2006 Florida Attorney General election

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Turnout| 44.84% (Registered voters)[1]
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Nominee  | Bill McCollum | Skip Campbell |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 2,448,008 | 2,197,959
Percentage  | 52.7% | 47.3%

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County results
McCollum: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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| Attorney General before election

Charlie Crist
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| Elected Attorney General

Bill McCollum
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The 2006 Florida Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Florida. The election was won by Bill McCollum who took office on January 3, 2007.[2]

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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* Bill McCollum, former U.S. Representative

### Results

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McCollum was unopposed in the Republican Party primary.

## Democratic primary

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Campbell campaigning with Mark Warner

### Candidates

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* Skip Campbell, State Senator
* Merrilee Ehrlich, attorney

### Results

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Democratic primary results[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Skip Campbell  | 507,452  | 65.00
| Democratic | Merrilee Ehrlich  | 273,193  | 35.00
Total votes  | 780,645  | 100.00

## General election

[edit]

### Results

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Florida Attorney General election, 2006[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill McCollum | 2,448,008  | 52.69%  | −0.73%
| Democratic | Skip Campbell | 2,197,959  | 47.31%  | +0.73%
Majority  | 250,049  | 5.38%  | −1.46%
Turnout | 4,645,967  |  |
| Republican hold | Swing |  |

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
2. ^ "Our Campaigns - FL Attorney General Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
3. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results".
4. ^ "Florida Department of State - Election Results". doe.dos.state.fl.us. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.

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