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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Janet Napolitano, incumbent governor of Arizona
Republican primary
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
- Gary Tupper, contractor
Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Barry Hess, currency speculator and perennial candidate