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The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic 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 20 ...
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
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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 20 ...
, incumbent
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 ...


Results


Republican primary


Candidates

* Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the
Goldwater Institute The Goldwater Institute is a conservative and libertarian public policy think tank located in Phoenix whose stated mission is "to defend and strengthen the freedom guaranteed to all Americans in the constitutions of the United States and all fi ...
and nephew of
Barry 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 Republican Party nominee for presiden ...
* Mike Harris, businessman *
Len Munsil Len Munsil is an American attorney and the President of Arizona Christian University. He was the Arizona Republican Party nominee for Governor of Arizona in the 2006 gubernatorial election, coming from behind to upset Don Goldwater in the Repub ...
, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP) * Gary Tupper, contractor


Results


Libertarian primary


Candidates

*
Barry Hess The 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election occurred on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Arizona concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican governor Doug Ducey was term-limited and ineligible to r ...
, currency speculator and perennial candidate


Results


General election


Predictions


Polling


Results


See also

* 2006 United States gubernatorial elections *
Governors of Arizona The governor of Arizona is the head of government of the U.S. state of Arizona. As the top elected official, the governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arizona state government and is charged with faithfully executing state laws. The ...


References


External links

;Official campaign websites (Archived)
Janet Napolitano

Len Munsil

Barry Hess
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2006 United States gubernatorial elections