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The Alabama gubernatorial election of 2006 occurred November 7, 2006, the primary occurred on June 6, 2006.[1] Incumbent Republican Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley.
[edit] Republican Primary
[edit] Polling
[edit] Results
| Republican |
| Roy Moore - 35% |
Bob Riley - 65% |
[edit] Democratic Primary
[edit] Polling
[edit] Results
| Democratic |
| Lucy Baxley - 60% |
Don Siegelman - 36% |
[edit] General Election
[edit] Candidates
- Lucy Baxley (Democratic Nominee), the Lieutenant Governor and former State Treasurer, won the June 6 Democratic primary with approximately 60% of the primary votes. She defeated Don Siegelman, former Governor & Lieutenant Governor, who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes. Other Democratic primary candidates Joe Copeland, Nathan Mathis, James Potts, Katherine Mack, and Harry Lyon all received less than 1% of votes.
- Bob Riley (Republican Nominee), the Incumbent Governor, won the June 6 Republican primary with approximately 65% of the primary votes. He defeated former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes.
- Loretta Nall (Libertarian/Marijuana Party) - Founder, US Marijuana Party. She did not collect enough signatures through her petitioning efforts to appear on the ballot under Alabama's ballot access laws, and campaigned as a write-in candidate.
- Nathan Mathis (Independent) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Democrat & 2002 State Agriculture Commissioner Candidate
- Michael A. Polemeni (Independent/Write-In) - Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association. Polemeni campaigned for shared parenting as the default custody arrangement in divorce cases.
[edit] Polling
| Source |
Date |
Baxley (D) |
Riley (R) |
| Survey USA |
November 1, 2006 |
39% |
54% |
| Survey USA |
October 18, 2006 |
36% |
57% |
| Survey USA |
September 28, 2006 |
38% |
54% |
| Rasmussen |
August 8, 2006 |
35% |
55% |
| Survey USA |
July 26, 2006 |
38% |
52% |
| Rasmussen |
June 22, 2006 |
40% |
54% |
| Survey USA |
June 20, 2006 |
40% |
51% |
| Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll |
June 18, 2006 |
25% |
53% |
| Rasmussen |
May 9, 2006 |
37% |
49% |
| Rasmussen |
April 17, 2006 |
40% |
47% |
| Rasmussen |
February 27, 2006 |
37% |
53% |
| Rasmussen |
February 8, 2006 |
40% |
47% |
[edit] Results
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] See also
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