The 2006 California State Treasurer election occurred on November 7, 2006. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Attorney General Bill Lockyer, the Democratic nominee, easily defeated the Republican nominee, Board of Equalization member Claude Parrish, for the office previously held by Phil Angelides, who lost the governor's race in that same election. The California Attorney General is the State Attorney General of the Government of the state of California in the USA. William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. The California Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. The State Board of Equalization (BOE is a public agency charged with tax administration and fee collection in the state of California in the United Philip Nicholas "Phil" Angelides (ˌændʒɨˈliːdɨs (born June 11, 1953 in Sacramento California) is a California Politician The 2006 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 7 2006. Mehul Thakker was the Green Party nominee, Gerald Sanders was the Peace and Freedom Party nominee, Marian Smithson was the Libertarian Party nominee, and E. Mehul M Thakker is the first South Asian person to run for a Statewide office in California as a Green Party candidate One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party The Peace and Freedom Party ( PFP) is a ballot-listed minor Political party in California. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 Justin Noonan was the American Independent Party nominee. The American Independent Party is a California Political party.
Lockyer was unopposed in the primary, while Parrish faced Assemblyman Keith Richman. The California State Assembly is the Lower house of the California State Legislature. Dr Keith S Richman is a California, United States Republican politician Parrish won with 56% of the vote to Richman's 44%. [1]
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A bar graph of statewide results in this contest are available at http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/trs/00.htm.
Results by county are available at http://primary2006.ss.ca.gov/Returns/trs/00.htm#cty.
| Candidate | # of votes | % |
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| Claude Parrish | 912,818 | 56. 3 |
| Keith Richman | 709,734 | 43. Dr Keith S Richman is a California, United States Republican politician 7 |
| Candidate | # of votes | % |
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| Bill Lockyer (D) | 2,079,963 | 100. William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. 0 |
| Mehul Thakker (G) | 31,178 | 100. Mehul M Thakker is the first South Asian person to run for a Statewide office in California as a Green Party candidate 0 |
| E. Justin Noonan (AI) | 30,684 | 100. 0 |
| Marian Smithson (L) | 16,745 | 100. 0 |
| Jack Harrison (PF) | 3,681 | 100. 0 |
Final results from the Secretary of State of California:[2]
| 2006 State Treasurer election, California | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Bill Lockyer | 4,523,854 | 54. The Secretary of State of California is the chief elections officer of that U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. William Westwood Lockyer (born May 8 1941) is the current State Treasurer of California. 4 | +5. 0 | |
| Republican | Claude Parrish | 3,095,615 | 37. 3 | -3. 3 | |
| Libertarian | Marian Smithson | 334,056 | 4. The Libertarian Party is a United States political party founded on December 11 1971 0 | +1. 7 | |
| Green | Mehul Thakker | 201,670 | 2. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party Mehul M Thakker is the first South Asian person to run for a Statewide office in California as a Green Party candidate 4 | -2. 5 | |
| American Independent | E. The American Independent Party is a California Political party. Justin Noonan | 93,281 | 1. 1 | -0. 2 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Jack Harrison | 71,726 | 0. The Peace and Freedom Party ( PFP) is a ballot-listed minor Political party in California. 8 | +0. 8 | |
| Total votes | 8,320,202 | 100. 0 | |||
| Majority | 1,428,239 | 18. 1 | +8. 3 | ||
| Turnout | 8,899,059 | 39. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3 | -3. 8 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +8. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 3 | |||
Results from the Secretary of State of California:[3]
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