| Election Name: | 2006 California State Controller election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 California State Controller election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 California State Controller election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | Image:John Chiang 2007.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Chiang |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,232,313 |
| Percentage1: | 50.6% |
| Nominee2: | Tony Strickland |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,360,611 |
| Percentage2: | 40.2% |
| Controller | |
| Before Election: | Steve Westly |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Chiang |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2006 California State Controller election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Board of Equalization Chair John Chiang, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, Assemblyman Tony Strickland, for the office previously held by Democrat Steve Westly, who ran for governor.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517222238/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ctl/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Chiang | Votes | Strickland | Votes | Wells | Votes | Tello | Votes | Barron | Votes | Campbell | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 74.4% | 171,170 | 13.6% | 31,265 | 6.7% | 15,288 | 2.3% | 5,436 | 2.2% | 5,184 | 0.8% | 1,914 | |
| Alameda | 69.2% | 270,660 | 21.1% | 82,330 | 5.1% | 20,048 | 1.9% | 7,448 | 1.8% | 7,401 | 0.9% | 3,652 | |
| Marin | 64.6% | 64,585 | 26.2% | 26,160 | 5.0% | 4,952 | 1.5% | 1,540 | 2.2% | 2,282 | 0.5% | 549 | |
| Santa Cruz | 62.5% | 53,633 | 24.9% | 21,362 | 6.3% | 5,398 | 2.4% | 2,068 | 2.8% | 2,429 | 1.1% | 987 | |
| San Mateo | 61.9% | 120,634 | 28.2% | 54,876 | 4.1% | 7,865 | 2.6% | 5,149 | 2.2% | 4,374 | 1.0% | 2,088 | |
| Yolo | 60.1% | 31,636 | 32.4% | 17,017 | 3.7% | 1,951 | 1.7% | 914 | 1.5% | 821 | 0.6% | 338 | |
| Sonoma | 59.5% | 99,046 | 28.9% | 48,153 | 5.3% | 8,735 | 2.8% | 4,672 | 2.5% | 4,297 | 1.0% | 1,797 | |
| Los Angeles | 57.6% | 1,089,306 | 32.9% | 621,387 | 2.8% | 53,797 | 3.4% | 63,723 | 2.1% | 41,583 | 1.2% | 23,669 | |
| Santa Clara | 57.1% | 233,076 | 32.5% | 132,570 | 3.9% | 15,887 | 2.2% | 9,116 | 2.9% | 12,015 | 1.4% | 5,850 | |
| Contra Costa | 57.0% | 165,894 | 35.3% | 102,723 | 3.1% | 9,012 | 1.5% | 4,642 | 1.9% | 5,604 | 1.2% | 3,522 | |
