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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 4,032,553 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.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_California_Secretary_of_State_election

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