The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent 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%.
This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat was elected governor of Arizona. It is also the last time that a Democrat swept every county in the state in a statewide election.
Democratic primary
Candidates Janet Napolitano, incumbent governor of Arizona
Results
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
Libertarian primary
Candidates Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate
Results
General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report November 2, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 6, 2006
Polling Source Date released JanetNapolitano (D) LenMunsil (R)Survey USASurvey USA November 3, 2006 57% 38%RasmussenRasmussen October 19, 2006 58% 37%Survey USASurvey USA October 17, 2006 56% 37%RasmussenRasmussen September 26, 2006 56% 38%Survey USASurvey USA September 19, 2006 56% 40%Zogby/WSJZogby/WSJ September 11, 2006 51.3% 41.1%RasmussenRasmussen August 31, 2006 52% 33%Zogby/WSJ August 28, 2006 51.7% 38.0%RasmussenRasmussen August 2, 2006 53% 35%Zogby/WSJ July 24, 2006 49.6% 38.7%Zogby/WSJ June 21, 2006 48.7% 32.8%RasmussenRasmussen June 12, 2006 58% 29%RasmussenRasmussen April 30, 2006 55% 28%
Results
By county County Janet NapolitanoDemocratic Len MunsilRepublican Barry HessLibertarian All others Write-in Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % # %Apache14,47577.02%3,62719.30%6923.68%10.01%10,84857.72%18,795Cochise21,41658.87%14,03838.59%9222.53%10.00%7,37820.28%36,377Coconino28,55174.54%8,87923.18%8722.28%20.01%19,67251.36%38,304Gila10,58663.21%5,80334.65%3582.14%00.00%4,78328.56%16,747Graham4,34855.64%3,30642.30%1612.06%00.00%1,04213.33%7,815Greenlee1,48669.70%58827.58%582.72%00.00%89842.12%2,132La Paz2,35361.39%1,34235.01%1383.60%00.00%1,01126.38%3,833Maricopa538,38360.64%332,57037.46%16,8881.90%120.00%205,81323.18%887,853Mohave25,40055.08%19,58842.47%1,1292.45%10.00%5,81212.60%46,118Navajo17,36864.97%8,70832.57%6582.46%00.00%8,66032.39%26,734Pima195,30569.22%82,05229.08%4,7941.70%00.00%113,25340.14%282,151Pinal35,42861.87%20,71636.18%1,1161.95%10.00%14,71225.69%57,261Santa Cruz6,48278.32%1,63419.74%1601.93%00.00%4,84858.58%8,276Yavapai40,84856.23%30,20341.58%1,5872.18%10.00%10,64514.65%72,639Yuma17,40160.82%10,47436.61%7352.57%00.00%6,92724.21%28,610Totals959,83062.58%543,52835.44%30,2681.97%190.00%416,30227.14%1,533,645
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Cochise (largest city: Sierra Vista) Graham (largest city: Safford) La Paz (largest city: Parker) Maricopa (largest city: Phoenix) Mohave (largest city: Lake Havasu City) Yavapai (largest city: Prescott Valley) Yuma (largest city: Yuma)
See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections Governors of Arizona
References
External links Official campaign websites (archived) Janet Napolitano Len Munsil Barry Hess