2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

2006 California SPI election
	County results; O'Connell: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
SPI before election; Jack O'Connell; Nonpartisan	Elected SPI ; Jack O'Connell; Nonpartisan

The 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 6, 2006. Incumbent Jack O'Connell defeated Daniel L. Bunting, Sarah L. Knopp, Diane A. Lenning, and Grant McMicken to win a second term, winning at least a plurality in every county.

Results[]

California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2006^[1]^[2]
Candidate	Votes	%
Jack O'Connell	2,116,243	52.37
Sarah L. Knopp	695,394	17.21
Diane A. Lenning	573,576	14.19
Daniel L. Bunting	338,182	8.37
Grant McMicken	317,567	7.86
Invalid or blank votes		%
Total votes	4,040,962	100.00
Voter turnout	%

Results by county[]

County	O'Connell	Votes	Knopp	Votes	Lenning	Votes	Bunting	Votes	McMicken	Votes
Santa Barbara	76.05%	60,224	7.90%	6,253	7.42%	5,875	4.05%	3,208	4.58%	3,629
San Luis Obispo	75.39%	43,560	8.81%	5,093	7.51%	4,340	4.45%	2,574	3.83%	2,213
Ventura	66.53%	70,342	10.56%	11,168	12.13%	12,824	5.64%	5,959	5.15%	5,442
Colusa	65.94%	2,242	11.71%	398	10.94%	372	6.26%	213	5.15%	175
San Francisco	64.06%	65,618	17.12%	17,536	8.06%	8,256	4.86%	4,980	5.89%	6,037
Marin	60.69%	30,040	16.67%	8,249	11.55%	5,719	4.73%	2,343	6.35%	3,145
Yolo	59.57%	17,350	18.33%	5,340	10.36%	3,016	6.13%	1,784	5.62%	1,636
Monterey	59.21%	27,284	16.52%	7,614	11.34%	5,224	6.88%	3,171	6.05%	2,786
Santa Cruz	58.78%	26,145	20.71%	9,210	9.71%	4,319	5.02%	2,231	5.79%	2,576
Napa	57.51%	14,819	16.30%	4,200	13.28%	3,422	6.55%	1,688	6.35%	1,637
Merced	57.26%	10,830	14.96%	2,829	14.51%	2,744	7.33%	1,386	5.95%	1,126
Sacramento	55.81%	98,112	14.23%	25,021	13.48%	23,697	7.61%	13,385	8.86%	15,572
Alameda	55.75%	115,797	20.67%	42,929	10.16%	21,111	5.89%	12,239	7.53%	15,648
Sutter	55.79%	7,088	15.86%	2,015	14.53%	1,846	7.45%	947	6.37%	809
Modoc	55.32%	1,653	17.27%	516	14.12%	422	6.63%	198	6.66%	199
Fresno	55.03%	46,531	14.99%	12,675	13.32%	11,265	10.13%	8,568	6.52%	5,513
Siskiyou	54.53%	5,445	16.78%	1,675	13.36%	1,334	7.92%	791	7.41%	740
San Benito	54.42%	4,560	19.00%	1,592	12.77%	1,070	7.35%	616	6.46%	541
Glenn	53.87%	3,002	15.75%	878	14.88%	829	8.27%	461	7.23%	403
Contra Costa	53.74%	79,096	16.78%	24,703	14.10%	20,750	7.66%	11,269	7.72%	11,357
Stanislaus	53.29%	29,413	15.15%	8,361	14.89%	8,218	8.24%	4,550	8.42%	4,648
San Joaquin	53.09%	36,853	15.68%	10,887	14.90%	10,347	8.20%	5,691	8.13%	5,642
Butte	52.94%	19,722	19.19%	7,149	11.73%	4,370	8.72%	3,250	7.41%	2,759
San Mateo	52.44%	47,430	19.59%	17,724	11.68%	10,563	8.29%	7,503	8.00%	7,233
Yuba	52.20%	4,596	19.33%	1,702	12.81%	1,128	8.08%	711	7.58%	667
Sierra	51.70%	607	19.93%	234	10.82%	127	9.54%	112	8.01%	94
