California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2006[1][2]
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Jack O'Connell
|
2,116,243
|
52.37
|
Sarah L. Knopp
|
695,394
|
17.21
|
Diane A. Lenning
|
573,576
|
14.19
|
Daniel L. Bunting
|
338,182
|
8.37
|
Grant McMicken
|
317,567
|
7.86
|
Invalid or blank votes
|
|
%
|
Total votes
|
4,040,962
|
100.00
|
Voter turnout
|
%
|
County
|
O'Connell
|
Votes
|
Knopp
|
Votes
|
Lenning
|
Votes
|
Bunting
|
Votes
|
McMicken
|
Votes
|
Santa Barbara
|
76.05%
|
60,224
|
7.90%
|
6,253
|
7.42%
|
5,875
|
4.05%
|
3,208
|
4.58%
|
3,629
|
San Luis Obispo
|
75.39%
|
43,560
|
8.81%
|
5,093
|
7.51%
|
4,340
|
4.45%
|
2,574
|
3.83%
|
2,213
|
Ventura
|
66.53%
|
70,342
|
10.56%
|
11,168
|
12.13%
|
12,824
|
5.64%
|
5,959
|
5.15%
|
5,442
|
Colusa
|
65.94%
|
2,242
|
11.71%
|
398
|
10.94%
|
372
|
6.26%
|
213
|
5.15%
|
175
|
San Francisco
|
64.06%
|
65,618
|
17.12%
|
17,536
|
8.06%
|
8,256
|
4.86%
|
4,980
|
5.89%
|
6,037
|
Marin
|
60.69%
|
30,040
|
16.67%
|
8,249
|
11.55%
|
5,719
|
4.73%
|
2,343
|
6.35%
|
3,145
|
Yolo
|
59.57%
|
17,350
|
18.33%
|
5,340
|
10.36%
|
3,016
|
6.13%
|
1,784
|
5.62%
|
1,636
|
Monterey
|
59.21%
|
27,284
|
16.52%
|
7,614
|
11.34%
|
5,224
|
6.88%
|
3,171
|
6.05%
|
2,786
|
Santa Cruz
|
58.78%
|
26,145
|
20.71%
|
9,210
|
9.71%
|
4,319
|
5.02%
|
2,231
|
5.79%
|
2,576
|
Napa
|
57.51%
|
14,819
|
16.30%
|
4,200
|
13.28%
|
3,422
|
6.55%
|
1,688
|
6.35%
|
1,637
|
Merced
|
57.26%
|
10,830
|
14.96%
|
2,829
|
14.51%
|
2,744
|
7.33%
|
1,386
|
5.95%
|
1,126
|
Sacramento
|
55.81%
|
98,112
|
14.23%
|
25,021
|
13.48%
|
23,697
|
7.61%
|
13,385
|
8.86%
|
15,572
|
Alameda
|
55.75%
|
115,797
|
20.67%
|
42,929
|
10.16%
|
21,111
|
5.89%
|
12,239
|
7.53%
|
15,648
|
Sutter
|
55.79%
|
7,088
|
15.86%
|
2,015
|
14.53%
|
1,846
|
7.45%
|
947
|
6.37%
|
809
|
Modoc
|
55.32%
|
1,653
|
17.27%
|
516
|
14.12%
|
422
|
6.63%
|
198
|
6.66%
|
199
|
Fresno
|
55.03%
|
46,531
|
14.99%
|
12,675
|
13.32%
|
11,265
|
10.13%
|
8,568
|
6.52%
|
5,513
|
Siskiyou
|
54.53%
|
5,445
|
16.78%
|
1,675
|
13.36%
|
1,334
|
7.92%
|
791
|
7.41%
|
740
|
San Benito
|
54.42%
|
4,560
|
19.00%
|
1,592
|
12.77%
|
1,070
|
7.35%
|
616
|
6.46%
|
541
|
Glenn
|
53.87%
|
3,002
|
15.75%
|
878
|
14.88%
|
829
|
8.27%
|
461
|
7.23%
|
403
|
Contra Costa
|
53.74%
|
79,096
|
16.78%
|
24,703
|
14.10%
|
20,750
|
7.66%
|
11,269
|
7.72%
|
11,357
|
Stanislaus
|
53.29%
|
29,413
|
15.15%
|
8,361
|
14.89%
|
8,218
|
8.24%
|
4,550
|
8.42%
|
4,648
|
San Joaquin
|
53.09%
|
36,853
|
15.68%
|
10,887
|
14.90%
|
10,347
|
8.20%
|
5,691
|
8.13%
|
5,642
|
Butte
|
52.94%
|
19,722
|
19.19%
|
7,149
|
11.73%
|
4,370
|
8.72%
|
3,250
|
7.41%
|
2,759
|
San Mateo
|
52.44%
|
47,430
|
19.59%
|
17,724
|
11.68%
|
10,563
|
8.29%
|
7,503
|
8.00%
|
7,233
|
Yuba
|
52.20%
|
4,596
|
19.33%
|
1,702
|
12.81%
|
1,128
|
8.08%
|
711
|
7.58%
|
667
|
Sierra
|
51.70%
|
607
|
19.93%
|
234
|
10.82%
|
127
|
9.54%
|
112
|
8.01%
|
94
|
Plumas
|
51.74%
|
2,793
|
18.80%
