The Arizona state elections of 2006 were held on November 7, 2006. All election results are from the

Arizona Secretary of State The secretary of state of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, the secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The secretary also serves as actin ...

's office. The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the primary ballot for all races was June 14, 2006. This article does not yet include complete information about the state propositions placed on the ballot, but major propositions for Arizona in 2006 included: * An attempt to add language to the AZ Constitution that would declare a marriage as only between a man and a woman (did not pass; as of 2006, AZ is the only state to reject a

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ban proposed to its voters, though an amendment to the state constitution passed in 2008) * Two competing statewide

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bans—one sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and one sponsored by various health organizations. (The health orgs' Prop 201 passed and will ban smoking in all indoor locations except some tobacco shops and some fraternal organizations) * Four propositions that affected

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, including ones that would make English the official language of Arizona, and restrict some currently held rights of illegal immigrants.

Federal

United States Senate

United States House

State

Races for

Governor of Arizona A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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Secretary of State of Arizona The secretary of state of Arizona is an elected position in the U.S. state of Arizona. Since Arizona does not have a lieutenant governor, the secretary stands first in the line of succession to the governorship. The secretary also serves as acti ...

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, State Mine Inspector, and two seats on the five-member Corporation Commission will be decided. All races except for the State Mine Inspector, State Treasurer, and one seat on the Corporation Commission feature incumbents running for re-election.

Governor

Attorney General

Democratic incumbent

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, the former mayor of

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, ran for a second four-year term after winning his first in 2003. He was challenged by Republican Bill Montgomery, former prosecutor of

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Secretary of State

Republican incumbent

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, the former chair of the

Board of Supervisors, ran for a second four-year term, after winning her first term in 2002. She was challenged by Democrat Israel Torres, the former Arizona Registrar of Contractors and a businessman and attorney, and Libertarian Ernest Hancock, a

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producer,

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, and restaurant owner.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican incumbent Tom Horne ran against Democratic challenger Jason Williams.

State Treasurer

Republican incumbent Dean Martin ran against Democratic challenger Rano Singh.

State Mine Inspector

Republican incumbent

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, a former state representative and businessman, ran for reelection uncontested.

Corporation Commissioner

Two seats on the

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are up for re-election. Republican incumbents

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and

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ran for the seats, challenged by Democrats Richard Boyer and Mark Manoil. Libertarian Rick Fowlkes also ran for the position.

Legislative Department

All 60 seats in the

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and all 30 seats in the

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will be up for election. There are five incumbents not seeking re-election to the seats they currently hold, and eight races in which there is only one candidate for election.

Judicial Department

When a vacancy occurs on the bench, a Judicial Nominating Committee approves the names of at least three applicants for nomination, from which the Governor appoints one to the position. After appointment, all Judges and Justices are subject to judicial election retentions, statewide for Justices and in their separate districts for Judges. Supreme Court Justices serve a six-year term; all other state Judges serve four-year terms. There is a mandatory retirement age of 65 for all judicial offices.

Ballot propositions

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