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.
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Under the state constitution, the Governor serves a four-year term, with a maximum or minimum term limit of two four-year terms for life, regardless of whether or not they are consecutive or nonconsecutive. Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in a 2003 recall election and served out the remainder of predecessor Gray Davis's term ending in 2007; Schwarzenegger was therefore eligible to serve until 2011.[1] As of 2024, this along with the concurrent Insurance Commissioner election was the last time Republicans won a statewide election in California and marked the last time a Republican was officially elected California Governor as well as the last election in which a California governor and lieutenant governor of opposite political parties were elected.
Exit polls showed Schwarzenegger won the vote of White (63%–32%) and Asian Americans (62%–37%), while Angelides won among African Americans (70%–27%) and Latinos (56%–39%).[citation needed]
Primary election
editBar graph of statewide results[2]
Results by county[3]
The period for candidate nominations closed on March 24, 2006.
Democratic
editCandidates
edit- Phil Angelides – California State Treasurer; former State Democratic Chair and developer
- Barbara Becnel – Executive Director of Neighborhood House of North Richmond; founder of Save Stanley Tookie Williams campaign
- Joe Brouilette – high school teacher
- Edie Bukewihge – writer and publisher
- Jerald Gerst – physician
- Vibert Greene – engineer
- Frank Macaluso – medical doctor
- Michael Strimling – attorney
- Steve Westly – California State Controller; former Internet executive
The two front-runners for the Democratic nomination were Angelides and California State Controller Steve Westly. A pre-election poll had Westly leading Angelides by six percentage points.[4] The Field Poll conducted on April 17, 2006, showed that both Democratic candidates had low recognition factors amongst the state's electorate, with only 45% having any opinion on Angelides and 40% for Westly. Of registered Democrats surveyed, 59% said they didn't know enough about Angelides to have any opinion about him, with 58% saying the same for Westly.[5] The Los Angeles Times reported that the race for the Democratic nomination was a virtual tie, with Angelides leading Westly by three percentage points (37%–34%), within the 3% margin of error. Unusually, 28% of Democratic voters were undecided, and both candidates tried to earn the undecided vote.
Angelides reported a recent increase in support for his campaign and gained union support as well as support from the "core" liberal constituency. The California Democratic Party endorsed him prior to the primary, despite most polls showing that Westly would fare much better against Schwarzenegger in the general election.[6] However, many registered Democrats believed that Westly had a greater chance of winning against incumbent governor Schwarzenegger and felt that he had a slightly "more positive" image.[7] In the end, Angelides won 47.9% of the vote to Westly's 43.4%. The turnout for the primary, was a record low 33.6%,[8] far below the 38% predicted by the Secretary of State,[9] with the turnout of valid ballots cast on election day at 28%.[10]
Polling
editSource | Date | Westly | Angelides |
---|---|---|---|
Survey USA[11] | June 5, 2006 | 36% | 44% |
Survey USA[12] | June 2, 2006 | 37% | 41% |
Field Poll[13] | June 2, 2006 | 35% | 34% |
LA Times Poll[14] | May 27, 2006 | 34% | 37% |
Survey USA[15] | May 25, 2006 | 32% | 44% |
Public Policy Institute of California[16] | May 25, 2006 | 32% | 35% |
