California Attorney General election, 2006

Infobox Election
election_name = California Attorney General election, 2006
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = California Attorney General election, 2002
previous_year = 2002
next_election = California Attorney General election, 2010
next_year = 2010
election_date = November 7 2006


nominee1 = Jerry Brown
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,756,184
percentage1 = 56.29


nominee2 = Chuck Poochigian
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,220,429
percentage2 = 38.11
map_

map_size = 350px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Attorney General
before_election = Bill Lockyer
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = Jerry Brown
after_party = California Democratic Party

The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6 2006. Former Governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian, for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer, who was term-limited and ran for Treasurer.

Primary results

A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/atg/00.htm.

Results by county are available [http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/atg/00.htm#cty here] and [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_primary/sov_detail_primary_ag.pdf here] .

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Jerry Brown
votes = 1,552,949
percentage = 63.23Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Rocky Delgadillo
votes = 903,549
percentage = 36.77Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,456,498
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Chuck Poochigian
votes = 1,553,604
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Michael Wyman
votes = 31,018
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Kenneth Weissman
votes = 16,567
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Jack Harrison
votes = 3,736
percentage = 100.00

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = Jerry Brown
votes = 4,756,184
percentage = 56.29Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Chuck Poochigian
votes = 3,220,429
percentage = 38.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Michael Wyman
votes = 195,130
percentage = 2.31Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Kenneth Weissman
votes = 177,469
percentage = 2.10Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party
candidate = Jack Harrison
votes = 100,797
percentage = 1.19Election box invalid no change
votes = 449,050
percentage = 5.05Election box total no change
votes = 8,899,059
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 39.29Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = California Democratic Party

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

ee also

*California state elections, 2006
*State of California
*California Attorney General
*List of Attorneys General of California

References

External links

* [http://www.votecircle.com VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians]
* [http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State]
* [http://www.caag.state.ca.us/ Official Homepage of the California Attorney General]