2006 California State Board of Equalization elections

2006 California State Board of Equalization elections
November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
All 4 seats on the California State Board of Equalization
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 2
Seats before 2 2
Seats won 2 2
Seat change
Popular vote 4,101,849 3,414,117
Percentage 51.3% 42.7%

The 2006 California State Board of Equalization elections took place on November 7, 2006, to elect all four seats of the State Board of Equalization, with the primary election taking place on June 6, 2006.[1][2]

Overview

California State Board of Equalization general election, 2006
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % Before After +/– %
Democratic Party 4 4,101,849 51.3% 2 2 50.0%
Republican Party 4 3,414,117 42.7% 2 2 50.0%
Peace and Freedom Party 4 276,610 3.5% 0 0 0.0%
Libertarian Party 3 199,306 2.5% 0 0 0.0%
Total 15 7,991,882 100.0% 4 4 100.0%
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 51.3%
Republican
 
 42.7%
Peace and Freedom
 
 3.5%
Libertarian
 
 2.5%
Board of Equalization seats
Democratic
 
 50.0%
Republican
 
 50.0%
Board of Equalization
District 		Incumbent Party Elected officeholder Party
1st Betty Yee Democratic Betty Yee Democratic
2nd Bill Leonard Republican Bill Leonard Republican
3rd Claude Parrish Republican Michelle Steel Republican
4th John Chiang Democratic Judy Chu Democratic

District 1

The incumbent was Democrat Betty Yee, who was appointed to finish the term of Carole Migden. She was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Yee (incumbent) 729,992 100.0
Total votes 729,992 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David J. Neighbors 332,218 100.0
Total votes 332,218 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Kennita Watson 5,841 100.0
Total votes 5,841 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 1 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom David Campbell 1,508 100.0
Total votes 1,508 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 1st Board of Equalization district, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Yee (incumbent) 1,508,130 65.0
Republican David J. Neighbors 677,942 29.2
Libertarian Kennita Watson 68,405 2.9
Peace and Freedom David Campbell 67,697 2.9
Total votes 2,322,174 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

The incumbent was Republican Bill Leonard, who was elected in 2002 with 58.7% of the vote. Leonard was running for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Raboy 286,188 67.3
Democratic Tom Bright 139,566 32.7
Total votes 425,754 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Leonard (incumbent) 353,710 67.6
Republican Ed Streichman 170,154 32.4
Total votes 523,864 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Willard Del Michlin 3,989 100.0
Total votes 3,989 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 2 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Richard R. Perry 866 100.0
Total votes 866 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 2nd Board of Equalization district, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Leonard (incumbent) 1,155,308 55.8
Democratic Tim Raboy 783,829 37.9
Peace and Freedom Richard R. Perry 75,419 3.6
Libertarian Willard Del Michlin 57,823 2.7
Total votes 2,072,379 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

The incumbent was Republican Claude Parrish, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. Due to term limits, he was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 366,004 100.0
Total votes 366,004 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michelle Steel 206,546 37.8
Republican Ray Haynes 184,417 33.7
Republican Steve Petruzzo 89,497 16.3
Republican Hal "Jimbo" Styles 38,532 7.0
Republican Lewis A. Da Silva 28,643 5.2
Total votes 547,635 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 3 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Mary Lou Finley 803 100.0
Total votes 803 100.0

General election

Candidates

  • Mary Lou Finley (P&F), teacher[3]
  • Mary Christian-Heising (D), businesswoman/educator/journalist[3]
  • Michelle Steel (R), Equalization Boardmember's Deputy[3]

Steel's ballot designation of "Equalization Boardmember's Deputy" was controversial. According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, Marcus Frishman had served as deputy to incumbent boardmember Claude Parrish for eight years. On December 30, 2005, Parrish demoted Frishman, cutting his pay by 31%, and hiring Steel to fill in as the deputy. Steel resigned on March 31, 2006, and Frishman was rehired as Parrish's deputy the day after (with a 1% higher salary than his pre-demotion salary). During the three months that Frishman was demoted, he also worked on Steel's campaign for an undisclosed amount. One of Steel's primary opponent accused Steel of orchestrating the scheme in order to appear like she has more experience with the position that she was seeking than she actually had.[4]

Results

California's 3rd Board of Equalization district, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michelle Steel 1,147,514 57.0
Democratic Mary Christian-Heising 774,499 38.5
Peace and Freedom Mary Lou Finley 91,467 4.5
Total votes 2,013,480 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

The incumbent was Democrat John Chiang, who was elected in 1998 and 2002. He was ineligible for reelection.

Primary election

Results

2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Chu 243,428 49.7
Democratic Jerome Horton 154,536 31.5
Democratic Rita Rogers 60,621 12.3
Democratic Vonny T. Abbott 32,020 6.5
Total votes 490,605 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glen Forsch 80,459 43.3
Republican John Y. Wong 79,421 42.7
Republican Sam Song Yong Park 26,099 14.0
Total votes 185,979 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Libertarian primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Monica W. Kadera 2,168 100.0
Total votes 2,168 100.0
2006 California State Board of Equalization District 4 Peace and Freedom primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Peace and Freedom Cindy Varela Henderson 740 100.0
Total votes 740 100.0

General election

Candidates

Results

California's 4th Board of Equalization district, 2006[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Judy Chu 1,035,391 65.4
Republican Glen Forsch 433,353 27.4
Libertarian Monica W. Kadera 73,078 4.6
Peace and Freedom Cindy Varela Henderson 42,027 2.6
Total votes 1,583,849 100.0
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "June 6, 2006, Gubernatorial Primary Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d e "November 7, 2006, General Election - Member, Board of Equalization" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "NOMINATED CANDIDATES RESULTING FROM OFFICIAL CANVASS OF RETURNS, CERTIFIED JULY 15, 2006" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  4. ^ Halper, Evan (May 17, 2006). "Job Title on Ballot Spurs Questions". The Los Angeles Times.
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