California State Treasurer election, 2006

Last updated
California State Treasurer election, 2006
Flag of California.svg
←  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  →

  Bill-Lockyer.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Bill Lockyer Claude Parrish
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote4,523,8543,095,615
Percentage54.37%37.21%
CA2006Treasurer.svg
Election results by county
Treasurer before election

Phil Angelides
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Bill Lockyer
Democratic

The 2006 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, Board of Equalization member Claude Parrish, for the office previously held by Democrat Phil Angelides, who was term-limited and ran for governor.

California State Treasurer position in state government

The California State Treasurer is responsible for the state's investment and finance. The post has narrower responsibilities and authority than the California State Controller. Some of the responsibilities include issuing bonds and notes for the state, and trustee, as well as registrar and paying agent for all general obligation bonds and certain revenue bonds investment of temporarily idle state money. The administration of the state's budgets, financial analyses and planning, money allocation, and economic research is under the California Department of Finance.

Bill Lockyer American politician

William Westwood Lockyer is a veteran California politician, who held elective office from 1973 to 2015, as State Treasurer of California, California Attorney General, and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate. Described by journalistic observers as one of the state's most "colorful" and "shrewdest" public officials, he has long been known to speak his mind with an uncommon frankness that occasionally caused him political embarrassment.

The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of California. The party is headquartered in Sacramento, and is led by acting-Chair Alex Gallardo-Rooker.

Contents

Primary results

A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/trs/00.htm.

Results by county are available here and here.

Republican

California State Treasurer Republican primary, 2006
CandidateVotes%
Claude Parrish912,81856.29
Keith Richman 709,73443.71
Total votes1,622,552100.00

Others

California State Treasurer primary, 2006 (Others)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lockyer 2,079,963100.00
Green Mehul Thakker 31,178100.00
American Independent E. Justin Noonan30,684100.00
Libertarian Marian Smithson16,745100.00
Peace and Freedom Jack Harrison3,681100.00

Results

California State Treasurer election, 2006 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lockyer 4,523,85454.37
Republican Claude Parrish3,095,61537.21
Libertarian Marian Smithson334,0564.01
Green Mehul Thakker 201,6702.42
American Independent E. Justin Noonan93,2811.12
Peace and Freedom Jack Harrison71,7260.86
Invalid or blank votes578,8576.50
Total votes8,320,202100.00
Turnout {{{votes}}}39.29
Democratic hold

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California: [1]

Secretary of State of California chief elections officer of California, United States

The Secretary of State of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. State of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The Secretary of State is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers, and is restricted by term limits to only two terms. The current Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, took office on January 5, 2015.

