2006 Florida Attorney General election

The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007.[2]

2006 Florida Attorney General election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
Turnout44.84% (Registered voters)[1]
 
Nominee Bill McCollum Skip Campbell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,448,008 2,197,959
Percentage 52.7% 47.3%

County results
McCollum:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Campbell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Charlie Crist
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Bill McCollum
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.

Democratic primary

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Campbell campaigning with Mark Warner

Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Skip Campbell 507,452 65.00
Democratic Merrilee Ehrlich 273,193 35.00
Total votes 780,645 100.00

General election

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Results

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Florida Attorney General election, 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill McCollum 2,448,008 52.69% −0.73%
Democratic Skip Campbell 2,197,959 47.31% +0.73%
Majority 250,049 5.38% −1.46%
Turnout 4,645,967
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
  4. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.