2006 California Insurance Commissioner election

2006 California Insurance Commissioner election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Steve Poizner Cruz Bustamante
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,229,986 3,204,536
Percentage 50.81% 38.49%

County results
Poizner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Bustamante:      40–50%      50–60%

Com. before election

John Garamendi
Democratic

Elected Com.

Steve Poizner
Republican

The 2006 California Insurance Commissioner election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. Businessman Steve Poizner, the Republican nominee, defeated Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic nominee, for the office previously held by Democrat John Garamendi, who was term-limited and ran for lieutenant governor. Poizner is the only Republican other than Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to win a statewide election in California since 1998. As of 2023, this is the last time a Republican was elected Insurance Commissioner.


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