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Democrats

  • Lucy Baxley , the Lieutenant Governor and former State Treasurer, won the June 6 Democratic primary with approximately 60% of the primary votes. She defeated Don Siegelman , former Governor & Lieutenant Governor, who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes. Other Democratic primary candidates Joe Copeland, Nathan Mathis, James Potts, Katherine Mack, and Harry Lyon all received less than 1% of votes.



Republicans

  • Bob Riley , the Incumbent Governor, won the June 6 Republican primary with approximately 65% of the primary votes. He defeated former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore , who conceded with approximately 35% of the primary votes.



Others

  • Loretta Nall (Libertarian/Marijuana Party) - Founder, US Marijuana Party. She did not collect enough signatures through her petitioning efforts to appear on the ballot under Alabama's ballot access laws, and campaigned as a write-in candidate.

  • Nathan Mathis (Independent) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Democrat & 2002 State Agriculture Commissioner Candidate

  • Michael A. Polemeni (Independent/Write-In) - Huntsville/Madison County Chapter President of Alabama Family Rights Association. Polemeni campaigned for shared parenting as the default custody arrangement in divorce cases.



GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS


  party Republican Party (US)
  candidate Bob Riley ( Incumbent )
  votes 718,327
  percentage 574
  change +82


  party Democratic Party (US)
  candidate Lucy Baxley
  votes 519,827
  percentage 416
  change -74


  candidate Write-ins
  votes 12,247
  percentage 10
  change +08


  votes 198,500
  percentage 159


  votes 1,250,401


  winner Republican Party (US)



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  Before 2002 Election
  Title Gubernatorial election in Alabama
  Years 2006