2006 Long Beach, California, mayoral election

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2006 Long Beach, California, mayoral election
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  2002 April 11, 2006 (first round) [1]
June 6, 2006 (runoff) [2]
2010  
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Candidate Bob Foster Frank ColonnaDoug Drummond
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote20,99912,3488,271
First-round percentage48.5%28.5%19.1%
Second-round vote32,29824,287
Second-round percentage57.0%42.9%

Mayor before election

Beverly O'Neill
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Bob Foster
Nonpartisan

Long Beach, California, held an election for Mayor of Long Beach, California, on April 11, 2006 and June 6, 2006. It saw the election of Bob Foster.

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Results

First round

First round results [1]
CandidateVotes %
Bob Foster 20,99948.5
Frank Colonna12,34828.5
Doug Drummond8,27119.1
Ronnie Rephan9762.2
John P. Stolpe6421.4
Write-ins2900.6
Total votes43,526

Runoff

Runoff results [2]
CandidateVotes %
Bob Foster 32,29857.0
Frank Colonna24,28742.9
Write-ins4550.7
Total votes57,040

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References

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  2. 1 2 "CITY OF LONG BEACH GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION - JUNE 6, 2006 SUMMARY REPORT". City of Long Beach. June 23, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2019.