The 2006 Chief Financial Officer General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Chief Financial Officer of Florida. The election was won by Alex Sink who took office on January 2, 2007. As of 2026, this is the only time a Democrat was elected to the office since its creation in 2002.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Lee 509,620 57.2
Republican Randy Johnson 325,508 36.5
Republican Milt Bauguess 56,128 6.3
Total votes 891,256 100

Democratic primary

  • Alex Sink, Wife of Bill McBride and Former Bank of America President

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Sink Unopposed –

Results

2006 CFO election, Florida[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alex Sink 2,479,861 53.5
Republican Tom Lee 2,151,232 46.5
Majority 328,629 7.00
Turnout 4,631,093
Democratic gain from Republican

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election