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The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Former and future Governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian, for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer, who was term-limited and ran for Treasurer.
Results by county are available here and here.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Brown | 1,552,949 | 63.23 | |
| Rocky Delgadillo | 903,549 | 36.77 | |
| Total votes | 2,456,498 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chuck Poochigian | 1,553,604 | 100.00 | |
| Green | Michael Wyman | 31,018 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Weissman | 16,567 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 3,736 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Brown | 4,756,184 | 56.29 | |
| Republican | Chuck Poochigian | 3,220,429 | 38.11 | |
| Green | Michael Wyman | 195,130 | 2.31 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth Weissman | 177,469 | 2.10 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 100,797 | 1.19 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 449,050 | 5.05 | ||
| Total votes | 8,450,009 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 39.29 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]
| County | Brown | Votes | Poochigian | Votes | Wyman | Votes | Weissman | Votes | Harrison | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 79.73% | 188,409 | 11.65% | 27,523 | 5.70% | 13,479 | 1.78% | 4,208 | 1.14% | 2,686 |
| Santa Cruz | 75.01% | 66,560 | 19.12% | 16,962 | 3.29% | 2,922 | 1.70% | 1,512 | 0.88% | 777 |
| Marin | 73.45% | 76,182 | 21.08% | 21,868 | 3.23% | 3,354 | 1.50% | 1,559 | 0.72% | 751 |
| Alameda | 73.10% | 290,072 | 18.43% | 73,120 | 5.23% | 20,740 | 1.72% | 6,824 | 1.52% | 6,036 |
| San Mateo | 70.78% | 141,617 | 23.91% | 47,828 | 2.91% | 5,815 | 1.53% | 3,067 | 0.87% | 1,747 |
| Sonoma | 68.66% | 116,443 | 24.57% | 41,663 | 3.40% | 5,765 | 2.00% | 3,385 | 1.38% | 2,343 |
| Santa Clara | 66.69% | 279,105 | 27.78% | 116,284 | 2.41% | 10,072 | 2.15% | 8,983 | 0.98% | 4,094 |
| Mendocino | 66.20% | 20,045 | 25.78% | 7,807 | 4.30% | 1,301 | 2.47% | 747 | 1.25% | 379 |
| Contra Costa | 66.21% | 196,765 | 29.28% | 87,008 | 2.18% | 6,479 | 1.32% | 3,929 | 1.00% | 2,981 |
| Monterey | 65.07% | 56,367 | 30.18% | 26,138 | 1.87% | 1,623 | 1.81% | 1,567 | 1.07% | 926 |
| Los Angeles | 64.48% | 1,222,860 | 30.20% | 572,820 | 1.86% | 35,245 | 2.20% | 41,759 | 1.26% | 23,881 |
| Napa | 63.55% | 26,731 | 31.01% | 13,042 | 2.59% | 1,089 | 1.87% | 785 | 0.98% | 413 |
| Solano | 61.43% | 62,774 | 33.48% | 34,219 | 1.90% | 1,938 | 2.11% | 2,157 | 1.08% | 1,105 |
| Yolo | 60.06% | 31,930 | 33.79% | 17,963 | 3.30% | 1,756 | 2.20% | 1,169 | 0.65% | 346 |
| San Benito | 59.39% | 8,374 | 35.61% | 5,022 | 1.63% | 230 | 2.33% | 329 | 1.04% | 146 |
| Humboldt | 58.61% | 27,643 | 32.28% | 15,224 | 5.26% | 2,479 | 2.46% | 1,158 | 1.39% | 657 |
| Lake | 56.65% | 10,795 | 36.07% | 6,873 | 2.97% | 566 | 2.51% | 478 | 1.81% | 344 |
| Imperial | 55.98% | 12,152 | 37.23% | 8,082 | 1.88% | 409 | 2.26% | 490 | 2.65% | 576 |
| Santa Barbara | 54.33% | 64,823 | 40.03% | 47,760 | 2.28% | 2,716 | 2.27% | 2,705 | 1.09% | 1,304 |
| Alpine | 54.27% | 286 | 37.19% | 196 | 3.61% | 19 | 3.80% | 20 | 1.14% | 6 |
| Sacramento | 52.58% | 184,560 | 42.52% | 149,246 | 2.09% | 7,341 | 1.71% | 6,001 | 1.11% | 3,888 |
