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1 D e m o c r a t i c p r i m a r y
T o g g l e D e m o c r a t i c p r i m a r y s u b s e c t i o n
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2 R e p u b l i c a n p r i m a r y
T o g g l e R e p u b l i c a n p r i m a r y s u b s e c t i o n
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2 . 1 . 1 D e c l a r e d
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T o g g l e G e n e r a l e l e c t i o n s u b s e c t i o n
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3 . 2 P r e d i c t i o n s
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4 R e s u l t s
T o g g l e R e s u l t s s u b s e c t i o n
4 . 1 C o u n t i e s t h a t f l i p p e d f r o m D e m o c r a t i c t o R e p u b l i c a n
4 . 2 C o u n t i e s t h a t f l i p p e d f r o m R e p u b l i c a n t o D e m o c r a t i c
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6 N o t e s
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T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
2 0 0 6 F l o r i d a g u b e r n a t o r i a l e l e c t i o n
1 l a n g u a g e
● P o r t u g u ê s
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● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
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A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
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2006 Florida gubernatorial election Turnout 46.8%[1]
County results
Congressional district results[a]
Crist : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Davis : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited , and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist , the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time, the state elected a Republican governor in three consecutive elections.
Turnout for the 2006 election was down 8.5% from 2002 and down 2.7% from 1998.[2] wave in which Democrats netted a gain of six governorships across the nation.[3] 2022 that anyone was elected Governor with a majority of the vote. As of 2024, this is the last time Florida simultaneously elected a United States Senate candidate and a gubernatorial candidate of different political parties.
Democratic primary [ edit ]
Campaign [ edit ]
Jim Davis won the Democratic primary on September 5. Davis was the Congressman from Florida's 11th congressional district and served in the Florida House of Representatives , where he also served as the Majority Leader. On September 13, Davis selected former State Senator and 2002 gubernatorial candidate Daryl Jones of Miami as his running mate.
The Democratic primary turned heated as it approached primary day. Rod Smith attacked Jim Davis for a 1990 legislative vote denying restitution for two black men wrongfully imprisoned for murder.[4] big business " and special interests were funding many of Smith's attack ads.[4]
Candidates [ edit ]
Declared [ edit ]
Withdrew [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Endorsements [ edit ]
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Frank Bruno, Volusia County Council Chairman[12]
Steve Feren, Mayor of Sunrise[9]
Ilene Lieberman, Broward County Commissioner[9]
Scott Maddox , former Mayor of Tallahassee[6]
Carl Persis, Volusia County Councilman[12]
Diana Wasserman-Rubin, Broward County Commissioner[9]
Other individuals
Newspapers
Organizations
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Sharon Bock, Palm Beach Clerk of Court and Comptroller[17]
Howard Finkelstein, Broward County Public Defender[18]
Howard Forman, Broward County Clerk of the Court[18]
Addie Greene, Palm Beach County Commissioner[17]
Ron Greenstein, state representative[18]
Carey Haughwout, Palm Beach County Public Defender[17]
Barry Krischer, Palm Beach County State Attorney[17]
Ed Oppel, Port of Palm Beach Commissioner[17]
Ari Porth , state representative
Tom Rossin, former State Senator and 2002 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor[17]
Tim M. Ryan , state representative[18]
Mike Satz, Broward County State Attorney
David Turner, Gilchrist County Sheriff
Lois Wexler, Broward County Commissioner[18]
Other individuals
Newspapers
County results
Republican primary [ edit ]
Charlie Crist , the Republican candidate, won the primary on September 5 with 64% of the vote.[20] Florida Senate . He faced Bob Graham for his seat in the United States Senate in 1998. On September 13, 2006, Crist announced that State Representative Jeff Kottkamp of Cape Coral would be his running mate.
