Arizona elections, 2006

Last updated

The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7, 2006. All election results are from the Arizona Secretary of State's office. [1] Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.

Contents

The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the September 12, 2006 primary ballot for all races was June 14, 2006.

This article does not yet include complete information about the state propositions placed on the ballot, but major propositions for Arizona in 2006 included:

Same-sex marriage is the marriage of two persons of the same sex or gender, entered into in a civil or religious ceremony.

Tobacco smoking practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the resulting smoke

Tobacco smoking is the practice of smoking tobacco and inhaling tobacco smoke. The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 17th century by European colonists, where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the Western world onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.

Federal

United States Senate

United States House

State

Races for Governor of Arizona, Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of State of Arizona, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Mine Inspector, and two seats on the five-member Corporation Commission will be decided. All races except for the State Mine Inspector, State Treasurer, and one seat on the Corporation Commission feature incumbents running for re-election.

Arizona Attorney General attorney general for the U.S. state of Arizona

The Arizona Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the state of Arizona, in the United States. This state officer is the head of the Arizona Department of Law, more commonly known as the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. The state attorney general is a constitutionally-established officer, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term.

Secretary of State of Arizona an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona

The Secretary of State of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, the Secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The Secretary also serves as acting governor whenever the governor is incapacitated or out of state. The Secretary is the keeper of the Seal of Arizona and administers oaths of office. The current secretary is Katie Hobbs.

Arizona State Mine Inspector

The Arizona State Mine Inspector is the inspector of active and inactive mines in the state of Arizona, in the United States. It is an independent, constitutionally mandated office, elected by the people of the state to a four-year term.

Governor

Incumbent

  • Janet Napolitano (D) – Former Attorney General, former US Attorney for Arizona
Janet Napolitano American politician

Janet Ann Napolitano is an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2013, under President Barack Obama. She has been president of the University of California system since September 2013, shortly after she resigned as Secretary of Homeland Security.

Challengers

Len Munsil Governor of Arizona nominee, 2006

Len Munsil is the President of Arizona Christian University. He was the Arizona Republican Party nominee for Governor of Arizona in the 2006 gubernatorial election, coming from behind to upset Don Goldwater in the Republican primary in his first run for any elective office. He lost to incumbent Janet Napolitano in the general election on November 7, 2006. In 2016 he served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, and a member of the GOP Platform Committee.

The Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) is a nonprofit conservative lobbying group based in Arizona. The organization advocates for the passage of socially conservative policies in the state. It also produces voter guides to encourage its supporters to elect conservative lawmakers. Over 100 bills supported by CAP have been signed into law in Arizona.

Republican Primary [2]

Republican Primary – Governor
CandidateVotes%
Len Munsil 155,778 50.6
Don Goldwater 122,283 39.7
Mike Harris 18,734 6.1
Gary Tupper 11,250 3.7
write-in 49 0

Attorney General

Incumbent

Terry Goddard American attorney and politician

Samuel Pearson Goddard III is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Mayor of Phoenix from 1984 to 1990, on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District from 2001 to 2003 and as the 24th Attorney General of Arizona from 2003 to 2011.

Phoenix, Arizona State capital city in Arizona, United States

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of Arizona, with 1,626,078 people. It is also the fifth most populous city in the United States, and the most populous American state capital, and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents.

Challenger

Secretary of State

Republican incumbent Jan Brewer, the former chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, ran for a second four-year term, after winning her first term in 2002. She was challenged by Democrat Israel Torres, the former Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a businessman and attorney, and Libertarian Ernest Hancock, a talk radio producer, real estate agent, and restaurant owner.

Arizona Secretary of State general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jan Brewer 848,394 57.2
Democratic Israel Torres 583,646 39.4%
Libertarian Ernest Hancock 51,093 3.4%
Write-in Selena A. Naumoff 35 0.0%
Total votes1,483,168100.0%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent

Challengers

Democratic Party Primary

Superintendent – Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
Jason Williams 109,405 54
Slade Mead 93,141 46

State Treasurer

State Mine Inspector

Republican Primary

Inspector – Republican Primary
CandidateVotes%
Joe Hart 127,800 50.6
Larry Nelson 124,778 49.4

Corporation Commissioner

Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for re-election.

