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2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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2006 California SPI election
← 2002 June 6, 2006 2010 →
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Candidate Jack O'Connell Sarah L. Knopp Diane A. Lenning
Party Democratic Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 2,116,243 695,394 573,576
Percentage 52.4% 17.2% 14.2%
 
Candidate Daniel L. Bunting Grant McMicken
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 338,182 317,567
Percentage 8.4% 7.9%
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County results
O'Connell:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
SPI before election

Jack O'Connell
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Elected SPI

Jack O'Connell
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The 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election occurred on June 6, 2006. Incumbent Jack O'Connell defeated Daniel L. Bunting, Sarah L. Knopp, Diane A. Lenning, and Grant McMicken to win a second term, winning at least a plurality in every county.

Results

California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2006[1][2]
Candidate Votes %
Jack O'Connell 2,116,243 52.37
Sarah L. Knopp 695,394 17.21
Diane A. Lenning 573,576 14.19
Daniel L. Bunting 338,182 8.37
Grant McMicken 317,567 7.86
Invalid or blank votes %
Total votes 4,040,962 100.00
Voter turnout %

Results by county

County O'Connell Votes Knopp Votes Lenning Votes Bunting Votes McMicken Votes
Santa Barbara 76.05% 60,224 7.90% 6,253 7.42% 5,875 4.05% 3,208 4.58% 3,629
San Luis Obispo 75.39% 43,560 8.81% 5,093 7.51% 4,340 4.45% 2,574 3.83% 2,213
Ventura 66.53% 70,342 10.56% 11,168 12.13% 12,824 5.64% 5,959 5.15% 5,442
Colusa 65.94% 2,242 11.71% 398 10.94% 372 6.26% 213 5.15% 175
San Francisco 64.06% 65,618 17.12% 17,536 8.06% 8,256 4.86% 4,980 5.89% 6,037
Marin 60.69% 30,040 16.67% 8,249 11.55% 5,719 4.73% 2,343 6.35% 3,145
Yolo 59.57% 17,350 18.33% 5,340 10.36% 3,016 6.13% 1,784 5.62% 1,636
Monterey 59.21% 27,284 16.52% 7,614 11.34% 5,224 6.88% 3,171 6.05% 2,786
Santa Cruz 58.78% 26,145 20.71% 9,210 9.71% 4,319 5.02% 2,231 5.79% 2,576
Napa 57.51% 14,819 16.30% 4,200 13.28% 3,422 6.55% 1,688 6.35% 1,637
Merced 57.26% 10,830 14.96% 2,829 14.51% 2,744 7.33% 1,386 5.95% 1,126
Sacramento 55.81% 98,112 14.23% 25,021 13.48% 23,697 7.61% 13,385 8.86% 15,572
Alameda 55.75% 115,797 20.67% 42,929 10.16% 21,111 5.89% 12,239 7.53% 15,648
Sutter 55.79% 7,088 15.86% 2,015 14.53% 1,846 7.45% 947 6.37% 809
Modoc 55.32% 1,653 17.27% 516 14.12% 422 6.63% 198 6.66% 199
Fresno 55.03% 46,531 14.99% 12,675 13.32% 11,265 10.13% 8,568 6.52% 5,513
Siskiyou 54.53% 5,445 16.78% 1,675 13.36% 1,334 7.92% 791 7.41% 740
San Benito 54.42% 4,560 19.00% 1,592 12.77% 1,070 7.35% 616 6.46% 541
Glenn 53.87% 3,002 15.75% 878 14.88% 829 8.27% 461 7.23% 403
Contra Costa 53.74% 79,096 16.78% 24,703 14.10% 20,750 7.66% 11,269 7.72% 11,357
Stanislaus 53.29% 29,413 15.15% 8,361 14.89% 8,218 8.24% 4,550 8.42% 4,648
