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TheOklahoma state elections were held on November 7, 2006. Theprimary election was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22.^[1]

In the Democratic primary, incumbentBrad Henry defeated challenger Andrew Marr 86% to 14%. In the Republican primary,Ernest Istook defeatedBob Sullivan, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.

In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.

2006 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 2002 2010 →

Nominee Jari Askins Todd Hiett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 463,681 439,339 Percentage 50.1% 47.5%

County results Askins:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Hiett:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant governor before election Mary Fallin Republican ElectedLieutenant governor Jari Askins Democratic

With incumbentMary Fallin not running for reelection as theLieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, a new Lieutenant Governor was guaranteed.

The candidates for the parties faced on in the primary election on July 25. If no party received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election was held on August 22 to decide the winner.

There were three candidates in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor.

There were four candidates in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.

In the general election, Democratic primary winner Jari Askins faced the Republican primary winner Todd Hiett. Also, E. Z. Million ran as an Independent.

2006 Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Jeff McMahan Gary Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 469,311 438,778 Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

County results McMahan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Jones:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Auditor and Inspector before election Jeff McMahan Democratic ElectedState Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan Democratic

Incumbent State AuditorJeff McMahan was re-elected to a second term over Gary Jones, who he had defeated in 2002. McMahan resigned in 2008, halfway through his term, due to charges of corruption. Fellow DemocratSteve Burrage was appointed to serve out the rest of McMahan's term.

2006 Oklahoma Attorney General election

← 2002 2010 →

Nominee Drew Edmondson James Dunn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 563,364 357,267 Percentage 61.1% 38.8%

County results Edmondson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Dunn:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election Drew Edmondson Democratic ElectedAttorney General Drew Edmondson Democratic

2006 Oklahoma state treasurer election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Scott Meacham Howard Barnett Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 542,347 371,961 Percentage 59.3% 40.7%

County results Meacham:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Barnett:     50–60%     60–70%

State Treasurer before election Scott Meacham Democratic ElectedState Treasurer Scott Meacham Democratic

State treasurerRobert Butkin was re-elected to a third term in 2002. However, in 2005Butkin resigned. DemocratScott Meacham was appointed by GovernorBrad Henry to fill the rest of the term.Meacham sought and was elected to a full term, defeating formerOklahoma Secretary of CommerceHoward Barnett Jr.

2006 Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Sandy Garrett Bill Crozier Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 576,304 343,900 Percentage 62.6% 37.4%

County results Garrett:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Crozier:     50–60%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election Sandy Garrett Democratic Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Sandy Garrett Democratic

Incumbent DemocratSandy Garrett won re-election to her fifth term, taking 62.6% of the vote. Garrett won all but three counties in the state, only losing the heavily conservativepanhandle counties.

2006 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Lloyd Fields Brenda Reneau Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 456,446 453,720 Percentage 50.15% 49.85%

County results Fields:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Reneau:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Commissioner of Labor before election Brenda Reneau Republican Elected Commissioner of Labor Lloyd Fields Democratic

IncumbentCommissioner of laborBrenda Reneau ran for re-election, but was narrowly defeated by DemocratLloyd Fields. With a margin of .2%, this was the closest statewide election.

2006 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →

Nominee Kim Holland Bill Case Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 474,221 437,081 Percentage 52.04% 47.96%

County results Holland:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Case:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Insurance Commissioner before election Kim Holland Democratic Elected Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland Democratic

IncumbentInsurance CommissionerKim Holland ran for her first full term after being appointed to the position in 2005 byOklahoma GovernorBrad Henry. She defeated Republican candidate Bill Case with 52% of the vote to Case's 48%. As of the2022 election, this is the last time a Democrat was elected as Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner.

2006 Oklahoma Corporate Commissioner seat 2 election

← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 →

Nominee Bob Anthony Cody Graves Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 536,341 378,030 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results Anthony:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Graves:     50–60%     60–70%

Commissioner before election Bob Anthony Republican ElectedCommissioner Bob Anthony Republican

Incumbent RepublicanBob Anthony was re-elected to a six year term.

This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay tolegislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to somelegislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.

For - 87.78%
Against - 12.22%

This measure amends the State Constitution. It amends Section 23 of Article 10. The measure deals with theConstitutional Reserve Fund also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The measure allows money to be spentfrom the Rainy Day Fund. The purpose of the authorized spending is to retain employment for state residentsby helping at-risk manufacturers. Payments from the Fund would be used to encourage such manufacturersto make investments in Oklahoma. All such payments from the Fund must be unanimously approved by threeState officers. Those officers are the Governor and the head of the Senate and House of Representatives.Those officers could only approve payments recommended by an independent committee. Such spendingis allowed in years when there is Eighty Million Dollars or more in the Fund and other conditions are met.Such spending is limited to Ten Million Dollars a year. The help given to a manufacturer is limited to tenpercent of its in-State capital investments. The Legislature could make laws to carry out the amendment.

For - 53.58%
Against - 46.42%

State Question 733

Oklahoma Repeal of Ban on Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Day
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 461,615 52.52% No 417,377 47.48% Total votes 878,992 100.00%
Yes   50–60% No   60–70%   50–60%
Source:Oklahoma State Election Board

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales ofalcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certaindays. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. Thismeasure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sellalcoholic beverages on election days.

For - 52.52%
Against - 47.48%

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6A of Article 10. This section providesan exemption from property tax. The exemption applies to goods that are shipped into the state, but whichdo not remain in the state for more than ninety days. This is sometimes known as the freeport exemption.This measure would allow laws to be enacted. The laws could provide for an application process to claimthis exemption. The laws could require the application to be filed by a certain date. The laws could requirecertain information to be included with the application. The application would be filed with the countyassessor.

For - 63.10%
Against - 36.90%

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