Survey USA[17] | May 8, 2006 | 31% | 41% |
LA Times Poll[18] | April 29, 2006 | 33% | 20% |
Public Policy Institute of California[19] | April 27, 2006 | 26% | 20% |
Field Poll[13] | April 17, 2006 | 37% | 26% |
Public Policy Institute of California[20] | March 30, 2006 | 23% | 22% |
Field Poll[13] | November 3, 2005 | 26% | 37% |
Field Poll[13] | September 7, 2005 | 22% | 32% |
Field Poll[13] | June 29, 2005 | 28% | 37% |
Field Poll[13] | February 25, 2005 | 11% | 15% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Phil Angelides | 1,202,884 | 48.00% | |
Democratic | Steve Westly | 1,081,971 | 43.17% | |
Democratic | Barbara Becnel | 66,550 | 2.66% | |
Democratic | Joe Brouillette | 42,077 | 1.68% | |
Democratic | Michael Strimling | 35,122 | 1.40% | |
Democratic | Frank A. Macaluso Jr. | 30,871 | 1.23% | |
Democratic | Vibert Greene | 25,747 | 1.03% | |
Democratic | Jerald Robert Gerst | 21,039 | 0.84% | |
Total votes | 2,506,261 | 100.00% |
Republican
editCandidates
edit- Jeffrey Burns – general contractor
- Bill Chambers – railroad switchman
- Robert C. Newman II – psychologist and farmer
- Arnold Schwarzenegger – incumbent Governor of California
Republican Schwarzenegger faced token opposition and won overwhelmingly in the primary held on June 6, 2006.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Arnold Schwarzenegger (incumbent) | 1,724,296 | 89.99% | |
Republican | Robert C. Newman II | 68,663 | 3.58% | |
Republican | Bill Chambers | 65,488 | 3.42% | |
Republican | Jeffrey R. Burns | 57,652 | 3.01% | |
Total votes | 1,916,099 | 100.00% |
Minor parties
editGreen
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Green | Peter Miguel Camejo | 33,546 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 33,546 | 100.00% |
American Independent
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
American Independent | Edward C. Noonan | 25,096 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 25,096 | 100.00% |
Libertarian
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Libertarian | Art Olivier | 16,445 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 16,445 | 100.00% |
Peace and Freedom
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peace and Freedom | Janice Jordan | 3,849 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 3,849 | 100.00% |
General election
editCandidates
edit- Phil Angelides (Democratic) – California State Treasurer, Ex-State Democratic Chair & Developer
- Peter Camejo (Green) – 2002/2003 Green Party gubernatorial candidate, 2004 independent vice presidential candidate (Ralph Nader's running mate)
- Janice Jordan (Peace and Freedom) – 2004 Peace and Freedom Party vice presidential candidate (Leonard Peltier's running mate)
- Edward C. Noonan (American Independent) – computer shop owner
- Art Olivier (Libertarian) – former mayor of Bellflower, 2000 Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate (Harry Browne's running mate)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) – incumbent Governor of California, actor, businessman
Campaign
editSchwarzenegger's decision to call the 2005 special election, as well as his propositions dealing with teachers' and nurses' unions and other political missteps, brought his approval rating down to 39% by April 2006,[22] though he ended up solidly defeating his opponents. During his first two years, he came under fire from some conservatives for supporting several taxes on Californians,[23] and from some liberals for refusing to sign a bill allowing gay marriage, and his support for several controversial propositions in 2005. Later, Schwarzenegger's popularity with voters rebounded and he won reelection by a wide margin.
