2006 California State Board of Equalization elections

2006 California State Board of Equalization elections

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All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 2 Seats before 2 2 Seats won 2 2 Seat change Popular vote 4,101,849 3,414,117 Percentage 51.3% 42.7%

The 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 7, 2006, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 6, 2006. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2006

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	After	+/–	%
	Democratic Party	4	4,101,849	51.3%	2	2		50.0%
	Republican Party	4	3,414,117	42.7%	2	2		50.0%
	Peace and Freedom Party	4	276,610	3.5%	0	0		0.0%
	Libertarian Party	3	199,306	2.5%	0	0		0.0%
Total		15	7,991,882	100.0%	4	4		100.0%

Popular vote

Democratic			51.3%
Republican			42.7%
Peace and Freedom			3.5%
Libertarian			2.5%

Board of Equalization seats

Democratic			50.0%
Republican			50.0%

Board of Equalization District	Incumbent	Party		Elected officeholder	Party
1st	Betty Yee		Democratic	Betty Yee		Democratic
2nd	Bill Leonard		Republican	Bill Leonard		Republican
3rd	Claude Parrish		Republican	Michelle Steel		Republican
4th	John Chiang		Democratic	Judy Chu		Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden. She was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Yee (incumbent)	729,992	100.0
Total votes			729,992	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David J. Neighbors	332,218	100.0
Total votes			332,218	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	5,841	100.0
Total votes			5,841	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	David Campbell	1,508	100.0
Total votes			1,508	100.0

General election

Candidates

• David Campbell (P&F), office worker ^[3]
• David J. Neighbors (R), CPA ^[3]
• Kennita Watson (L), retired engineer ^[3]
• Betty Yee (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2006 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betty Yee (incumbent)	1,508,130	65.0
	Republican	David J. Neighbors	677,942	29.2
	Libertarian	Kennita Watson	68,405	2.9
	Peace and Freedom	David Campbell	67,697	2.9
Total votes			2,322,174	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Bill Leonard, who was elected in 2002 with 58.7% of the vote. Leonard was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Raboy	286,188	67.3
	Democratic	Tom Bright	139,566	32.7
Total votes			425,754	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard (incumbent)	353,710	67.6
	Republican	Ed Streichman	170,154	32.4
Total votes			523,864	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Willard Del Michlin	3,989	100.0
Total votes			3,989	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Richard R. Perry	866	100.0
Total votes			866	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Bill Leonard (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]
• Willard Del Michlin (L), financial consultant ^[3]
• Richard R. Perry (P&F), gardener ^[3]
• Tim Raboy (D), investigator ^[3]

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2006 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Leonard (incumbent)	1,155,308	55.8
	Democratic	Tim Raboy	783,829	37.9
	Peace and Freedom	Richard R. Perry	75,419	3.6
	Libertarian	Willard Del Michlin	57,823	2.7
Total votes			2,072,379	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	366,004	100.0
Total votes			366,004	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Steel	206,546	37.8
	Republican	Ray Haynes	184,417	33.7
	Republican	Steve Petruzzo	89,497	16.3
	Republican	Hal "Jimbo" Styles	38,532	7.0
	Republican	Lewis A. Da Silva	28,643	5.2
Total votes			547,635	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Mary Lou Finley	803	100.0
Total votes			803	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher ^[3]
• Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist ^[3]
• Michelle Steel (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization ^[3]

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2006 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Steel	1,147,514	57.0
	Democratic	Mary Christian-Heising	774,499	38.5
	Peace and Freedom	Mary Lou Finley	91,467	4.5
Total votes			2,013,480	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu	243,428	49.7
	Democratic	Jerome Horton	154,536	31.5
	Democratic	Rita Rogers	60,621	12.3
	Democratic	Vonny T. Abbott	32,020	6.5
Total votes			490,605	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glen Forsch	80,459	43.3
	Republican	John Y. Wong	79,421	42.7
	Republican	Sam Song Yong Park	26,099	14.0
Total votes			185,979	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Monica W. Kadera	2,168	100.0
Total votes			2,168	100.0

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Peace and Freedom	Cindy Varela Henderson	740	100.0
Total votes			740	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Judy Chu (D), member of the California State Assembly (2001-2006) ^[3]
• Glen Forsch (R), businessman ^[3]
• Cindy Varela Henderson (P&F), telephone technician ^[3]
• Monica W. Kadera (L), CPA ^[3]

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2006 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Judy Chu	1,035,391	65.4
	Republican	Glen Forsch	433,353	27.4
	Libertarian	Monica W. Kadera	73,078	4.6
	Peace and Freedom	Cindy Varela Henderson	42,027	2.6
Total votes			1,583,849	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

1. "June 6, 2006, Gubernatorial Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
2. "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 4, 2026.
3. "NOMINATED CANDIDATES RESULTING FROM OFFICIAL CANVASS OF RETURNS, CERTIFIED JULY 15, 2006" (PDF). Secretary of State of California . Retrieved January 6, 2025.