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The 2006 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, Board of Equalization member Claude Parrish, for the office previously held by Democrat Phil Angelides, who was term-limited and ran for governor.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094424/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/trs/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Claude Parrish, Board of Equalization member
Keith Richman, Assemblyman
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Parrish | 912,818 | 56.29 | |
| Keith Richman | 709,734 | 43.71 | |
| Total votes | 1,622,552 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer | 2,079,963 | 100.00 | |
| Green | Mehul Thakker | 31,178 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | E. Justin Noonan | 30,684 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Marian Smithson | 16,745 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 3,681 | 100.00 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer | 4,523,854 | 54.37 | |
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 3,095,615 | 37.21 | |
| Libertarian | Marian Smithson | 334,056 | 4.01 | |
| Green | Mehul Thakker | 201,670 | 2.42 | |
| American Independent | E. Justin Noonan | 93,281 | 1.12 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 71,726 | 0.86 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 578,857 | 6.50 | ||
| Total votes | 8,320,202 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 39.29 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]
| County | Lockyer | Votes | Parrish | Votes | Smithson | Votes | Thakker | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 76.17% | 176,013 | 12.76% | 29,485 | 3.47% | 8,026 | 5.78% | 13,366 | 1.82% | 4,201 |
| Alameda | 72.44% | 285,210 | 18.90% | 74,424 | 2.77% | 10,899 | 4.46% | 17,547 | 1.43% | 5,649 |
| Marin | 68.82% | 69,678 | 22.93% | 23,218 | 3.36% | 3,407 | 3.70% | 3,750 | 1.18% | 1,197 |
| Santa Cruz | 67.45% | 58,193 | 21.85% | 18,850 | 3.92% | 3,383 | 5.24% | 4,517 | 1.54% | 1,335 |
| San Mateo | 66.46% | 130,002 | 26.08% | 51,018 | 2.95% | 5,772 | 2.91% | 5,702 | 1.60% | 3,126 |
| Sonoma | 63.80% | 106,638 | 25.74% | 43,025 | 3.96% | 6,623 | 4.20% | 7,024 | 2.29% | 3,828 |
| Los Angeles | 61.89% | 1,158,447 | 29.91% | 559,876 | 4.00% | 74,839 | 2.09% | 39,080 | 2.10% | 39,466 |
| Contra Costa | 61.73% | 179,451 | 31.91% | 92,760 | 2.61% | 7,593 | 2.08% | 6,052 | 1.66% | 4,830 |
| Santa Clara | 61.20% | 251,172 | 29.46% | 120,919 | 4.68% | 19,188 | 2.79% | 11,440 | 1.87% | 7,673 |
| Yolo | 60.62% | 31,755 | 31.15% | 16,320 | 3.70% | 1,937 | 3.56% | 1,864 | 0.97% | 508 |
| Monterey | 60.24% | 51,554 | 31.87% | 27,271 | 3.64% | 3,113 | 2.42% | 2,073 | 1.83% | 1,563 |
| Mendocino | 59.76% | 17,773 | 26.57% | 7,903 | 4.93% | 1,465 | 6.19% | 1,840 | 2.56% | 761 |
| Solano | 59.61% | 60,413 | 32.87% | 33,317 | 3.65% | 3,703 | 1.84% | 1,866 | 2.02% | 2,050 |
| Napa | 57.93% | 23,926 | 33.27% | 13,743 | 3.53% | 1,460 | 3.27% | 1,352 | 2.00% | 824 |
| Imperial | 56.44% | 12,235 | 34.64% | 7,508 | 3.92% | 850 | 1.61% | 348 | 3.39% | 735 |
| San Benito | 55.23% | 7,650 | 35.93% | 4,977 | 4.29% | 594 | 2.03% | 281 | 2.52% | 349 |
| Humboldt | 53.57% | 24,928 | 32.72% | 15,226 | 4.36% | 2,029 | 7.01% | 3,263 | 2.33% | 1,084 |
| Lake | 53.17% | 10,021 | 35.81% | 6,750 | 4.36% | 822 | 3.37% | 635 | 3.29% | 620 |
| Sacramento | 51.97% | 178,296 | 39.41% | 135,211 | 4.18% | 14,343 | 2.40% | 8,222 | 2.04% | 6,982 |
