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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]
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:
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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Terry Goodard | 899,007 | 60.1% | |
Republican | Bill Montgomery | 595,317 | 39.9% | |
Total votes | 1,494,324 | 100.0% |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jan Brewer | 848,394 | 57.2% | |
Democratic | Israel Torres | 583,646 | 39.4% | |
Libertarian | Ernest Hancock | 51,093 | 3.4% | |
Write-in | Selena A. Naumoff | 35 | 0.0% | |
Total votes | 1,483,168 | 100.0% |
Republican incumbent Tom Horne ran against Democratic challenger Jason Williams.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Horne | 781,678 | 53.8% | |
Democratic | Jason Williams | 672,909 | 46.2% | |
Total votes | 1,454,587 | 100.0% |
Republican incumbent Dean Martin ran against Democratic challenger Rano Singh.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dean Martin | 821,138 | 56.7% | |
Democratic | Rano Singh | 627,190 | 43.3% | |
Total votes | 1,448,328 | 100.0% |
Republican incumbent Joe Hart, a former state representative and businessman, ran for reelection uncontested.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Hart | 1,057,097 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 1,057,097 | 100.0% |
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kris Mayes | 653,344 | 26.1% | |
Republican | Gary Pierce | 638,466 | 25.5% | |
Democratic | Richard Boyer | 581,885 | 23.2% | |
Democratic | Mark Manoil | 541,562 | 21.6% | |
Libertarian | Rick Fowlkes | 91,684 | 3.7% | |
Total votes | 2,506,941 | 100.0% |
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.
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