The 2006
California State Controller
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election occurred on November 7, 2006. The
primary elections
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took place on June 6, 2006.
Board of Equalization Chair
John Chiang, the
Democratic
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nominee, defeated the
Republican
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nominee,
Assemblyman Tony Strickland
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, for the office previously held by Democrat
Steve Westly
Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1956) is an American venture capitalist, entrepreneur, educator, and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top candidates in the Democratic primary for Gove ...
, 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 availabl
herean
here
Democratic
Republican
Others
Results
Results by county
Results from the
Secretary of State of California
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:
See also
*
California state elections, 2006
*
State of California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
*
California State Controller
The state controller of California is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-two individuals have held the office of state controller since statehood. The incumbent is Betty Yee, ...
References
External links
VoteCircle.com Non-partisan resources & vote sharing network for Californians*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20051102094243/http://www.sco.ca.gov/ Official Homepage of the California State Controller
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2006 California elections
California State Controller elections
November 2006 events in the United States
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...