2006 Michigan Attorney General election

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2006 Michigan Attorney General election

| country = Michigan

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2002 Michigan Attorney General election

| previous_year = 2002

| next_election = 2010 Michigan Attorney General election

| next_year = 2010

| election_date = {{Start date|2006|11|7}}

| turnout = 3,690,415

| nominee1 = Mike Cox

| image1 = File:Mike_Cox_Summer_2009.JPG

| image_size = 140x140px

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,986,606

| percentage1 = 53.8%

| nominee2 = Amos Williams

| image2 = No image.svg

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,605,725

| percentage2 = 43.5%

| map_image = {{switcher |300px |County results |320px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Cox: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Williams: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}}
{{legend0|#808080|No data}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Mike Cox

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Mike Cox

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}{{ElectionsMI}}

The 2006 Michigan Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Michigan. Incumbent Mike Cox became the first Republican in over 50 years to be elected attorney general and was seeking to become the first Republican since the amending of the Michigan Constitution to be re-elected. Despite a 2005 scandal where Cox announced he had an extramarital affair before becoming Attorney General{{cite web |url=http://www.themorningsun.com/article/MS/20090527/NEWS/305279972 |title=Michigan AG Mike Cox enters 2010 governor's race |author=Kathy Barks Hoffman |work=Associated Press |date=May 27, 2009 |access-date=December 22, 2016}} Cox won re-election easily, defeating Democratic nominee Amos Williams, taking 54 percent of the vote.{{cite web |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=26&year=2006&f=0&off=9 |title=2006 Attorney General General Election Results - Michigan

|work=US Election Atlas |date=February 4, 2007 |access-date=December 22, 2016}}