| San Joaquin | 51.00% | 68,594 | 40.73% | 54,786 | 4.33% | 5,825 | 1.69% | 2,277 | 2.24% | 3,017 |
| Santa Barbara | 50.86% | 59,354 | 39.65% | 46,274 | 5.17% | 6,039 | 2.64% | 3,086 | 1.67% | 1,948 |
| Alpine | 50.58% | 260 | 36.96% | 190 | 7.39% | 38 | 3.31% | 17 | 1.75% | 9 |
| Merced | 49.76% | 20,265 | 42.44% | 17,284 | 3.37% | 1,372 | 1.45% | 592 | 2.97% | 1,209 |
| Ventura | 48.61% | 103,110 | 43.63% | 92,565 | 4.16% | 8,821 | 1.83% | 3,876 | 1.77% | 3,765 |
| Stanislaus | 48.54% | 49,112 | 44.95% | 45,475 | 3.01% | 3,043 | 1.48% | 1,493 | 2.03% | 2,051 |
| San Diego | 47.55% | 353,622 | 44.36% | 329,914 | 4.19% | 31,155 | 1.89% | 14,032 | 2.01% | 14,943 |
| San Bernardino | 46.92% | 156,425 | 44.59% | 148,668 | 4.35% | 14,510 | 1.80% | 6,014 | 2.34% | 7,802 |
| Del Norte | 46.40% | 3,049 | 43.05% | 2,829 | 4.70% | 309 | 2.66% | 175 | 3.18% | 209 |
| Fresno | 46.25% | 78,401 | 46.10% | 78,147 | 3.96% | 6,714 | 1.49% | 2,528 | 2.21% | 3,734 |
| Trinity | 45.23% | 2,521 | 40.83% | 2,276 | 7.41% | 413 | 4.34% | 242 | 2.19% | 122 |
| San Luis Obispo | 44.99% | 41,653 | 46.70% | 43,238 | 4.02% | 3,725 | 2.69% | 2,494 | 1.59% | 1,472 |
| Riverside | 44.35% | 165,096 | 47.76% | 177,775 | 4.14% | 15,428 | 1.58% | 5,889 | 2.17% | 8,056 |
| Mono | 44.22% | 1,615 | 44.39% | 1,621 | 5.48% | 200 | 3.64% | 133 | 2.28% | 83 |
| Nevada | 44.09% | 18,298 | 46.33% | 19,226 | 4.87% | 2,022 | 3.70% | 1,535 | 1.00% | 417 |
| Butte | 43.18% | 28,926 | 46.57% | 31,197 | 4.86% | 3,256 | 3.40% | 2,281 | 2.00% | 1,335 |
| Kings | 42.65% | 9,517 | 50.14% | 11,189 | 3.49% | 778 | 1.25% | 278 | 2.47% | 552 |
| Tuolumne | 42.49% | 8,748 | 48.15% | 9,912 | 4.49% | 925 | 2.27% | 467 | 2.60% | 535 |
| Amador | 42.47% | 6,145 | 48.98% | 7,087 | 4.10% | 593 | 2.14% | 310 | 2.30% | 333 |
| Calaveras | 41.33% | 7,213 | 48.35% | 8,438 | 5.03% | 878 | 2.51% | 438 | 2.78% | 484 |
| Mariposa | 40.85% | 3,058 | 50.11% | 3,751 | 3.95% | 296 | 2.48% | 186 | 2.60% | 195 |
| Plumas | 40.46% | 3,489 | 50.64% | 4,367 | 4.01% | 346 | 2.59% | 223 | 2.29% | 198 |
| Siskiyou | 40.26% | 6,512 | 50.11% | 8,104 | 4.74% | 767 | 2.50% | 405 | 2.38% | 385 |
| Inyo | 40.05% | 2,503 | 50.06% | 3,128 | 4.66% | 291 | 2.98% | 186 | 2.25% | 141 |
| Colusa | 39.97% | 1,909 | 54.00% | 2,579 | 2.62% | 125 | 1.19% | 57 | 2.22% | 106 |
| Placer | 39.99% | 47,338 | 52.23% | 61,815 | 4.38% | 5,190 | 1.94% | 2,291 | 1.46% | 1,727 |
| Orange | 39.34% | 274,675 | 52.18% | 364,291 | 4.74% | 33,114 | 1.78% | 12,418 | 1.95% | 13,655 |
| Tehama | 39.12% | 6,932 | 52.38% | 9,283 | 3.96% | 701 | 1.64% | 291 | 2.90% | 514 |
| El Dorado | 38.86% | 25,406 | 51.88% | 33,916 | 4.81% | 3,144 | 2.72% | 1,780 | 1.72% | 1,128 |
| Madera | 38.66% | 11,299 | 53.84% | 15,733 | 3.43% | 1,002 | 1.69% | 494 | 2.39% | 696 |
| Tulare | 38.47% | 25,953 | 55.45% | 37,411 | 2.77% | 1,870 | 1.30% | 880 | 2.00% | 1,350 |
| Kern | 38.51% | 56,558 | 53.70% | 78,875 | 4.10% | 6,026 | 1.30% | 1,913 | 2.38% | 3,496 |
| Sutter | 38.11% | 8,871 | 54.69% | 12,731 | 3.51% | 818 | 1.77% | 412 | 1.91% | 446 |
| Shasta | 37.56% | 21,589 | 54.36% | 31,241 | 4.18% | 2,405 | 1.76% | 1,011 | 2.13% | 1,227 |
| Yuba | 37.25% | 5,067 | 51.90% | 7,061 | 5.23% | 711 | 2.26% | 307 | 3.37% | 458 |
| Glenn | 37.08% | 2,714 | 55.40% | 4,055 | 3.76% | 275 | 1.50% | 110 | 2.25% | 165 |
| Lassen | 35.68% | 2,994 | 54.02% | 4,533 | 6.08% | 510 | 2.28% | 191 | 1.95% | 164 |
| Sierra | 35.44% | 549 | 51.45% | 797 | 8.01% | 124 | 3.68% | 57 | 1.42% | 22 |
| Modoc | 32.03% | 1,159 | 56.72% | 2,052 | 6.94% | 251 | 2.18% | 79 | 2.12% | 77 |
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