| Field | Value |
|---|
| election_name | 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| country | California |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2002 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| next_election | 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| next_year | 2010 |
| election_date | November 7, 2006 |
| image1 | File:John Garamendi (cropped).jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | **John Garamendi** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **4,189,584** |
| percentage1 | **49.12%** |
| image2 | File:Tom McClintock (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Tom McClintock |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 3,845,858 |
| percentage2 | 45.09% |
| map_image | 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Garamendi**: |
| **McClintock**: |
| title | Lt. Governor |
| before_election | Cruz Bustamante |
| after_election | John Garamendi |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Garamendi:
McClintock:
The 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, State Senator Tom McClintock, to succeed incumbent Cruz Bustamante, who was term-limited and ran for Insurance Commissioner.
Primary results
The primary elections took place on June 6. A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at https://web.archive.org/web/20070517094419/http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/ltg/00.htm.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidates
- John Garamendi, Incumbent Insurance Commissioner, and candidate for governor in 1982, 1994, and 2003
- Jackie Speier, State Senator
- Liz Figueroa, State Senator
Republican
Others
Results
By county
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Garamendi | Votes | McClintock | Votes | Warren | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|
| **San Francisco** | **74.15%** | **175,882** | 17.65% | *41,871* | 5.32% | *12,629* | 2.87% | *6,828* |
| **Alameda** | **68.48%** | **270,885** | 25.46% | *100,689* | 4.49% | *17,777* | 2.72% | *10,741* |
| **Marin** | **64.85%** | **67,170** | 28.94% | *29,978* | 3.98% | *4,126* | 3.05% | *3,159* |
| **Santa Cruz** | **63.30%** | **55,352** | 28.59% | *25,001* | 5.64% | *4,935* | 3.56% | *3,117* |
| **San Mateo** | **62.67%** | **125,199** | 32.50% | *64,934* | 3.52% | *7,033* | 2.24% | *4,482* |
| **Sonoma** | **60.70%** | **103,019** | 32.59% | *55,320* | 4.60% | *7,808* | 3.51% | *5,962* |
| **Los Angeles** | **58.82%** | **1,116,151** | 37.03% | *702,553* | 2.50% | *47,463* | 3.19% | *60,531* |
| **Santa Clara** | **57.61%** | **238,352** | 37.56% | *155,389* | 2.91% | *12,050* | 3.27% | *13,509* |
| **Contra Costa** | **56.90%** | **167,965** | 38.81% | *114,567* | 2.84% | *8,387* | 2.62% | *7,751* |
| **Yolo** | **54.05%** | **28,845** | 40.83% | *21,793* | 3.72% | *1,983* | 1.94% | *1,035* |
| **Mendocino** | **54.09%** | **16,179** | 35.58% | *10,641* | 7.11% | *2,128* | 4.76% | *1,422* |
| **Monterey** | **53.67%** | **45,809** | 41.29% | *35,239* | 3.21% | *2,742* | 3.34% | *2,852* |
| **Solano** | **53.22%** | **54,105** | 42.87% | *43,590* | 2.45% | *2,493* | 2.61% | *2,653* |
| **Napa** | **52.81%** | **21,858** | 41.89% | *17,337* | 3.62% | *1,500* | 2.88% | *1,195* |
| **Humboldt** | **50.21%** | **23,595** | 39.56% | *18,592* | 7.31% | *3,435* | 4.27% | *2,005* |
| **Alpine** | **48.95%** | **257** | 42.67% | *224* | 4.76% | *25* | 3.81% | *20* |
| **Imperial** | **49.16%** | **10,334** | 44.58% | *9,372* | 4.10% | *862* | 5.47% | *1,151* |
| **San Benito** | **48.32%** | **6,745** | 47.31% | *6,604* | 2.62% | *366* | 3.51% | *489* |
| **San Joaquin** | 47.97% | *65,145* | **48.43%** | **65,762** | 2.01% | *2,731* | 2.84% | *3,857* |