| Solano | 56.6% | 57,241 | 35.8% | 36,158 | 2.6% | 2,551 | 1.9% | 1,966 | 1.8% | 1,921 | 1.3% | 1,343 | |
| Mendocino | 55.0% | 16,264 | 29.5% | 8,709 | 7.8% | 2,306 | 3.1% | 933 | 3.1% | 924 | 1.5% | 462 | |
| Monterey | 54.0% | 46,017 | 36.0% | 30,722 | 3.6% | 3,037 | 2.4% | 2,125 | 2.4% | 2,051 | 1.6% | 1,409 | |
| Napa | 53.2% | 21,710 | 36.4% | 14,859 | 4.1% | 1,700 | 2.5% | 1,046 | 2.5% | 1,025 | 1.3% | 544 | |
| Imperial | 51.8% | 11,234 | 34.3% | 7,441 | 2.3% | 513 | 7.1% | 1,549 | 2.4% | 523 | 2.1% | 459 | |
| Sacramento | 51.8% | 181,890 | 41.3% | 144,901 | 2.6% | 8,806 | 1.5% | 5,539 | 1.7% | 6,161 | 1.1% | 4,079 | |
| Humboldt | 49.7% | 23,001 | 35.3% | 16,335 | 8.1% | 3,733 | 2.7% | 1,274 | 2.9% | 1,334 | 1.3% | 612 | |
| Lake | 49.6% | 9,344 | 38.5% | 7,248 | 4.4% | 816 | 3.1% | 600 | 2.6% | 493 | 1.8% | 346 | |
| San Diego | 48.4% | 362,343 | 44.7% | 334,607 | 2.1% | 15,917 | 1.8% | 13,679 | 2.1% | 16,106 | 0.9% | 7,296 | |
| San Joaquin | 48.2% | 65,203 | 43.5% | 58,840 | 2.1% | 2,949 | 2.9% | 3,903 | 1.9% | 2,687 | 1.4% | 1,934 | |
| Alpine | 47.6% | 238 | 40.6% | 203 | 4.6% | 23 | 2.3% | 12 | 3.4% | 17 | 1.5% | 8 | |
| Merced | 47.1% | 19,263 | 45.1% | 18,418 | 1.7% | 707 | 3.2% | 1,281 | 1.8% | 772 | 1.1% | 486 | |
| San Benito | 46.8% | 6,479 | 41.6% | 5,760 | 3.3% | 471 | 3.8% | 526 | 2.7% | 379 | 1.8% | 253 | |
| Stanislaus | 46.5% | 47,275 | 46.6% | 47,371 | 1.6% | 1,713 | 2.5% | 2,536 | 1.5% | 1,599 | 1.3% | 1,349 | |
| Santa Barbara | 44.0% | 50,931 | 45.2% | 52,228 | 3.9% | 4,500 | 2.6% | 3,017 | 3.1% | 3,686 | 1.2% | 1,410 | |
| Nevada | 43.7% | 18,223 | 48.1% | 20,062 | 4.2% | 1,767 | 1.1% | 472 | 2.3% | 966 | 0.6% | 284 | |
| Fresno | 43.7% | 74,781 | 48.8% | 83,517 | 1.9% | 3,301 | 2.9% | 4,872 | 1.8% | 3,245 | 0.9% | 1,589 | |
| Del Norte | 42.6% | 2,774 | 46.8% | 3,046 | 3.4% | 225 | 2.2% | 145 | 2.7% | 180 | 2.3% | 150 | |
| Ventura | 41.3% | 88,769 | 51.3% | 110,132 | 2.3% | 5,012 | 1.9% | 4,219 | 2.3% | 4,995 | 0.9% | 1,944 | |
| Mono | 40.9% | 1,485 | 47.5% | 1,726 | 4.4% | 159 | 2.3% | 85 | 3.8% | 139 | 1.1% | 42 | |
| Tuolumne | 40.7% | 8,388 | 51.5% | 10,622 | 2.9% | 592 | 1.6% | 346 | 2.0% | 426 | 1.3% | 274 | |
| San Bernardino | 40.4% | 134,620 | 49.6% | 165,498 | 2.4% | 8,147 | 3.2% | 10,615 | 2.5% | 8,384 | 1.9% | 6,477 | |
| Amador | 40.2% | 5,860 | 52.4% | 7,649 | 2.8% | 405 | 1.1% | 166 | 1.9% | 280 | 1.6% | 239 | |
| Mariposa | 40.0% | 2,989 | 51.8% | 3,868 | 3.2% | 237 | 1.4% | 109 | 2.1% | 161 | 1.5% | 113 | |
