Florida Attorney General election, 2006

Florida Attorney General election, 2006

2002 ← November 7, 2006 → 2010

Nominee Bill McCollum Skip Campbell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,448,008 2,197,959 Percentage 52.69% 47.31%

Attorney General before election Charlie Crist Republican Elected Attorney General Bill McCollum Republican

Elections in Florida
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The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill McCollum, former Congressman

Results

McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Skip Campbell, State Senator
• Merrilee Ehrlich, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Skip Campbell	507,452	65.00%
	Democratic	Merrilee Ehrlich	273,193	35.00%
Totals			780,645	100.00%

General election

Results

Florida Attorney General election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill McCollum	2,448,008	52.69%	-0.73%
	Democratic	Skip Campbell	2,197,959	47.31%	+0.73%
Majority			250,049	5.38%	-1.46%
Turnout			4,645,967
	Republican hold		Swing