|
1,015
|
12.54%
|
677
|
8.56%
|
462
|
8.35%
|
451
|
Solano
|
51.79%
|
28,305
|
21.52%
|
11,763
|
10.74%
|
5,872
|
9.27%
|
5,068
|
6.67%
|
3,648
|
Tehama
|
51.79%
|
5,855
|
16.17%
|
1,828
|
12.94%
|
1,463
|
12.07%
|
1,365
|
7.03%
|
795
|
Santa Clara
|
51.08%
|
103,889
|
18.28%
|
37,177
|
13.86%
|
28,190
|
8.22%
|
16,727
|
8.56%
|
17,412
|
Lassen
|
50.79%
|
2,904
|
21.42%
|
1,225
|
11.93%
|
682
|
8.97%
|
513
|
6.89%
|
394
|
Shasta
|
50.67%
|
16,443
|
17.47%
|
5,669
|
15.00%
|
4,869
|
9.19%
|
2,984
|
7.67%
|
2,489
|
Nevada
|
50.45%
|
11,028
|
23.13%
|
5,057
|
11.48%
|
2,510
|
7.41%
|
1,619
|
7.53%
|
1,645
|
Los Angeles
|
50.29%
|
385,495
|
18.91%
|
144,966
|
13.86%
|
106,266
|
8.28%
|
63,480
|
8.65%
|
66,344
|
Sonoma
|
50.19%
|
50,063
|
20.51%
|
20,459
|
13.04%
|
13,009
|
9.05%
|
9,028
|
7.21%
|
7,188
|
Kern
|
49.95%
|
44,713
|
13.77%
|
12,329
|
20.39%
|
18,251
|
8.78%
|
7,856
|
7.12%
|
6,371
|
Tulare
|
49.45%
|
17,990
|
15.34%
|
5,581
|
13.47%
|
4,902
|
13.94%
|
5,072
|
7.79%
|
2,835
|
Tuolumne
|
49.40%
|
6,067
|
17.09%
|
2,099
|
13.35%
|
1,640
|
10.00%
|
1,228
|
10.15%
|
1,247
|
Amador
|
48.95%
|
4,413
|
16.30%
|
1,470
|
12.61%
|
1,137
|
10.68%
|
963
|
11.46%
|
1,033
|
Imperial
|
48.58%
|
7,731
|
14.71%
|
2,341
|
13.45%
|
2,140
|
10.51%
|
1,672
|
12.76%
|
2,031
|
Riverside
|
48.27%
|
79,773
|
14.84%
|
24,524
|
15.49%
|
25,610
|
11.39%
|
18,819
|
10.02%
|
16,555
|
San Bernardino
|
48.12%
|
72,337
|
19.83%
|
29,814
|
14.15%
|
21,265
|
9.99%
|
15,018
|
7.91%
|
11,898
|
Placer
|
47.35%
|
30,249
|
15.19%
|
9,705
|
20.36%
|
13,011
|
9.81%
|
6,266
|
7.29%
|
4,659
|
Mendocino
|
47.05%
|
8,789
|
22.86%
|
4,271
|
15.36%
|
2,869
|
7.16%
|
1,337
|
7.57%
|
1,414
|
Calaveras
|
46.97%
|
4,543
|
18.14%
|
1,755
|
12.53%
|
1,212
|
11.37%
|
1,100
|
10.99%
|
1,063
|
Orange
|
46.59%
|
143,799
|
14.64%
|
45,190
|
21.76%
|
67,151
|
8.63%
|
26,631
|
8.38%
|
25,868
|
Madera
|
46.58%
|
7,491
|
17.45%
|
2,806
|
13.15%
|
2,114
|
12.98%
|
2,087
|
9.84%
|
1,583
|
San Diego
|
46.11%
|
165,199
|
18.69%
|
66,965
|
16.49%
|
59,092
|
10.71%
|
38,364
|
8.00%
|
28,652
|
El Dorado
|
45.85%
|
15,228
|
18.01%
|
5,982
|
14.92%
|
4,957
|
11.56%
|
3,839
|
9.66%
|
3,207
|
Lake
|
45.80%
|
5,058
|
19.78%
|
2,184
|
16.86%
|
1,862
|
8.69%
|
960
|
8.87%
|
980
|
Kings
|
45.43%
|
5,816
|
15.25%
|
1,952
|
17.74%
|
2,271
|
11.38%
|
1,457
|
10.19%
|
1,305
|
Humboldt
|
45.02%
|
13,267
|
24.68%
|
7,273
|
15.07%
|
4,442
|
7.78%
|
2,293
|
7.45%
|
2,197
|
Mariposa
|
44.61%
|
2,002
|
19.10%
|
857
|
12.50%
|
561
|
11.34%
|
509
|
12.46%
|
559
|
Trinity
|
44.63%
|
1,626
|
20.26%
|
738
|
16.52%
|
602
|
8.54%
|
311
|
10.05%
|
366
|
Del Norte
|
43.57%
|
2,160
|
19.75%
|
979
|
17.17%
|
851
|
10.31%
|
511
|
9.20%
|
456
|
Mono
|
42.46%
|
1,019
|
21.46%
|
515
|
15.92%
|
382
|
9.25%
|
222
|
10.92%
|
262
|
Inyo
|
42.39%
|
1,702
|
21.69%
|
871
|
11.93%
|
479
|
14.00%
|
562
|
9.99%
|
401
|
Alpine
|
41.27%
|
137
|
25.00%
|
83
|
14.76%
|
49
|
9.34%
|
31
|
9.64%
|
32
|