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The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent
Janet Napolitano
Len Munsil
Barry Hess
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Democratic
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Governor Janet Napolitano
Janet Ann Napolitano (; born November 29, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and third United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2 ...
was reelected in a landslide. Napolitano's widespread popularity contributed to her easy reelection; her general approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.
This was the last time until 2022
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that a Democrat was elected Governor of Arizona. It is also the last time that a Democrat swept every county in the state in a statewide election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Janet Napolitano
Janet Ann Napolitano (; born November 29, 1957) is an American politician, lawyer, and university administrator who served as the 21st governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009 and third United States secretary of homeland security from 2009 to 2 ...
, incumbent Governor of Arizona
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Results
Republican primary
Candidates
* Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew ofBarry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the United States Republican Party, Republ ...
* Mike Harris, businessman
* Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
* Gary Tupper, contractor
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
*Barry Hess
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, currency speculator and perennial candidate
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
See also
* 2006 United States gubernatorial elections * Governors of ArizonaReferences
External links
;Official campaign websites (Archived)Janet Napolitano
Len Munsil
Barry Hess
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Gubernatorial
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2006 United States gubernatorial elections