- California Secretary of State election, 2006
Infobox Election
election_name = California Secretary of State election, 2006
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Secretary of State election, 2002
previous_year = 2002
next_election = California Secretary of State election, 2010
next_year = 2010
election_date =November 7 2006
nominee1 =Debra Bowen
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,032,533
percentage1 = 48.09
nominee2 =Bruce McPherson
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,772,951
percentage2 = 44.99
map_
map_size = 350px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Secretary
before_election =Bruce McPherson
before_party = California Republican Party
after_election =Debra Bowen
after_party = California Democratic PartyThe 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on
November 7 2006 . Theprimary elections took place onJune 6 2006 . State SenatorDebra Bowen , the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, RepublicanBruce McPherson .Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/sec/00.htm.
Results by county are available [http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/sec/00.htm#cty here] and [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_primary/sov_detail_primary_sos.pdf here] .
Democratic
Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate =Debra Bowen
votes = 1,316,542
percentage = 60.84Election box candidate no party no change
candidate =Deborah Ortiz
votes = 847,419
percentage = 39.16Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,163,961
percentage = 100.00Others
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Bruce McPherson
votes = 1,593,019
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Forrest Hill
votes = 31,764
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate =Gail Lightfoot
votes = 16,870
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Glenn McMillon
votes = 32,289
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Margie Akin
votes = 3,929
percentage = 100.00Results
Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate =Debra Bowen
votes = 4,032,553
percentage = 48.09Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate =Bruce McPherson (incumbent )
votes = 3,772,951
percentage = 44.99Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Forrest Hill
votes = 181,369
percentage = 2.16Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate =Gail Lightfoot
votes = 171,393
percentage = 2.04Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Glenn McMillon
votes = 135,824
percentage = 1.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Margie Akin
votes = 91,483
percentage = 1.09Election box invalid no change
votes = 513,486
percentage = 5.77Election box total no change
votes = 8,899,059
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 39.29Election box gain with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party
loser = California Republican PartyResults by county
Results from the
Secretary of State of California :ee also
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California state elections, 2006
*State of California
*Secretary of State of California References
External links
* [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
* [http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]
* [http://www.sos.ca.gov/ Official Homepage of the Secretary of State of California]
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