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2006 California Secretary of State election
← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Debra Bowen Bruce McPherson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 4,032,533 3,772,951
Percentage 48.09% 44.99%
County results
Bowen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McPherson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary before election

Bruce McPherson
Republican

Elected Secretary

Debra Bowen
Democratic

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The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.

Primary results

A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here.

Results by county are available here and here.

Democratic

Candidates

California Secretary of State Democratic primary, 2006
Candidate Votes %
Debra Bowen 1,316,542 60.84
Deborah Ortiz 847,419 39.16
Total votes 2,163,961 100.00

Others

California Secretary of State primary, 2006 (Others)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bruce McPherson 1,593,019 100.00
Green Forrest Hill 31,764 100.00
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 16,870 100.00
American Independent Glenn McMillon 32,289 100.00
Peace and Freedom Margie Akin 3,929 100.00

Results

California Secretary of State election, 2006[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Bowen 4,032,553 48.09
Republican Bruce McPherson (incumbent) 3,772,951 44.99
Green Forrest Hill 181,369 2.16
Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 171,393 2.04
American Independent Glenn McMillon 135,824 1.62
Peace and Freedom Margie Akin 91,483 1.09
Invalid or blank votes 513,486 5.77
Total votes 8,385,573 100.00
Turnout   39.29
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county

