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2006Final results

2006 election for Alabama Governor

Governor · Alabama

Bob Riley (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Lucy Baxley (D) by 16.0 points.

Bob RileyRepublican · winner
58.0%718,327
Lucy BaxleyDemocrat
42.0%519,827
1,238,154 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenR+0.91994D+15.61998R+0.22002R+16.02006R+15.82010R+27.42014

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET