2006 Arizona elections

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The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7, 2006. All election results are from the Arizona Secretary of State's office. [1]

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The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the primary ballot for all races was June 14, 2006.

This article does not yet include complete information about the state propositions placed on the ballot, but major propositions for Arizona in 2006 included:

Federal

United States Senate

United States House

State

Races for Governor of Arizona, Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of State of Arizona, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Mine Inspector, and two seats on the five-member Corporation Commission will be decided. All races except for the State Mine Inspector, State Treasurer, and one seat on the Corporation Commission feature incumbents running for re-election.

Governor

Attorney General

Democratic incumbent Terry Goddard, the former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, ran for a second four-year term after winning his first in 2003. He was challenged by Republican Bill Montgomery, former prosecutor of Maricopa County.

Arizona Attorney General general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terry Goodard899,00760.1%
Republican Bill Montgomery595,31739.9%
Total votes1,494,324 100.0%

Secretary of State

Republican incumbent Jan Brewer, the former chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, ran for a second four-year term, after winning her first term in 2002. She was challenged by Democrat Israel Torres, the former Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a businessman and attorney, and Libertarian Ernest Hancock, a talk radio producer, real estate agent, and restaurant owner.

Arizona Secretary of State general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jan Brewer848,39457.2%
Democratic Israel Torres583,64639.4%
Libertarian Ernest Hancock51,0933.4%
Write-in Selena A. Naumoff350.0%
Total votes1,483,168 100.0%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican incumbent Tom Horne ran against Democratic challenger Jason Williams.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Horne781,67853.8%
Democratic Jason Williams672,90946.2%
Total votes1,454,587 100.0%

State Treasurer

Republican incumbent Dean Martin ran against Democratic challenger Rano Singh.

Arizona State Treasurer general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dean Martin821,13856.7%
Democratic Rano Singh627,19043.3%
Total votes1,448,328 100.0%

State Mine Inspector

Republican incumbent Joe Hart, a former state representative and businessman, ran for reelection uncontested.

Arizona State Mine Inspector general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Hart1,057,097100.0%
Total votes1,057,097 100.0%

Corporation Commissioner

Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for re-election. Republican incumbents Kris Mayes and Gary Pierce ran for the seats, challenged by Democrats Richard Boyer and Mark Manoil. Libertarian Rick Fowlkes also ran for the position.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kris Mayes653,34426.1%
Republican Gary Pierce638,46625.5%
Democratic Richard Boyer581,88523.2%
Democratic Mark Manoil541,56221.6%
Libertarian Rick Fowlkes91,6843.7%
Total votes2,506,941 100.0%

Legislative Department

All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives and all 30 seats in the Arizona Senate will be up for election. There are five incumbents not seeking re-election to the seats they currently hold, and eight races in which there is only one candidate for election.

Judicial Department

When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges. Supreme Court Justices serve a six-year term; all other state Judges serve four-year terms. There is a mandatory retirement age of 65 for all judicial offices.

Ballot propositions

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References

  1. "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2021.