| Election name | 2006 California State Controller election |
|---|---|
| Country | California |
| 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 |
| Nominee 1 | John Chiang |
| Party 1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular vote 1 | 4,232,313 |
| Percentage 1 | 50.62% |
| Nominee 2 | Tony Strickland |
| Party 2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular vote 2 | 3,360,611 |
| Percentage 2 | 40.19% |
| 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.
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[dead link].
Results
Results by county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[1]
| 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 |
See also
References
- ^ "Secretary of State" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-12-16. Archived from the original on 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2008-07-16.