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2006 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

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2006 Chief Financial Officer of Florida General Election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Alex Sink Tom Lee
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,479,861 2,151,232
Percentage 53.5% 46.5%

County results
Sink:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

CFO before election

Tom Gallagher
Republican

Elected CFO

Alex Sink
Democratic

The 2006 Chief Financial Officer General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. The election was won by Alex Sink who took office on January 2, 2007.

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Lee 509,620 57.2
Republican Randy Johnson 325,508 36.5
Republican Milt Bauguess 56,128 6.3
Total votes 891,256 100

Democratic primary

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  • Alex Sink, Wife of Bill McBride and Former Bank of America President

Results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Sink Unopposed

Results

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2006 CFO election, Florida
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Sink 2,479,861 53.5
Republican Tom Lee 2,151,232 46.5
Majority 328,629 7.00
Turnout 4,631,093
Democratic gain from Republican
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