Incumbents

Challengers

Legislative Department

All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives and all 30 seats in the Arizona Senate will be up for election. There are five incumbents not seeking re-election to the seats they currently hold, and eight races in which there is only one candidate for election.

Judicial Department

When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges. Supreme Court Justices serve a six-year term; all other state Judges serve four-year terms. There is a mandatory retirement age of 65 for all judicial offices.

Ballot propositions

See also

Related Research Articles

2006 Arizona State Legislature election

Elections to the 48th Arizona Legislature were held on November 7, 2006. Primary elections to determine political party nominees were held on September 12, 2006. The two candidates with the highest vote count in each primary advanced to the November election.

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2008 congressional elections in Arizona were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who would represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009, until January 3, 2011.

Adam Driggs is a former Republican State Senator who represented the 28th district. Previously he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing the 11th District from 2007 until 2011. He is the former Chairman of the Arizona House Judiciary Committee.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2010 congressional elections in Arizona was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Arizona in the United States House of Representatives. Arizona has eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011 until January 3, 2013.

2010 Arizona elections

The 2010 Arizona state elections were held on November 2, 2010, with primaries on August 24, 2010. These include gubernatorial and both sides of Congress. A special election was also on May 18 for Proposition 100.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's nine Congressional districts, including the newly created 9th district following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2012.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the nine U.S. Representatives from the state of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts, with Democratic and Republican primaries taking place on August 26. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Arizona.

Martín Quezada American politician

Martín Quezada is a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate serving since 2015. He is also a member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board, serving since 2011. He was previously a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015. Quezada is also an attorney in private practice, and has served his community in a number of different roles. He previously served as a research analyst and policy adviser to the Arizona state house Democratic caucus.

Steve Smith (Arizona politician) American politician

Steve Smith is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 11 since 2015 to 2019. He previously represented the 11th district in the House from 2013 to 2015, and District 23 seat in the Senate from 2011 to 2013.

Justin Olson American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives

Justin Olson is an American politician who currently serves on the Arizona Corporation Commission. Olson is a former member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 25 from January 14, 2013 until 2017. Olson previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 19 seat. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Rick Gray (Arizona politician) American politician

Rick Gray is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 21. Gray previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 9 seat.

Carl E. Seel is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 20 from 2013 to 2015. Seel served consecutively from January 2009 until January 14, 2013 in the District 6 seat.

Frank Pratt (politician) American politician

Franklin M. Pratt is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona State Senate. He formerly was in the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 8. Pratt served consecutively from January 2009 until January 14, 2013 in the District 23 seat.

David Bradley (politician) American politician

David T. Bradley is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate representing District 10 since January 14, 2013. Bradley served non-consecutively in the Arizona State Legislature from January 2003 until January 10, 2011 in the Arizona House of Representatives District 28 seat. He is now a State Senator representing District 10 starting in 2012 after defeating incumbent Frank Antenori (R).

Andy Biggs American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona Senate

Andrew Steven Biggs is an American politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district includes most of the East Valley, covering most of Mesa and Chandler and all of Queen Creek and his hometown of Gilbert.

Renz L. Jennings

Renz L. Jennings was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona from December 12, 1960 to August 5, 1964. Jennings twice sought the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate, losing in 1934 and 1964.

2018 Arizona elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arizona on November 6, 2018. All of Arizona's executive offices were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Arizona's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives. The Democratic Party picked up three statewide offices, as well as a seat in the U.S. House.

Barry Wong is a Republican attorney and politician who previously served on the Arizona Corporation Commission and as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing the 18th district.

Kelli Butler politician

Kelli Butler is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 28 in 2016. She is the owner and office manager at Butler Family Dental.

2018 North Dakota elections

North Dakota held two statewide elections in 2018: a primary election on Tuesday, June 12, and a general election on Tuesday, November 6. In addition, each township elected officers on Tuesday, March 20, and each school district held their elections on a date of their choosing between April 1 and June 30.

References

  1. ↑ http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2006/General/Canvass2006GE.pdf
  2. ↑ http://apps.azsos.gov/election/2006/Primary/Canvass2006PE.pdf
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.