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[24] | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[25] | Likely R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg Political Report[26] | Safe R | November 2, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics[27] | Likely R | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
editSource | Date | Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) |
Phil Angelides (D) |
Peter Camejo (G) |
Art Olivier (L) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Field Poll[28] | November 1, 2006 | 49% | 33% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | October 17, 2006 | 47% | 40% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | September 28, 2006 | 43% | 34% | 8% | 4% |
Field Poll[30] | September 27, 2006 | 44% | 34% | ||
Rasmussen[31] | September 12, 2006 | 47% | 39% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | September 11, 2006 | 40% | 35% | 6% | 4% |
Rasmussen[32] | August 31, 2006 | 48% | 42% | ||
Public Policy Institute of California[33] | August 30, 2006 | 45% | 32% | ||
Survey USA[34] | August 28, 2006 | 52% | 38% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | August 28, 2006 | 45% | 40% | ||
Rasmussen[35] | August 1, 2006 | 47% | 41% | ||
Public Policy Institute of California[36] | July 26, 2006 | 43% | 30% | ||
Field Poll[37] | July 25, 2006 | 45% | 37% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | July 24, 2006 | 42% | 44% | ||
Rasmussen[38] | July 13, 2006 | 44% | 46% | ||
Survey & Policy Institute[39] | July 6, 2006 | 44% | 37% | ||
Zogby/WSJ[29] | June 21, 2006 | 45% | 45% | ||
Field Poll[13] | June 2, 2006 | 46% | 39% | ||
LA Times Poll[40] | May 28, 2006 | 45% | 46% | ||
Public Policy Institute of California[16] | May 25, 2006 | 38% | 38% | ||
Rasmussen[41] | May 23, 2006 | 45% | 45% | ||
LA Times Poll[42] | April 29, 2006 | 43% | 43% | ||
Rasmussen[43] | April 17, 2006 | 49% | 36% | ||
Field Poll[13] | April 14, 2006 | 44% | 40% | ||
Public Policy Institute of California[20] | March 30, 2006 | 41% | 29% | ||
Rasmussen[44] | March 23, 2006 | 44% | 45% | ||
Field Poll[13] | March 2, 2006 | 39% | 39% | ||
Rasmussen[45] | February 13, 2006 | 40% | 41% | ||
Rasmussen[46] | January 25, 2006 | 39% | 41% | ||
Rasmussen[47] | December 16, 2005 | 40% | 44% | ||
Field Poll[13] | November 3, 2005 | 41% | 47% | ||
Field Poll[13] | August 29, 2005 | 40% | 43% | ||
Field Poll[13] | June 13, 2005 | 42% | 46% | ||
Field Poll[13] | February 25, 2005 | 52% | 35% |
Schwarzenegger v Westly
Source | Date | Schwarzenegger (R) | Westly (D) |
---|---|---|---|
Field Poll[48] | June 2, 2006 | 44% | 42% |
LA Times Poll[40] | May 28, 2006 | 40% | 50% |
Public Policy Institute of California[16] | May 25, 2006 | 36% | 36% |
Rasmussen[49] | May 23, 2006 | 44% | 46% |
LA Times Poll[42] | April 29, 2006 | 39% | 48% |
Rasmussen[50] | April 17, 2006 | 48% | 40% |
Field Poll[51] | April 14, 2006 | 43% | 43% |
Public Policy Institute of California[20] | March 30, 2006 | 39% | 31% |
Rasmussen[44] | March 23, 2006 | 44% | 45% |
Field Poll[51] | March 2, 2006 | 37% | 41% |
Rasmussen[52] | February 13, 2006 | 39% | 34% |
