Georgia statewide elections, 2006
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.
Governor
In the Republican primary, incumbent Sonny Perdue 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.
Lieutenant governor
General election results
Lieutenant Governor results by county.
Primary Results
Democrats
| Georgia Democratic July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Jim Martin |
184,635 |
41.2 |
|
| Greg Hecht |
163,004 |
36.4 |
|
| Steen Miles |
64,714 |
14.4 |
|
| Griffin Lotson |
22,378 |
5.0 |
|
| Rufus Terrill |
13,375 |
3.0 |
|
| Georgia Democratic August Runoff, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Jim Martin |
141,927 |
62.4 |
|
| Greg Hecht |
85,399 |
37.6 |
|
Republicans
Libertarian
Secretary of State
General Election Results
Primary Results
Democrats
| Georgia Democratic July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Gail Buckner |
107,554 |
25.4 |
|
| Darryl Hicks |
92,742 |
21.9 |
|
| Angela Moore |
74,218 |
17.5 |
|
| Shyam Reddy |
69,802 |
16.5 |
|
| Scott Holcomb |
48,738 |
11.5 |
|
| Walter Ray |
29,992 |
7.1 |
|
| Georgia Democratic August Runoff, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Gail Buckner |
119,238 |
55.1 |
|
| Darryl Hicks |
97,061 |
44.9 |
|
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Karen Handel |
160,542 |
43.6 |
|
| Bill Stephens |
120,173 |
32.6 |
|
| Charlie Bailey |
50,792 |
13.8 |
|
| Eric Martin |
36,932 |
10 |
|
| Georgia Republican August Runoff, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Karen Handel |
96,931 |
56.6 |
|
| Bill Stephens |
74,198 |
43.4 |
|
Libertarian
Attorney general
General Election Results
State School Superintendent
General election results
Primary election results
Democrats
| Georgia Democratic July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Denise Majette |
288,564 |
67.1 |
|
| Carlotta Harrell |
141,630 |
32.9 |
|
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Kathy Cox |
259,711 |
64.7 |
|
| Danny Carter |
141,582 |
35.3 |
|
Libertarian
Commissioner of Insurance
General Election Results
Commissioner of Agriculture
General Election Results
Commissioner of Agriculture results by county.
Primary Results
Democrats
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Gary Black |
153,568 |
42.3 |
|
| Brian Kemp |
97,113 |
26.8 |
|
| Bob Greer |
57,813 |
15.9 |
|
| Deanna Strickland |
54,318 |
15.0 |
|
| Georgia Republican August Runoff, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Gary Black |
101,274 |
60.0 |
|
| Brian Kemp |
67,509 |
40.0 |
|
Libertarian
Commissioner of Labor
General election results
Primary election results
Democrats
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Brent Brown |
225,286 |
70.3 |
|
| Chuck Scheid |
94,998 |
29.7 |
|
Public Service Commissioner District 3
This is a statewide race.
General Election Results
| 2006 Public Service Commissioner District 3 election, Georgia |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Democratic |
David L. Burgess |
994,619 |
48.8 |
|
|
Republican |
Chuck Eaton |
941,748 |
46.3 |
|
|
Libertarian |
Paul MacGregor |
99,747 |
4.9 |
|
| 2006 Public Service Commissioner District 3 runoff election, Georgia |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Chuck Eaton |
112,232 |
52.2 |
|
|
Democratic |
David L. Burgess |
102,860 |
47.8 |
|
Primary election results
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Chuck Eaton |
182,469 |
58.6 |
|
| Mark Parkman |
128,669 |
41.4 |
|
Democrats
Libertarians
Public Service Commissioner District 5
This is a statewide race.
General Election Results
| 2006 Public Service Commissioner District 5 election, Georgia |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Stan Wise |
1,122,173 |
55.0 |
|
|
Democratic |
Dawn Randolph |
823,681 |
40.4 |
|
|
Libertarian |
Kevin Cherry |
95,247 |
4.7 |
|
Primary Results
Republicans
| Georgia Republican July Primary, 2006 |
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
| Stan Wise |
233,617 |
68.8 |
|
| Newt Nickell |
105,929 |
31.2 |
|
Democrats
Libertarians
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