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%.[2]
2006 Arizona gubernatorial election Turnout 60.47% 4.14pp [1]
County resultsNapolitano : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Primary results by county:
Libertarian primary
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Candidates
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Barry Hess , currency speculator and perennial candidate
General election
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Predictions
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Source
Date released
Janet Napolitano (D)
Len Munsil (R)
Survey USA
November 3, 2006
57%
38%
Rasmussen
October 19, 2006
58%
37%
Survey USA
October 17, 2006
56%
37%
Rasmussen
September 26, 2006
56%
38%
Survey USA
September 19, 2006
56%
40%
Zogby/WSJ
September 11, 2006
51.3%
41.1%
Rasmussen
August 31, 2006
52%
33%
Zogby/WSJ
August 28, 2006
51.7%
38.0%
Rasmussen Archived 2006-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
August 2, 2006
53%
35%
Zogby/WSJ
July 24, 2006
49.6%
38.7%
Zogby/WSJ
June 21, 2006
48.7%
32.8%
Rasmussen
June 12, 2006
58%
29%
Rasmussen
April 30, 2006
55%
28%
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
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See also
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References
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^ "Voter Registration Statistics | Arizona Secretary of State" . Retrieved May 7, 2023 .
^ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster" .
^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014 .{{cite web }}
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^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report . Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006 .
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2014 .{{cite web }}
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External links
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Official campaign websites (Archived)