2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
	County results; Napolitano: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Janet Napolitano; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Janet Napolitano; Democratic

The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic 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%.^[1] As of 2022, this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Arizona. It is also the last time a Democrat won every county in the state.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Janet Napolitano, incumbent Governor of Arizona

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano (incumbent)	230,881	100.0
Total votes			230,881	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew of Barry Goldwater
Mike Harris, businessman
Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
Gary Tupper, contractor

Results[]

Primary results by county:

Munsil

Munsil—61–70%
Munsil—51–60%
Munsil—41–50%

Goldwater

Goldwater—51–60%
Goldwater—41–50%

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Len Munsil	155,778	50.6
	Republican	Don Goldwater	122,283	39.7
	Republican	Mike Harris	18,734	6.1
	Republican	Gary Tupper	11,250	3.7
	Republican	Write-ins	49	0.0
Total votes			308,094	100.0

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Results[]

Libertarian primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	3,063	100.0
Total votes			3,063	100.0

General election[]

Predictions[]

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

Polling[]

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%

Results[]

2006 Arizona gubernatorial election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano (incumbent)	959,830	62.6%	+16.4%
	Republican	Len Munsil	543,528	35.4%	-9.8%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	30,268	2.0%	+0.3%
	Write-in		19	0.0%
Majority			416,302	27.1%	+26.2%
Turnout			1,533,645
	Democratic hold		Swing

References[]

^ "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster™".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 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 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[1] "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster™".

[azsos1-2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 1, 2006.

[4] "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[5] "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[6] "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

[7] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Libertarian primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]