| **Lake** | **47.51%** | **9,018** | 45.55% | *8,647* | 4.27% | *811* | 4.58% | *867* |
| **Sacramento** | 47.19% | *165,252* | **48.34%** | **169,300** | 2.89% | *10,129* | 2.89% | *10,124* |
| **Santa Barbara** | 44.69% | *53,443* | **50.41%** | **60,275** | 3.03% | *3,625* | 2.92% | *3,489* |
| **Mono** | 44.58% | *1,636* | **49.65%** | **1,822** | 3.16% | *116* | 3.96% | *145* |
| **Merced** | 44.50% | *18,089* | **51.61%** | **20,977** | 2.01% | *817* | 3.83% | *1,559* |
| **Stanislaus** | 43.19% | *44,106* | **53.75%** | **54,885** | 1.84% | *1,878* | 2.29% | *2,330* |
| **Del Norte** | 42.58% | *2,761* | **51.62%** | **3,347** | 3.01% | *195* | 4.85% | *315* |
| **Calaveras** | 42.21% | *7,513* | **53.67%** | **9,553** | 2.38% | *424* | 2.82% | *502* |
| **San Diego** | 41.60% | *311,988* | **54.10%** | **405,673** | 2.58% | *19,369* | 2.94% | *22,008* |
| **Ventura** | 41.32% | *89,988* | **55.14%** | **120,089** | 2.03% | *4,429* | 2.48% | *5,397* |
| **San Bernardino** | 41.45% | *138,032* | **54.29%** | **180,824** | 2.37% | *7,909* | 3.64% | *12,126* |
| **Tuolumne** | 40.65% | *8,491* | **55.14%** | **11,517** | 2.56% | *534* | 2.66% | *555* |
| **San Luis Obispo** | 39.68% | *37,591* | **55.46%** | **52,536** | 3.13% | *2,964* | 2.69% | *2,545* |
| **Nevada** | 39.07% | *16,613* | **54.73%** | **23,275** | 4.11% | *1,749* | 2.60% | *1,105* |
| **Fresno** | 39.14% | *67,506* | **57.15%** | **98,580** | 2.20% | *3,792* | 2.84% | *4,882* |
| **Trinity** | 38.74% | *2,199* | **51.92%** | **2,947** | 5.39% | *306* | 5.06% | *287* |
| **Amador** | 38.72% | *5,697* | **57.41%** | **8,448** | 2.26% | *333* | 2.78% | *409* |
| **Riverside** | 38.72% | *144,014* | **57.42%** | **213,564** | 2.07% | *7,712* | 3.52% | *13,119* |
| **Butte** | 37.53% | *25,282* | **56.07%** | **37,774** | 4.15% | *2,797* | 3.70% | *2,497* |
| **Mariposa** | 36.81% | *2,749* | **57.97%** | **4,330** | 3.07% | *229* | 3.54% | *264* |
| **Kings** | 35.59% | *7,925* | **61.11%** | **13,608** | 1.90% | *422* | 3.04% | *678* |
| **Siskiyou** | 35.12% | *5,700* | **59.16%** | **9,602** | 3.04% | *493* | 4.32% | *700* |
| **Plumas** | 35.01% | *3,047* | **60.00%** | **5,221** | 2.86% | *249* | 3.51% | *305* |
| **Orange** | 34.41% | *244,176* | **61.94%** | **439,549** | 2.10% | *14,911* | 2.69% | *19,038* |
| **Inyo** | 34.55% | *2,165* | **59.14%** | **3,706** | 3.42% | *214* | 4.90% | *307* |
| **El Dorado** | 33.96% | *22,634* | **61.48%** | **40,982** | 2.77% | *1,845* | 2.71% | *1,808* |
| **Placer** | 33.58% | *40,770* | **62.67%** | **76,098** | 2.27% | *2,759* | 2.31% | *2,795* |
| **Madera** | 33.67% | *9,988* | **62.92%** | **18,665** | 1.85% | *550* | 2.83% | *839* |
| **Tulare** | 32.83% | *22,240* | **64.29%** | **43,553** | 1.66% | *1,122* | 2.55% | *1,722* |
| **Yuba** | 31.70% | *4,283* | **62.69%** | **8,470** | 3.42% | *462* | 3.96% | *534* |
| **Lassen** | 30.97% | *2,613* | **63.71%** | **5,376** | 2.89% | *244* | 3.65% | *308* |
| **Sutter** | 30.81% | *7,166* | **65.99%** | **15,347** | 1.80% | *419* | 2.80% | *653* |
| **Colusa** | 30.42% | *1,470* | **66.73%** | **3,225** | 1.82% | *88* | 2.44% | *118* |
| **Kern** | 30.36% | *44,516* | **66.17%** | **97,035** | 1.96% | *2,869* | 2.94% | *4,319* |
| **Tehama** | 30.55% | *5,345* | **65.47%** | **11,454** | 1.85% | *324* | 4.15% | *726* |
| **Shasta** | 30.08% | *17,231* | **65.76%** | **37,668** | 2.18% | *1,249* | 3.52% | *2,016* |
| **Sierra** | 29.60% | *462* | **63.61%** | **993** | 4.16% | *65* | 4.16% | *65* |
| **Glenn** | 28.00% | *2,052* | **68.27%** | **5,003** | 1.87% | *137* | 3.36% | *246* |
| **Modoc** | 26.87% | *986* | **67.68%** | **2,484** | 2.56% | *94* | 4.22% | *155* |