San Joaquin 53.09% 36,853 15.68% 10,887 14.90% 10,347 8.20% 5,691 8.13% 5,642
Butte 52.94% 19,722 19.19% 7,149 11.73% 4,370 8.72% 3,250 7.41% 2,759
San Mateo 52.44% 47,430 19.59% 17,724 11.68% 10,563 8.29% 7,503 8.00% 7,233
Yuba 52.20% 4,596 19.33% 1,702 12.81% 1,128 8.08% 711 7.58% 667
Sierra 51.70% 607 19.93% 234 10.82% 127 9.54% 112 8.01% 94
Plumas 51.74% 2,793 18.80% 1,015 12.54% 677 8.56% 462 8.35% 451
Solano 51.79% 28,305 21.52% 11,763 10.74% 5,872 9.27% 5,068 6.67% 3,648
Tehama 51.79% 5,855 16.17% 1,828 12.94% 1,463 12.07% 1,365 7.03% 795
Santa Clara 51.08% 103,889 18.28% 37,177 13.86% 28,190 8.22% 16,727 8.56% 17,412
Lassen 50.79% 2,904 21.42% 1,225 11.93% 682 8.97% 513 6.89% 394
Shasta 50.67% 16,443 17.47% 5,669 15.00% 4,869 9.19% 2,984 7.67% 2,489
Nevada 50.45% 11,028 23.13% 5,057 11.48% 2,510 7.41% 1,619 7.53% 1,645
Los Angeles 50.29% 385,495 18.91% 144,966 13.86% 106,266 8.28% 63,480 8.65% 66,344
Sonoma 50.19% 50,063 20.51% 20,459 13.04% 13,009 9.05% 9,028 7.21% 7,188
Kern 49.95% 44,713 13.77% 12,329 20.39% 18,251 8.78% 7,856 7.12% 6,371
Tulare 49.45% 17,990 15.34% 5,581 13.47% 4,902 13.94% 5,072 7.79% 2,835
Tuolumne 49.40% 6,067 17.09% 2,099 13.35% 1,640 10.00% 1,228 10.15% 1,247
Amador 48.95% 4,413 16.30% 1,470 12.61% 1,137 10.68% 963 11.46% 1,033
Imperial 48.58% 7,731 14.71% 2,341 13.45% 2,140 10.51% 1,672 12.76% 2,031
Riverside 48.27% 79,773 14.84% 24,524 15.49% 25,610 11.39% 18,819 10.02% 16,555
San Bernardino 48.12% 72,337 19.83% 29,814 14.15% 21,265 9.99% 15,018 7.91% 11,898
Placer 47.35% 30,249 15.19% 9,705 20.36% 13,011 9.81% 6,266 7.29% 4,659
Mendocino 47.05% 8,789 22.86% 4,271 15.36% 2,869 7.16% 1,337 7.57% 1,414
Calaveras 46.97% 4,543 18.14% 1,755 12.53% 1,212 11.37% 1,100 10.99% 1,063
Orange 46.59% 143,799 14.64% 45,190 21.76% 67,151 8.63% 26,631 8.38% 25,868
Madera 46.58% 7,491 17.45% 2,806 13.15% 2,114 12.98% 2,087 9.84% 1,583
San Diego 46.11% 165,199 18.69% 66,965 16.49% 59,092 10.71% 38,364 8.00% 28,652
El Dorado 45.85% 15,228 18.01% 5,982 14.92% 4,957 11.56% 3,839 9.66% 3,207
Lake 45.80% 5,058 19.78% 2,184 16.86% 1,862 8.69% 960 8.87% 980
Kings 45.43% 5,816 15.25% 1,952 17.74% 2,271 11.38% 1,457 10.19% 1,305
Humboldt 45.02% 13,267 24.68% 7,273 15.07% 4,442 7.78% 2,293 7.45% 2,197
Mariposa 44.61% 2,002 19.10% 857 12.50% 561 11.34% 509 12.46% 559
Trinity 44.63% 1,626 20.26% 738 16.52% 602 8.54% 311 10.05% 366
Del Norte 43.57% 2,160 19.75% 979 17.17% 851 10.31% 511 9.20% 456
Mono 42.46% 1,019 21.46% 515 15.92% 382 9.25% 222 10.92% 262
Inyo 42.39% 1,702 21.69% 871 11.93% 479 14.00% 562 9.99% 401
Alpine 41.27% 137 25.00% 83 14.76% 49 9.34% 31 9.64% 32

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Source: "2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, December 28th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_California_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election.

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  1. ^ "Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. ^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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