Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Arizona
2006 Arizona gubernatorial election
Nominee
Janet Napolitano
Len Munsil
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
959,830
543,528
Percentage
62.6%
35.4%
County resultsNapolitano : 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 [ ]
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—61–70%
Munsil—51–60%
Munsil—41–50%
Goldwater—51–60%
Goldwater—41–50%
Libertarian primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Barry Hess , currency speculator and perennial candidate
Results [ ]
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 [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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