2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano was reelected in a landslide. Napolitano's widespread popularity contributed to her easy reelection; her general approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.[1] As of 2021, this is the most recent election in which a Democrat was elected Governor of Arizona.

2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

November 7, 2006

Nominee Janet Napolitano Len Munsil Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 959,830 543,528 Percentage 62.6% 35.4%

County results Napolitano:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Janet Napolitano Democratic Elected Governor Janet Napolitano Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Janet Napolitano, incumbent Governor of Arizona

Results

Democratic primary results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano (incumbent)	230,881	100.00
Total votes			230,881	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew of Barry Goldwater
• Mike Harris, businessman
• Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
• Gary Tupper, contractor

Results

Republican primary results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Len Munsil	155,778	50.56
	Republican	Don Goldwater	122,283	39.69
	Republican	Mike Harris	18,734	6.08
	Republican	Gary Tupper	11,250	3.65
	Republican	Write-ins	49	0.02
Total votes			308,094	100.00

Libertarian primary

Candidates

• Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Results

Libertarian primary results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	3,063	100.00
Total votes			3,063	100.00

General election

Polling

Source	Date released	Janet Napolitano (D)	Len Munsil (R)
Survey USA	November 3, 2006	57%	38%
Rasmussen	October 19, 2006	58%	37%
Survey USA	October 17, 2006	56%	37%
Rasmussen	September 26, 2006	56%	38%
Survey USA	September 19, 2006	56%	40%
Zogby/WSJ	September 11, 2006	51.3%	41.1%
Rasmussen	August 31, 2006	52%	33%
Zogby/WSJ	August 28, 2006	51.7%	38.0%
Rasmussen	August 2, 2006	53%	35%
Zogby/WSJ	July 24, 2006	49.6%	38.7%
Zogby/WSJ	June 21, 2006	48.7%	32.8%
Rasmussen	June 12, 2006	58%	29%
Rasmussen	April 30, 2006	55%	28%

Results

Arizona gubernatorial election, 2006[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Janet Napolitano (incumbent)	959,830	62.58%	+16.40%
	Republican	Len Munsil	543,528	35.44%	-9.78%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	30,268	1.97%	+0.31%
	Write-ins		19	0.00%
Majority			416,302	27.14%	+26.18%
Turnout			1,533,645
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 2006 United States gubernatorial elections
• Governors of Arizona

References

1. "SurveyUSA | America's Neighborhood Pollster™".
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2014-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2014-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)

• Janet Napolitano
• Len Munsil
• Barry Hess