The 2006
California State Controller
The state controller of California is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of California, government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-three individuals have held the office of state controller since statehood. T ...
election occurred on November 7, 2006. The
primary elections
Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pri ...
took place on June 6, 2006.
Board of Equalization Chair
John Chiang, the
Democratic nominee, defeated the
Republican nominee,
Assemblyman Tony Strickland
Anthony A. Strickland (born February 17, 1970) is an American politician who is a California State Senate, California state senator representing the California's 36th senatorial district, 36th district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party ...
, 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 Gov ...
, 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
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California state elections, 2006
The California state elections, 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Necessary primary elections were held on June 6. Among the elections that took place were all the seats of the California's State Assembly, 20 seats of the State Senate, seve ...
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State of California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
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California State Controller
The state controller of California is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of California, government of the U.S. state of California. Thirty-three individuals have held the office of state controller since statehood. T ...
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 in the United States
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...