2006 California Courts of Appeal election

The 2006 California Courts of Appeal election was held November 7, 2006. The judges of the California Courts of Appeal are either approved to remain in their seat or rejected by the voters. All of the judges kept their seats.

Results

The following results are from the California Secretary of State.

District 1

Division 1

Presiding Justice, James Marchiano
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	792,381	44.21%
No	240,407	13.41%
Invalid or blank votes	759,437	42.37%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Associate Justice seat 1, Sandra Margulies
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	813,712	45.40%
No	220,607	12.31%
Invalid or blank votes	757,906	42.29%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Division 2

Associate Justice seat 1, Paul Haerle
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	743,102	41.46%
No	257,672	14.38%
Invalid or blank votes	791,451	44.16%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Associate Justice seat 2, James Richman
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	750,345	41.87%
No	247,222	13.79%
Invalid or blank votes	794,658	44.34%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Division 3

Presiding Justice, William McGuiness
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	769,962	42.96%
No	234,754	13.10%
Invalid or blank votes	787,509	43.94%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Associate Justice seat 1, Peter Siggins
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	735,319	41.03%
No	256,576	14.32%
Invalid or blank votes	800,330	44.66%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Division 4

Presiding Justice, Ignazio Ruvolo
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	733,266	40.91%
No	265,706	14.83%
Invalid or blank votes	793,253	44.26%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Associate Justice seat 1, Patricia Sepulveda
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	776,792	43.34%
No	227,692	12.70%
Invalid or blank votes	787,741	43.95%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Associate Justice seat 2, Maria Rivera
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	779,408	43.49%
No	229,521	12.81%
Invalid or blank votes	783,296	43.71%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

Division 5

Presiding Justice, Barbara Jones
Vote on retention	Votes	Percentage
Yes	807,489	45.06%
No	202,917	11.32%
Invalid or blank votes	781,819	43.62%
Totals	1,792,225	100.00%
Voter turnout	70.24%

District 2

Division 1

Associate Justice Robert M. Mallano, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	946,628	69.2%
No	422,039	30.8%
Total votes	1,368,667	100.0%
Majority	524,589	38.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Frances Rothschild, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	907,991	67.4%
No	440,787	32.6%
Total votes	1,348,778	100.0%
Majority	467,204	34.8%
Turnout

Division 2

Presiding Justice Roger W. Boren
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	943,800	70.7%
No	392,594	29.3%
Total votes	1,336,394	100.0%
Majority	551,206	41.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Victoria M. Chavez, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,009,198	73.5%
No	363,906	26.5%
Total votes	1,373,104	100.0%
Majority	645,292	47.0%
Turnout

Division 3

Associate Justice Patti S. Kitching, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	968,052	72.4%
No	369,457	27.6%
Total votes	1,337,509	100.0%
Majority	645,292	44.8%
Turnout

Associate Justice Richard D. Aldrich, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	952,506	71.7%
No	377,169	28.3%
Total votes	1,329,675	100.0%
Majority	645,292	43.4%
Turnout

Division 4

Presiding Justice Norman L. Epstein
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	953,107	71.1%
No	388,246	28.9%
Total votes	1,341,353	100.0%
Majority	564 861	42.2%
Turnout

Associate Justice Thomas L. Willhite, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	931,558	70.4%
No	392,957	29.6%
Total votes	1,324,515	100.0%
Majority	538,601	40.8%
Turnout

Associate Justice Nora M. Manella, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	979,479	72.2%
No	377,896	27.8%
Total votes	1,357,375	100.0%
Majority	601,583	44.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Steven Suzukawa, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	946,486	71.7%
No	375,318	28.3%
Total votes	1,321,804	100.0%
Majority	571,168	43.4%
Turnout

Division 5

Associate Justice Richard M. Mosk, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	875,283	66.7%
No	437,336	33.3%
Total votes	1,312,619	100.0%
Majority	437,947	33.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Sandy R. Kriegler, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	950,658	73.0%
No	352,287	27.0%
Total votes	1,302,945	100.0%
Majority	598,371	46.0%
Turnout

Division 6

Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	922,473	70.6%
No	385,861	29.4%
Total votes	1,308,334	100.0%
Majority	536,612	41.2%
Turnout

Division 7

Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	870,683	66.8%
No	433,826	33.2%
Total votes	1,304,509	100.0%
Majority	436,857	33.6%
Turnout

Associate Justice Fred Woods, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	943,274	72.2%
No	364,495	27.8%
Total votes	1,307,769	100.0%
Majority	578,779	44.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Laurie D. Zelon, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	924,529	70.1%
No	394,646	29.9%
Total votes	1,319,175	100.0%
Majority	529,883	70.1%
Turnout

