2006 Maryland Comptroller election

The 2006 Maryland Comptroller election was held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic State Comptroller William Donald Schaefer ran for a third term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Peter Franchot, a State Delegate from Montgomery County. On the Republican side, Anne McCarthy, the former dean of the University of Baltimore business school, won a crowded primary and faced off against Franchot. In the general election, Franchot defeated McCarthy and became the next Comptroller of Maryland.

2006 Maryland Comptroller election

November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
 
Nominee Peter Franchot Anne McCarthy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,016,677 703,874
Percentage 59.0% 40.8%

County results
Franchot:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
McCarthy:      50–60%      60–70%

Comptroller before election

William Donald Schaefer
Democratic

Elected Comptroller

Peter Franchot
Democratic

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