The GOP primary did not end up being very competitive. Crist touted experience in statewide offices, and a strong fundraising capability. He portrayed himself as relatively moderate on social issues, which created some misgivings among conservative Republicans in the state, but not nearly enough to sway the vote to Tom Gallagher .[4]
Candidates [ edit ]
Declared [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Endorsements [ edit ]
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Bill Balkwill, Sarasota County Sheriff[29]
Kevin Beary, Orange County Sheriff[12]
Susan Benton, Highlands County Sheriff[29]
Rick Beseler, Clay County Sheriff[29]
Jim Coats, Pinellas County Sheriff[29]
Robert Crowder, Martin County Sheriff[28]
Chris Daniels, Lake County Sheriff[12]
John Davenport, Charlotte County Sheriff[29]
Don Eslinger, Seminole County Sheriff[12]
Bill Farmer, Sumter County Sheriff[29]
Donald Fleming, Flagler County Sheriff[29]
Heather Fiorentino, Pasco County Superintendent of Schools[26]
David Gee , Hillsborough County Sheriff[29]
Wendell Hall, Santa Rosa County Sheriff[29]
Ben Johnson, Volusia County Sheriff[12]
Grady Judd, Polk County Sheriff[29]
Ronnie Lee, Hendry County Sheriff[29]
Jack Mariano, Pasco County Commissioner[26]
Paul May, Okeechobee County Sheriff[29]
Ron McNesby, Escambia County Sheriff[29]
Charlie Morris, Okaloosa County Sheriff[29]
Rich Nugent , Hernando County Sheriff[29]
Steve Oelrich, Alachua County Sheriff[29]
Jed Pittman, Pasco County Clerk of the Court[26]
Rick Roth, Monroe County Sheriff[29]
John Rutherford, Duval County Sheriff[29]
Mike Scott, Lee County Sheriff[29]
Tommy Seagraves, Nassau County Sheriff[29]
David Shoar, St. Johns County Sheriff[29]
Steve Simon, Pasco County Commissioner[26]
Doug Smith, Martin County Commissioner[28]
Charlie Wells, Manatee County Sheriff[29]
Mike Wells, Pasco County Property Appraiser[26]
Bob White, Pasco County Sheriff[29]
Newspapers
Organizations
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Dottie Berger MacKinnon, former Hillsborough County Commissioner[31]
Jack Parker, Brevard County Sheriff[12]
Roy Raymond, Indian River County Sheriff[12]
Other individuals
County results
General election [ edit ]
Candidates [ edit ]
Predictions [ edit ]
Opinion polling [ edit ]
Polling for the 2006 Florida Gubernatorial Election
Source
Date
Crist (R )
Davis (D )
Survey USA
November 6, 2006
49%
47%
Strategic Vision
November 6, 2006
51%
44%
Orlando Sentinel
November 3, 2006
50%
43%
Mason-Dixon [permanent dead link November 3, 2006
50%
43%
Strategic Vision
November 2, 2006
50%
44%
Zogby/WSJ
October 31, 2006
49.9%
45.1%
St. Petersburg Times
October 28, 2006
48%
42%
Rasmussen
October 26, 2006
52%
41%
Strategic Vision
October 25, 2006
51%
42%
Quinnipiac
October 23, 2006
46%
44%
Zogby/WSJ
October 19, 2006
50.2%
41%
Rasmussen
October 18, 2006
46%
41%
Rasmussen Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
October 2, 2006
54%
38%
Strategic Vision
September 28, 2006
50%
40%
Zogby/WSJ
September 25, 2006
50.1%
36.6%
Rasmussen
September 19, 2006
45%
40%
Zogby/WSJ
September 11, 2006
50.6%
36.4%
Rasmussen
September 5, 2006
45%
41%
Strategic Vision
August 30, 2006
49%
41%
Zogby/WSJ
August 28, 2006
52.4%
38.5%
Rasmussen Archived 2006-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
August 1, 2006
47%
42%
Quinnipiac
July 26, 2006
44%
38%
Strategic Vision
July 26, 2006
49%
39%
Mason-Dixon
July 24, 2006
48%
32%
Zogby/WSJ
July 24, 2006
42.8%
39.0%
Quinnipiac
June 29, 2006
41%
39%
Rasmussen
June 29, 2006
49%
35%
Strategic Vision
June 28, 2006
49%
41%
Zogby/WSJ
June 21, 2006
42.5%
39.8%
Strategic Vision
May 25, 2006
48%
40%
Quinnipiac
May 24, 2006
37%
40%
Rasmussen
May 22, 2006
44%
39%
Rasmussen
April 21, 2006
44%
33%
Quinnipiac
April 19, 2006
37%
39%
Quinnipiac
February 22, 2006
40%
36%
Rasmussen
January 6, 2006
36%
35%
Rasmussen Archived 2005-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
November 16, 2005
38%
41%
Quinnipiac
November 15, 2005
39%
40%
Results [ edit ]
Charlie Crist won by over 7 points, winning all Republican-leaning areas of Florida, as well as the notable "swing" region along the I-4 corridor (Daytona Beach, Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg). Davis performed well in the Democrat-leaning south Florida, Gainesville, and Tallahassee areas. Crist under-performed compared to his predecessor Jeb Bush , but still outpaced Davis, despite the low turnout. Reform Party candidate Max Linn received nearly 2% of the vote, but his sizeable haul of over 92,500 votes was still not enough to sway the election. Crist also won 18% of the African-American electorate, which outpaced previous Republicans' efforts in attracting this voting bloc in statewide elections.