Field Poll[51] | February 2, 2006 | 52% | 33% |
Rasmussen[46] | January 25, 2006 | 39% | 40% |
Rasmussen[47] | December 16, 2005 | 39% | 46% |
Field Poll[51] | November 3, 2005 | 40% | 46% |
Field Poll[51] | August 29, 2005 | 39% | 42% |
Field Poll[51] | June 13, 2005 | 40% | 44% |
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Arnold Schwarzenegger (incumbent) | 4,850,157 | 55.88% | +7.30% | |
Democratic | Phil Angelides | 3,376,732 | 38.91% | +7.43% | |
Green | Peter Miguel Camejo | 205,995 | 2.37% | −0.42% | |
Libertarian | Art Olivier | 114,329 | 1.32% | −0.84% | |
Peace and Freedom | Janice Jordan | 69,934 | 0.81% | ||
American Independent | Edward C. Noonan | 61,901 | 0.71% | −1.00% | |
Republican | Robert Newman (write-in) | 219 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | James Harris (write-in) | 46 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | Donald Etkes (write-in) | 43 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | Elisha Shapiro (write-in) | 36 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | Vibert Greene (write-in) | 18 | 0.00% | ||
Independent | Dealphria Tarver (write-in) | 6 | 0.00% | ||
Majority | 1,473,425 | 16.98% | |||
Total votes | 8,679,416 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | +0.13% |
Results by county
editResults showed Schwarzenegger won 52 counties while Angelides won six; Schwarzenegger won an absolute majority in 48 counties and a plurality in four others, while Angelides won a majority in two counties and a plurality in four more. Schwarzenegger won large majorities in California's rural counties, the populous Southern California counties of San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura, as well as populous Sacramento, Fresno, and Kern counties in the Central Valley. The results were closely contested in Los Angeles County and in Bay Area suburban counties. Angelides won substantially only in Alameda and San Francisco counties.[53]
County | Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican |
Phil Angelides Democratic |
Peter Camejo Green |
Art Olivier Libertarian |
Janice Jordan PFP |
Edward C. Noonan AIP |
All Others Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Alameda | 148,322 | 36.59% | 229,217 | 56.54% | 18,236 | 4.50% | 3,784 | 0.93% | 3,569 | 0.88% | 2,231 | 0.55% | 19 | 0.00% | -80,895 | -19.96% | 405,378 |
Alpine | 295 | 54.23% | 218 | 40.07% | 14 | 2.57% | 8 | 1.47% | 6 | 1.10% | 3 | 0.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 77 | 14.15% | 544 |
Amador | 10,755 | 72.09% | 3,354 | 22.48% | 390 | 2.61% | 148 | 0.99% | 100 | 0.67% | 172 | 1.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,401 | 49.61% | 14,919 |
Butte | 45,591 | 65.82% | 18,672 | 26.96% | 2,912 | 4.20% | 856 | 1.24% | 640 | 0.92% | 593 | 0.86% | 4 | 0.01% | 26,919 | 38.86% | 69,268 |
Calaveras | 12,691 | 70.44% | 4,268 | 23.69% | 490 | 2.72% | 238 | 1.32% | 130 | 0.72% | 199 | 1.10% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,423 | 46.75% | 18,016 |
Colusa | 3,665 | 73.76% | 1,104 | 22.22% | 94 | 1.89% | 46 | 0.93% | 30 | 0.60% | 30 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,561 | 51.54% | 4,969 |
