California State Controller election, 2006

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

nominee1 = John Chiang
party1 = California Democratic Party
popular_vote1 = 4,232,313
percentage1 = 50.62

nominee2 = Tony Strickland
party2 = California Republican Party
popular_vote2 = 3,360,611
percentage2 = 40.19
map_

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map_size = 250px
map_caption = Election results by county

title = Controller
before_election = Steve Westly
before_party = California Democratic Party
after_election = John Chiang
after_party = California Democratic Party

The 2006 California State Controller election occurred on November 7 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6 2006. Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, Assemblyman Tony Strickland, for the office previously held by Democrat Steve Westly, who ran for governor.

Primary results

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

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

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = John Chiang
votes = 1,157,760
percentage = 53.30Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Joe Dunn
votes = 1,014,451
percentage = 46.70Election box total no party no change
votes = 2,172,211
percentage = 100.00

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Tony Strickland
votes = 689,071
percentage = 40.67Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Abel Maldonado
votes = 626,559
percentage = 37.98Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Jim Stieringer
votes = 210,691
percentage = 12.43Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Bret Davis
votes = 91,760
percentage = 5.42Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = David Harris
votes = 76,310
percentage = 4.50Election box total no party no change
votes = 1,694,391
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Laura Wells
votes = 32,092
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Warren Campbell
votes = 30,632
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Donna Tello
votes = 16,700
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
votes = 4,047
percentage = 100.00

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = California Democratic Party
candidate = John Chiang
votes = 4,232,313
percentage = 50.62Election box candidate with party link no change
party = California Republican Party
candidate = Tony Strickland
votes = 3,360,611
percentage = 40.19Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party of California
candidate = Laura Wells
votes = 260,047
percentage = 3.11Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Peace and Freedom Party (United States)
candidate = Elizabeth Cervantes Barron
votes = 212,383
percentage = 2.54Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Donna Tello
votes = 188,934
percentage = 2.26Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Warren Campbell
votes = 106,761
percentage = 1.28Election box invalid no change
votes = 538,010
percentage = 6.05Election 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 State Controller

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.sco.ca.gov/ Official Homepage of the California State Controller]