| Election Name: | 2006 California Secretary of State election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 California Secretary of State election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 California Secretary of State election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Nominee1: | Debra Bowen |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,032,533 |
| Percentage1: | 48.09% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce McPherson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,772,951 |
| Percentage2: | 44.99% |
| Secretary | |
| Before Election: | Bruce McPherson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Debra Bowen |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here.
Results by county are available here and here.
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Bowen | Votes | McPherson | Votes | Hill | Votes | Lightfoot | Votes | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 72.97% | 169,080 | 17.78% | 41,190 | 5.16% | 11,947 | 1.79% | 4,158 | 2.30% | 5,329 | |
| Alameda | 67.80% | 267,088 | 25.06% | 98,721 | 3.46% | 13,634 | 1.63% | 6,418 | 2.05% | 8,059 | |
| Marin | 61.34% | 62,248 | 31.69% | 32,162 | 3.19% | 3,239 | 1.60% | 1,625 | 2.18% | 2,211 | |
| San Mateo | 60.29% | 119,037 | 32.99% | 65,141 | 2.87% | 5,666 | 1.67% | 3,290 | 2.19% | 4,318 | |
| Los Angeles | 58.46% | 1,100,865 | 34.66% | 652,662 | 2.03% | 38,177 | 2.06% | 38,806 | 2.80% | 52,680 | |
| Sonoma | 55.67% | 94,424 | 34.84% | 59,092 | 4.08% | 6,918 | 2.25% | 3,824 | 3.16% | 4,364 | |
| Santa Clara | 55.21% | 229,135 | 38.20% | 158,550 | 2.32% | 9,643 | 1.98% | 8,228 | 2.28% | 9,448 | |
| Contra Costa | 54.61% | 159,819 | 39.44% | 115,408 | 2.10% | 6,152 | 1.75% | 5,111 | 2.10% | 6,151 | |
| Mendocino | 53.49% | 15,995 | 34.05% | 10,181 | 5.85% | 1,748 | 2.71% | 811 | 3.90% | 1,167 | |
| Solano | 52.98% | 53,721 | 41.06% | 41,629 | 1.69% | 1,710 | 1.78% | 1,804 | 2.49% | 2,531 | |
| Yolo | 52.65% | 27,862 | 41.53% | 21,978 | 2.63% | 1,390 | 1.59% | 843 | 1.61% | 850 | |
| Imperial | 51.83% | 11,256 | 39.98% | 8,684 | 1.63% | 355 | 2.33% | 506 | 4.23% | 918 | |
| Napa | 50.83% | 21,060 | 40.76% | 16,889 | 3.66% | 1,518 | 2.03% | 842 | 2.71% | 1,124 | |
| Humboldt | 49.60% | 23,242 | 38.04% | 17,823 | 6.32% | 2,962 | 2.84% | 1,330 | 3.20% | 1,499 | |
| Santa Cruz | 46.97% | 41,835 | 46.53% | 41,440 | 3.18% | 2,836 | 1.42% | 1,268 | 1.89% | 1,682 | |
| Lake | 46.48% | 8,895 | 43.35% | 8,297 | 3.71% | 711 | 2.45% | 468 | 4.02% | 768 | |
| Alpine | 45.81% | 235 | 46.39% | 238 | 2.73% | 14 | 3.12% | 16 | 1.95% | 10 | |
| Santa Barbara | 44.89% | 52,958 | 47.58% | 56,126 | 2.31% | 2,729 | 2.36% | 2,781 | 2.86% | 3,366 | |
| Sacramento | 43.01% | 149,784 | 50.90% | 177,259 | 1.91% | 6,668 | 1.88% | 6,531 | 2.30% | 8,031 | |
| Ventura | 42.86% | 91,274 | 49.94% | 106,370 | 2.05% | 4,356 | 2.49% | 5,302 | 2.67% | 5,679 | |
| Monterey | 41.94% | 36,571 | 53.13% | 46,330 | 1.55% | 1,349 | 1.42% | 1,240 | 1.95% | 1,703 | |
| San Joaquin | 41.59% | 56,203 | 51.77% | 69,954 | 1.52% | 2,059 | 2.16% | 2,919 | 2.96% | 4,000 | |
| San Diego | 41.29% | 310,049 | 52.81% | 396,565 | 1.53% | 11,503 | 1.81% | 13,610 | 2.57% | 19,246 | |
