2006 Alabama gubernatorial election

2006 Alabama gubernatorial election

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Nominee Bob Riley Lucy Baxley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 718,327 519,827 Percentage 57.4% 41.6%

County results Riley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Baxley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Bob Riley Republican Elected Governor Bob Riley Republican

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The 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley. Riley garnered 21% of African Americans' votes.

Primary elections[]

Republican Party[]

• Bob Riley, incumbent Governor of Alabama
• Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court

Polling[]

Source	Date	Bob Riley	Roy Moore
Survey USA	June 5, 2006	64%	33%
Survey USA	May 25, 2006	64%	33%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll	May 24, 2006	69%	20%
Survey USA	May 2, 2006	66%	30%

Results[]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Riley (incumbent)	306,665	66.66%
	Republican	Roy Moore	153,354	33.34%
Total votes			460,019	100.00%

Democratic Party[]

• Lucy Baxley, Lieutenant Governor
• Don Siegelman, former Governor
• Joe Copeland, teacher
• Nathan Mathis, former State Representative
• Katherine Mack, minister
• James Potts, financial advisor
• Harry Lyon, perennial candidate

Polling[]

Source	Date	Don Siegelman	Lucy Baxley
Survey USA	June 5, 2006	41%	46%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll	May 28, 2006	27%	45%
Survey USA	May 25, 2006	43%	43%
Survey USA	May 2, 2006	47%	39%

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	279,165	59.84%
	Democratic	Don Siegelman	170,016	36.44%
	Democratic	Joe Copeland	4,141	0.89%
	Democratic	Nathan Mathis	4,000	0.86%
	Democratic	Katherine Mack	3,392	0.73%
	Democratic	James Potts	3,333	0.71%
	Democratic	Harry Lyon	2,490	0.53%
Total votes			466,537	100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

• Bob Riley (Republican), incumbent Governor of Alabama
• Lucy Baxley (Democratic), Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, former Alabama State Treasurer
• Loretta Nall (Libertarian; write-in), founder of the United States Marijuana Party
• Nathan Mathis (write-in), former State Representative
• Michael A. Polemeni (write-in), Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[3]	Solid R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report[5]	Safe R	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Polling[]

Source	Date	Lucy Baxley (D)	Bob Riley (R)
Survey USA	November 1, 2006	39%	54%
Survey USA	October 18, 2006	36%	57%
Survey USA	September 28, 2006	38%	54%
Rasmussen	August 8, 2006	35%	55%
Survey USA	July 26, 2006	38%	52%
Rasmussen	June 22, 2006	40%	54%
Survey USA	June 20, 2006	40%	51%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll	June 18, 2006	25%	53%
Rasmussen	May 9, 2006	37%	49%
Rasmussen	April 17, 2006	40%	47%
Rasmussen	February 27, 2006	37%	53%
Rasmussen	February 8, 2006	40%	47%

Results[]

2006 Alabama gubernatorial election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Riley (incumbent)	718,327	57.45%	+8.27%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	519,827	41.57%	-7.37%
	Write-in		12,247	0.98%	N/A
Total votes			1,250,401	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

See also[]

• 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
• State of Alabama
• Governors of Alabama

References[]

External links[]

• Alabama Secretary of State 2006 Election Information

Official campaign websites (archived)

• Bob Riley for Governor
• Loretta Nall for Governor
• Don Siegelman for Governor
• Roy Moore for Governor

See also[]