2006 Arizona gubernatorial election

The 2006 Arizona gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Governor Janet Napolitano was reelected in a landslide. Napolitano's widespread popularity contributed to her easy reelection; her general approval rating in October 2006, one month before the election, was at 58%.

This was the last time until 2022 that a Democrat was elected Governor of Arizona. It is also the last time that a Democrat swept every county in the state in a statewide election.

Candidates

 * Janet Napolitano, incumbent Governor of Arizona

Candidates

 * Don Goldwater, activist, former board member of the Goldwater Institute and nephew of Barry Goldwater
 * Mike Harris, businessman
 * Len Munsil, former president of the Center for Arizona Policy (CAP)
 * Gary Tupper, contractor

Results
[[File:2006 Arizona Republican Gubernatorial primary county map.svg|thumb|200px|Primary results by county: {{legend|#d60f0f|Munsil}}

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{{legend|#d60f0f|51–60%}}

{{legend|#ff0000|41–50%}} {{legend|#ffff00|Goldwater}}

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{{legend|#f2f26c|41–50%}} ]]

Candidates

 * Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

 * Cochise (Largest city: Seirra Vista)
 * Graham (Largest city: Safford)
 * La Paz (Largest city: Parker)
 * Maricopa (Largest city: Phoenix)
 * Mohave (Largest city: Lake Havasu City)
 * Yavapai (Largest city: Prescott Valley)
 * Yuma (Largest city: Yuma)