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2006 Tip Sheets
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
Last updated: Nov. 28, 2006
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Bob Riley (R) defeated Lucy Baxley (D), 58% to 42%.
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 Bob Riley (R)
First elected in 2002; Seeking second full term; Riley was nominated with 67% in a two-way primary.
Manager: Bill Johnson
Consultant: National Media
Contact: 205-877-4095
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
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Lucy Baxley (D)
Baxley, Alabama's lieutenant governor, was nominated with 60% of the vote in a seven-way primary.
Manager: Mike Martin
Consultant: Strother-Duffy-Shelton
Contact: 334-244-2181
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
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• Email
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Chuck Todd's Race Ranking: 28
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"Republican Gov. Bob Riley won a second four-year term" Nov. 7, "effectively ending the political career of Alabama's Democratic" Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley (Montgomery Advertiser, 11/8/06). ..... Vice President Dick Cheney will host a fundraiser Riley July 24 (AP, 7/23/06). ..... Former state Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore (R) said he will not leave the race (Huntsville Times, 3/22/06). ..... Former Gov. Don Siegelman (D) formally kicked off his bid at a "nontraditional" rally where Siegelman promised to finish his "dream" of enacting a lottery in Alabama (AP, 3/5/06). ..... Baxley unveiled her plan for an Alabama Military Bill of Rights (Montgomery Advertiser, 3/3/06). ..... Riley dismissed as a "bunch of bunk" the possibility that he was pushing his tax breaks to help his reelection efforts (Birmingham News, 2/16/06). ..... Siegelman he can still win the primary even if the charges are still pending (Birmingham News, 1/29/06). ..... Moore held a press conference with 16 Alabama ministers to urge support for the amendment banning same-sex marriage (AP, 1/25/06). ..... Siegelman's (D) trial will begin May 1 -- about five weeks before the June 6 primary (Mobile Register, 1/21/06). ...... Siegelman has been indicted "in a case involving federal charges of bribery, extortion and racketeering" (Huntsville Times, 10/27/05). ..... Moore (R) announced his bid for the state's top job (Mobile Register, 10/4/05).
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2006 general
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Bob Riley (R)
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717,287
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58%
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Lucy Baxley (D)
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518,750
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42%
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2006 primary
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Bob Riley (R)
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306,665
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67%
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Roy Moore (R)
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153,354
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33%
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2002 general
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Bob Riley (R)
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672,225
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49%
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Don Siegelman (D)
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669,105
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49%
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Other
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25,273
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2%
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2002 primary
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Bob Riley (R)
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262,851
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74%
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Steve Windom (R)
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63,775
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18%
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Tim James (R)
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30,871
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9%
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1998 general
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Candidate
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Total Votes
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Percent
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Expenditures
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Don Siegelman (D)
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760,155
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58%
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Fob James (R)
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554,746
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42%
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