Primary results
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here.
Results by county are available here and here.
Democratic
Candidates
- Debra Bowen, State Senator
- Deborah Ortiz, State Senator
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2006 California Secretary of State election |
| country | California |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2002 California Secretary of State election |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| next_election | 2010 California Secretary of State election |
| next_year | 2010 |
| election_date | November 7, 2006 |
| image1 | File:Debra Bowen op.png |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | **Debra Bowen** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **4,032,553** |
| percentage1 | **48.09%** |
| image2 | File:BruceMcPherson (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Bruce McPherson |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 3,772,951 |
| percentage2 | 44.99% |
| map_image | 2006 California Secretary of State election results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Bowen:** | |
| title | Secretary |
| before_election | Bruce McPherson |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Debra Bowen |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Bowen:
McPherson:
The 2006 California Secretary of State election occurred on 7 November 2006. The primary elections took place on 6 June 2006. Despite Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 17-point re-election as Governor, State Senator Debra Bowen, the Democratic nominee, narrowly defeated the incumbent, Republican Bruce McPherson.
A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available here.
Results by county are available here and here.
Results from the Secretary of State of California:
| County | Bowen | Votes | McPherson | Votes | Hill | Votes | Lightfoot | Votes | Others | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | **72.97%** | *169,080* | **17.78%** | *41,190* | **5.16%** | *11,947* | **1.79%** | *4,158* | **2.30%** | *5,329* |
| Alameda | **67.80%** | *267,088* | **25.06%** | *98,721* | **3.46%** | *13,634* | **1.63%** | *6,418* | **2.05%** | *8,059* |
| Marin | **61.34%** | *62,248* | **31.69%** | *32,162* | **3.19%** | *3,239* | **1.60%** | *1,625* | **2.18%** | *2,211* |
| San Mateo | **60.29%** | *119,037* | **32.99%** | *65,141* | **2.87%** | *5,666* | **1.67%** | *3,290* | **2.19%** | *4,318* |
| Los Angeles | **58.46%** | *1,100,865* | **34.66%** | *652,662* | **2.03%** | *38,177* | **2.06%** | *38,806* | **2.80%** | *52,680* |
| Sonoma | **55.67%** | *94,424* | **34.84%** | *59,092* | **4.08%** | *6,918* | **2.25%** | *3,824* | **3.16%** | *4,364* |
| Santa Clara | **55.21%** | *229,135* | **38.20%** | *158,550* | **2.32%** | *9,643* | **1.98%** | *8,228* | **2.28%** | *9,448* |
| Contra Costa | **54.61%** | *159,819* | **39.44%** | *115,408* | **2.10%** | *6,152* | **1.75%** | *5,111* | **2.10%** | *6,151* |
| Mendocino | **53.49%** | *15,995* | **34.05%** | *10,181* | **5.85%** | *1,748* | **2.71%** | *811* | **3.90%** | *1,167* |
| Solano | **52.98%** | *53,721* | **41.06%** | *41,629* | **1.69%** | *1,710* | **1.78%** | *1,804* | **2.49%** | *2,531* |
| Yolo | **52.65%** | *27,862* | **41.53%** | *21,978* | **2.63%** | *1,390* | **1.59%** | *843* | **1.61%** | *850* |
| Imperial | **51.83%** | *11,256* | **39.98%** | *8,684* | **1.63%** | *355* | **2.33%** | *506* | **4.23%** | *918* |
| Napa | **50.83%** | *21,060* | **40.76%** | *16,889* | **3.66%** | *1,518* | **2.03%** | *842* | **2.71%** | *1,124* |
| Humboldt | **49.60%** | *23,242* | **38.04%** | *17,823* | **6.32%** | *2,962* | **2.84%** | *1,330* | **3.20%** | *1,499* |
| Santa Cruz | **46.97%** | *41,835* | **46.53%** | *41,440* | **3.18%** | *2,836* | **1.42%** | *1,268* | **1.89%** | *1,682* |
| Lake | **46.48%** | *8,895* | **43.35%** | *8,297* | **3.71%** | *711* | **2.45%** | *468* | **4.02%** | *768* |
| Alpine | **45.81%** | *235* | **46.39%** | *238* | **2.73%** | *14* | **3.12%** | *16* | **1.95%** | *10* |
| Santa Barbara | **44.89%** | *52,958* | **47.58%** | *56,126* | **2.31%** | *2,729* | **2.36%** | *2,781* | **2.86%** | *3,366* |
| Sacramento | **43.01%** | *149,784* | **50.90%** | *177,259* | **1.91%** | *6,668* | **1.88%** | *6,531* | **2.30%** | *8,031* |
| Ventura | **42.86%** | *91,274* | **49.94%** | *106,370* | **2.05%** | *4,356* | **2.49%** | *5,302* | **2.67%** | *5,679* |
| Monterey | **41.94%** | *36,571* | **53.13%** | *46,330* | **1.55%** | *1,349* | **1.42%** | *1,240* | **1.95%** | *1,703* |