Contra Costa | 158,565 | 52.42% | 128,578 | 42.50% | 8,529 | 2.82% | 2,725 | 0.90% | 2,169 | 0.72% | 1,932 | 0.64% | 15 | 0.00% | 29,987 | 9.91% | 302,513 |
Del Norte | 3,639 | 54.85% | 2,531 | 38.15% | 133 | 2.00% | 121 | 1.82% | 85 | 1.28% | 125 | 1.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,108 | 16.70% | 6,634 |
El Dorado | 49,771 | 73.37% | 14,535 | 21.43% | 1,911 | 2.82% | 752 | 1.11% | 365 | 0.54% | 500 | 0.74% | 3 | 0.00% | 35,236 | 51.94% | 67,837 |
Fresno | 116,534 | 66.08% | 53,605 | 30.39% | 2,324 | 1.32% | 1,449 | 0.82% | 1,418 | 0.80% | 1,031 | 0.58% | 2 | 0.00% | 62,929 | 35.68% | 176,363 |
Glenn | 5,775 | 76.50% | 1,421 | 18.82% | 110 | 1.46% | 102 | 1.35% | 70 | 0.93% | 71 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,354 | 57.68% | 7,549 |
Humboldt | 23,282 | 48.22% | 20,070 | 41.56% | 3,241 | 6.71% | 702 | 1.45% | 572 | 1.18% | 419 | 0.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,212 | 6.65% | 48,286 |
Imperial | 10,363 | 46.73% | 10,024 | 45.21% | 706 | 3.18% | 273 | 1.23% | 569 | 2.57% | 239 | 1.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 339 | 1.53% | 22,174 |
Inyo | 4,180 | 64.39% | 1,892 | 29.14% | 132 | 2.03% | 130 | 2.00% | 66 | 1.02% | 92 | 1.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,288 | 35.24% | 6,492 |
Kern | 108,253 | 72.06% | 35,512 | 23.64% | 1,752 | 1.17% | 1,988 | 1.32% | 1,287 | 0.86% | 1,421 | 0.95% | 9 | 0.01% | 72,741 | 48.42% | 150,222 |
Kings | 15,683 | 68.47% | 6,344 | 27.70% | 219 | 0.96% | 247 | 1.08% | 244 | 1.07% | 167 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,339 | 40.77% | 22,904 |
Lake | 10,930 | 56.26% | 7,031 | 36.19% | 615 | 3.17% | 323 | 1.66% | 275 | 1.42% | 255 | 1.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,899 | 20.07% | 19,429 |
Lassen | 5,665 | 66.03% | 2,353 | 27.42% | 158 | 1.84% | 197 | 2.30% | 96 | 1.12% | 111 | 1.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,312 | 38.60% | 8,580 |
Los Angeles | 907,919 | 46.06% | 967,149 | 49.07% | 37,029 | 1.88% | 28,429 | 1.44% | 16,001 | 0.81% | 14,519 | 0.74% | 30 | 0.00% | -59,230 | -3.00% | 1,971,076 |
Madera | 21,416 | 71.12% | 7,473 | 24.82% | 353 | 1.17% | 324 | 1.08% | 253 | 0.84% | 285 | 0.95% | 9 | 0.03% | 13,943 | 46.30% | 30,113 |
Marin | 48,439 | 45.81% | 50,441 | 47.70% | 4,724 | 4.47% | 1,060 | 1.00% | 670 | 0.63% | 408 | 0.39% | 1 | 0.00% | -2,002 | -1.89% | 105,743 |
Mariposa | 5,074 | 66.82% | 1,985 | 26.14% | 204 | 2.69% | 139 | 1.83% | 73 | 0.96% | 118 | 1.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,089 | 40.68% | 7,593 |
Mendocino | 14,002 | 45.41% | 13,790 | 44.72% | 1,869 | 6.06% | 463 | 1.50% | 401 | 1.30% | 309 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 212 | 0.69% | 30,834 |
Merced | 26,231 | 62.52% | 14,027 | 33.43% | 543 | 1.29% | 378 | 0.90% | 425 | 1.01% | 355 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 12,204 | 29.09% | 41,959 |
Modoc | 2,829 | 75.20% | 723 | 19.22% | 47 | 1.25% | 71 | 1.89% | 57 | 1.52% | 35 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,106 | 55.98% | 3,762 |
Mono | 2,315 | 61.83% | 1,176 | 31.41% | 100 | 2.67% | 87 | 2.32% | 31 | 0.83% | 35 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,139 | 30.42% | 3,744 |