Division 8

Presiding Justice Candace D. Cooper
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	966,668	72.7%
No	363,240	27.3%
Total votes	1,329,908	100.0%
Majority	603,428	45.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Madeleine Flier, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	937,365	70.5%
No	393,789	29.5%
Total votes	1,331,154	100.0%
Majority	543,576	41.0%
Turnout

District 3

Associate Justice Coleman A. Blease, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	423,827	70.2%
No	179,947	29.8%
Total votes	603,774	100.0%
Majority	243,880	40.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Fred K. Morrison, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	445,015	73.8%
No	158,134	26.2%
Total votes	603,149	100.0%
Majority	286,881	47.6%
Turnout

Associate Justice Kathleen Butz, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	435,606	72.0%
No	169,506	28.0%
Total votes	605,112	100.0%
Majority	266,100	44.0%
Turnout

Associate Justice Tani Cantil Sakauye, Seat 4
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	419,230	70.4%
No	176,795	29.6%
Total votes	596,025	100.0%
Majority	242,435	40.8%
Turnout

District 4

Division 1

Presiding Justice Judith McConnell
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,039,051	73.5%
No	375,589	26.5%
Total votes	1,414,640	100.0%
Majority	663,462	47.0%
Turnout

Associate Justice Patricia D. Benke, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,040,010	75.2%
No	343,890	24.8%
Total votes	1,383,900	100.0%
Majority	696,120	50.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Richard D. Huffman, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,017,127	74.3%
No	353,211	25.7%
Total votes	1,370,338	100.0%
Majority	663,916	48.6%
Turnout

Associate Justice Judith L. Haller, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,016,790	74.5%
No	348,454	25.5%
Total votes	1,365,244	100.0%
Majority	668,336	49.0%
Turnout

Associate Justice Cynthia G. Aaron, Seat 4
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	967,672	71.2%
No	393,082	28.8%
Total votes	1,360,754	100.0%
Majority	574,590	42.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Joan K. Irion, Seat 5
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	943,357	69.8%
No	410,059	30.2%
Total votes	1,353,416	100.0%
Majority	533,298	39.6%
Turnout

Division 2

Associate Justice Art W. McKinster, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	994,093	73.9%
No	352,637	26.1%
Total votes	1,346,730	100.0%
Majority	641,456	47.8%
Turnout

Associate Justice Betty A. Richli, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,001,627	74.3%
No	347,537	25.7%
Total votes	1,349,164	100.0%
Majority	654,090	48.6%
Turnout

Associate Justice Jeffrey King, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	942,365	70.4%
No	398,051	29.6%
Total votes	1,340,416	100.0%
Majority	544,314	40.8%
Turnout

Associate Justice Douglas P. Miller, Seat 4
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	1,001,261	74.7%
No	340,153	25.3%
Total votes	1,341,414	100.0%
Majority	661,108	49.4%
Turnout

Division 3

Associate Justice Kathleen E. O’Leary, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	987,566	73.0%
No	367,110	27.0%
Total votes	1,354,676	100.0%
Majority	620,456	46.0%
Turnout

Associate Justice Raymond J. Ikola, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	962,120	72.0%
No	375,428	28.0%
Total votes	1,337,548	100.0%
Majority	586,692	44.0%
Turnout

District 5

Associate Justice Thomas A. Harris, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	331,103	74.2%
No	115,207	25.8%
Total votes	446,310	100.0%
Majority	215,896	48.4%
Turnout

Associate Justice Rebecca A. Wiseman, Seat 2
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	329,733	73.6%
No	118,782	26.4%
Total votes	448,515	100.0%
Majority	210,951	47.2%
Turnout

Associate Justice Betty L. Dawson, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	307,237	69.1%
No	137,811	30.9%
Total votes	445,048	100.0%
Majority	169,426	38.2%
Turnout

Associate Justice Stephen J. Kane, Seat 4
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	328,617	73.9%
No	116,461	26.1%
Total votes	445,078	100.0%
Majority	212,156	47.8%
Turnout

Associate Justice Brad R. Hill, Seat 5
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	328,020	74.3%
No	113,785	25.7%
Total votes	441,805	100.0%
Majority	214,235	48.6%
Turnout

District 6

Presiding Justice Conrad L. Rushing
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	286,120	75.0%
No	95,711	25.0%
Total votes	381,831	100.0%
Majority	190,409	50.0%
Turnout

Associate Justice Nathan D. Mihara, Seat 1
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	288,961	76.1%
No	91,101	23.9%
Total votes	380,062	100.0%
Majority	197,860	52.2%
Turnout

Associate Justice Richard J. McAdams, Seat 3
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	283,549	75.3%
No	93,305	24.7%
Total votes	376,854	100.0%
Majority	190,244	50.6%
Turnout

Associate Justice Wendy Clark Duffy, Seat 4
Vote on retention	Votes	%	±%
Yes	305,083	80.0%
No	76,289	20.0%
Total votes	381,372	100.0%
Majority	228,794	60.0%
Turnout