2006 United States House of Representatives elections

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election. Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3, 2007, until January 3, 2009. The incumbent majority party, the Republicans, had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994, and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber, ending 12 years of Republican control in the House.

2006 United States House of Representatives elections

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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives^[a] 218 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Nancy Pelosi Dennis Hastert (resigned as leader) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat California 8th Illinois 14th Last election 202 232 Seats before 201 229 Seats won 233 202 Seat change 31 30 Popular vote 42,338,795 35,857,334 Percentage 52.3% 44.3% Swing 5.5% 5.1%   Third party   Party Independent Last election 1 Seats won 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 417,895 Percentage 0.5% Swing 0.1%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker before election Dennis Hastert Republican Elected Speaker Nancy Pelosi Democratic

The Republicans had won a 232-seat majority in 2004. By the time of the 2006 election, they held 229 seats, while the Democrats held 201, plus 1 Independent who caucused with the Democrats. There were also four vacancies. Republicans held a 28-seat advantage, and Democrats needed to pick up 15 seats to take control of the House, which had had a Republican majority since January 1995. The public's perception of George W. Bush, the handling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a series of political scandals involving mostly congressional Republicans took their toll on the party at the ballot box.^[1]

The final result was a 31-seat pickup for the Democrats, including the pickup of the Vermont at-large seat, previously held by Independent Bernie Sanders (who ran instead for U.S. Senate), who caucused with the Democrats. Democrats defeated 22 Republican incumbents and won eight open Republican-held seats. For the first time since the party's founding, Republicans won no seats previously held by Democrats and defeated no Democratic incumbents.^[2] It was the largest seat gain for the Democrats since the 1974 elections. Among the new Democrats were the first Muslim in Congress (Keith Ellison) and the first two Buddhists (Mazie Hirono and Hank Johnson). As a result of the Democratic victory, Nancy Pelosi became the first female and the first Californian House Speaker.^[3]

As of 2022^[update], these remain the only House elections in U.S. history where only one party flipped any seats. 2006 remains the last year in which Republicans won a house race in Connecticut and the last time the Democrats won control of the House without winning every seat in New England.

Results

A number of organizations and individuals made predictions about the election, some for the House as a whole and some for both that and individual races.

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233	202
Democratic	Republican

 

Popular vote by states

 

President Bush meets with Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer (then House Minority Leader and Minority Whip, respectively) at the Oval Office in the White House. The President congratulated Pelosi and Hoyer on their newfound majority and vowed to work with them until his presidency was over. Regarding Pelosi's elevation to Speaker of the House, Bush commented "This is a historic moment".

 

Summary of party changes

  3–5 Democratic seat pickup

  1–2 Democratic seat pickup

Summary of the November 7, 2006, United States House of Representatives election results

Party		Seats				Popular vote
		2004	2006	Net change	%	Vote	%	+/−
	Democratic Party	202	233	31	53.6%	42,338,795	52.3%	+5.5%
	Republican Party	232	202	30	46.4%	35,857,334	44.3%	−5.1%
	Libertarian Party	−	−	−	−	656,764	0.8%	−0.1%
	Independent	1	0	1	-	417,895	0.5%	−0.1%
	Green Party	−	−	−	−	243,391	0.3%	-
	Constitution Party	−	−	−	−	91,133	0.1%	−0.1%
	Independence Party	−	−	−	−	85,815	0.1%	-
	Reform Party	−	−	−	−	53,862	0.1%	−
	Other parties	−	−	−	−	1,230,548	1.5%	−0.1%
Totals		435	435	−	100.0%	80,975,537	100.0%	−
Voter turnout: 36.8%
Sources: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk

Popular vote Democratic   52.29% Republican   44.28% Libertarian   0.81% Green   0.29% Others   2.33%

