2006_California_State_Controller_election
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.
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A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517222238/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here[permanent dead link].
Democratic
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Chiang | 1,157,760 | 53.30 | |
| Joe Dunn | 1,014,451 | 46.70 | |
| Total votes | 2,172,211 | 100.00 | |
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Republican
More information Candidate, Votes ...
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Strickland | 689,071 | 40.67 | |
| Abel Maldonado | 626,559 | 37.98 | |
| Jim Stieringer | 210,691 | 12.43 | |
| Bret Davis | 91,760 | 5.42 | |
| David Harris | 76,310 | 4.50 | |
| Total votes | 1,694,391 | 100.00 | |
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Others
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Green | Laura Wells | 32,092 | 100.00 | |
| American Independent | Warren Campbell | 30,632 | 100.00 | |
| Libertarian | Donna Tello | 16,700 | 100.00 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 4,047 | 100.00 | |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Chiang | 4,232,313 | 50.62 | |
| Republican | Tony Strickland | 3,360,611 | 40.19 | |
| Green | Laura Wells | 260,047 | 3.11 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Elizabeth Cervantes Barron | 212,383 | 2.54 | |
| Libertarian | Donna Tello | 188,934 | 2.26 | |
| American Independent | Warren Campbell | 106,761 | 1.28 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 538,010 | 6.05 | ||
| Total votes | 8,361,049 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | {{{votes}}} | 39.29 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
More information County, Chiang ...
| County | Chiang | Votes | Strickland | Votes | Wells | Votes | Tello | Votes | Barron | Votes | Campbell | Votes |
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| San Francisco | 74.4% | 171,170 | 13.6% | 31,265 | 6.7% | 15,288 | 2.3% | 5,436 | 2.2% | 5,184 | 0.8% | 1,914 |
| Alameda | 69.2% | 270,660 | 21.1% | 82,330 | 5.1% | 20,048 | 1.9% | 7,448 | 1.8% | 7,401 | 0.9% | 3,652 |
| Marin | 64.6% | 64,585 | 26.2% | 26,160 | 5.0% | 4,952 | 1.5% | 1,540 | 2.2% | 2,282 | 0.5% | 549 |
| Santa Cruz | 62.5% | 53,633 | 24.9% | 21,362 | 6.3% | 5,398 | 2.4% | 2,068 | 2.8% | 2,429 | 1.1% | 987 |
| San Mateo | 61.9% | 120,634 | 28.2% | 54,876 | 4.1% | 7,865 | 2.6% | 5,149 | 2.2% | 4,374 | 1.0% | 2,088 |
| Yolo | 60.1% | 31,636 | 32.4% | 17,017 | 3.7% | 1,951 | 1.7% | 914 | 1.5% | 821 | 0.6% | 338 |
| Sonoma | 59.5% | 99,046 | 28.9% | 48,153 | 5.3% | 8,735 | 2.8% | 4,672 | 2.5% | 4,297 | 1.0% | 1,797 |
