2006 New York Attorney General election
(Redirected from New York Attorney General election, 2006)
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.
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![]() County results Cuomo: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Pirro: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Andrew Cuomo, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Mark Green, former New York City Public Advocate
- Sean Patrick Maloney, former White House Staff Secretary
- Charlie King, former Department of Housing and Urban Development official
Polls
editSource | Date | Andrew Cuomo | Mark Green | Sean Patrick Maloney |
---|---|---|---|---|
Actual Primary | September 12, 2006 | 53% | 33% | 10% |
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% |
Source | Date | Andrew Cuomo | Mark Green | Charlie King | Sean Patrick Maloney |
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Quinnipiac | September 3, 2006 | 40% | 23% | 16% | 11% |
Quinnipiac | August 29, 2006 | 42% | 26% | 14% | 8% |
Quinnipiac | August 5, 2006 | 49% | 21% | 9% | 6% |
Quinnipiac | July 22, 2006 | 57% | 19% | 5% | 3% |
Source | Date | Andrew Cuomo (D) | Jeanine Pirro (R) |
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Marist [1] Archived 2006-11-14 at the Wayback Machine | 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
edit Cuomo
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 404,086 | 53.52% | |
Democratic | Mark Green | 244,554 | 32.39% | |
Democratic | Sean Patrick Maloney | 70,106 | 9.29% | |
Democratic | Charlie King | 36,262 | 4.80% | |
Majority | 159,532 | 21.13% | ||
Turnout | 755,008 | 15.59% |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Jeanine Pirro, Westchester County District Attorney
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeanine Pirro | Unopposed | 100% |
Other parties
editGreen Party
edit- Rachel Treichler, lawyer and previous Green Party candidate for the New York State Assembly and the U.S. House of Representatives
Libertarian Party
edit- Christopher B. Garvey, patent and trademark attorney
Socialist Workers Party
edit- Martin Koppel, political organizer and writer
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Andrew Cuomo | 2,509,311 | 58.31% | ||
Republican | Jeanine Pirro | 1,692,580 | 39.33% | ||
Green | Rachel Treichler | 61,849 | 1.44% | ||
Libertarian | Christopher B. Garvey | 29,413 | 0.68% | ||
Socialist Workers | Martin Koppel | 10,197 | 0.24% | ||
Total votes | 4,303,350 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold |
References
edit- ^ "Statewide Democratic Attorney General Primary September 12, 2006" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections.
- ^ "Attorney General Elections Returns Nov. 7, 2006" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections.