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The '''2006 [[California Insurance Commissioner]] election''' occurred on November 7, 2006. The [[primary elections]] took place on June 6, 2006. Businessman [[Steve Poizner]], the [[California Republican Party|Republican]] nominee, defeated [[Lieutenant Governor of California|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Cruz Bustamante]], the [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee, for the office previously held by Democrat [[John Garamendi]], who was term-limited and [[2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election|ran for lieutenant governor]]. Poizner is the only Republican other than Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to win a statewide election in California since 1998. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Insurance Commissioner. |
The '''2006 [[California Insurance Commissioner]] election''' occurred on November 7, 2006. The [[primary elections]] took place on June 6, 2006. Businessman [[Steve Poizner]], the [[California Republican Party|Republican]] nominee, defeated [[Lieutenant Governor of California|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Cruz Bustamante]], the [[California Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee, for the office previously held by Democrat [[John Garamendi]], who was term-limited and [[2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election|ran for lieutenant governor]]. Poizner is the only Republican other than Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to win a statewide election in California since 1998. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Insurance Commissioner. |
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==Primary results== |
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A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094430/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ins/00.htm. |
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094430/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ins/00.htm. |
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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. Poizner is the only Republican other than Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to win a statewide election in California since 1998. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Insurance Commissioner.
Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094430/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ins/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Cruz Bustamante | 1,651,858 | 70.43 | |
John Kraft | 693,662 | 29.57 | |
Total votes | 2,345,520 | 100.00 |
Others
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Poizner | 1,519,054 | 100.00 | |
Green | Larry Cafiero | 30,742 | 100.00 | |
American Independent | Jay Earl Burden | 29,278 | 100.00 | |
Libertarian | Dale Ogden | 16,760 | 100.00 | |
Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 3,850 | 100.00 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Steve Poizner | 4,229,986 | 50.81 | |||
Democratic | Cruz Bustamante | 3,204,536 | 38.49 | |||
Libertarian | Dale Ogden | 305,772 | 3.67 | |||
Green | Larry Cafiero | 270,218 | 3.25 | |||
Peace and Freedom | Tom Condit | 187,618 | 2.25 | |||