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

County Bowen Votes McPherson Votes Hill Votes Lightfoot Votes Others Votes
San Francisco 72.97% 169,080 17.78% 41,190 5.16% 11,947 1.79% 4,158 2.30% 5,329
Alameda 67.80% 267,088 25.06% 98,721 3.46% 13,634 1.63% 6,418 2.05% 8,059
Marin 61.34% 62,248 31.69% 32,162 3.19% 3,239 1.60% 1,625 2.18% 2,211
San Mateo 60.29% 119,037 32.99% 65,141 2.87% 5,666 1.67% 3,290 2.19% 4,318
Los Angeles 58.46% 1,100,865 34.66% 652,662 2.03% 38,177 2.06% 38,806 2.80% 52,680
Sonoma 55.67% 94,424 34.84% 59,092 4.08% 6,918 2.25% 3,824 3.16% 4,364
Santa Clara 55.21% 229,135 38.20% 158,550 2.32% 9,643 1.98% 8,228 2.28% 9,448
Contra Costa 54.61% 159,819 39.44% 115,408 2.10% 6,152 1.75% 5,111 2.10% 6,151
Mendocino 53.49% 15,995 34.05% 10,181 5.85% 1,748 2.71% 811 3.90% 1,167
Solano 52.98% 53,721 41.06% 41,629 1.69% 1,710 1.78% 1,804 2.49% 2,531
Yolo 52.65% 27,862 41.53% 21,978 2.63% 1,390 1.59% 843 1.61% 850
Imperial 51.83% 11,256 39.98% 8,684 1.63% 355 2.33% 506 4.23% 918
Napa 50.83% 21,060 40.76% 16,889 3.66% 1,518 2.03% 842 2.71% 1,124
Humboldt 49.60% 23,242 38.04% 17,823 6.32% 2,962 2.84% 1,330 3.20% 1,499
Santa Cruz 46.97% 41,835 46.53% 41,440 3.18% 2,836 1.42% 1,268 1.89% 1,682
Lake 46.48% 8,895 43.35% 8,297 3.71% 711 2.45% 468 4.02% 768
Alpine 45.81% 235 46.39% 238 2.73% 14 3.12% 16 1.95% 10
Santa Barbara 44.89% 52,958 47.58% 56,126 2.31% 2,729 2.36% 2,781 2.86% 3,366
Sacramento 43.01% 149,784 50.90% 177,259 1.91% 6,668 1.88% 6,531 2.30% 8,031
Ventura 42.86% 91,274 49.94% 106,370 2.05% 4,356 2.49% 5,302 2.67% 5,679
Monterey 41.94% 36,571 53.13% 46,330 1.55% 1,349 1.42% 1,240 1.95% 1,703
San Joaquin 41.59% 56,203 51.77% 69,954 1.52% 2,059 2.16% 2,919 2.96% 4,000
San Diego 41.29% 310,049 52.81% 396,565 1.53% 11,503 1.81% 13,610 2.57% 19,246
San Bernardino 40.31% 134,751 51.88% 173,448 1.62% 5,431 2.77% 9,263 3.42% 11,422
Merced 39.83% 16,292 53.16% 21,747 1.55% 634 2.29% 935 3.18% 1,299
Del Norte 39.66% 2,608 50.67% 3,332 2.42% 159 3.10% 204 4.16% 273
Mono 39.69% 1,453 51.43% 1,883 3.55% 130 2.62% 96 2.71% 99
San Benito 39.37% 5,600 55.65% 7,916 1.32% 188 1.68% 239 1.98% 282
Riverside 38.13% 143,015 54.99% 206,247 1.36% 5,090 2.28% 8,564 3.24% 12,173
Stanislaus 38.12% 38,864 56.37% 57,465 1.45% 1,483 1.49% 1,515 2.57% 2,624
Trinity 38.13% 2,157 50.29% 2,845 3.94% 223 4.15% 235 3.48% 197
San Luis Obispo 37.87% 35,595 55.66% 52,318 1.91% 1,797 2.21% 2,074 2.35% 2,208
Nevada 37.14% 15,600 55.59% 23,351 3.06% 1,285 2.27% 955 1.94% 812
Butte 35.61% 24,016 55.66% 37,535 2.68% 1,807 2.54% 1,715 3.51% 2,364
Fresno 35.68% 61,297 58.21% 100,019 1.75% 3,003 1.83% 3,138 2.54% 4,357
Siskiyou 35.49% 5,777 56.37% 9,177 1.84% 299 2.52% 410 3.79% 616
Mariposa 34.08% 2,561 58.06% 4,363 2.49% 187 2.37% 178 3.01% 226
Orange 34.04% 239,447 58.56% 411,943 1.67% 11,762 2.36% 16,571 3.37% 23,700
Tuolumne 33.47% 6,945 58.93% 12,227 2.39% 495 2.30% 477 2.91% 604
Inyo 33.11% 2,097 57.89% 3,667 2.37% 150 3.19% 202 3.45% 218
Plumas 32.81% 2,848 60.04% 5,211 2.04% 177 1.87% 162 3.24% 281
Kings 32.69% 7,324 60.46% 13,544 1.49% 334 2.17% 486 3.19% 714
Calaveras 31.84% 5,585 59.65% 10,462 2.33% 408 2.91% 510 3.28% 575
Amador 31.22% 4,568 61.94% 9,063 1.70% 249 2.21% 323 2.93% 429
Madera 31.09% 9,242 62.21% 18,490 1.69% 502 2.04% 606 2.97% 882
Sutter 30.83% 7,206 63.44% 14,825 1.16% 271 1.87% 436 2.71% 632
Tulare 30.72% 20,885 64.14% 43,613 1.27% 863 1.52% 1,033 2.35% 1,598
Yuba 30.61% 4,181 60.72% 8,294 1.77% 242 2.88% 394 4.02% 549
Kern 30.13% 44,350 63.14% 92,930 1.34% 1,972 2.20% 3,241 3.18% 4,681
Tehama 30.13% 5,369 62.25% 11,094 1.57% 280 2.51% 447 3.54% 631
El Dorado 30.18% 19,998 63.19% 41,866 2.17% 1,435 2.10% 1,389 2.37% 1,570
Placer 29.95% 36,015 64.68% 77,761 1.64% 1,967 1.70% 2,047 2.03% 2,443
Shasta 29.69% 17,175 63.63% 36,803 1.39% 804 2.02% 1,171 3.26% 1,888
Colusa 29.34% 1,421 65.91% 3,192 1.14% 55 1.53% 74 2.09% 101
Sierra 28.77% 450 62.79% 982 2.43% 38 3.26% 51 2.75% 43
Glenn 27.41% 2,023 65.97% 4,869 1.41% 104 1.80% 133 3.42% 252
Lassen 27.07% 2,277 63.77% 5,363 2.33% 196 3.20% 269 3.63% 305
Modoc 25.34% 925 66.22% 2,417 1.78% 65 3.26% 119 3.40% 124

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 16, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
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