| 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.
Results by county are available here and here.
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Brown | Votes | Poochigian | Votes | Wyman | Votes | Weissman | Votes | Harrison | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 79.73% | 188,409 | 11.65% | 27,523 | 5.70% | 13,479 | 1.78% | 4,208 | 1.14% | 2,686 | |
| Santa Cruz | 75.01% | 66,560 | 19.12% | 16,962 | 3.29% | 2,922 | 1.70% | 1,512 | 0.88% | 777 | |
| Marin | 73.45% | 76,182 | 21.08% | 21,868 | 3.23% | 3,354 | 1.50% | 1,559 | 0.72% | 751 | |
| Alameda | 73.10% | 290,072 | 18.43% | 73,120 | 5.23% | 20,740 | 1.72% | 6,824 | 1.52% | 6,036 | |
| San Mateo | 70.78% | 141,617 | 23.91% | 47,828 | 2.91% | 5,815 | 1.53% | 3,067 | 0.87% | 1,747 | |
| Sonoma | 68.66% | 116,443 | 24.57% | 41,663 | 3.40% | 5,765 | 2.00% | 3,385 | 1.38% | 2,343 | |
| Santa Clara | 66.69% | 279,105 | 27.78% | 116,284 | 2.41% | 10,072 | 2.15% | 8,983 | 0.98% | 4,094 | |
| Mendocino | 66.20% | 20,045 | 25.78% | 7,807 | 4.30% | 1,301 | 2.47% | 747 | 1.25% | 379 | |
| Contra Costa | 66.21% | 196,765 | 29.28% | 87,008 | 2.18% | 6,479 | 1.32% | 3,929 | 1.00% | 2,981 | |
| Monterey | 65.07% | 56,367 | 30.18% | 26,138 | 1.87% | 1,623 | 1.81% | 1,567 | 1.07% | 926 | |
| Los Angeles | 64.48% | 1,222,860 | 30.20% | 572,820 | 1.86% | 35,245 | 2.20% | 41,759 | 1.26% | 23,881 | |
| Napa | 63.55% | 26,731 | 31.01% | 13,042 | 2.59% | 1,089 | 1.87% | 785 | 0.98% | 413 | |
| Solano | 61.43% | 62,774 | 33.48% | 34,219 | 1.90% | 1,938 | 2.11% | 2,157 | 1.08% | 1,105 | |
| Yolo | 60.06% | 31,930 | 33.79% | 17,963 | 3.30% | 1,756 | 2.20% | 1,169 | 0.65% | 346 | |
| San Benito | 59.39% | 8,374 | 35.61% | 5,022 | 1.63% | 230 | 2.33% | 329 | 1.04% | 146 | |
| Humboldt | 58.61% | 27,643 | 32.28% | 15,224 | 5.26% | 2,479 | 2.46% | 1,158 | 1.39% | 657 | |
| Lake | 56.65% | 10,795 | 36.07% | 6,873 | 2.97% | 566 | 2.51% | 478 | 1.81% | 344 | |
| Imperial | 55.98% | 12,152 | 37.23% | 8,082 | 1.88% | 409 | 2.26% | 490 | 2.65% | 576 | |
| Santa Barbara | 54.33% | 64,823 | 40.03% | 47,760 | 2.28% | 2,716 | 2.27% | 2,705 | 1.09% | 1,304 | |
| Alpine | 54.27% | 286 | 37.19% | 196 | 3.61% | 19 | 3.80% | 20 | 1.14% | 6 | |
| Sacramento | 52.58% | 184,560 | 42.52% | 149,246 | 2.09% | 7,341 | 1.71% | 6,001 | 1.11% | 3,888 | |
| Ventura | 51.58% | 111,773 | 43.67% | 94,635 | 1.53% | 3,323 | 2.14% | 4,636 | 1.07% | 2,329 | |
| San Bernardino | 49.63% | 167,145 | 44.73% | 150,659 | 1.76% | 5,932 | 2.53% | 8,524 | 1.35% | 4,555 | |
| San Diego | 49.60% | 374,717 | 45.25% | 341,832 | 1.98% | 14,926 | 2.10% | 15,879 | 1.08% | 8,156 | |
| San Joaquin | 49.13% | 67,219 | 45.40% | 62,122 | 1.86% | 2,548 | 1.95% | 2,670 | 1.66% | 2,267 | |
| Mono | 48.49% | 1,785 | 44.47% | 1,637 | 2.99% | 110 | 2.93% | 108 | 1.11% | 41 | |
| Trinity | 48.27% | 2,729 | 42.84% | 2,422 | 3.29% | 186 | 3.86% | 218 | 1.75% | 99 | |