Monterey | 46,882 | 53.33% | 35,769 | 40.69% | 2,646 | 3.01% | 928 | 1.06% | 852 | 0.97% | 829 | 0.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,113 | 12.64% | 87,906 |
Napa | 23,187 | 54.57% | 16,504 | 38.84% | 1,559 | 3.67% | 520 | 1.22% | 366 | 0.86% | 352 | 0.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,683 | 15.73% | 42,488 |
Nevada | 28,570 | 66.03% | 11,833 | 27.35% | 1,982 | 4.58% | 461 | 1.07% | 236 | 0.55% | 183 | 0.42% | 3 | 0.01% | 16,737 | 38.68% | 43,268 |
Orange | 507,413 | 69.70% | 185,388 | 25.46% | 9,646 | 1.32% | 15,328 | 2.11% | 5,419 | 0.74% | 4,825 | 0.66% | 12 | 0.00% | 322,025 | 44.23% | 728,031 |
Placer | 91,972 | 74.38% | 26,723 | 21.61% | 2,501 | 2.02% | 1,098 | 0.89% | 588 | 0.48% | 770 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 65,249 | 52.77% | 123,652 |
Plumas | 6,160 | 69.53% | 2,194 | 24.76% | 232 | 2.62% | 97 | 1.09% | 70 | 0.79% | 107 | 1.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,966 | 44.76% | 8,860 |
Riverside | 251,962 | 65.49% | 115,803 | 30.10% | 4,314 | 1.12% | 6,224 | 1.62% | 3,070 | 0.80% | 3,327 | 0.86% | 44 | 0.01% | 136,159 | 35.39% | 384,744 |
Sacramento | 218,889 | 60.45% | 123,685 | 34.16% | 11,170 | 3.08% | 2,942 | 0.81% | 2,636 | 0.73% | 2,754 | 0.76% | 19 | 0.01% | 95,204 | 26.29% | 362,095 |
San Benito | 8,208 | 57.08% | 5,400 | 37.55% | 335 | 2.33% | 159 | 1.11% | 126 | 0.88% | 151 | 1.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,808 | 19.53% | 14,379 |
San Bernardino | 212,200 | 61.63% | 114,388 | 33.22% | 4,387 | 1.27% | 6,455 | 1.87% | 3,539 | 1.03% | 3,278 | 0.95% | 54 | 0.02% | 97,812 | 28.41% | 344,301 |
San Diego | 509,059 | 65.49% | 234,938 | 30.22% | 13,653 | 1.76% | 9,444 | 1.21% | 5,425 | 0.70% | 4,732 | 0.61% | 54 | 0.01% | 274,121 | 35.27% | 777,305 |
San Francisco | 72,722 | 29.75% | 153,335 | 62.72% | 13,186 | 5.39% | 2,390 | 0.98% | 1,911 | 0.78% | 913 | 0.37% | 11 | 0.00% | -80,613 | -32.97% | 244,468 |
San Joaquin | 83,952 | 60.32% | 49,868 | 35.83% | 2,026 | 1.46% | 1,138 | 0.82% | 1,174 | 0.84% | 1,007 | 0.72% | 3 | 0.00% | 34,084 | 24.49% | 139,168 |
San Luis Obispo | 61,842 | 63.56% | 30,568 | 31.42% | 2,319 | 2.38% | 1,135 | 1.17% | 764 | 0.79% | 660 | 0.68% | 4 | 0.00% | 31,274 | 32.14% | 97,292 |
San Mateo | 96,478 | 47.12% | 97,092 | 47.42% | 6,822 | 3.33% | 2,048 | 1.00% | 1,335 | 0.65% | 975 | 0.48% | 14 | 0.01% | -614 | -0.30% | 204,764 |
Santa Barbara | 73,677 | 60.01% | 42,880 | 34.92% | 3,149 | 2.56% | 1,365 | 1.11% | 1,054 | 0.86% | 654 | 0.53% | 2 | 0.00% | 30,797 | 25.08% | 122,781 |
Santa Clara | 225,132 | 52.16% | 185,037 | 42.87% | 10,932 | 2.53% | 5,034 | 1.17% | 2,942 | 0.68% | 2,559 | 0.59% | 19 | 0.00% | 40,095 | 9.29% | 431,655 |
Santa Cruz | 37,866 | 41.99% | 43,619 | 48.36% | 6,156 | 6.83% | 1,154 | 1.28% | 801 | 0.89% | 587 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.01% | -5,753 | -6.38% | 90,189 |
Shasta | 43,436 | 73.92% | 12,434 | 21.16% | 808 | 1.38% | 802 | 1.36% | 627 | 1.07% | 655 | 1.11% | 1 | 0.00% | 31,002 | 52.76% | 58,763 |
