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| Turnout | 3,690,415 | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Precinct resultsCox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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The2006 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect theAttorney General of Michigan. IncumbentMike Cox became the first Republican in over 50 years to be elected attorney general and was seeking to become the first Republican since the amending of theMichigan Constitution to be re-elected. Despite a 2005 scandal where Cox announced he had an extramarital affair before becoming Attorney General[1] Cox won re-election easily, defeating Democratic nominee Amos Williams, taking 54 percent of the vote.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike Cox (i) | 1,986,606 | 53.8 | +4.9 | |
| Democratic | Amos Williams | 1,605,725 | 43.5 | −5.2 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Hall | 61,607 | 1.7 | N/A | |
| Constitution | Charles Conces | 36,477 | 1.0 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 380,881 | 10.3 | +10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,690,415 | +20.3 | |||
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