County Lockyer VotesParrishVotesSmithsonVotes Thakker VotesOthersVotes
San Francisco 76.17%176,01312.76%29,4853.47%8,0265.78%13,3661.82%4,201
Alameda 72.44%285,21018.90%74,4242.77%10,8994.46%17,5471.43%5,649
Marin 68.82%69,67822.93%23,2183.36%3,4073.70%3,7501.18%1,197
Santa Cruz 67.45%58,19321.85%18,8503.92%3,3835.24%4,5171.54%1,335
San Mateo 66.46%130,00226.08%51,0182.95%5,7722.91%5,7021.60%3,126
Sonoma 63.80%106,63825.74%43,0253.96%6,6234.20%7,0242.29%3,828
Los Angeles 61.89%1,158,44729.91%559,8764.00%74,8392.09%39,0802.10%39,466
Contra Costa 61.73%179,45131.91%92,7602.61%7,5932.08%6,0521.66%4,830
Santa Clara 61.20%251,17229.46%120,9194.68%19,1882.79%11,4401.87%7,673
Yolo 60.62%31,75531.15%16,3203.70%1,9373.56%1,8640.97%508
Monterey 60.24%51,55431.87%27,2713.64%3,1132.42%2,0731.83%1,563
Mendocino 59.76%17,77326.57%7,9034.93%1,4656.19%1,8402.56%761
Solano 59.61%60,41332.87%33,3173.65%3,7031.84%1,8662.02%2,050
Napa 57.93%23,92633.27%13,7433.53%1,4603.27%1,3522.00%824
Imperial 56.44%12,23534.64%7,5083.92%8501.61%3483.39%735
San Benito 55.23%7,65035.93%4,9774.29%5942.03%2812.52%349
Humboldt 53.57%24,92832.72%15,2264.36%2,0297.01%3,2632.33%1,084
Lake 53.17%10,02135.81%6,7504.36%8223.37%6353.29%620
Sacramento 51.97%178,29639.41%135,2114.18%14,3432.40%8,2222.04%6,982
San Joaquin 51.00%68,59440.73%54,7864.33%5,8251.69%2,2772.24%3,017
Santa Barbara 50.86%59,35439.65%46,2745.17%6,0392.64%3,0861.67%1,948
Alpine 50.58%26036.96%1907.39%383.31%171.75%9
Merced 49.76%20,26542.44%17,2843.37%1,3721.45%5922.97%1,209
Ventura 48.61%103,11043.63%92,5654.16%8,8211.83%3,8761.77%3,765
Stanislaus 48.54%49,11244.95%45,4753.01%3,0431.48%1,4932.03%2,051
San Diego 47.55%353,62244.36%329,9144.19%31,1551.89%14,0322.01%14,943
San Bernardino 46.92%156,42544.59%148,6684.35%14,5101.80%6,0142.34%7,802
Del Norte 46.40%3,04943.05%2,8294.70%3092.66%1753.18%209
Fresno 46.25%78,40146.10%78,1473.96%6,7141.49%2,5282.21%3,734
Trinity 45.23%2,52140.83%2,2767.41%4134.34%2422.19%122
San Luis Obispo 44.99%41,65346.70%43,2384.02%3,7252.69%2,4941.59%1,472
Riverside 44.35%165,09647.76%177,7754.14%15,4281.58%5,8892.17%8,056
Mono 44.22%1,61544.39%1,6215.48%2003.64%1332.28%83
Nevada 44.09%18,29846.33%19,2264.87%2,0223.70%1,5351.00%417
Butte 43.18%28,92646.57%31,1974.86%3,2563.40%2,2812.00%1,335
Kings 42.65%9,51750.14%11,1893.49%7781.25%2782.47%552
Tuolumne 42.49%8,74848.15%9,9124.49%9252.27%4672.60%535
Amador 42.47%6,14548.98%7,0874.10%5932.14%3102.30%333
Calaveras 41.33%7,21348.35%8,4385.03%8782.51%4382.78%484
Mariposa 40.85%3,05850.11%3,7513.95%2962.48%1862.60%195
Plumas 40.46%3,48950.64%4,3674.01%3462.59%2232.29%198
Siskiyou 40.26%6,51250.11%8,1044.74%7672.50%4052.38%385
Inyo 40.05%2,50350.06%3,1284.66%2912.98%1862.25%141
Colusa 39.97%1,90954.00%2,5792.62%1251.19%572.22%106
Placer 39.99%47,33852.23%61,8154.38%5,1901.94%2,2911.46%1,727
Orange 39.34%274,67552.18%364,2914.74%33,1141.78%12,4181.95%13,655
Tehama 39.12%6,93252.38%9,2833.96%7011.64%2912.90%514
El Dorado 38.86%25,40651.88%33,9164.81%3,1442.72%1,7801.72%1,128
Madera 38.66%11,29953.84%15,7333.43%1,0021.69%4942.39%696
Tulare 38.47%25,95355.45%37,4112.77%1,8701.30%8802.00%1,350
Kern 38.51%56,55853.70%78,8754.10%6,0261.30%1,9132.38%3,496
Sutter 38.11%8,87154.69%12,7313.51%8181.77%4121.91%446
Shasta 37.56%21,58954.36%31,2414.18%2,4051.76%1,0112.13%1,227
Yuba 37.25%5,06751.90%7,0615.23%7112.26%3073.37%458
Glenn 37.08%2,71455.40%4,0553.76%2751.50%1102.25%165
Lassen 35.68%2,99454.02%4,5336.08%5102.28%1911.95%164
Sierra 35.44%54951.45%7978.01%1243.68%571.42%22
Modoc 32.03%1,15956.72%2,0526.94%2512.18%792.12%77

See also

Related Research Articles

2006 California gubernatorial election

The 2006 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. The incumbent Republican Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won re-election for his first and only full term. His main opponent was California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, the California Democratic Party nominee. Peter Camejo was the California Green Party nominee, Janice Jordan was the Peace and Freedom Party nominee, Art Olivier was the California Libertarian Party nominee, and Edward C. Noonan was the California American Independent Party nominee.

