2006 California Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2006 California Attorney General election
Country:California
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 California Attorney General election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2010 California Attorney General election
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Image1:File:Edmund G Brown Jr (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jerry Brown
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:4,756,184
Percentage1:56.3%
Nominee2:Chuck Poochigian
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:3,220,429
Percentage2:38.1%
Map Size:300px
Attorney General
Before Election:Bill Lockyer
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jerry Brown
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2006 California Attorney General election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Former and future Governor Jerry Brown, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Chuck Poochigian, for the office previously held by Democrat Bill Lockyer, who was term-limited and ran for Treasurer.

Primary results

Results by county are available here and here.

Others

Results

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

CountyBrownVotesPoochigianVotesWymanVotesWeissmanVotesHarrisonVotes
San Francisco79.73%188,40911.65%27,5235.70%13,4791.78%4,2081.14%2,686
Santa Cruz75.01%66,56019.12%16,9623.29%2,9221.70%1,5120.88%777
Marin73.45%76,18221.08%21,8683.23%3,3541.50%1,5590.72%751
Alameda73.10%290,07218.43%73,1205.23%20,7401.72%6,8241.52%6,036
San Mateo70.78%141,61723.91%47,8282.91%5,8151.53%3,0670.87%1,747
Sonoma68.66%116,44324.57%41,6633.40%5,7652.00%3,3851.38%2,343
Santa Clara66.69%279,10527.78%116,2842.41%10,0722.15%8,9830.98%4,094
Mendocino66.20%20,04525.78%7,8074.30%1,3012.47%7471.25%379
Contra Costa66.21%196,76529.28%87,0082.18%6,4791.32%3,9291.00%2,981
Monterey65.07%56,36730.18%26,1381.87%1,6231.81%1,5671.07%926
Los Angeles64.48%1,222,86030.20%572,8201.86%35,2452.20%41,7591.26%23,881
Napa63.55%26,73131.01%13,0422.59%1,0891.87%7850.98%413
Solano61.43%62,77433.48%34,2191.90%1,9382.11%2,1571.08%1,105
Yolo60.06%31,93033.79%17,9633.30%1,7562.20%1,1690.65%346
San Benito59.39%8,37435.61%5,0221.63%2302.33%3291.04%146
Humboldt58.61%27,64332.28%15,2245.26%2,4792.46%1,1581.39%657
Lake56.65%10,79536.07%6,8732.97%5662.51%4781.81%344
Imperial55.98%12,15237.23%8,0821.88%4092.26%4902.65%576
Santa Barbara54.33%64,82340.03%47,7602.28%2,7162.27%2,7051.09%1,304
Alpine54.27%28637.19%1963.61%193.80%201.14%6
Sacramento52.58%184,56042.52%149,2462.09%7,3411.71%6,0011.11%3,888
Ventura51.58%111,77343.67%94,6351.53%3,3232.14%4,6361.07%2,329
San Bernardino49.63%167,14544.73%150,6591.76%5,9322.53%8,5241.35%4,555
San Diego49.60%374,71745.25%341,8321.98%14,9262.10%15,8791.08%8,156
San Joaquin49.13%67,21945.40%62,1221.86%2,5481.95%2,6701.66%2,267
Mono48.49%1,78544.47%1,6372.99%1102.93%1081.11%41
Trinity48.27%2,72942.84%2,4223.29%1863.86%2181.75%99
Del Norte48.29%3,19244.81%2,9622.57%1703.10%2051.23%81
Nevada48.19%20,44946.42%19,6972.67%1,1342.04%8670.67%286
San Luis Obispo47.21%44,51247.38%44,6682.16%2,0322.25%2,1231.00%946
Riverside47.00%176,34147.90%179,6921.69%6,3312.09%7,8541.32%4,956
Stanislaus45.43%46,37550.03%51,0711.55%1,5801.68%1,7131.31%1,341
Butte45.22%30,30048.90%32,7683.11%2,0832.65%1,7790.12%82
Inyo44.33%2,81848.97%3,1132.89%1842.61%1661.20%76
Merced44.30%18,27750.50%20,8341.60%6612.07%8551.53%631
Tuolumne43.21%9,02351.45%10,7432.06%4302.06%4311.22%255
Plumas42.83%3,74451.49%4,5012.11%1842.30%2011.27%111
Amador41.98%6,13352.62%7,6882.18%3192.18%3181.05%153
Calaveras42.23%7,41952.71%9,2602.17%3822.77%4860.13%22
Orange41.46%293,98252.89%375,0381.77%12,5252.62%18,5711.27%8,973
Siskiyou41.21%6,73151.78%8,4562.11%3443.42%5591.48%242
El Dorado40.56%26,96653.89%35,8292.39%1,5872.34%1,5530.83%554
Placer40.44%48,80054.74%66,0512.00%2,4152.10%2,5300.72%866
Sierra38.87%60853.84%8422.43%383.90%610.96%15
Colusa38.03%1,84858.06%2,8211.28%621.77%860.86%42
Tehama37.64%6,67256.22%9,9651.82%3222.82%5001.51%267
Mariposa37.51%2,83456.31%4,2542.57%1942.30%1741.31%99
Yuba36.96%5,06755.90%7,6642.17%2983.31%4541.66%227
Sutter36.60%8,59158.56%13,7461.57%3691.90%4461.37%321
Shasta36.02%20,86658.43%33,8461.74%1,0092.47%1,4311.33%772
Fresno35.55%61,93260.20%104,8771.66%2,8841.41%2,4571.19%2,076
Glenn35.69%2,60760.41%4,4121.62%1182.15%1570.14%10
Kings34.05%7,72061.84%14,0191.24%2821.69%3841.17%266
Lassen33.84%2,85657.84%4,8812.41%2034.48%3781.43%121
Modoc33.72%1,23858.62%2,1522.02%744.20%1541.44%53
Kern32.18%47,77161.60%91,4411.99%2,9572.82%4,1791.41%2092
Tulare31.18%21,29664.86%44,3041.49%1,0201.52%1,0410.95%647
Madera31.02%9,19964.19%19,0351.94%5761.65%4891.20%355

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