Florida gubernatorial election, 2006

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


candidate1 = Charlie Crist
party1 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 2,519,845
percentage1 = 52.2%


candidate2 = Jim Davis
party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 2,178,289
percentage2 = 45.1%
map_

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map_size = 200px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Governor
before_election = Jeb Bush
before_party = Republican Party (United States)
after_election = Charlie Crist
after_party = Republican Party (United States)The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited, and could not run for re-election. Republican Charlie Crist, the state's Attorney General, won the election for Governor of Florida.

Democrats

Jim Davis won the Democratic primary on September 5 with 48% of the vote. [http://www.local10.com/politics/9729488/detail.html] Davis was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Florida's 11th congressional district, and was once the majority leader of the Florida House of Representatives. On September 13th, Davis selected former State Senator & 2002 Gubernatorial candidate Daryl Jones of Miami as his running mate.

Former Democratic candidates

*Rod Smith - Member of the Florida Senate lost the September 5 Democratic Primary with 41% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://www.local10.com/politics/9729488/detail.html] .
*Glenn Aldine Burkett lost the September 5 Democratic Primary with 4% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://www.local10.com/politics/9729488/detail.html] .
*Carol Castagnero - Retired teacher, member County Citizens’ a watch dog group over DCF (HRS), lost the September 5 Democratic Primary with 5% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://www.local10.com/politics/9729488/detail.html] .
*John M. Crotty lost the September 5 Democratic Primary with 2% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://www.local10.com/politics/9729488/detail.html] .
*Roger Alan Hoover
*Phillip J. Kennedy - Perennial candidate
*Monroe Lee - Architect, 2004 candidate for Alachua County Board of Commissioners

Republicans

Charlie Crist, the Republican candidate, won the primary on September 5 with 64% of the vote. [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/FL_Page_0905.html?SITE=WFTSELN&SECTION=POLITICS] Crist was Florida's Attorney General at the time. Previously he was elected State Education Commissioner, and has served in the Florida Senate. He faced Bob Graham for his seat in the United States Senate in 1998. On September 13th, 2006, Crist announced that State Representative Jeff Kottkamp of Cape Coral would be his running mate. [http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15508247.htm]

Former Republican candidates

*Tom Gallagher - State Chief Financial Officer, former State Treasurer-Insurance Commissioner, former Education Commissioner, 1986 and 1994 gubernatorial candidate lost the September 5 Republican Primary with 33% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/FL_Page_0905.html?SITE=WFTSELN&SECTION=POLITICS] .
* [http://www.michaelwstjean.com Michael W. St. Jean ] - Ordained minister; hailing from Jacksonville, Florida lost the September 5 Republican Primary with 1% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/FL_Page_0905.html?SITE=WFTSELN&SECTION=POLITICS] .
*Vernon Palmer has lost the September 5 Republican Primary with 1% of the vote and 99% of the precincts reporting [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2006/by_state/FL_Page_0905.html?SITE=WFTSELN&SECTION=POLITICS] .
*Austin Brooks
*Bernie DeCastro - Ordained minister; involved in numerous prison ministry projects and faith-based initiatives. Believed Jesus "nominated him from Heaven" to become Governor of Florida, ran on a largely death penalty-based platform.

Other parties

*Max Linn - Reform Party USA
*John Wayne Smith - Libertarian Party USA

ocialist Party candidate

*Atlee Yarrow - SPFL, Political activist, 1992 Mayoral candidate for the City of Auburn, GA. Former member G.C.I.U. Local 8M, Atlanta, GA. Dropped out of race and supported write-in candidate Omari Musa.

No party affiliation

* [http://www.saveamericatoday.net Karl C. Behm] - 2008 Presidential Candidate
* [http://election.dos.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/CandHtml.exe?account=41573&elecid=20061107-GEN Richard Paul Dembinsky] - Wastewater engineer; 2004 candidate for Florida House

Write-in candidates

* Piotr Blass
* Omari Musa - Socialist Workers Party member
* C.C. Reed
* Bob Wirengard

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Charlie Crist
votes = 2,519,845
percentage = 52.2
change = -3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jim Davis
votes = 2,178,289
percentage = 45.1
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Max Linn
votes = 92,595
percentage = 1.9
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = John Wayne Smith
votes = 15,987
percentage = 0.3
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Richard Paul Dembinsky
votes = 11,921
percentage = 0.2
change = "n/a"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Karl Behm
votes = 10,487
percentage = 0.2
change = "n/a"Election box candidate
party = Write-ins
candidate =
votes = 147
percentage = 0.0
change = 0Election box majority
votes = 341,556
percentage = 7.1
change = -5.7Election box turnout
votes = 4,829,271
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing =

1st SET OF UNOFFICIAL RETURNS(pursuant to s. 102.141, F.S.)(may not include absentee or provisional ballots)Page Generated: 11/15/2006 4:40 AMCite: [http://enight.dos.state.fl.us Florida Division of Elections]

Voter turnout for a midterm election statewide at an all time high of 46.6% currently. Several Counties have not counted all their absentee votes as of yet, Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Pinellas. The most noticed missing votes are provisional which are outstanding from the majority of counties statewide.

Opinion polling

Gubernatorial Race

ee also

*U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
*Governor of Florida
*List of Governors of Florida
*Florida United States Senate election, 2006