2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tom McClintock, to succeed incumbent Cruz Bustamante, who was term-limited and ran for Insurance Commissioner.

2006 California Secretary of State election

The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.

2006 California Attorney General election

The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Former and future Governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian, for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer, who was term-limited and ran for Treasurer.

2006 California Insurance Commissioner election

The 2006 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Businessman Steve Poizner, the Republican nominee, defeated Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, for the office previously held by Democrat John Garamendi, who was term-limited and ran for lieutenant governor.

2006 California State Controller election

The 2006 California State Controller election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, Assemblyman Tony Strickland, for the office previously held by Democrat Steve Westly, who ran for governor.

2002 California Secretary of State election

The 2002 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on June 4, 2002. State Assemblyman Kevin Shelley, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the Republican, State Senator Keith Olberg.

2002 California State Controller election

The 2002 California State Controller election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Businessman Steve Westly, the Democratic nominee, barely defeated the Republican nominee, Senator Tom McClintock, for the office previously held by Kathleen Connell, who was term-limited.

2002 California State Treasurer election

The 2002 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Phil Angelides, defeated the Republican nominee, Greg Conlon.

2002 California Attorney General election

The 2002 California Attorney General election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. The Democratic incumbent, Bill Lockyer, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senate Minority Leader Dick Ackerman.

2002 California Insurance Commissioner election

The 2002 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 5, 2002. The primary elections took place on March 5, 2002. Former Deputy Secretary of the Interior John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, defeated Corporations Commissioner Gary Mendoza, the Republican nominee, for the office previously held by Harry W. Low.

1998 California Secretary of State election

The 1998 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Republican incumbent, Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Michela Alioto.

1994 California Secretary of State election

The 1994 California Secretary of State election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Bill Jones, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, acting Secretary of State Tony Miller, who assumed the seat when March Fong Eu resigned to become United States Ambassador to Micronesia.

1998 California State Controller election

The 1998 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic incumbent, Kathleen Connell, defeated the Republican nominee, Ruben Barrales in a landslide, winning every county except three: Glenn, Kern, and Sutter. Every candidate was unopposed in the primary.

1994 California State Controller election

The 1994 California State Controller election occurred on November 3, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Democratic nominee, Kathleen Connell, narrowly defeated the Republican nominee, ex-State Assemblyman Tom McClintock.

1994 California State Treasurer election

The 1994 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, Board of Equalization Chairman Matt Fong, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, for the office previously held by incumbent Kathleen Brown, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Governor.

1998 California State Treasurer election

The 1998 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Phil Angelides, handily defeated the Republican nominee, State Assemblyman Curt Pringle, for the office previously held by incumbent Matt Fong, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Senate.

1998 California Attorney General election

The 1998 California Attorney General election occurred on November 3, 1998. The primary elections took place on June 3, 1998. The Democratic nominee, Bill Lockyer, defeated the Republican nominee, Dave Stirling, for the office previously held by incumbent Dan Lungren, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for governor.

1994 California Attorney General election

The 1994 California Attorney General election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican incumbent, Dan Lungren, easily defeated the Democratic nominee, Assemblyman Tom Umberg. Every candidate in this race was unopposed in the primary.

1994 California Insurance Commissioner election

The 1994 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 8, 1994. The primary elections took place on March 8, 1994. The Republican nominee, Chuck Quackenbush, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, State Senator Art Torres, for the office previously held by incumbent John Garamendi, who chose not to seek re-election in favor of running for Governor.

References

  1. 1 2 "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  2. ↑ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
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.