| San Joaquin | **41.59%** | *56,203* | **51.77%** | *69,954* | **1.52%** | *2,059* | **2.16%** | *2,919* | **2.96%** | *4,000* |
| San Diego | **41.29%** | *310,049* | **52.81%** | *396,565* | **1.53%** | *11,503* | **1.81%** | *13,610* | **2.57%** | *19,246* |
| San Bernardino | **40.31%** | *134,751* | **51.88%** | *173,448* | **1.62%** | *5,431* | **2.77%** | *9,263* | **3.42%** | *11,422* |
| Merced | **39.83%** | *16,292* | **53.16%** | *21,747* | **1.55%** | *634* | **2.29%** | *935* | **3.18%** | *1,299* |
| Del Norte | **39.66%** | *2,608* | **50.67%** | *3,332* | **2.42%** | *159* | **3.10%** | *204* | **4.16%** | *273* |
| Mono | **39.69%** | *1,453* | **51.43%** | *1,883* | **3.55%** | *130* | **2.62%** | *96* | **2.71%** | *99* |
| San Benito | **39.37%** | *5,600* | **55.65%** | *7,916* | **1.32%** | *188* | **1.68%** | *239* | **1.98%** | *282* |
| Riverside | **38.13%** | *143,015* | **54.99%** | *206,247* | **1.36%** | *5,090* | **2.28%** | *8,564* | **3.24%** | *12,173* |
| Stanislaus | **38.12%** | *38,864* | **56.37%** | *57,465* | **1.45%** | *1,483* | **1.49%** | *1,515* | **2.57%** | *2,624* |
| Trinity | **38.13%** | *2,157* | **50.29%** | *2,845* | **3.94%** | *223* | **4.15%** | *235* | **3.48%** | *197* |
| San Luis Obispo | **37.87%** | *35,595* | **55.66%** | *52,318* | **1.91%** | *1,797* | **2.21%** | *2,074* | **2.35%** | *2,208* |
| Nevada | **37.14%** | *15,600* | **55.59%** | *23,351* | **3.06%** | *1,285* | **2.27%** | *955* | **1.94%** | *812* |
| Butte | **35.61%** | *24,016* | **55.66%** | *37,535* | **2.68%** | *1,807* | **2.54%** | *1,715* | **3.51%** | *2,364* |
| Fresno | **35.68%** | *61,297* | **58.21%** | *100,019* | **1.75%** | *3,003* | **1.83%** | *3,138* | **2.54%** | *4,357* |
| Siskiyou | **35.49%** | *5,777* | **56.37%** | *9,177* | **1.84%** | *299* | **2.52%** | *410* | **3.79%** | *616* |
| Mariposa | **34.08%** | *2,561* | **58.06%** | *4,363* | **2.49%** | *187* | **2.37%** | *178* | **3.01%** | *226* |
| Orange | **34.04%** | *239,447* | **58.56%** | *411,943* | **1.67%** | *11,762* | **2.36%** | *16,571* | **3.37%** | *23,700* |
| Tuolumne | **33.47%** | *6,945* | **58.93%** | *12,227* | **2.39%** | *495* | **2.30%** | *477* | **2.91%** | *604* |
| Inyo | **33.11%** | *2,097* | **57.89%** | *3,667* | **2.37%** | *150* | **3.19%** | *202* | **3.45%** | *218* |
| Plumas | **32.81%** | *2,848* | **60.04%** | *5,211* | **2.04%** | *177* | **1.87%** | *162* | **3.24%** | *281* |
| Kings | **32.69%** | *7,324* | **60.46%** | *13,544* | **1.49%** | *334* | **2.17%** | *486* | **3.19%** | *714* |
| Calaveras | **31.84%** | *5,585* | **59.65%** | *10,462* | **2.33%** | *408* | **2.91%** | *510* | **3.28%** | *575* |
| Amador | **31.22%** | *4,568* | **61.94%** | *9,063* | **1.70%** | *249* | **2.21%** | *323* | **2.93%** | *429* |
| Madera | **31.09%** | *9,242* | **62.21%** | *18,490* | **1.69%** | *502* | **2.04%** | *606* | **2.97%** | *882* |
| Sutter | **30.83%** | *7,206* | **63.44%** | *14,825* | **1.16%** | *271* | **1.87%** | *436* | **2.71%** | *632* |
| Tulare | **30.72%** | *20,885* | **64.14%** | *43,613* | **1.27%** | *863* | **1.52%** | *1,033* | **2.35%** | *1,598* |
| Yuba | **30.61%** | *4,181* | **60.72%** | *8,294* | **1.77%** | *242* | **2.88%** | *394* | **4.02%** | *549* |
| Kern | **30.13%** | *44,350* | **63.14%** | *92,930* | **1.34%** | *1,972* | **2.20%** | *3,241* | **3.18%** | *4,681* |
| Tehama | **30.13%** | *5,369* | **62.25%** | *11,094* | **1.57%** | *280* | **2.51%** | *447* | **3.54%** | *631* |
| El Dorado | **30.18%** | *19,998* | **63.19%** | *41,866* | **2.17%** | *1,435* | **2.10%** | *1,389* | **2.37%** | *1,570* |
| Placer | **29.95%** | *36,015* | **64.68%** | *77,761* | **1.64%** | *1,967* | **1.70%** | *2,047* | **2.03%** | *2,443* |
| Shasta | **29.69%** | *17,175* | **63.63%** | *36,803* | **1.39%** | *804* | **2.02%** | *1,171* | **3.26%** | *1,888* |
| Colusa | **29.34%** | *1,421* | **65.91%** | *3,192* | **1.14%** | *55* | **1.53%** | *74* | **2.09%** | *101* |
| Sierra | **28.77%** | *450* | **62.79%** | *982* | **2.43%** | *38* | **3.26%** | *51* | **2.75%** | *43* |
| Glenn | **27.41%** | *2,023* | **65.97%** | *4,869* | **1.41%** | *104* | **1.80%** | *133* | **3.42%** | *252* |
| Lassen | **27.07%** | *2,277* | **63.77%** | *5,363* | **2.33%** | *196* | **3.20%** | *269* | **3.63%** | *305* |
| Modoc | **25.34%** | *925* | **66.22%** | *2,417* | **1.78%** | *65* | **3.26%** | *119* | **3.40%** | *124* |
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