Alabama gubernatorial election, 2006
Encyclopedia
The Alabama gubernatorial election of 2006 occurred on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Bob Riley
defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley
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Bob Riley (Alabama)
Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley is an American politician in the Republican Party. He was the 52nd Governor of Alabama, first elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006.-Early life:...
defeated Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lucy Baxley
Lucy Baxley
Lucy Baxley served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2006. Though Alabama has had a female governor, Baxley is the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor.-Personal:Baxley was born in 1937 near...
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Republican Party
- Bob RileyBob RileyBob Riley may refer to:* Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama* Bob C. Riley, acting Governor of Arkansas for 11 days in 1975* Bob Riley , sports car designer and founder of Riley Technologies...
, incumbent Governor of Alabama - Roy MooreRoy MooreRoy Stewart Moore is an American jurist and Republican politician noted for his refusal, as the elected Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, to remove a monument of the Ten Commandments from the state courthouse despite orders to do so from a federal judge...
, former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme CourtAlabama Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Alabama is the highest court in the state of Alabama. The court consists of an elected Chief Justice and eight elected Associate Justices. Each justice is elected in partisan elections for staggered six year terms. The Governor of Alabama may fill vacancies when they occur...
Polling
| Source | Date | Riley | 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
Democratic Party
- Lucy BaxleyLucy BaxleyLucy Baxley served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2006. Though Alabama has had a female governor, Baxley is the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor.-Personal:Baxley was born in 1937 near...
, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama - Don SiegelmanDon SiegelmanDon Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003...
, former Governor of Alabama - Joe Copeland, teacher
- Nathan Mathis, former Alabama State RepresentativeAlabama House of RepresentativesThe Alabama House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal amount of districts, with each constituency containing at least 42,380 citizens. There are no term...
- Katherine Mack
- James Potts, financial advisor
- Harry Lyon, perennial candidate
Polling
| Source | Date | Siegelman | 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
Candidates
- Lucy BaxleyLucy BaxleyLucy Baxley served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, from 2003 to 2007 and was the Democratic candidate for Governor in 2006. Though Alabama has had a female governor, Baxley is the first woman to hold the state's office of lieutenant governor.-Personal:Baxley was born in 1937 near...
, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, former Alabama State Treasurer, Democratic nominee for Governor - Bob RileyBob Riley (Alabama)Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley is an American politician in the Republican Party. He was the 52nd Governor of Alabama, first elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006.-Early life:...
, the incumbent Governor of Alabama, Republican nominee for Governor - Loretta NallLoretta NallLoretta Nall is the founder of the United States Marijuana Party which calls for the legalization of cannabis. She was a write-in candidate for governor of Alabama in 2006....
, founder of the United States Marijuana Party, write-in candidate - Nathan Mathis, former Alabama State Representative, write-in candidate
- Michael A. Polemeni, Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association, write-in candidate
Polling
| Source | Date | Baxley (D) | 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% |
Results
See also
- U.S. gubernatorial elections, 2006
- State of AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
- Governors of Alabama