| Del Norte | 48.29% | 3,192 | 44.81% | 2,962 | 2.57% | 170 | 3.10% | 205 | 1.23% | 81 | |
| Nevada | 48.19% | 20,449 | 46.42% | 19,697 | 2.67% | 1,134 | 2.04% | 867 | 0.67% | 286 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 47.21% | 44,512 | 47.38% | 44,668 | 2.16% | 2,032 | 2.25% | 2,123 | 1.00% | 946 | |
| Riverside | 47.00% | 176,341 | 47.90% | 179,692 | 1.69% | 6,331 | 2.09% | 7,854 | 1.32% | 4,956 | |
| Stanislaus | 45.43% | 46,375 | 50.03% | 51,071 | 1.55% | 1,580 | 1.68% | 1,713 | 1.31% | 1,341 | |
| Butte | 45.22% | 30,300 | 48.90% | 32,768 | 3.11% | 2,083 | 2.65% | 1,779 | 0.12% | 82 | |
| Inyo | 44.33% | 2,818 | 48.97% | 3,113 | 2.89% | 184 | 2.61% | 166 | 1.20% | 76 | |
| Merced | 44.30% | 18,277 | 50.50% | 20,834 | 1.60% | 661 | 2.07% | 855 | 1.53% | 631 | |
| Tuolumne | 43.21% | 9,023 | 51.45% | 10,743 | 2.06% | 430 | 2.06% | 431 | 1.22% | 255 | |
| Plumas | 42.83% | 3,744 | 51.49% | 4,501 | 2.11% | 184 | 2.30% | 201 | 1.27% | 111 | |
| Amador | 41.98% | 6,133 | 52.62% | 7,688 | 2.18% | 319 | 2.18% | 318 | 1.05% | 153 | |
| Calaveras | 42.23% | 7,419 | 52.71% | 9,260 | 2.17% | 382 | 2.77% | 486 | 0.13% | 22 | |
| Orange | 41.46% | 293,982 | 52.89% | 375,038 | 1.77% | 12,525 | 2.62% | 18,571 | 1.27% | 8,973 | |
| Siskiyou | 41.21% | 6,731 | 51.78% | 8,456 | 2.11% | 344 | 3.42% | 559 | 1.48% | 242 | |
| El Dorado | 40.56% | 26,966 | 53.89% | 35,829 | 2.39% | 1,587 | 2.34% | 1,553 | 0.83% | 554 | |
| Placer | 40.44% | 48,800 | 54.74% | 66,051 | 2.00% | 2,415 | 2.10% | 2,530 | 0.72% | 866 | |
| Sierra | 38.87% | 608 | 53.84% | 842 | 2.43% | 38 | 3.90% | 61 | 0.96% | 15 | |
| Colusa | 38.03% | 1,848 | 58.06% | 2,821 | 1.28% | 62 | 1.77% | 86 | 0.86% | 42 | |
| Tehama | 37.64% | 6,672 | 56.22% | 9,965 | 1.82% | 322 | 2.82% | 500 | 1.51% | 267 | |
| Mariposa | 37.51% | 2,834 | 56.31% | 4,254 | 2.57% | 194 | 2.30% | 174 | 1.31% | 99 | |
| Yuba | 36.96% | 5,067 | 55.90% | 7,664 | 2.17% | 298 | 3.31% | 454 | 1.66% | 227 | |
| Sutter | 36.60% | 8,591 | 58.56% | 13,746 | 1.57% | 369 | 1.90% | 446 | 1.37% | 321 | |
| Shasta | 36.02% | 20,866 | 58.43% | 33,846 | 1.74% | 1,009 | 2.47% | 1,431 | 1.33% | 772 | |
| Fresno | 35.55% | 61,932 | 60.20% | 104,877 | 1.66% | 2,884 | 1.41% | 2,457 | 1.19% | 2,076 | |
| Glenn | 35.69% | 2,607 | 60.41% | 4,412 | 1.62% | 118 | 2.15% | 157 | 0.14% | 10 | |
| Kings | 34.05% | 7,720 | 61.84% | 14,019 | 1.24% | 282 | 1.69% | 384 | 1.17% | 266 | |
| Lassen | 33.84% | 2,856 | 57.84% | 4,881 | 2.41% | 203 | 4.48% | 378 | 1.43% | 121 | |
| Modoc | 33.72% | 1,238 | 58.62% | 2,152 | 2.02% | 74 | 4.20% | 154 | 1.44% | 53 | |
| Kern | 32.18% | 47,771 | 61.60% | 91,441 | 1.99% | 2,957 | 2.82% | 4,179 | 1.41% | 2092 | |
| Tulare | 31.18% | 21,296 | 64.86% | 44,304 | 1.49% | 1,020 | 1.52% | 1,041 | 0.95% | 647 | |
| Madera | 31.02% | 9,199 | 64.19% | 19,035 | 1.94% | 576 | 1.65% | 489 | 1.20% | 355 |