2006 Florida Attorney General election

2006 Florida Attorney General election

←  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  →
Turnout	44.84% (Registered voters) [1]
Nominee Bill McCollum Skip Campbell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,448,008 2,197,959 Percentage 52.7% 47.3%
County results McCollum:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Campbell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Attorney General before election Charlie Crist Republican Elected Attorney General Bill McCollum Republican

The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Florida Attorney General. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative

Results

McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.

Democratic primary

Campbell campaigning with Mark Warner

Candidates

• Skip Campbell, State Senator
• Merrilee Ehrlich, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Skip Campbell	507,452	65.00
	Democratic	Merrilee Ehrlich	273,193	35.00
Total votes			780,645	100.00

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2006 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill McCollum	2,448,008	52.69%	−0.73%
	Democratic	Skip Campbell	2,197,959	47.31%	+0.73%
Majority			250,049	5.38%	−1.46%
Turnout			4,645,967
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
2. "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
3. "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
4. "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.