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Republican candidates
- Bob Riley (R) - Incumbent. (governor's website)(cw) Riley son the Republican primary with 67% of the vote to Moore's 36%.
- Roy Moore (R) - Former Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court. (cw). Lost June 6 primary election by a 4:1 margin.
- Comments: Early in his term, Riley proposed a progressive tax plan that was narrowly defeated by an alliance of big businesses and the Christian Coalition. Republican Gov. Bob Riley defeated former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, the "Ten Commandments" judge. in the 2006 GOP primary.
Democratic candidates
- Lucy Baxley (D) (Lt. Gov. website) (cw)- Lt. Governor, former State Treasurer. Baxley won the Democratic primary with 20% of the vote to Siegelman's 36%.
- Don Siegelman (D) (cw)- former Governor, former Lt. Governor and former Attorney General.
- Joe Copeland (D)
- Harry Lyon (D)
- Nathan Mathis (D) - Former. State Representative. (cw)
- James Potts (D)
- Results: Riley won 58-42%.
- Comments: In the 2006 Democratic primary, Lt. Gov. Lucy Baxley beat former Gov. Don Siegelman, who is on trial in federal court on bribery charges.
Other parties, independent candidates
2006 general election results
*Bob Riley (R) 718,327 57.4%
*Lucy Baxley(D) 519,827 41.6%
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