2006 Florida Attorney General election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Florida Attorney General. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007.[2]
.jpg)
 | |||||||||||||||||
November 7, 2006
| |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 44.84% (Registered voters)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results McCollum: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative
Results
McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.
Democratic primary
.jpg)
Candidates
- Skip Campbell, State Senator
- Merrilee Ehrlich, attorney
Results
| 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
Results
| 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 | ||||