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2006 Alabama gubernatorial election
	County results; Riley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Baxley: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Bob Riley; Republican	Elected Governor ; Bob Riley; Republican

The 2006 Alabama gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Bob Riley defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley. Riley garnered 21% of African Americans' votes.

Riley was the first Republican to carry the counties Bibb, Cherokee, Etowah, Jackson, and Lauderdale since Reconstruction. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor in Alabama.

Primary elections edit

Republican Party edit

Bob Riley, incumbent Governor of Alabama
Roy Moore, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court

Polling edit

Source	Date	Bob Riley	Roy Moore
Survey USA	June 5, 2006	64%	33%
Survey USA	May 25, 2006	64%	33%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll	May 24, 2006	69%	20%
Survey USA	May 2, 2006	66%	30%

Results edit

Republican primary results by county

Riley

50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%

Moore

50-60%
60-70%

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Riley (incumbent)	306,665	66.66%
	Republican	Roy Moore	153,354	33.34%
Total votes			460,019	100.00%

Democratic Party edit

Lucy Baxley, Lieutenant Governor
Don Siegelman, former Governor
Joe Copeland, teacher
Nathan Mathis, former State Representative
Katherine Mack, minister
James Potts, financial advisor
Harry Lyon, perennial candidate

Polling edit

Source	Date	Don Siegelman	Lucy Baxley
Survey USA	June 5, 2006	41%	46%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama Poll	May 28, 2006	27%	45%
Survey USA	May 25, 2006	43%	43%
Survey USA	May 2, 2006	47%	39%

Results edit

Democratic primary results by county

Baxley

40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%

Siegelman

50–60%
60–70%

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	279,165	59.84%
	Democratic	Don Siegelman	170,016	36.44%
	Democratic	Joe Copeland	4,141	0.89%
	Democratic	Nathan Mathis	4,000	0.86%
	Democratic	Katherine Mack	3,392	0.73%
	Democratic	James Potts	3,333	0.71%
	Democratic	Harry Lyon	2,490	0.53%
Total votes			466,537	100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

Bob Riley (Republican), incumbent Governor of Alabama
Lucy Baxley (Democratic), Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, former Alabama State Treasurer
Loretta Nall (Libertarian; write-in), founder of the United States Marijuana Party
Nathan Mathis (write-in), former State Representative
Michael A. Polemeni (write-in), Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association

Predictions edit

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[3]	Solid R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report^[5]	Safe R	November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 6, 2006

Polling edit

Source	Date	Lucy Baxley (D)	Bob Riley (R)
Survey USA	November 1, 2006	39%	54%
Survey USA	October 18, 2006	36%	57%
Survey USA	September 28, 2006	38%	54%
Rasmussen	August 8, 2006	35%	55%
Survey USA	July 26, 2006	38%	52%
Rasmussen	June 22, 2006	40%	54%
Survey USA	June 20, 2006	40%	51%
Press-Register/University of South Alabama poll	June 18, 2006	25%	53%
Rasmussen	May 9, 2006	37%	49%
Rasmussen	April 17, 2006	40%	47%
Rasmussen	February 27, 2006	37%	53%
Rasmussen	February 8, 2006	40%	47%

Endorsements edit

Lucy Baxley (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[7]

Results edit

2006 Alabama gubernatorial election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Riley (incumbent)	718,327	57.45%	+8.27%
	Democratic	Lucy Baxley	519,827	41.57%	-7.37%
	Write-in		12,247	0.98%	N/A
Total votes			1,250,401	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

Cherokee (Largest city: Centre)
Etowah (Largest city: Gadsden)
Pickens (Largest city: Aliceville)
Washington (Largest city: Chatom)
Tuscaloosa (largest city: Tuscaloosa)
Jackson (Largest city: Scottsboro)
Jefferson (largest city: Birmingham)
Montgomery (Largest city: Montgomery)
Calhoun (largest city: Oxford)
Lauderdale (Largest city: Florence)
Bibb (largest city: Brent)
Fayette (Largest city: Fayette)

References edit

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ "Election 2006". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
^ Wesley Clark Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)