2006 California State Controller election

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:ElectionsCA 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.

Primary results

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.

Democratic

California State Controller Democratic primary, 2006

Candidate		Votes	%
John Chiang		Template:Replace	53.30
Joe Dunn		Template:Replace	46.70
Total votes		Template:Replace	100.00

Republican

California State Controller Republican primary, 2006

Candidate		Votes	%
Tony Strickland		Template:Replace	40.67
Abel Maldonado		Template:Replace	37.98
Jim Stieringer		Template:Replace	12.43
Bret Davis		Template:Replace	5.42
David Harris		Template:Replace	4.50
Total votes		Template:Replace	100.00

Others

California State Controller primary, 2006 (Others)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		Laura Wells		100.00
		Warren Campbell		100.00
		Donna Tello		100.00
		Elizabeth Cervantes Barron		100.00

Results

California State Controller election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Chiang		50.62
		Tony Strickland		40.19
		Laura Wells		3.11
		Elizabeth Cervantes Barron		2.54
		Donna Tello		2.26
		Warren Campbell		1.28
Invalid or blank votes			538,010	6.05
Total votes				100.00
Turnout				39.29
	hold

Results by county

Results from the Secretary of State of California:

County	Chiang	Votes	Strickland	Votes	Wells	Votes	Tello	Votes	Barron	Votes	Campbell	Votes
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Marin	64.6%	64,585	26.2%	26,160	5.0%	4,952	1.5%	1,540	2.2%	2,282	0.5%	549
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Yolo	60.1%	31,636	32.4%	17,017	3.7%	1,951	1.7%	914	1.5%	821	0.6%	338
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mendocino	55.0%	16,264	29.5%	8,709	7.8%	2,306	3.1%	933	3.1%	924	1.5%	462
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Napa	53.2%	21,710	36.4%	14,859	4.1%	1,700	2.5%	1,046	2.5%	1,025	1.3%	544
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Imperial	51.8%	11,234	34.3%	7,441	2.3%	513	7.1%	1,549	2.4%	523	2.1%	459
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Humboldt	49.7%	23,001	35.3%	16,335	8.1%	3,733	2.7%	1,274	2.9%	1,334	1.3%	612
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lake	49.6%	9,344	38.5%	7,248	4.4%	816	3.1%	600	2.6%	493	1.8%	346
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Alpine	47.6%	238	40.6%	203	4.6%	23	2.3%	12	3.4%	17	1.5%	8
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Merced	47.1%	19,263	45.1%	18,418	1.7%	707	3.2%	1,281	1.8%	772	1.1%	486
align="center" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|San Benito	46.8%	6,479	41.6%	5,760	3.3%	471	3.8%	526	2.7%	379	1.8%	253
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Nevada	43.7%	18,223	48.1%	20,062	4.2%	1,767	1.1%	472	2.3%	966	0.6%	284
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Del Norte	42.6%	2,774	46.8%	3,046	3.4%	225	2.2%	145	2.7%	180	2.3%	150
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mono	40.9%	1,485	47.5%	1,726	4.4%	159	2.3%	85	3.8%	139	1.1%	42
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tuolumne	40.7%	8,388	51.5%	10,622	2.9%	592	1.6%	346	2.0%	426	1.3%	274
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Amador	40.2%	5,860	52.4%	7,649	2.8%	405	1.1%	166	1.9%	280	1.6%	239
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mariposa	40.0%	2,989	51.8%	3,868	3.2%	237	1.4%	109	2.1%	161	1.5%	113
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Trinity	39.9%	2,219	45.9%	2,554	5.8%	326	2.8%	157	4.1%	230	1.5%	86
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Plumas	39.6%	3,417	52.9%	4,573	2.8%	236	1.3%	121	2.0%	176	1.4%	122
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Calaveras	39.4%	6,884	51.5%	9,010	3.2%	551	1.7%	310	2.7%	473	1.5%	271
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Kings	38.7%	8,711	55.1%	12,410	1.3%	307	2.3%	496	1.3%	306	1.3%	297
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Siskiyou	38.0%	6,138	52.9%	8,542	2.8%	469	1.5%	254	3.0%	474	1.8%	297
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|El Dorado	38.0%	25,016	54.7%	36,005	3.1%	2,012	1.0%	710	2.2%	1,449	1.0%	715
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Colusa	37.6%	1,794	55.8%	2,667	1.5%	73	2.0%	97	1.3%	63	1.8%	90
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tulare	37.3%	25,288	56.5%	38,351	1.6%	1,109	1.8%	1,268	1.3%	908	1.5%	1,031
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Madera	36.8%	10,844	55.9%	16,498	1.9%	554	2.4%	691	1.7%	520	1.3%	412
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sierra	35.4%	553	53.4%	834	4.6%	71	1.5%	25	4.1%	63	1.0%	17
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Inyo	35.2%	2,196	54.0%	3,367	4.4%	271	2.0%	129	2.9%	177	1.5%	99
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Yuba	35.1%	4,784	54.9%	7,477	3.0%	407	2.0%	273	2.4%	339	2.6%	356
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Sutter	35.0%	8,130	57.8%	13,407	1.7%	417	2.2%	505	1.8%	422	1.5%	351
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tehama	32.3%	5,691	58.4%	10,297	2.4%	424	2.4%	433	2.2%	406	2.3%	410
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|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
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Glenn	31.5%	2,292	60.3%	4,388	1.9%	140	2.4%	172	1.9%	143	2.0%	153
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lassen	31.4%	2,624	57.9%	4,849	3.6%	298	1.9%	163	3.1%	267	2.1%	180
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Modoc	28.1%	1,014	60.5%	2,184	3.3%	118	2.3%	85	3.8%	136	2.0%	74

See also

• California state elections, 2006
• State of California
• California State Controller

External links

• VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians
• Information on the elections from California's Secretary of State
• Official Homepage of the California State Controller