| Los Angeles | 57.6% | 1,089,306 | 32.9% | 621,387 | 2.8% | 53,797 | 3.4% | 63,723 | 2.1% | 41,583 | 1.2% | 23,669 |
| Santa Clara | 57.1% | 233,076 | 32.5% | 132,570 | 3.9% | 15,887 | 2.2% | 9,116 | 2.9% | 12,015 | 1.4% | 5,850 |
| Contra Costa | 57.0% | 165,894 | 35.3% | 102,723 | 3.1% | 9,012 | 1.5% | 4,642 | 1.9% | 5,604 | 1.2% | 3,522 |
| Solano | 56.6% | 57,241 | 35.8% | 36,158 | 2.6% | 2,551 | 1.9% | 1,966 | 1.8% | 1,921 | 1.3% | 1,343 |
| Mendocino | 55.0% | 16,264 | 29.5% | 8,709 | 7.8% | 2,306 | 3.1% | 933 | 3.1% | 924 | 1.5% | 462 |
| Monterey | 54.0% | 46,017 | 36.0% | 30,722 | 3.6% | 3,037 | 2.4% | 2,125 | 2.4% | 2,051 | 1.6% | 1,409 |
| Napa | 53.2% | 21,710 | 36.4% | 14,859 | 4.1% | 1,700 | 2.5% | 1,046 | 2.5% | 1,025 | 1.3% | 544 |
| Imperial | 51.8% | 11,234 | 34.3% | 7,441 | 2.3% | 513 | 7.1% | 1,549 | 2.4% | 523 | 2.1% | 459 |
| Sacramento | 51.8% | 181,890 | 41.3% | 144,901 | 2.6% | 8,806 | 1.5% | 5,539 | 1.7% | 6,161 | 1.1% | 4,079 |
| Humboldt | 49.7% | 23,001 | 35.3% | 16,335 | 8.1% | 3,733 | 2.7% | 1,274 | 2.9% | 1,334 | 1.3% | 612 |
| Lake | 49.6% | 9,344 | 38.5% | 7,248 | 4.4% | 816 | 3.1% | 600 | 2.6% | 493 | 1.8% | 346 |
| San Diego | 48.4% | 362,343 | 44.7% | 334,607 | 2.1% | 15,917 | 1.8% | 13,679 | 2.1% | 16,106 | 0.9% | 7,296 |
| San Joaquin | 48.2% | 65,203 | 43.5% | 58,840 | 2.1% | 2,949 | 2.9% | 3,903 | 1.9% | 2,687 | 1.4% | 1,934 |
| Alpine | 47.6% | 238 | 40.6% | 203 | 4.6% | 23 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.4% | 17 | 1.5% | 8 |
| Merced | 47.1% | 19,263 | 45.1% | 18,418 | 1.7% | 707 | 3.2% | 1,281 | 1.8% | 772 | 1.1% | 486 |
| San Benito | 46.8% | 6,479 | 41.6% | 5,760 | 3.3% | 471 | 3.8% | 526 | 2.7% | 379 | 1.8% | 253 |
| Stanislaus | 46.5% | 47,275 | 46.6% | 47,371 | 1.6% | 1,713 | 2.5% | 2,536 | 1.5% | 1,599 | 1.3% | 1,349 |
| Santa Barbara | 44.0% | 50,931 | 45.2% | 52,228 | 3.9% | 4,500 | 2.6% | 3,017 | 3.1% | 3,686 | 1.2% | 1,410 |
| Nevada | 43.7% | 18,223 | 48.1% | 20,062 | 4.2% | 1,767 | 1.1% | 472 | 2.3% | 966 | 0.6% | 284 |
| Fresno | 43.7% | 74,781 | 48.8% | 83,517 | 1.9% | 3,301 | 2.9% | 4,872 | 1.8% | 3,245 | 0.9% | 1,589 |
| Del Norte | 42.6% | 2,774 | 46.8% | 3,046 | 3.4% | 225 | 2.2% | 145 | 2.7% | 180 | 2.3% | 150 |
| Ventura | 41.3% | 88,769 | 51.3% | 110,132 | 2.3% | 5,012 | 1.9% | 4,219 | 2.3% | 4,995 | 0.9% | 1,944 |
| Mono | 40.9% | 1,485 | 47.5% | 1,726 | 4.4% | 159 | 2.3% | 85 | 3.8% | 139 | 1.1% | 42 |
| Tuolumne | 40.7% | 8,388 | 51.5% | 10,622 | 2.9% | 592 | 1.6% | 346 | 2.0% | 426 | 1.3% | 274 |
| San Bernardino | 40.4% | 134,620 | 49.6% | 165,498 | 2.4% | 8,147 | 3.2% | 10,615 | 2.5% | 8,384 | 1.9% | 6,477 |