| Trinity | 39.9% | 2,219 | 45.9% | 2,554 | 5.8% | 326 | 2.8% | 157 | 4.1% | 230 | 1.5% | 86 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 39.8% | 36,817 | 51.6% | 47,712 | 3.5% | 3,172 | 1.6% | 1,507 | 2.3% | 2,180 | 1.2% | 1,159 | |
| Plumas | 39.6% | 3,417 | 52.9% | 4,573 | 2.8% | 236 | 1.3% | 121 | 2.0% | 176 | 1.4% | 122 | |
| Calaveras | 39.4% | 6,884 | 51.5% | 9,010 | 3.2% | 551 | 1.7% | 310 | 2.7% | 473 | 1.5% | 271 | |
| Butte | 39.2% | 26,252 | 50.1% | 33,587 | 4.1% | 2,735 | 2.2% | 1,537 | 2.6% | 1,734 | 1.8% | 1,219 | |
| Riverside | 39.1% | 145,586 | 52.0% | 193,518 | 2.3% | 8,635 | 2.8% | 10,397 | 2.2% | 8,538 | 1.6% | 6,051 | |
| Kings | 38.7% | 8,711 | 55.1% | 12,410 | 1.3% | 307 | 2.3% | 496 | 1.3% | 306 | 1.3% | 297 | |
| Siskiyou | 38.0% | 6,138 | 52.9% | 8,542 | 2.8% | 469 | 1.5% | 254 | 3.0% | 474 | 1.8% | 297 | |
| El Dorado | 38.0% | 25,016 | 54.7% | 36,005 | 3.1% | 2,012 | 1.0% | 710 | 2.2% | 1,449 | 1.0% | 715 | |
| Placer | 37.8% | 45,028 | 55.2% | 65,781 | 2.5% | 2,995 | 1.4% | 1,684 | 2.0% | 2,498 | 1.1% | 1,364 | |
| Kern | 37.7% | 55,538 | 54.6% | 80,558 | 1.7% | 2,523 | 2.5% | 3,627 | 1.8% | 2,773 | 1.7% | 2,644 | |
| Colusa | 37.6% | 1,794 | 55.8% | 2,667 | 1.5% | 73 | 2.0% | 97 | 1.3% | 63 | 1.8% | 90 | |
| Tulare | 37.3% | 25,288 | 56.5% | 38,351 | 1.6% | 1,109 | 1.8% | 1,268 | 1.3% | 908 | 1.5% | 1,031 | |
| Madera | 36.8% | 10,844 | 55.9% | 16,498 | 1.9% | 554 | 2.4% | 691 | 1.7% | 520 | 1.3% | 412 | |
| Sierra | 35.4% | 553 | 53.4% | 834 | 4.6% | 71 | 1.5% | 25 | 4.1% | 63 | 1.0% | 17 | |
| Inyo | 35.2% | 2,196 | 54.0% | 3,367 | 4.4% | 271 | 2.0% | 129 | 2.9% | 177 | 1.5% | 99 | |
| Yuba | 35.1% | 4,784 | 54.9% | 7,477 | 3.0% | 407 | 2.0% | 273 | 2.4% | 339 | 2.6% | 356 | |
| Sutter | 35.0% | 8,130 | 57.8% | 13,407 | 1.7% | 417 | 2.2% | 505 | 1.8% | 422 | 1.5% | 351 | |
| Orange | 33.1% | 231,448 | 57.2% | 400,206 | 2.6% | 18,271 | 3.0% | 20,999 | 2.6% | 18,784 | 1.5% | 10,702 | |
| Tehama | 32.3% | 5,691 | 58.4% | 10,297 | 2.4% | 424 | 2.4% | 433 | 2.2% | 406 | 2.3% | 410 | |
| Shasta | 31.7% | 18,087 | 59.6% | 34,073 | 2.4% | 1,413 | 1.7% | 1,020 | 2.6% | 1,431 | 2.0% | 1,193 | |
| Glenn | 31.5% | 2,292 | 60.3% | 4,388 | 1.9% | 140 | 2.4% | 172 | 1.9% | 143 | 2.0% | 153 | |
| Lassen | 31.4% | 2,624 | 57.9% | 4,849 | 3.6% | 298 | 1.9% | 163 | 3.1% | 267 | 2.1% | 180 | |
| Modoc | 28.1% | 1,014 | 60.5% | 2,184 | 3.3% | 118 | 2.3% | 85 | 3.8% | 136 | 2.0% | 74 |