2006 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 California Gubernatorial Election?

Arnold Schwarzenegger won the 2006 California Gubernatorial Election. Arnold Schwarzenegger received 4,850,157 popular votes (55.88%). The main challenger was Phil Angelides (38.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Schwarzenegger and Angelides

Schwarzenegger +17.0 pts · won by 1,473,425 votes
4,850,157 votes
3,376,732 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.