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2006 governor elections · Arizona history

Arizona governor election 2006

Janet Napolitano DEM +27.1 · held 11/7/06

Votes counted
1,533,645
Margin
27.1 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/7/06

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Janet Napolitano WonDEM959,83062.59%
Len MunsilREP543,52835.44%
Barry HessLIB30,2681.97%
Arthur Ray ArvizuW100.00%
Brian WrightW60.00%
Robert B. WinnW30.00%
Total1,533,645

Official source: Canvass2006GE.pdf

Other Arizona governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Katie Hobbs0.7
2018Doug Ducey14.2
2014Doug Ducey11.8
2010Janice Kay Brewer11.9
2006Janet Napolitano27.1
2002Janet Napolitano1.0
1998Jane Hull25.4

Full Arizona governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2006 Arizona governor race?

Janet Napolitano (DEM) won with 62.6% of the vote, ahead of Len Munsil (35.4%), a margin of 27.1 points.

Did the Arizona governor seat change party in 2006?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2006 Arizona governor race?

1,533,645 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.