Georgia statewide elections, 2006
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The Georgia
statewide elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election
was held on July 18. Contests in which no single candidate received a majority of the vote were decided in a runoff election on August 8.
Prior to the election, Democrats
held five of the eight statewide offices, although the Governor and a majority of each house of the Georgia General Assembly
were Republicans
.
defeated challenger Ray McBerry by a margin of 88 percent to 12 percent. In the Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor
defeated state Secretary of State Cathy Cox
, Bill Bolton, and Mac McCarley with 51.7 percent of the vote to Cox's 44 percent, Bolton's 2 percent, and McCarley 2 percent. Libertarian
Garrett Michael Hayes
faced Perdue Mark Taylor in the general election. Independent
John Dashler withdrew from the race, unable to collect the 40,000 signatures required for ballot access
.
Perdue was re-elected to a second term, winning 57.9 percent of the vote.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
statewide elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
was held on July 18. Contests in which no single candidate received a majority of the vote were decided in a runoff election on August 8.
Prior to the election, Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
held five of the eight statewide offices, although the Governor and a majority of each house of the Georgia General Assembly
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
were Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
.
Governor
In the Republican primary, incumbent Sonny PerdueSonny Perdue
George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III, was the 81st Governor of Georgia. Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first Republican governor of Georgia since Benjamin F. Conley served during Reconstruction in the 1870s....
defeated challenger Ray McBerry by a margin of 88 percent to 12 percent. In the Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor (politician)
Mark Fletcher Taylor is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He served two terms between 1999 to 2007 as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Georgia...
defeated state Secretary of State Cathy Cox
Cathy Cox
Lera Catharine "Cathy" Cox is a Georgia politician, a member of the Democratic Party, the former Secretary of State of Georgia, and a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2006...
, Bill Bolton, and Mac McCarley with 51.7 percent of the vote to Cox's 44 percent, Bolton's 2 percent, and McCarley 2 percent. Libertarian
Libertarian Party (United States)
The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...
Garrett Michael Hayes
Garrett Michael Hayes
Garrett Michael Hayes is a U.S. politician from Georgia. He was the Libertarian Party of Georgia's candidate for governor in both 2002 and 2006.He was born in California to screenwriter John Michael Hayes and Mildred "Mel" Hayes...
faced Perdue Mark Taylor in the general election. Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
John Dashler withdrew from the race, unable to collect the 40,000 signatures required for ballot access
Ballot access
Ballot access rules, called nomination rules outside the United States, regulate the conditions under which a candidate or political party is either entitled to stand for election or to appear on voters' ballots...
.
Perdue was re-elected to a second term, winning 57.9 percent of the vote.
General election results
Primary Results
DemocratsRepublicans
Libertarian
- Allen Buckley
General Election Results
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DemocratsRepublicans
Libertarian
- Kevin Madsen
General Election Results
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DemocratsRepublicans
Libertarian
- David Chastain
General Election Results
General Election Results
Primary Results
Democrats- Tommy IrvinTommy IrvinTommy Irvin served as Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture from 1969 until January 2011. He was elected to his 10th and final four-year term in November 2006. Irvin did not seek re-election in 2010...
(incumbent)
Republicans
Libertarian
- Jack Cashin
General election results
Primary election results
Democrats- Michael Thurmond (incumbent)
Republicans
General Election Results
Primary election results
RepublicansDemocrats
- David Burgess
Libertarians
- Paul MacGregor
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RepublicansDemocrats
- Dawn Randolph
Libertarians
- Kevin Cherry