2006 Missouri State Auditor election

2006 Missouri State Auditor election

7 November 2006

Nominee Susan Montee Sandra Thomas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,084,793 888,012 Percentage 52.91% 43.31%

State Auditor before election Claire McCaskill Democratic Elected State Auditor Susan Montee Democratic

The 2006 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 7 November 2006 in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee Susan Montee defeated Republican nominee Sandra Thomas, Libertarian nominee Charles Baum and Progressive nominee Terry Bunker.

General election

On election day, 7 November 2006, Democratic nominee Susan Montee won the election by a margin of 196,781 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Sandra Thomas, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. Montee was sworn in as the 35th state auditor of Missouri on 3 January 2007.

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Montee	1,084,793	52.91
	Republican	Sandra Thomas	888,012	43.31
	Libertarian	Charles Baum	56,883	2.78
	Progressive	Terry Bunker	20,503	1.00
Total votes			2,050,191	100.00
	Democratic hold