| San Bernardino | 40.31% | 134,751 | 51.88% | 173,448 | 1.62% | 5,431 | 2.77% | 9,263 | 3.42% | 11,422 | |
| Merced | 39.83% | 16,292 | 53.16% | 21,747 | 1.55% | 634 | 2.29% | 935 | 3.18% | 1,299 | |
| Del Norte | 39.66% | 2,608 | 50.67% | 3,332 | 2.42% | 159 | 3.10% | 204 | 4.16% | 273 | |
| Mono | 39.69% | 1,453 | 51.43% | 1,883 | 3.55% | 130 | 2.62% | 96 | 2.71% | 99 | |
| San Benito | 39.37% | 5,600 | 55.65% | 7,916 | 1.32% | 188 | 1.68% | 239 | 1.98% | 282 | |
| Riverside | 38.13% | 143,015 | 54.99% | 206,247 | 1.36% | 5,090 | 2.28% | 8,564 | 3.24% | 12,173 | |
| Stanislaus | 38.12% | 38,864 | 56.37% | 57,465 | 1.45% | 1,483 | 1.49% | 1,515 | 2.57% | 2,624 | |
| Trinity | 38.13% | 2,157 | 50.29% | 2,845 | 3.94% | 223 | 4.15% | 235 | 3.48% | 197 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 37.87% | 35,595 | 55.66% | 52,318 | 1.91% | 1,797 | 2.21% | 2,074 | 2.35% | 2,208 | |
| Nevada | 37.14% | 15,600 | 55.59% | 23,351 | 3.06% | 1,285 | 2.27% | 955 | 1.94% | 812 | |
| Butte | 35.61% | 24,016 | 55.66% | 37,535 | 2.68% | 1,807 | 2.54% | 1,715 | 3.51% | 2,364 | |
| Fresno | 35.68% | 61,297 | 58.21% | 100,019 | 1.75% | 3,003 | 1.83% | 3,138 | 2.54% | 4,357 | |
| Siskiyou | 35.49% | 5,777 | 56.37% | 9,177 | 1.84% | 299 | 2.52% | 410 | 3.79% | 616 | |
| Mariposa | 34.08% | 2,561 | 58.06% | 4,363 | 2.49% | 187 | 2.37% | 178 | 3.01% | 226 | |
| Orange | 34.04% | 239,447 | 58.56% | 411,943 | 1.67% | 11,762 | 2.36% | 16,571 | 3.37% | 23,700 | |
| Tuolumne | 33.47% | 6,945 | 58.93% | 12,227 | 2.39% | 495 | 2.30% | 477 | 2.91% | 604 | |
| Inyo | 33.11% | 2,097 | 57.89% | 3,667 | 2.37% | 150 | 3.19% | 202 | 3.45% | 218 | |
| Plumas | 32.81% | 2,848 | 60.04% | 5,211 | 2.04% | 177 | 1.87% | 162 | 3.24% | 281 | |
| Kings | 32.69% | 7,324 | 60.46% | 13,544 | 1.49% | 334 | 2.17% | 486 | 3.19% | 714 | |
| Calaveras | 31.84% | 5,585 | 59.65% | 10,462 | 2.33% | 408 | 2.91% | 510 | 3.28% | 575 | |
| Amador | 31.22% | 4,568 | 61.94% | 9,063 | 1.70% | 249 | 2.21% | 323 | 2.93% | 429 | |
| Madera | 31.09% | 9,242 | 62.21% | 18,490 | 1.69% | 502 | 2.04% | 606 | 2.97% | 882 | |
| Sutter | 30.83% | 7,206 | 63.44% | 14,825 | 1.16% | 271 | 1.87% | 436 | 2.71% | 632 | |
| Tulare | 30.72% | 20,885 | 64.14% | 43,613 | 1.27% | 863 | 1.52% | 1,033 | 2.35% | 1,598 | |
| Yuba | 30.61% | 4,181 | 60.72% | 8,294 | 1.77% | 242 | 2.88% | 394 | 4.02% | 549 | |
| Kern | 30.13% | 44,350 | 63.14% | 92,930 | 1.34% | 1,972 | 2.20% | 3,241 | 3.18% | 4,681 | |
| Tehama | 30.13% | 5,369 | 62.25% | 11,094 | 1.57% | 280 | 2.51% | 447 | 3.54% | 631 | |
| El Dorado | 30.18% | 19,998 | 63.19% | 41,866 | 2.17% | 1,435 | 2.10% | 1,389 | 2.37% | 1,570 | |
| Placer | 29.95% | 36,015 | 64.68% | 77,761 | 1.64% | 1,967 | 1.70% | 2,047 | 2.03% | 2,443 | |
| Shasta | 29.69% | 17,175 | 63.63% | 36,803 | 1.39% | 804 | 2.02% | 1,171 | 3.26% | 1,888 | |
| Colusa | 29.34% | 1,421 | 65.91% | 3,192 | 1.14% | 55 | 1.53% | 74 | 2.09% | 101 | |
| Sierra | 28.77% | 450 | 62.79% | 982 | 2.43% | 38 | 3.26% | 51 | 2.75% | 43 | |
| Glenn | 27.41% | 2,023 | 65.97% | 4,869 | 1.41% | 104 | 1.80% | 133 | 3.42% | 252 | |
| Lassen | 27.07% | 2,277 | 63.77% | 5,363 | 2.33% | 196 | 3.20% | 269 | 3.63% | 305 | |
| Modoc | 25.34% | 925 | 66.22% | 2,417 | 1.78% | 65 | 3.26% | 119 | 3.40% | 124 |