2006 Michigan Attorney General election
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The 2006 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Mike Cox became the first Republican in over 50 years to be elected attorney general and was seeking to become the first Republican since the amending of the Michigan Constitution to be re-elected. Despite a 2005 scandal where Cox announced he had an extramarital affair before becoming Attorney General[1] Cox won re-election easily, defeating Democratic nominee Amos Williams, taking 54 percent of the vote.[2]
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November 7, 2006
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| Turnout | 3,690,415 | ||||||||||||||||
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  Cox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Mike Cox, incumbent Michigan Attorney General
Democratic convention
Candidates
Nominee
- Amos Williams
Minor parties
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike Cox (i) | 1,986,606 | 53.8 | +4.9 | |
| Democratic | Amos Williams | 1,605,725 | 43.5 | −5.2 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Hall | 61,607 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Constitution | Charles Conces | 36,477 | 1.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 380,881 | 10.3 | +10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,690,415 | +20.3 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||