |
| Alpine | 54.27% | 286 | 37.19% | 196 | 3.61% | 19 | 3.80% | 20 | 1.14% | 6 |
| Sacramento | 52.58% | 184,560 | 42.52% | 149,246 | 2.09% | 7,341 | 1.71% | 6,001 | 1.11% | 3,888 |
| Ventura | 51.58% | 111,773 | 43.67% | 94,635 | 1.53% | 3,323 | 2.14% | 4,636 | 1.07% | 2,329 |
| San Bernardino | 49.63% | 167,145 | 44.73% | 150,659 | 1.76% | 5,932 | 2.53% | 8,524 | 1.35% | 4,555 |
| San Diego | 49.60% | 374,717 | 45.25% | 341,832 | 1.98% | 14,926 | 2.10% | 15,879 | 1.08% | 8,156 |
| San Joaquin | 49.13% | 67,219 | 45.40% | 62,122 | 1.86% | 2,548 | 1.95% | 2,670 | 1.66% | 2,267 |
| Mono | 48.49% | 1,785 | 44.47% | 1,637 | 2.99% | 110 | 2.93% | 108 | 1.11% | 41 |
| Trinity | 48.27% | 2,729 | 42.84% | 2,422 | 3.29% | 186 | 3.86% | 218 | 1.75% | 99 |
| Del Norte | 48.29% | 3,192 | 44.81% | 2,962 | 2.57% | 170 | 3.10% | 205 | 1.23% | 81 |
| Nevada | 48.19% | 20,449 | 46.42% | 19,697 | 2.67% | 1,134 | 2.04% | 867 | 0.67% | 286 |
| San Luis Obispo | 47.21% | 44,512 | 47.38% | 44,668 | 2.16% | 2,032 | 2.25% | 2,123 | 1.00% | 946 |
| Riverside | 47.00% | 176,341 | 47.90% | 179,692 | 1.69% | 6,331 | 2.09% | 7,854 | 1.32% | 4,956 |
| Stanislaus | 45.43% | 46,375 | 50.03% | 51,071 | 1.55% | 1,580 | 1.68% | 1,713 | 1.31% | 1,341 |
| Butte | 45.22% | 30,300 | 48.90% | 32,768 | 3.11% | 2,083 | 2.65% | 1,779 | 0.12% | 82 |
| Inyo | 44.33% | 2,818 | 48.97% | 3,113 | 2.89% | 184 | 2.61% | 166 | 1.20% | 76 |
| Merced | 44.30% | 18,277 | 50.50% | 20,834 | 1.60% | 661 | 2.07% | 855 | 1.53% | 631 |
| Tuolumne | 43.21% | 9,023 | 51.45% | 10,743 | 2.06% | 430 | 2.06% | 431 | 1.22% | 255 |
| Plumas | 42.83% | 3,744 | 51.49% | 4,501 | 2.11% | 184 | 2.30% | 201 | 1.27% | 111 |
| Amador | 41.98% | 6,133 | 52.62% | 7,688 | 2.18% | 319 | 2.18% | 318 | 1.05% | 153 |
| Calaveras | 42.23% | 7,419 | 52.71% | 9,260 | 2.17% | 382 | 2.77% | 486 | 0.13% | 22 |
| Orange | 41.46% | 293,982 | 52.89% | 375,038 | 1.77% | 12,525 | 2.62% | 18,571 | 1.27% | 8,973 |
| Siskiyou | 41.21% | 6,731 | 51.78% | 8,456 | 2.11% | 344 | 3.42% | 559 | 1.48% | 242 |
| El Dorado | 40.56% | 26,966 | 53.89% | 35,829 | 2.39% | 1,587 | 2.34% | 1,553 | 0.83% | 554 |
| Placer | 40.44% | 48,800 | 54.74% | 66,051 | 2.00% | 2,415 | 2.10% | 2,530 | 0.72% | 866 |
| Sierra | 38.87% | 608 | 53.84% | 842 | 2.43% | 38 | 3.90% | 61 | 0.96% | 15 |
| Colusa | 38.03% | 1,848 | 58.06% | 2,821 | 1.28% | 62 | 1.77% | 86 | 0.86% | 42 |
| Tehama | 37.64% | 6,672 | 56.22% | 9,965 | 1.82% | 322 | 2.82% | 500 | 1.51% | 267 |
| Mariposa | 37.51% | 2,834 | 56.31% | 4,254 | 2.57% | 194 | 2.30% | 174 | 1.31% | 99 |
| Yuba | 36.96% | 5,067 | 55.90% | 7,664 | 2.17% | 298 | 3.31% | 454 | 1.66% | 227 |
| Sutter | 36.60% | 8,591 | 58.56% | 13,746 | 1.57% | 369 | 1.90% | 446 | 1.37% | 321 |
| Shasta | 36.02% | 20,866 | 58.43% | 33,846 | 1.74% | 1,009 | 2.47% | 1,431 | 1.33% | 772 |
| Fresno | 35.55% | 61,932 | 60.20% | 104,877 | 1.66% | 2,884 | 1.41% | 2,457 | 1.19% | 2,076 |
| Glenn | 35.69% | 2,607 | 60.41% | 4,412 | 1.62% | 118 | 2.15% | 157 | 0.14% | 10 |
| Kings | 34.05% | 7,720 | 61.84% | 14,019 | 1.24% | 282 | 1.69% | 384 | 1.17% | 266 |
| Lassen | 33.84% | 2,856 | 57.84% | 4,881 | 2.41% | 203 | 4.48% | 378 | 1.43% | 121 |
| Modoc | 33.72% | 1,238 | 58.62% | 2,152 | 2.02% | 74 | 4.20% | 154 | 1.44% | 53 |
| Kern | 32.18% | 47,771 | 61.60% | 91,441 | 1.99% | 2,957 | 2.82% | 4,179 | 1.41% | 2092 |
| Tulare | 31.18% | 21,296 | 64.86% | 44,304 | 1.49% | 1,020 | 1.52% | 1,041 | 0.95% | 647 |
| Madera | 31.02% | 9,199 | 64.19% | 19,035 | 1.94% | 576 | 1.65% | 489 | 1.20% | 355 |
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See also
- California state elections, 2006
- State of California
- California Attorney General
- List of Attorneys General of California
References
- "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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 California Attorney General
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