The 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 7, 2006, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 6, 2006.
Overview + California State Board of Equalization general election, 2006 Party Candidates Votes Seats No. % Before After +/– % Democratic Party 4 4,101,849 51.3% 2 2 50.0% Republican Party 4 3,414,117 42.7% 2 2 50.0%Peace and Freedom Party 4 276,610 3.5% 0 0 0.0%Libertarian Party 3 199,306 2.5% 0 0 0.0% Total 15 7,991,882 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Board of Equalization DistrictIncumbent PartyElected officeholder Party1st Betty Yee Democratic Betty Yee Democratic2nd Bill Leonard Republican Bill Leonard Republican3rd Claude Parrish Republican Michelle Steel Republican4th John Chiang Democratic Judy Chu Democratic
District 1 The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden. She was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates David Campbell (P&F), office worker David J. Neighbors (R), CPA Kennita Watson (L), retired engineer Betty Yee (D), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization
Results
District 2 The incumbent was Republican Bill Leonard, who was elected in 2002 with 58.7% of the vote. Leonard was running for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Bill Leonard (R), incumbent member of the Board of Equalization Willard Del Michlin (L), financial consultant Richard R. Perry (P&F), gardener Tim Raboy (D), investigator
Results
District 3 The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. Due to term limits, he was ineligible for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist Michelle Steel (R), Equalization Boardmember's Deputy
Steel's ballot designation of "Equalization Boardmember's Deputy" was controversial. According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, Marcus Frishman had served as deputy to incumbent boardmember Claude Parrish for eight years. On December 30, 2005, Parrish demoted Frishman, cutting his pay by 31%, and hiring Steel to fill in as the deputy. Steel resigned on March 31, 2006, and Frishman was rehired as Parrish's deputy the day after (with a 1% higher salary than his pre-demotion salary). During the three months that Frishman was demoted, he also worked on Steel's campaign for an undisclosed amount. One of Steel's primary opponent accused Steel of orchestrating the scheme in order to appear like she has more experience with the position that she was seeking than she actually had.
Results
District 4 The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. He was ineligible for reelection.
Primary election Results
General election Candidates Judy Chu (D), member of the California State Assembly (2001-2006) Glen Forsch (R), businessman Cindy Varela Henderson (P&F), telephone technician Monica W. Kadera (L), CPA
Results
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