Plumas	51.74%	2,793	18.80%	1,015	12.54%	677	8.56%	462	8.35%	451
Solano	51.79%	28,305	21.52%	11,763	10.74%	5,872	9.27%	5,068	6.67%	3,648
Tehama	51.79%	5,855	16.17%	1,828	12.94%	1,463	12.07%	1,365	7.03%	795
Santa Clara	51.08%	103,889	18.28%	37,177	13.86%	28,190	8.22%	16,727	8.56%	17,412
Lassen	50.79%	2,904	21.42%	1,225	11.93%	682	8.97%	513	6.89%	394
Shasta	50.67%	16,443	17.47%	5,669	15.00%	4,869	9.19%	2,984	7.67%	2,489
Nevada	50.45%	11,028	23.13%	5,057	11.48%	2,510	7.41%	1,619	7.53%	1,645
Los Angeles	50.29%	385,495	18.91%	144,966	13.86%	106,266	8.28%	63,480	8.65%	66,344
Sonoma	50.19%	50,063	20.51%	20,459	13.04%	13,009	9.05%	9,028	7.21%	7,188
Kern	49.95%	44,713	13.77%	12,329	20.39%	18,251	8.78%	7,856	7.12%	6,371
Tulare	49.45%	17,990	15.34%	5,581	13.47%	4,902	13.94%	5,072	7.79%	2,835
Tuolumne	49.40%	6,067	17.09%	2,099	13.35%	1,640	10.00%	1,228	10.15%	1,247
Amador	48.95%	4,413	16.30%	1,470	12.61%	1,137	10.68%	963	11.46%	1,033
Imperial	48.58%	7,731	14.71%	2,341	13.45%	2,140	10.51%	1,672	12.76%	2,031
Riverside	48.27%	79,773	14.84%	24,524	15.49%	25,610	11.39%	18,819	10.02%	16,555
San Bernardino	48.12%	72,337	19.83%	29,814	14.15%	21,265	9.99%	15,018	7.91%	11,898
Placer	47.35%	30,249	15.19%	9,705	20.36%	13,011	9.81%	6,266	7.29%	4,659
Mendocino	47.05%	8,789	22.86%	4,271	15.36%	2,869	7.16%	1,337	7.57%	1,414
Calaveras	46.97%	4,543	18.14%	1,755	12.53%	1,212	11.37%	1,100	10.99%	1,063
Orange	46.59%	143,799	14.64%	45,190	21.76%	67,151	8.63%	26,631	8.38%	25,868
Madera	46.58%	7,491	17.45%	2,806	13.15%	2,114	12.98%	2,087	9.84%	1,583
San Diego	46.11%	165,199	18.69%	66,965	16.49%	59,092	10.71%	38,364	8.00%	28,652
El Dorado	45.85%	15,228	18.01%	5,982	14.92%	4,957	11.56%	3,839	9.66%	3,207
Lake	45.80%	5,058	19.78%	2,184	16.86%	1,862	8.69%	960	8.87%	980
Kings	45.43%	5,816	15.25%	1,952	17.74%	2,271	11.38%	1,457	10.19%	1,305
Humboldt	45.02%	13,267	24.68%	7,273	15.07%	4,442	7.78%	2,293	7.45%	2,197
Mariposa	44.61%	2,002	19.10%	857	12.50%	561	11.34%	509	12.46%	559
Trinity	44.63%	1,626	20.26%	738	16.52%	602	8.54%	311	10.05%	366
Del Norte	43.57%	2,160	19.75%	979	17.17%	851	10.31%	511	9.20%	456
Mono	42.46%	1,019	21.46%	515	15.92%	382	9.25%	222	10.92%	262
Inyo	42.39%	1,702	21.69%	871	11.93%	479	14.00%	562	9.99%	401
Alpine	41.27%	137	25.00%	83	14.76%	49	9.34%	31	9.64%	32

References[]

^ "Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2008-07-29.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

[1] "Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-29.

[2] "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2008-07-29.^{[permanent dead link]}

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2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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