House seats Democratic   53.56% Republican   46.44%

Voter demographics

Vote by demographic subgroup
Demographic subgroup	DEM	GOP	Other	% of total vote
Total vote	52	44	4	100
Ideology
Liberals	87	11	2	20
Moderates	60	38	2	47
Conservatives	20	78	2	32
Party
Democrats	93	7	n/a	38
Republicans	8	91	1	36
Independents	57	39	4	26
Gender
Men	50	47	3	49
Women	55	43	2	51
Marital status
Married	48	51	1	68
Unmarried	64	34	2	32
Gender by marital status
Married men	47	51	2	35
Married women	48	50	2	33
Unmarried men	62	36	2	14
Unmarried women	66	32	2	18
Race/ethnicity
White	47	51	2	79
Black	89	10	1	10
Asian	62	37	1	2
Other	55	42	3	2
Hispanic (of any race)	69	30	1	8
Gender by race
White men	44	53	3	39
White women	49	50	1	40
Non-white men	75	23	2	9
Non-white women	78	21	1	11
Religion
Protestant	44	54	2	55
Catholic	55	44	1	26
Jewish	87	12	1	2
Other religion	71	25	4	6
None	74	22	4	11
Religious service attendance
More than weekly	38	60	2	17
Weekly	46	53	1	28
Monthly	57	41	2	12
A few times a year	60	38	2	25
Never	67	30	3	15
White evangelical or born-again Christian
White evangelical or born-again Christian	28	70	2	24
Everyone else	59	39	2	76
Age
18–29 years old	60	38	2	12
30–44 years old	53	45	2	24
45–59 years old	53	46	1	34
60 and older	50	48	2	29
Sexual orientation
LGBT	75	24	1	3
Heterosexual	52	46	2	97
Education
Not a high school graduate	64	35	1	3
High school graduate	55	44	1	21
Some college education	51	47	2	31
College graduate	49	49	2	27
Postgraduate education	58	41	1	18
Family income
Under $15,000	67	30	3	7
$15,000–30,000	61	36	3	12
$30,000–50,000	56	43	1	21
$50,000–75,000	50	48	2	22
$75,000–100,000	52	47	1	16
$100,000–150,000	47	51	2	13
$150,000–200,000	47	51	2	5
Over $200,000	45	53	2	5
Union households
Union	64	34	2	23
Non-union	49	49	2	77
Region
Northeast	63	35	2	22
Midwest	52	47	1	27
South	45	53	2	30
West	54	43	3	21
Community size
Urban	61	37	2	30
Suburban	50	48	2	47
Rural	48	50	2	24

Source: CNN exit poll^[4]

Open seats

 

Winning margins in all House races

In the election, there were 32 open seats: 28 incumbents not seeking re-election and four vacancies. Of the 28 incumbents, 18 were Republicans, 9 Democrats, and 1 an independent.

The four vacancies were New Jersey's 13th congressional district, to be filled at the same time as the general election with the winner taking office in November immediately after the votes were certified; Texas's 22nd congressional district, with a separate special election on the same day; and Ohio's 18th congressional district and Florida's 16th congressional district, which did not have special elections to fill the vacancies before January 2007. New Jersey's 13th congressional district had been held by Democrat Bob Menendez, Texas's 22nd congressional district had been held by Republican Tom DeLay, Ohio's 18th congressional district had been held by Republican Robert Ney, and Florida's 16th congressional district had been held by Republican Mark Foley.

In addition to the open seats, two incumbents (Democrat Cynthia McKinney in Georgia's 4th congressional district and Republican Joe Schwarz in Michigan's 7th congressional district), were defeated in their party's respective primaries, adding two seats to the number of races where the incumbent was not up for re-election in November.

Election predictions

The following table rates the competitiveness of selected races from around the country according to Sabato's Crystal Ball. Races not included should be considered safe for the incumbent's party. (Incumbents not running for re-election have parentheses around their name.)

