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Filing Deadline:
    June 14, 2006
Primary Date:
    Sept. 12, 2006
General Election:
    Nov. 7, 2006




Campaign News From The Hotline
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Latest Governor Race Rankings
Governor seats ranked by likelihood to switch party control. The top-ranked race is the seat most likely to flip.

Full Rankings & Analysis
Links below lead to individual tip sheets for each state.

  1. N.Y. (Open-R)
  2. Ohio (Open-R)
  3. Mass. (Open-R)
  4. Colo. (Open-R)
  5. Ark. (Open-R)
  6. Minn. (Pawlenty-R)
  7. Md. (Ehrlich-R)
  8. Ore. (Kulongoski-D)
  9. Nev. (Open-R)
  10. Idaho (Open-R)
11. Wis. (Doyle-D)
12. Fla. (Open-R)
13. Alaska (Murkowski-R)
14. Maine (Baldacci-D)
15. Iowa (Open-D)
16. Mich. (Granholm-D)
17. Ill. (Blagojevich-D)
18. Texas (Perry-R)
19. R.I. (Carcieri-R)
20. S.C. (Sanford-R)
21. Calif. (Schwarzenegger-R)
22. Okla. (Henry-D)
23. Ariz. (Napolitano-D)
24. Pa. (Rendell-D)
25. Ga. (Perdue-R)
26. Vt. (Douglas-R)
27. Conn. (Rell-R)
28. Ala. (Riley-R)
29. Tenn. (Bredesen-D)
30. Kansas (Sebelius-D)
31. S.D. (Rounds-R)
32. Wyo. (Freudenthal-D)
33. N.H. (Lynch-D)
34. N.M. (Richardson-D)
35. Neb. (Heineman-R)
36. Hawaii (Lingle-R)



2006 Tip Sheets
ARIZONA GOVERNOR
Last updated: Nov. 14, 2006
 



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 Janet Napolitano (D) defeated Len Munsil (R), 63%-35%.



Janet Napolitano (D)


First elected in 2002; Seeking second full term; Napolitano was unopposed in the primary.
Janet Napolitano Manager: Noah Kroloff
Consultant: Murphy Putnam Shorr & Partners
Contact: 602-468-2006
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography

 

Len Munsil (R)


Munsil, an attorney, was nominated with 50% in a four-way primary.

Len Munsil Manager: Sean Noble
Consultant: Not available
Contact: 480-308-9940
• Campaign Web site




Chuck Todd
 • Email
 		Chuck Todd's Race Ranking:  23
“This race is in the snoozer category for now. It could become mildly competitive at some point, but so far, the incumbent party seems to be heavily favored.”




  
  

Get all Arizona governor polling numbers in Poll Track's campaign archives. The latest numbers on this race are:
General election matchup
  Napolitano (D)  64%
  Munsil (R)  28%
A Cronkite School of Journalism/ASU poll; conducted 9/21-24/06 for KAET-TV; surveyed 882 LVs; margin of error +/- 3.3% (release, 9/27).
View all Campaign 2006 polling data

  
   The latest TV and radio campaign ads in the Arizona governor race are:

There are no ads available for this race.

View all Campaign 2006 political ads

 
Campaign Buzz: Recent News

"Gov. Janet Napolitano [D] swept to victory" Nov. 7, "defeating Republican rival Len Munsil by a nearly 2-1 ratio and becoming the first woman re-elected governor in Arizona" (Arizona Republic, 11/8/06). ..... Munsil won his bid for governor in a four-way primary to oppose Napolitano in November (Arizona Daily Star, 9/13/06). ..... "Key segments of the business community" are behind Napolitano, "creating a major challenge" for Republicans (Phoenix Business Journal, 3/3/06). ..... Munsil kick-started his race "by touting himself as a tax-cutting Republican and saying that Napolitano cares more about polls and press clippings than results" (Arizona Republic, 2/15/06).


Previous Election Results

 2006 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Janet Napolitano (D) 727,739 63%
  Len Munsil (R) 405,456 35%  
  Barry Hess II (Lib) 23,414 2%  
 
 2006 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Janet Napolitano (D) unopposed
 
 2002 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Janet Napolitano (D) 566,284 46%
  Matt Salmon (R) 554,465 45%  
  Richard Mahoney (I) 84,947 7%
  Other 20,415 2%  
 
 2002 primary Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Janet Napolitano (D) 128,702 57%
  Alfredo Gutierrez (D) 50,377 22%  
  Mark Osterloh (D) 31,422 14%
  Mike Newcomb (D) 14,373 6%  
 
 1998 general Candidate Total Votes Percent Expenditures
  Jane Dee Hull (R) 620,188 61%
  Paul Johnson (D) 361,552 36%  
  Other 35,876 4%

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