The 2006 California gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 2006. The primary elections took place on June 6, 2006. The incumbent Republican Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, won re-election for his first and only full term. His main opponent was California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, the California Democratic Party nominee. Peter Camejo was the California Green Party nominee, Janice Jordan was the Peace and Freedom Party nominee, Art Olivier was the California Libertarian Party nominee, and Edward C. Noonan was the California American Independent Party nominee. Under the state constitution, the Governor serves a four-year term, with a maximum or minimum term limit of two four-year terms for life, regardless of whether or not they are consecutive or nonconsecutive. Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in a 2003 recall election and served out the remainder of predecessor Gray Davis's term ending in 2006; Schwarzenegger was therefore eligible to serve until 2011. As of , this, along with the concurrent Insurance Commissioner election, was the last time a Republican won a gubernatorial or any other statewide election in California as well as the most recent election in which a California governor and lieutenant governor of opposite parties were elected. Exit polls showed Schwarzenegger won White people (63%–32%) and Asian-Americans (62%–37%), while Angelides won African-Americans (70%–27%) and Latinos (56%–39%). Primary elections (June 6, 2006) Bar graph of statewide results Results by county The period for candidate nominations closed on March 24, 2006. Democratic Candidates Phil Angelides – California State Treasurer; former State Democratic Chair and developer Barbara Becnel – Executive Director of Neighborhood House of North Richmond; founder of Save Stanley Tookie Williams campaign Joe Brouilette – high school teacher Edie Bukewihge – writer and publisher Jerald Gerst – physician Vibert Greene – engineer Frank Macaluso – medical doctor Michael Strimling – attorney Steve Westly – California State Controller; former Internet executive The two front-runners for the Democratic nomination were Angelides and California State Controller Steve Westly. A pre-election poll had Westly leading Angelides by six percentage points. The Field Poll conducted on April 17, 2006, showed that both Democratic candidates had low recognition factors amongst the state's electorate, with only 45% having any opinion on Angelides and 40% for Westly. Of registered Democrats surveyed, 59% said they didn't know enough about Angelides to have any opinion about him, with 58% saying the same for Westly. The Los Angeles Times reported that the race for the