Sierra | 1,131 | 70.60% | 353 | 22.03% | 62 | 3.87% | 34 | 2.12% | 9 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 778 | 48.56% | 1,602 |
Siskiyou | 10,916 | 65.64% | 4,615 | 27.75% | 383 | 2.30% | 321 | 1.93% | 173 | 1.04% | 222 | 1.33% | 1 | 0.01% | 6,301 | 37.89% | 16,631 |
Solano | 55,130 | 53.15% | 43,501 | 41.94% | 2,194 | 2.12% | 1,092 | 1.05% | 973 | 0.94% | 835 | 0.81% | 1 | 0.00% | 11,629 | 11.21% | 103,726 |
Sonoma | 81,608 | 47.03% | 77,392 | 44.60% | 8,647 | 4.98% | 2,360 | 1.36% | 2,099 | 1.21% | 1,404 | 0.81% | 4 | 0.00% | 4,216 | 2.43% | 173,514 |
Stanislaus | 67,427 | 64.91% | 31,981 | 30.79% | 1,589 | 1.53% | 937 | 0.90% | 974 | 0.94% | 954 | 0.92% | 10 | 0.01% | 35,446 | 34.12% | 103,872 |
Sutter | 17,393 | 72.73% | 5,487 | 22.95% | 357 | 1.49% | 249 | 1.04% | 209 | 0.87% | 218 | 0.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,906 | 49.79% | 23,913 |
Tehama | 13,442 | 74.66% | 3,666 | 20.36% | 217 | 1.21% | 248 | 1.38% | 191 | 1.06% | 241 | 1.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,776 | 54.30% | 18,005 |
Trinity | 3,819 | 64.61% | 1,614 | 27.31% | 243 | 4.11% | 113 | 1.91% | 85 | 1.44% | 37 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,205 | 37.30% | 5,911 |
Tulare | 48,607 | 70.72% | 17,571 | 25.57% | 801 | 1.17% | 535 | 0.78% | 458 | 0.67% | 757 | 1.10% | 1 | 0.00% | 31,036 | 45.16% | 68,730 |
Tuolumne | 14,836 | 70.18% | 5,105 | 24.15% | 569 | 2.69% | 234 | 1.11% | 180 | 0.85% | 216 | 1.02% | 1 | 0.00% | 9,731 | 46.03% | 21,141 |
Ventura | 134,862 | 61.03% | 75,790 | 34.30% | 3,329 | 1.51% | 3,773 | 1.71% | 1,525 | 0.69% | 1,680 | 0.76% | 6 | 0.00% | 59,072 | 26.73% | 220,965 |
Yolo | 29,073 | 53.39% | 21,733 | 39.91% | 2,602 | 4.78% | 483 | 0.89% | 391 | 0.72% | 170 | 0.31% | 6 | 0.01% | 7,340 | 13.48% | 54,458 |
Yuba | 10,122 | 72.62% | 2,973 | 21.33% | 344 | 2.47% | 188 | 1.35% | 130 | 0.93% | 181 | 1.30% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,149 | 51.29% | 13,938 |
Total | 4,850,157 | 55.88% | 3,376,732 | 38.910% | 205,995 | 2.37% | 114,329 | 1.32% | 69,934 | 0.81% | 61,901 | 0.71% | 368 | 0.00% | 1,473,425 | 16.98% | 8,679,416 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- Mendocino (largest municipality: Ukiah)
- Santa Clara (largest municipality: San Jose)
- Sonoma (largest municipality: Santa Rosa)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
edit- Los Angeles (largest municipality: Los Angeles)
Results by congressional district
editSchwarzenegger won 37 districts, including 13 held by Democrats, while Angelides won 16.[55]
See also
edit- United States gubernatorial elections, 2006
- State of California
- Governors of California
- California Victory 2006, Republican field campaign
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External links
editDemocratic candidates
editRepublican candidates
editThird-party and Independent candidates
editOther sites with relevant information
edit- VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
- Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State
- Video of the debate
- Election Volunteer – Complete List of 2006 Gubernatorial candidates
- Official Homepage of the Governor of California
- 2007 Governor's Inaugural Committee