The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7, 2006. All election results are from the Arizona Secretary of State's office.[1]

The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the primary ballot for all races was June 14, 2006.

This article does not yet include complete information about the state propositions placed on the ballot, but major propositions for Arizona in 2006 included:

  • An attempt to add language to the AZ Constitution that would declare a marriage as only between a man and a woman (did not pass; as of 2006, AZ is the only state to reject a same-sex marriage ban proposed to its voters, though an amendment to the state constitution passed in 2008)
  • Two competing statewide smoking bans—one sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and one sponsored by various health organizations. (The health orgs' Prop 201 passed and will ban smoking in all indoor locations except some tobacco shops and some fraternal organizations)
  • Four propositions that affected illegal immigrants, including ones that would make English the official language of Arizona, and restrict some currently held rights of illegal immigrants.

Federal

United States Senate

United States House

State

Races for Governor of Arizona, Attorney General of Arizona, Secretary of State of Arizona, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Mine Inspector, and two seats on the five-member Corporation Commission will be decided. All races except for the State Mine Inspector, State Treasurer, and one seat on the Corporation Commission feature incumbents running for re-election.

Governor

Attorney General

Democratic incumbent Terry Goddard, the former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, ran for a second four-year term after winning his first in 2003. He was challenged by Republican Bill Montgomery, former prosecutor of Maricopa County.

Arizona Attorney General general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Terry Goodard 899,007 60.1%
Republican Bill Montgomery 595,317 39.9%
Total votes 1,494,324 100.0%

Secretary of State

Republican incumbent Jan Brewer, the former chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, ran for a second four-year term, after winning her first term in 2002. She was challenged by Democrat Israel Torres, the former Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a businessman and attorney, and Libertarian Ernest Hancock, a talk radio producer, real estate agent, and restaurant owner.

Arizona Secretary of State general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jan Brewer 848,394 57.2%
Democratic Israel Torres 583,646 39.4%
Libertarian Ernest Hancock 51,093 3.4%
Write-in Selena A. Naumoff 35 0.0%
Total votes 1,483,168 100.0%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican incumbent Tom Horne ran against Democratic challenger Jason Williams.

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Horne 781,678 53.8%
Democratic Jason Williams 672,909 46.2%
Total votes 1,454,587 100.0%

State Treasurer

Republican incumbent Dean Martin ran against Democratic challenger Rano Singh.

Arizona State Treasurer general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Martin 821,138 56.7%
Democratic Rano Singh 627,190 43.3%
Total votes 1,448,328 100.0%

State Mine Inspector

Republican incumbent Joe Hart, a former state representative and businessman, ran for reelection uncontested.

Arizona State Mine Inspector general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Hart 1,057,097 100.0%
Total votes 1,057,097 100.0%

Corporation Commissioner

Two seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission are up for re-election. Republican incumbents Kris Mayes and Gary Pierce ran for the seats, challenged by Democrats Richard Boyer and Mark Manoil. Libertarian Rick Fowlkes also ran for the position.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kris Mayes 653,344 26.1%
Republican Gary Pierce 638,466 25.5%
Democratic Richard Boyer 581,885 23.2%
Democratic Mark Manoil 541,562 21.6%
Libertarian Rick Fowlkes 91,684 3.7%
Total votes 2,506,941 100.0%

Legislative Department

All 60 seats in the Arizona House of Representatives and all 30 seats in the Arizona Senate will be up for election. There are five incumbents not seeking re-election to the seats they currently hold, and eight races in which there is only one candidate for election.

Judicial Department

When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges. Supreme Court Justices serve a six-year term; all other state Judges serve four-year terms. There is a mandatory retirement age of 65 for all judicial offices.

Ballot propositions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICIAL CANVASS" (PDF). Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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