American Independent | Jay Earl Burden | 127,267 | 1.53 | |||
Invalid or blank votes | 573,662 | 6.45 | ||||
Total votes | 8,325,397 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | 39.29 | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
County | Poizner | Votes | Bustamante | Votes | Ogden | Votes | Cafiero | Votes | Condit | Votes | Burden | Votes |
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Glenn | 67.32% | 4,919 | 23.21% | 1,696 | 3.82% | 279 | 1.63% | 119 | 1.74% | 127 | 2.29% | 167 |
Placer | 66.29% | 78,613 | 23.91% | 28,355 | 3.84% | 4,553 | 2.65% | 3,148 | 1.97% | 2,334 | 1.34% | 1,587 |
Shasta | 65.85% | 37,735 | 23.98% | 13,742 | 3.99% | 2,288 | 2.02% | 1,158 | 1.98% | 1,137 | 2.17% | 1,241 |
Colusa | 65.88% | 3,047 | 27.01% | 1,249 | 2.68% | 124 | 1.28% | 59 | 1.51% | 70 | 1.64% | 76 |
Madera | 64.67% | 19,121 | 25.78% | 7,622 | 3.24% | 959 | 2.05% | 607 | 2.73% | 806 | 1.53% | 453 |
Tulare | 64.64% | 43,806 | 28.12% | 19,057 | 2.56% | 1,736 | 1.57% | 1,066 | 1.69% | 1,145 | 1.42% | 961 |
Kern | 64.61% | 95,434 | 27.01% | 39,891 | 3.60% | 5,317 | 1.39% | 2,057 | 1.46% | 2,157 | 1.93% | 2,853 |
Tehama | 64.53% | 11,425 | 24.14% | 4,275 | 4.19% | 742 | 2.04% | 361 | 2.21% | 392 | 2.89% | 511 |
Sutter | 64.39% | 14,963 | 26.62% | 6,186 | 3.52% | 818 | 1.70% | 395 | 1.64% | 380 | 2.13% | 496 |
El Dorado | 64.10% | 41,865 | 24.28% | 15,859 | 4.06% | 2,650 | 3.70% | 2,417 | 2.35% | 1,538 | 1.51% | 986 |
Orange | 63.62% | 447,911 | 26.36% | 185,561 | 4.19% | 29,487 | 2.19% | 15,384 | 2.12% | 14,896 | 1.53% | 10,789 |
Modoc | 63.54% | 2,293 | 23.72% | 856 | 5.85% | 211 | 2.77% | 100 | 2.22% | 80 | 1.91% | 69 |
Amador | 62.84% | 9,100 | 25.30% | 3,664 | 4.11% | 595 | 2.97% | 430 | 2.99% | 433 | 1.80% | 260 |
Kings | 61.93% | 13,883 | 30.38% | 6,811 | 3.46% | 776 | 1.20% | 268 | 1.63% | 366 | 1.40% | 314 |
Yuba | 61.25% | 8,321 | 26.43% | 3,591 | 4.39% | 596 | 2.74% | 372 | 2.45% | 333 | 2.75% | 373 |
Plumas | 60.54% | 5,202 | 27.85% | 2,393 | 4.07% | 350 | 3.37% | 290 | 2.34% | 201 | 1.83% | 157 |
Calaveras | 60.41% | 10,561 | 25.75% | 4,502 | 5.46% | 954 | 3.83% | 669 | 2.58% | 451 | 1.97% | 344 |
Riverside | 59.62% | 223,693 | 31.42% | 117,904 | 3.33% | 12,488 | 1.94% | 7,264 | 2.09% | 7,854 | 1.60% | 5,999 |
Tuolumne | 59.69% | 12,251 | 27.62% | 5,668 | 4.74% | 973 | 3.12% | 641 | 3.11% | 638 | 1.72% | 352 |
Fresno | 59.51% | 102,290 | 31.81% | 54,678 | 3.18% | 5,461 | 2.04% | 3,501 | 2.36% | 4,054 | 1.11% | 1,907 |
Mariposa | 58.71% | 4,372 | 28.13% | 2,095 | 5.08% | 378 | 3.40% | 253 | 2.95% | 220 | 1.73% | 129 |
Butte | 58.63% | 39,400 | 28.26% | 18,993 | 4.29% | 2,881 | 3.99% | 2,681 | 2.65% | 1,781 | 2.18% | 1,466 |
Inyo | 57.84% | 3,617 | 29.19% | 1,825 | 4.69% | 293 | 3.60% | 225 | 2.72% | 170 | 1.97% | 123 |
Nevada | 57.46% | 23,782 | 29.72% | 12,302 | 4.47% | 1,852 | 5.05% | 2,091 | 1.98% | 818 | 1.31% | 542 |
Lassen | 57.06% | 4,787 | 31.53% | 2,645 | 5.33% | 447 | 1.94% | 163 | 1.94% | 163 | 2.21% | 185 |
San Bernardino | 56.83% | 190,127 | 33.07% | 110,614 | 3.73% | 12,475 | 1.99% | 6,648 | 2.20% | 7,365 | 2.18% | 7,305 |
Stanislaus | 56.78% | 57,298 | 33.64% | 33,946 | 3.35% | 3,378 | 1.76% | 1,771 | 2.88% | 2,903 | 1.59% | 1,609 |
Sierra | 56.76% | 878 | 27.47% | 425 | 6.40% | 99 | 4.07% | 63 | 2.97% | 46 | 2.33% | 36 |