Also on the ballot the same day was a constitutional amendment to raise the requirement for all future ballot initiatives to a supermajority (60%). Previously, constitutional amendments put on the ballot required only a simple majority (50% +1) to be approved, and led to some controversial amendments being put on the ballot. Support and opposition for the amendment fell loosely along party lines with Democrats generally opposing its passage. Both Crist and Davis publicly opposed the measure,[41]
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Florida Department of State – Division of Elections (Election Results)" . Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2014 .
^ Clark, Amy (November 8, 2006). "Democrats Retake Majority Of Governorships" . CBS News . Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ a b c Goodnough, Abby (September 6, 2006). "In Days Before Primary, Hackles Start Rising in Race for Florida Governor" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ a b Bousquet, Steve (March 5, 2005). "Castor won't run for governor" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Garcia, Jason (October 8, 2005). "Maddox Drops Out Of Governor's Race" . Sun-Sentinel the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Hooper, Ernest (August 29, 2006). " . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Smith, Adam C. (June 2, 2005). "Donors' early take on Jim Davis: If Bob Graham likes him, so do I" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f Smith, Adam C. (October 19, 2005). "Dueling Endorsements" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Smith, Adam C. (November 28, 2005). "Pete Peterson Backs Davis" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Smith, Adam C. (November 22, 2005). "MacKay Endorses Davis" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sheriff endorses Crist for Governor" . Orlando Sentinel the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Dunkelberger, Lloyd (August 18, 2006). "Governor Primary Splits Chiles Family" . The Ledger . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Smith, Adam C. (August 21, 2006). "Papers pick Crist, Smith for primary" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Dunkelberger, Lloyd (July 8, 2006). "Sierra Club is for Davis and Crist" . The Gainesville Sun the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Smith, Adam C. (October 17, 2005). "Butterworth Boosts Rod Smith" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Adam C. (August 16, 2005). "Palm Beachers for Smith" . St. Petersburg Times the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Adam C. (September 7, 2005). "Broward Democrats Back Smith" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "September 5, 2006 Primary Election, Democratic Primary, Governor" . Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "News From The Associated Press" . hosted.ap.org . Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
^ Kennedy, John; Garcia, Jason (May 14, 2006). "Toni Jennings makes it clear--no plans to seek another office" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Smith, Adam C. (July 30, 2006). "Joke about Crist's tan, you may get burned" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Bousquet, Steve (June 10, 2006). "Martinez calls Crist 'perfect' for Governor" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Farrington, Brendan (January 31, 2008). "Gov. Crist could benefit from McCain win" . USA Today . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b Follick, Joe (July 16, 2006). "3 polls put Crist far ahead of Gallagher" . The Gainesville Sun the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f Smith, Adam C. (January 30, 2006). "Crist's Pasco Team" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Jeb's frustration simmered in 2000" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c Andreassi, George (August 28, 2006). "Treasure Coast Opens Wallet For Gop Candidates" . Sun-Sentinel the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Smith, Adam C. (March 21, 2006). "Sheriffs For Crist" . St. Petersburg Times the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b "Gallagher: Crist can have the newspaper endorsements" . Sarasota Herald-Tribune the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c d e "Gallagher taps heavyweights" . St. Petersburg Times the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "NRA once in love with Charlie Crist has a change of heart" . Crowley Political Report . October 31, 2014. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. The National Rifle Association of America (NRA-PVF) and Unified Sportsmen of Florida are pleased to inform you that both organizations have endorsed you for Governor of Florida in the 2006 Republican Primary.
^ Silva, Cristina (July 14, 2010). "Crist stands firm on gun rights" . PolitiFact Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ a b c "Six-member team to lead Gallagher's campaign" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ Smith, Adam (August 14, 2006). "Dobson Endorses Gallagher" . St. Petersburg Times . Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "September 5, 2006 Primary Election, Republican Primary, Governor" . Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report . Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006 .
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 6, 2006. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Solidarity" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^ "November 7, 2006 General Election, Governor and Lieutenant Governor" . Florida Department of State Division of Elections. Retrieved June 30, 2016 .
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