| Amador | 40.2% | 5,860 | 52.4% | 7,649 | 2.8% | 405 | 1.1% | 166 | 1.9% | 280 | 1.6% | 239 |
| Mariposa | 40.0% | 2,989 | 51.8% | 3,868 | 3.2% | 237 | 1.4% | 109 | 2.1% | 161 | 1.5% | 113 |
| Trinity | 39.9% | 2,219 | 45.9% | 2,554 | 5.8% | 326 | 2.8% | 157 | 4.1% | 230 | 1.5% | 86 |
| San Luis Obispo | 39.8% | 36,817 | 51.6% | 47,712 | 3.5% | 3,172 | 1.6% | 1,507 | 2.3% | 2,180 | 1.2% | 1,159 |
| Plumas | 39.6% | 3,417 | 52.9% | 4,573 | 2.8% | 236 | 1.3% | 121 | 2.0% | 176 | 1.4% | 122 |
| Calaveras | 39.4% | 6,884 | 51.5% | 9,010 | 3.2% | 551 | 1.7% | 310 | 2.7% | 473 | 1.5% | 271 |
| Butte | 39.2% | 26,252 | 50.1% | 33,587 | 4.1% | 2,735 | 2.2% | 1,537 | 2.6% | 1,734 | 1.8% | 1,219 |
| Riverside | 39.1% | 145,586 | 52.0% | 193,518 | 2.3% | 8,635 | 2.8% | 10,397 | 2.2% | 8,538 | 1.6% | 6,051 |
| Kings | 38.7% | 8,711 | 55.1% | 12,410 | 1.3% | 307 | 2.3% | 496 | 1.3% | 306 | 1.3% | 297 |
| Siskiyou | 38.0% | 6,138 | 52.9% | 8,542 | 2.8% | 469 | 1.5% | 254 | 3.0% | 474 | 1.8% | 297 |
| El Dorado | 38.0% | 25,016 | 54.7% | 36,005 | 3.1% | 2,012 | 1.0% | 710 | 2.2% | 1,449 | 1.0% | 715 |
| Placer | 37.8% | 45,028 | 55.2% | 65,781 | 2.5% | 2,995 | 1.4% | 1,684 | 2.0% | 2,498 | 1.1% | 1,364 |
| Kern | 37.7% | 55,538 | 54.6% | 80,558 | 1.7% | 2,523 | 2.5% | 3,627 | 1.8% | 2,773 | 1.7% | 2,644 |
| Colusa | 37.6% | 1,794 | 55.8% | 2,667 | 1.5% | 73 | 2.0% | 97 | 1.3% | 63 | 1.8% | 90 |
| Tulare | 37.3% | 25,288 | 56.5% | 38,351 | 1.6% | 1,109 | 1.8% | 1,268 | 1.3% | 908 | 1.5% | 1,031 |
| Madera | 36.8% | 10,844 | 55.9% | 16,498 | 1.9% | 554 | 2.4% | 691 | 1.7% | 520 | 1.3% | 412 |
| Sierra | 35.4% | 553 | 53.4% | 834 | 4.6% | 71 | 1.5% | 25 | 4.1% | 63 | 1.0% | 17 |
| Inyo | 35.2% | 2,196 | 54.0% | 3,367 | 4.4% | 271 | 2.0% | 129 | 2.9% | 177 | 1.5% | 99 |
| Yuba | 35.1% | 4,784 | 54.9% | 7,477 | 3.0% | 407 | 2.0% | 273 | 2.4% | 339 | 2.6% | 356 |
| Sutter | 35.0% | 8,130 | 57.8% | 13,407 | 1.7% | 417 | 2.2% | 505 | 1.8% | 422 | 1.5% | 351 |
| Orange | 33.1% | 231,448 | 57.2% | 400,206 | 2.6% | 18,271 | 3.0% | 20,999 | 2.6% | 18,784 | 1.5% | 10,702 |
| Tehama | 32.3% | 5,691 | 58.4% | 10,297 | 2.4% | 424 | 2.4% | 433 | 2.2% | 406 | 2.3% | 410 |
| Shasta | 31.7% | 18,087 | 59.6% | 34,073 | 2.4% | 1,413 | 1.7% | 1,020 | 2.6% | 1,431 | 2.0% | 1,193 |
| Glenn | 31.5% | 2,292 | 60.3% | 4,388 | 1.9% | 140 | 2.4% | 172 | 1.9% | 143 | 2.0% | 153 |
| Lassen | 31.4% | 2,624 | 57.9% | 4,849 | 3.6% | 298 | 1.9% | 163 | 3.1% | 267 | 2.1% | 180 |
| Modoc | 28.1% | 1,014 | 60.5% | 2,184 | 3.3% | 118 | 2.3% | 85 | 3.8% | 136 | 2.0% | 74 |
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- "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.
- "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.