San Luis Obispo | 56.76% | 52,958 | 32.57% | 30,386 | 3.60% | 3,362 | 3.05% | 2,847 | 2.32% | 2,166 | 1.69% | 1,580 |
San Diego | 56.28% | 417,746 | 33.97% | 252,140 | 3.95% | 29,354 | 2.51% | 18,667 | 1.85% | 13,745 | 1.43% | 10,594 |
Ventura | 56.16% | 119,880 | 34.10% | 72,781 | 4.10% | 8,747 | 2.51% | 5,360 | 1.81% | 3,873 | 1.32% | 2,809 |
Sacramento | 54.53% | 189,051 | 34.03% | 117,965 | 3.21% | 11,137 | 3.54% | 12,287 | 2.99% | 10,351 | 1.70% | 5,896 |
Merced | 54.51% | 22,358 | 35.67% | 14,629 | 2.34% | 959 | 2.14% | 879 | 4.09% | 1,677 | 1.25% | 514 |
Siskiyou | 54.28% | 8,781 | 33.31% | 5,389 | 4.85% | 784 | 2.57% | 416 | 2.57% | 415 | 2.42% | 391 |
San Joaquin | 52.06% | 70,429 | 38.06% | 51,497 | 3.44% | 4,651 | 2.13% | 2,882 | 2.51% | 3,397 | 1.80% | 2,440 |
Trinity | 52.00% | 2,892 | 30.49% | 1,696 | 7.35% | 409 | 5.50% | 306 | 2.84% | 158 | 1.82% | 101 |
San Benito | 51.04% | 7,176 | 38.42% | 5,402 | 3.61% | 508 | 2.80% | 393 | 2.77% | 389 | 1.36% | 191 |
Santa Clara | 50.81% | 211,203 | 39.00% | 162,095 | 3.61% | 15,001 | 3.21% | 13,330 | 2.19% | 9,099 | 1.19% | 4,948 |
Napa | 50.83% | 20,989 | 36.81% | 15,199 | 4.23% | 1,748 | 4.54% | 1,875 | 2.19% | 905 | 1.39% | 576 |
Del Norte | 50.75% | 3,335 | 37.81% | 2,485 | 4.98% | 327 | 2.78% | 183 | 1.77% | 116 | 1.92% | 126 |
Mono | 49.82% | 1,806 | 37.60% | 1,363 | 4.97% | 180 | 3.64% | 132 | 2.70% | 98 | 1.27% | 46 |
Contra Costa | 49.74% | 144,933 | 39.83% | 116,051 | 2.59% | 7,557 | 3.73% | 10,882 | 2.61% | 7,598 | 1.50% | 4,362 |
Lake | 49.61% | 9,452 | 35.91% | 6,842 | 4.84% | 923 | 4.24% | 808 | 3.12% | 595 | 2.26% | 431 |
Santa Barbara | 49.44% | 57,791 | 39.64% | 46,336 | 4.08% | 4,773 | 3.25% | 3,802 | 2.26% | 2,640 | 1.34% | 1,561 |
Monterey | 47.27% | 40,443 | 41.34% | 35,364 | 3.79% | 3,239 | 3.55% | 3,033 | 2.47% | 2,115 | 1.59% | 1,356 |
Marin | 47.14% | 47,497 | 40.19% | 40,497 | 3.83% | 3,860 | 5.67% | 5,714 | 2.39% | 2,410 | 0.78% | 785 |
Solano | 46.85% | 46,939 | 42.31% | 42,393 | 4.02% | 4,028 | 2.62% | 2,625 | 2.22% | 2,222 | 1.98% | 1,984 |
San Mateo | 46.90% | 91,929 | 42.69% | 83,693 | 2.86% | 5,599 | 4.11% | 8,050 | 2.34% | 4,593 | 1.10% | 2,162 |
Yolo | 45.20% | 23,305 | 42.11% | 21,711 | 4.12% | 2,122 | 5.38% | 2,775 | 2.08% | 1,070 | 1.12% | 576 |
Sonoma | 44.88% | 75,160 | 40.25% | 67,410 | 4.36% | 7,300 | 5.77% | 9,664 | 3.25% | 5,436 | 1.49% | 2,493 |
Los Angeles | 42.01% | 786,131 | 47.64% | 891,354 | 3.66% | 68,543 | 3.02% | 56,563 | 2.06% | 38,601 | 1.60% | 29,893 |
Humboldt | 41.71% | 19,411 | 41.95% | 19,523 | 4.36% | 2,031 | 7.87% | 3,663 | 2.61% | 1,217 | 1.49% | 695 |
Mendocino | 40.01% | 11,900 | 42.67% | 12,689 | 5.13% | 1,526 | 7.13% | 2,119 | 3.37% | 1,001 | 1.70% | 505 |
Alpine | 39.29% | 200 | 46.37% | 236 | 5.70% | 29 | 3.34% | 17 | 3.54% | 18 | 1.77% | 9 |
Santa Cruz | 38.80% | 33,445 | 45.44% | 39,168 | 3.94% | 3,394 | 7.20% | 6,208 | 3.12% | 2,690 | 1.49% | 1,287 |
Imperial | 38.35% | 8,383 | 52.74% | 11,529 | 2.96% | 646 | 1.41% | 308 | 2.53% | 552 | 2.03% | 443 |
Alameda | 34.19% | 132,311 | 52.29% | 202,363 | 3.21% | 12,410 | 6.15% | 23,820 | 2.81% | 10,894 | 1.35% | 5,222 |
San Francisco | 27.94% | 61,458 | 58.16% | 127,945 | 3.39% | 7,465 | 7.46% | 16,409 | 2.15% | 4,719 | 0.91% | 2,001 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-16.