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| Turnout | 44.84% (Registered voters) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007. [2]
McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Skip Campbell | 507,452 | 65.00 | |
| Democratic | Merrilee Ehrlich | 273,193 | 35.00 | |
| Total votes | 780,645 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | ||||
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