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| Nominee | Janet Napolitano | Len Munsil | ||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Popular vote | 959,830 | 543,528 | ||
| Percentage | 62.58 | 35.44 | ||
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The 2006 election for governor of Arizona was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, was re-elected. Her April 12, 2006 approval rating was 61%. [1] The deadline for signing petition signatures to appear on the September 12, 2006 primary ballot was June 14, 2006.
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Candidates
Democratic Party
- Janet Napolitano - Incumbent Governor, former Arizona Attorney General & former United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
Republican Party
- Len Munsil - Former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
- Don Goldwater (lost primary) - Republican Party activist & former board member of the Goldwater Institute, nephew of 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater
- Mike Harris(lost primary) - Businessman
- Gary Tupper (lost primary)- Contractor
- Jan Smith Florez - former judge, former Santa Cruz County Attorney; withdrew May 15, 2006, citing insufficient fundraising
- John Greene - former President of the State Senate, withdrew March 13, 2006, citing a lack of support from his party
Libertarian Party
- Barry Hess - Currency speculator
Others
- Steve Moore - Republican from Mesa
- Arthur Ray Arvizu - Republican from Phoenix
- Charles Goodson (Southern/Confederate) - State Party Chair
- Jim Kress (Independent)
General election
Opinion polls
| Source | Date Released | Napolitano (D) | Munsil (R) |
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| Survey USA | November 3, 2006 | 57% | 38% |
| Rasmussen | October 19, 2006 | 58% | 37% |
| Survey USA | October 17, 2006 | 56% | 37% |
| Rasmussen | September 26, 2006 | 56% | 38% |
| Survey USA | September 19, 2006 | 56% | 40% |
| Zogby/WSJ | September 11, 2006 | 51.3% | 41.1% |
| Rasmussen | August 31, 2006 | 52% | 33% |
| Zogby/WSJ | August 28, 2006 | 51.7% | 38.0% |
| Rasmussen | August 2, 2006 | 53% | 35% |
| Zogby/WSJ | July 24, 2006 | 49.6% | 38.7% |
| Zogby/WSJ | June 21, 2006 | 48.7% | 32.8% |
| Rasmussen | June 12, 2006 | 58% | 29% |
| Rasmussen | April 30, 2006 | 55% | 28% |
Election results
| 2006 gubernatorial election, Arizona | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Janet Napolitano (incumbent) | 959,830 | 62.6 | +16.4 | |
| Republican | Len Munsil | 543,528 | 35.4 | -9.8 | |
| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 30,268 | 2.0 | +0.3 | |
| Write-ins | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Majority | 416,302 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,533,645 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Napolitano won every county in the state with at least 56% of the vote.
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