2006 Alabama gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2006 Alabama gubernatorial election
Country:Alabama
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 Alabama gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2010 Alabama gubernatorial election
Next Year:2010
Election Date:November 7, 2006
Image1:File:Governor Bob Riley (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Bob Riley
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:718,327
Percentage1:57.45%
Nominee2:Lucy Baxley
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:519,827
Percentage2:41.57%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Bob Riley
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bob Riley
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley. Riley garnered 21% of African Americans' votes.

Riley was the first Republican to carry the counties Bibb, Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, and Lauderdale since Reconstruction. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected in Alabama.

Primary elections

Republican Party

Polling

width=315px Sourcewidth=150px Date width=100px Bob
Riley		width=100px Roy
Moore
align=left Survey USAJune 5, 200664%33%
align=left Survey USAMay 25, 200664%33%
align=left Press-Register/University of South Alabama PollMay 24, 200669%20%
align=left Survey USAMay 2, 200666%30%

Results

Democratic Party

Polling

width=315px Sourcewidth=150px Date width=100px Don
Siegelman		width=100px Lucy
Baxley
align=left Survey USAJune 5, 200641%46%
align=left Press-Register/University of South Alabama PollMay 28, 200627%45%
align=left Survey USAMay 25, 200643%43%
align=left Survey USAMay 2, 200647%39%

Results

General election

Candidates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[1] November 6, 2006
align=left Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] November 6, 2006
align=left Rothenberg Political Report[3] November 2, 2006
align=left Real Clear Politics[4] November 6, 2006

Polling

width=315px Sourcewidth=150px Date width=100px Lucy
Baxley (D)		width=100px Bob
Riley (R)
align=left Survey USANovember 1, 200639%54%
align=left Survey USAOctober 18, 200636%57%
align=left Survey USASeptember 28, 200638%54%
align=left RasmussenAugust 8, 200635%55%
align=left Survey USAJuly 26, 200638%52%
align=left RasmussenJune 22, 200640%54%
align=left Survey USAJune 20, 200640%51%
align=left Press-Register/University of South Alabama pollJune 18, 200625%53%
align=left RasmussenMay 9, 200637%49%
align=left RasmussenApril 17, 200640%47%
align=left RasmussenFebruary 27, 200637%53%
align=left RasmussenFebruary 8, 200640%47%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

External links

Official campaign websites (archived)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006. The Cook Political Report. October 1, 2006. June 5, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS . Sabato's Crystal Ball . June 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2006 Gubernatorial Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . June 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: Election 2006 . Real Clear Politics . June 25, 2021.

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