| Ventura | 51.58% | 111,773 | 43.67% | 94,635 | 1.53% | 3,323 | 2.14% | 4,636 | 1.07% | 2,329 |
| San Bernardino | 49.63% | 167,145 | 44.73% | 150,659 | 1.76% | 5,932 | 2.53% | 8,524 | 1.35% | 4,555 |
| San Diego | 49.60% | 374,717 | 45.25% | 341,832 | 1.98% | 14,926 | 2.10% | 15,879 | 1.08% | 8,156 |
| San Joaquin | 49.13% | 67,219 | 45.40% | 62,122 | 1.86% | 2,548 | 1.95% | 2,670 | 1.66% | 2,267 |
| Mono | 48.49% | 1,785 | 44.47% | 1,637 | 2.99% | 110 | 2.93% | 108 | 1.11% | 41 |
| Trinity | 48.27% | 2,729 | 42.84% | 2,422 | 3.29% | 186 | 3.86% | 218 | 1.75% | 99 |
| Del Norte | 48.29% | 3,192 | 44.81% | 2,962 | 2.57% | 170 | 3.10% | 205 | 1.23% | 81 |
| Nevada | 48.19% | 20,449 | 46.42% | 19,697 | 2.67% | 1,134 | 2.04% | 867 | 0.67% | 286 |
| San Luis Obispo | 47.21% | 44,512 | 47.38% | 44,668 | 2.16% | 2,032 | 2.25% | 2,123 | 1.00% | 946 |
| Riverside | 47.00% | 176,341 | 47.90% | 179,692 | 1.69% | 6,331 | 2.09% | 7,854 | 1.32% | 4,956 |
| Stanislaus | 45.43% | 46,375 | 50.03% | 51,071 | 1.55% | 1,580 | 1.68% | 1,713 | 1.31% | 1,341 |
| Butte | 45.22% | 30,300 | 48.90% | 32,768 | 3.11% | 2,083 | 2.65% | 1,779 | 0.12% | 82 |
| Inyo | 44.33% | 2,818 | 48.97% | 3,113 | 2.89% | 184 | 2.61% | 166 | 1.20% | 76 |
| Merced | 44.30% | 18,277 | 50.50% | 20,834 | 1.60% | 661 | 2.07% | 855 | 1.53% | 631 |
| Tuolumne | 43.21% | 9,023 | 51.45% | 10,743 | 2.06% | 430 | 2.06% | 431 | 1.22% | 255 |
| Plumas | 42.83% | 3,744 | 51.49% | 4,501 | 2.11% | 184 | 2.30% | 201 | 1.27% | 111 |
| Amador | 41.98% | 6,133 | 52.62% | 7,688 | 2.18% | 319 | 2.18% | 318 | 1.05% | 153 |
| Calaveras | 42.23% | 7,419 | 52.71% | 9,260 | 2.17% | 382 | 2.77% | 486 | 0.13% | 22 |
| Orange | 41.46% | 293,982 | 52.89% | 375,038 | 1.77% | 12,525 | 2.62% | 18,571 | 1.27% | 8,973 |
| Siskiyou | 41.21% | 6,731 | 51.78% | 8,456 | 2.11% | 344 | 3.42% | 559 | 1.48% | 242 |
| El Dorado | 40.56% | 26,966 | 53.89% | 35,829 | 2.39% | 1,587 | 2.34% | 1,553 | 0.83% | 554 |
| Placer | 40.44% | 48,800 | 54.74% | 66,051 | 2.00% | 2,415 | 2.10% | 2,530 | 0.72% | 866 |
| Sierra | 38.87% | 608 | 53.84% | 842 | 2.43% | 38 | 3.90% | 61 | 0.96% | 15 |
| Colusa | 38.03% | 1,848 | 58.06% | 2,821 | 1.28% | 62 | 1.77% | 86 | 0.86% | 42 |
| Tehama | 37.64% | 6,672 | 56.22% | 9,965 | 1.82% | 322 | 2.82% | 500 | 1.51% | 267 |
| Mariposa | 37.51% | 2,834 | 56.31% | 4,254 | 2.57% | 194 | 2.30% | 174 | 1.31% | 99 |
| Yuba | 36.96% | 5,067 | 55.90% | 7,664 | 2.17% | 298 | 3.31% | 454 | 1.66% | 227 |
| Sutter | 36.60% | 8,591 | 58.56% | 13,746 | 1.57% | 369 | 1.90% | 446 | 1.37% | 321 |
| Shasta | 36.02% | 20,866 | 58.43% | 33,846 | 1.74% | 1,009 | 2.47% | 1,431 | 1.33% | 772 |
| Fresno | 35.55% | 61,932 | 60.20% | 104,877 | 1.66% | 2,884 | 1.41% | 2,457 | 1.19% | 2,076 |
| Glenn | 35.69% | 2,607 | 60.41% | 4,412 | 1.62% | 118 | 2.15% | 157 | 0.14% | 10 |
| Kings | 34.05% | 7,720 | 61.84% | 14,019 | 1.24% | 282 | 1.69% | 384 | 1.17% | 266 |
| Lassen | 33.84% | 2,856 | 57.84% | 4,881 | 2.41% | 203 | 4.48% | 378 | 1.43% | 121 |
| Modoc | 33.72% | 1,238 | 58.62% | 2,152 | 2.02% | 74 | 4.20% | 154 | 1.44% | 53 |
| Kern | 32.18% | 47,771 | 61.60% | 91,441 | 1.99% | 2,957 | 2.82% | 4,179 | 1.41% | 2092 |
| Tulare | 31.18% | 21,296 | 64.86% | 44,304 | 1.49% | 1,020 | 1.52% | 1,041 | 0.95% | 647 |
| Madera | 31.02% | 9,199 | 64.19% | 19,035 | 1.94% | 576 | 1.65% | 489 | 1.20% | 355 |
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