2006 Michigan Attorney General election

2006 Michigan Attorney General election

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Turnout	3,690,415
Nominee Mike Cox Amos Williams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,986,606 1,605,725 Percentage 53.8% 43.5%
County results Precinct results Cox:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%      No data
Attorney General before election Mike Cox Republican Elected Attorney General Mike Cox Republican

The 2006 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Mike Cox became the first Republican in over 50 years to be elected attorney general and was seeking to become the first Republican since the amending of the Michigan Constitution to be re-elected. Despite a 2005 scandal where Cox announced he had an extramarital affair before becoming Attorney General ^[1] Cox won re-election easily, defeating Democratic nominee Amos Williams, taking 54 percent of the vote. ^[2]

Republican Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Cox, incumbent Michigan Attorney General

Democratic Party

Candidates

Nominee

• Amos Williams

Minor parties

Libertarian Party

• Bill Hall ^[3]

U.S. Taxpayers Party

• Charles F. Conces ^[3]

General election

Results

2006 General Election - Michigan Attorney General ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Cox (i)	1,986,606	53.8	+4.9
	Democratic	Amos Williams	1,605,725	43.5	−5.2
	Libertarian	Bill Hall	61,607	1.7	N/A
	Constitution	Charles Conces	36,477	1.0	+0.1
Majority			380,881	10.3	+10.1
Turnout			3,690,415		+20.3
	Republican hold

References

1. Kathy Barks Hoffman (May 27, 2009). "Michigan AG Mike Cox enters 2010 governor's race". Associated Press. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
2. "2006 Attorney General General Election Results - Michigan". US Election Atlas. February 4, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
3. Michigan Secretary of State (November 7, 2006). "2006 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing" . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
4. "2006 Official Michigan General Election Results - Attorney General 4 Year Term (1) Position". nictusa.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009.