2006 Michigan Attorney General election

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2006 Michigan Attorney General election
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  2002 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2010  
Turnout3,690,415
  Mike Cox Summer 2009.JPG No image.svg
Nominee Mike Cox Amos Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,986,6061,605,725
Percentage53.8%43.5%

2006 Michigan Attorney General election results map by county.svg
MI Attorney General 2006.svg
Cox:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No data

Attorney General before election

Mike Cox
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Mike Cox
Republican

The 2006 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Mike Cox became the first Republican in over 50 years to be elected attorney general and was seeking to become the first Republican since the amending of the Michigan Constitution to be re-elected. Despite a 2005 scandal where Cox announced he had an extramarital affair before becoming Attorney General [1] Cox won re-election easily, defeating Democratic nominee Amos Williams, taking 54 percent of the vote. [2]

Contents

Republican convention

Candidates

Nominee

  • Mike Cox, incumbent Michigan Attorney General

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominee

  • Amos Williams

Minor parties

Libertarian Party

U.S. Taxpayers Party

General election

Results

2006 General Election - Michigan Attorney General [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Cox (i)1,986,60653.8+4.9
Democratic Amos Williams1,605,72543.5-5.2
Libertarian Bill Hall61,6071.7N/A
Constitution Charles Conces36,4771.0+0.1
Majority380,88110.3+10.1
Turnout 3,690,415+20.3
Republican hold

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References

  1. Kathy Barks Hoffman (May 27, 2009). "Michigan AG Mike Cox enters 2010 governor's race". Associated Press. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  2. "2006 Attorney General General Election Results - Michigan". US Election Atlas. February 4, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Michigan Secretary of State (November 7, 2006). "2006 Official Michigan General Candidate Listing" . Retrieved December 22, 2016.
  4. "2006 Official Michigan General Election Results - Attorney General 4 Year Term (1) Position". nictusa.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2009.

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