2006 Alabama gubernatorial election
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Republican primary results by county
Democratic primary results by county
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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 governor and lieutenant governor in Alabama.
Primary elections
Republican Party
- Bob Riley, incumbent Governor of Alabama
- Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
Polling
| Source | Date | Bob Riley |
Roy Moore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | June 5, 2006 | 64% | 33% |
| Survey USA | May 25, 2006 | 64% | 33% |
| Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll | May 24, 2006 | 69% | 20% |
| Survey USA | May 2, 2006 | 66% | 30% |
Results
Riley
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Moore
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Riley (incumbent) | 306,665 | 66.66% | |
| Republican | Roy Moore | 153,354 | 33.34% | |
| Total votes | 460,019 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic Party
- Lucy Baxley, Lieutenant Governor
- Don Siegelman, former Governor
- Joe Copeland, teacher
- Nathan Mathis, former State Representative
- Katherine Mack, minister
- James Potts, financial advisor
- Harry Lyon, perennial candidate
Polling
| Source | Date | Don Siegelman |
Lucy Baxley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | June 5, 2006 | 41% | 46% |
| Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll | May 28, 2006 | 27% | 45% |
| Survey USA | May 25, 2006 | 43% | 43% |
| Survey USA | May 2, 2006 | 47% | 39% |
Results
Baxley
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Siegelman
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lucy Baxley | 279,165 | 59.84% | |
| Democratic | Don Siegelman | 170,016 | 36.44% | |
| Democratic | Joe Copeland | 4,141 | 0.89% | |
| Democratic | Nathan Mathis | 4,000 | 0.86% | |
| Democratic | Katherine Mack | 3,392 | 0.73% | |
| Democratic | James Potts | 3,333 | 0.71% | |
| Democratic | Harry Lyon | 2,490 | 0.53% | |
| Total votes | 466,537 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Bob Riley (Republican), incumbent Governor of Alabama
- Lucy Baxley (Democratic), Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, former Alabama State Treasurer
- Loretta Nall (Libertarian; write-in), founder of the United States Marijuana Party
- Nathan Mathis (write-in), former State Representative
- Michael A. Polemeni (write-in), Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Solid R | November 6, 2006 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
| Rothenberg Political Report | Safe R | November 2, 2006 |
| Real Clear Politics | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Polling
| Source | Date | Lucy Baxley (D) |
Bob Riley (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | November 1, 2006 | 39% | 54% |
| Survey USA | October 18, 2006 | 36% | 57% |
| Survey USA | September 28, 2006 | 38% | 54% |
| Rasmussen | August 8, 2006 | 35% | 55% |
| Survey USA | July 26, 2006 | 38% | 52% |
| Rasmussen | June 22, 2006 | 40% | 54% |
| Survey USA | June 20, 2006 | 40% | 51% |
| Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll | June 18, 2006 | 25% | 53% |
| Rasmussen | May 9, 2006 | 37% | 49% |
| Rasmussen | April 17, 2006 | 40% | 47% |
| Rasmussen | February 27, 2006 | 37% | 53% |
| Rasmussen | February 8, 2006 | 40% | 47% |
Endorsements
Lucy Baxley (D)
- Individuals
- Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Riley (incumbent) | 718,327 | 57.45% | +8.27% | |
| Democratic | Lucy Baxley | 519,827 | 41.57% | -7.37% | |
| Write-in | 12,247 | 0.98% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 1,250,401 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Cherokee (Largest city: Centre)
- Etowah (Largest city: Gadsden)
- Pickens (Largest city: Aliceville)
- Washington (Largest city: Chatom)
- Tuscaloosa (largest city: Tuscaloosa)
- Jackson (Largest city: Scottsboro)
- Jefferson (largest city: Birmingham)
- Montgomery (Largest city: Montgomery)
- Calhoun (largest city: Oxford)
- Lauderdale (Largest city: Florence)
- Bibb (largest city: Brent)
- Fayette (Largest city: Fayette)
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
- ^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ Wesley Clark Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Official campaign websites (archived)
See also
 Alabama gubernatorial elections | |
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