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Alabama gubernatorial election, 2006
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The Alabama gubernatorial election of 2006 occurred November 7, 2006, the primary occurred on June 6, 2006.[1] Incumbent Republican Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley.
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- Lucy Baxley, the Lieutenant Governor and former State Treasurer, won the June 6 Democratic primary with approximately 60% of the primary votes. She defeated Don Siegelman, former Governor & Lieutenant Governor, who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes. Other Democratic primary candidates Joe Copeland, Nathan Mathis, James Potts, Katherine Mack, and Harry Lyon all received less than 1% of votes.
- Bob Riley, the Incumbent Governor, won the June 6 Republican primary with approximately 65% of the primary votes. He defeated former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes.
- Loretta Nall (Libertarian/Marijuana Party) - Founder, US Marijuana Party. She did not collect enough signatures through her petitioning efforts to appear on the ballot under Alabama's ballot access laws, and campaigned as a write-in candidate.
- Nathan Mathis (Independent) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Democrat & 2002 State Agriculture Commissioner Candidate
- Michael A. Polemeni (Independent/Write-In) - Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association. Polemeni campaigned for shared parenting as the default custody arrangement in divorce cases.
| 2006 gubernatorial election, Alabama | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bob Riley (incumbent) | 718,327 | 57.4 | +8.2 | |
| Democratic | Lucy Baxley | 519,827 | 41.6 | -7.4 | |
| Write-ins | 12,247 | 1.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Majority | 198,500 | 15.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,250,401 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
| Source | Date | Baxley (D) | 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% |
| Source | Date | Riley | 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% |
| Source | Date | Siegelman | 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% |
| Democratic | |
| Lucy Baxley - 60% | Don Siegelman - 36% |
| Republican | |
| Roy Moore - 35% | Bob Riley - 65% |
| Preceded by 2002 election |
Gubernatorial election in Alabama 2006 |
Succeeded by 2010 election |
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