Arizona gubernatorial election, 2006
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The 2006 election for governor of Arizona was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic
Governor Janet Napolitano
, was re-elected without major opposition. The Governor's widespread popularity likely contributed to her easily-won campaign for re-election; her approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Governor Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
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, was re-elected without major opposition. The Governor's widespread popularity likely contributed to her easily-won campaign for re-election; her approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.
Results
Candidates
- Len MunsilLen MunsilLen Munsil is the President of Arizona Christian University. He was the Arizona Republican Party nominee for Governor of Arizona in the Arizona gubernatorial election, 2006, coming from behind to upset Don Goldwater in the Republican primary in his first run for any elective office...
, Former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) - Don GoldwaterDon GoldwaterDonald H. "Don" Goldwater is an Arizona Republican Party activist, and the nephew of the late U.S. senator and U.S. presidential candidate Barry M. Goldwater....
, Republican Party activist, former board member of the Goldwater InstituteGoldwater InstituteThe Goldwater Institute is a Phoenix, Arizona-based conservative public policy research organization established in 1988. The president is Darcy A. Olsen. The Goldwater Institute advances public policies with emphasis on lower taxes, limited government spending, school choice, and a reduction in...
, nephew of Barry GoldwaterBarry GoldwaterBarry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr... - Mike Harris, businessman
- Gary Tupper, contractor
Results
Results
Opinion polls
| Source | Date Released | Napolitano (D) | 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% |
Election results
See also
- U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
- Governors of Arizona