District	Incumbent	Crystal Ball^[5]	Rothenberg Political Report^[6]	Result
AZ-1	Renzi (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt R	Renzi (R)
AZ-5	Hayworth (R)	Tossup Democratic Gain	Tossup/Tilt D	Mitchell (D)
AZ-8	(Kolbe) (R)	Likely D	Democrat Favored	Giffords (D)
CA-4	Doolittle (R)	Leans R	Tossup/Tilt R	Doolittle (R)
CA-11	Pombo (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	McNerney (D)
CA-50	Bilbray (R)	Leans R	Republican Favored	Bilbray (R)
CO-4	Musgrave (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt R	Musgrave (R)
CO-5	(Hefley) (R)	Safe R	Republican Favored	Lamborn (R)
CO-6	Tancredo (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Tancredo (R)
CO-7	(Beauprez) (R)	Likely D	Democrat Favored	Perlmutter (D)
CT-2	Simmons (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Courtney (D)
CT-4	Shays (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Shays (R)
CT-5	Johnson (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt D	Murphy (D)
FL-8	Keller (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Keller (R)
FL-9	(Bilirakis) (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Bilirakis (R)
FL-13	(Harris) (R)	Lean D	Tossup/Tilt D	Buchanan (R)
FL-16	(Foley) (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Mahoney (D)
FL-22	Shaw (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Klein (D)
GA-8	Marshall (D)	Leans D	Tossup/Tilt D	Marshall (D)
GA-12	Barrow (D)	Tossup Democratic Hold	Tossup/Tilt D	Barrow (D)
ID-1	(Otter) (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt R	Sali (R)
IL-6	(Hyde) (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Roskam (R)
IL-8	Bean (D)	Lean D	Tossup/Tilt D	Bean (D)
IL-10	Kirk (R)	Lean R	Safe R	Kirk (R)
IN-2	Chocola (R)	Lean D	Lean D	Donnelly (D)
IN-3	Souder (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Souder (R)
IN-7	Carson (D)	Likely D	Safe D	Carson (D)
IN-8	Hostettler (R)	Likely D	Democrat Favored	Ellsworth (D)
IN-9	Sodrel (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt D	Hill (D)
IA-1	(Nussle) (R)	Lean D	Lean D	Braley (D)
IA-2	Leach (R)	Lean R	Safe R	Loebsack (D)
IA-3	Boswell (D)	Lean D	Lean D	Boswell (D)
KS-2	Ryun (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Boyda (D)
KY-2	Lewis (R)	Lean R	Republican Favored	Lewis (R)
KY-3	Northup (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt R	Yarmuth (D)
KY-4	Davis (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt R	Davis (R)
LA-3	Melanchon (D)	Likely D	Safe D	Melanchon (D)
MI-7	(Schwarz) (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Walberg (R)
MN-1	Gutknecht (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Walz (D)
MN-2	Kline (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Kline (R)
MN-6	(Kennedy) (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Bachmann (R)
NE-3	(Osborne) (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt D	Smith (R)
NV-2	(Gibbons) (R)	Leans R	Republican Favored	Heller (R)
NV-3	Porter (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt R	Porter (R)
NH-1	Bradley (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Shea-Porter (D)
NH-2	Bass (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt D	Hodes (D)
NJ-7	Ferguson (R)	Lean R	Lean R	Ferguson (R)
NM-1	Wilson (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Wilson (R)
NY-3	King (R)	Likely R	Republican Favored	King (R)
NY-19	Kelly (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Republican Favored	Hall (D)
NY-20	Sweeney (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Tossup/Tilt D	Gillibrand (D)
NY-24	(Boehlert) (R)	Lean D	Tossup/Tilt D	Arcuri (D)
NY-25	Walsh (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt R	Walsh (R)
NY-26	Reynolds (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Reynolds (R)
NY-29	Kuhl (R)	Lean R	Tossup/Tilt R	Kuhl (R)
NC-8	Hayes (R)	Lean R	Safe R	Hayes (R)
NC-11	Taylor (R)	Lean D	Tossup/Tilt D	Shuler (D)
OH-1	Chabot (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Chabot (R)
OH-2	Schmidt (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Schmidt (R)
OH-6	(Strickland) (D)	Likely D	Safe D	Wilson (D)
OH-12	Tiberi (R)	Likely R	Lean R	Tiberi (R)
OH-15	Pryce (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Lean D	Pryce (R)
OH-18	(Ney) (R)	Lean D	Lean D	Space (D)
PA-4	Hart (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Altmire (D)
PA-6	Gerlach (R)	Lean D	Pure Tossup	Gerlach (R)
PA-7	Weldon (R)	Lean D	Lean D	Sestak (D)
PA-8	Fitzparick (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Murphy (D)
PA-10	Sherwood (R)	Lean D	Lean D	Carney (D)
TX-17	Edwards (D)	Likely D	Safe D	Wilson (D)
TX-22	(DeLay) (R)	Tossup Democratic Pickup	Pure Tossup	Lampson (D)
TX-23	Bonilla (R)	Lean R	Lean R	Rodriguez (D)
VT-AL	(Sanders) (D)	Likely D	Democrat Favored	Welch (D)
VA-2	Drake (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Drake (R)
VA-10	Wolf (R)	Lean R	Safe R	Wolf (R)
WA-8	Reichert (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Tossup/Tilt R	Reichert (R)
WV-1	Mollahan (D)	Likely D	Safe D	Mollahan (D)
WV-2	Capito (R)	Likely R	Safe R	Capito (R)
WI-8	(Green) (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Pure Tossup	Kagen (D)
WY-AL	Cubin (R)	Tossup Republican Hold	Republican Favored	Cubin (R)

Seats that changed party

Thirty Republican seats were picked up by Democrats, and one seat held by an independent was picked up by a Democrat. No Democratic seats were picked up by Republicans.

• Arizona's 5th congressional district: Early in the cycle, incumbent J. D. Hayworth (R) appeared on his way to an easy reelection. However, his seat may have become more competitive after the Congressional Page scandal broke. Democrats fielded a locally well-known candidate in State Senator Harry Mitchell, a former Mayor of Tempe. Mitchell has been a political force in his home town, one of the largest communities in the district, and Democrats became enthusiastic about his candidacy. The 5th leans Republican, but not overwhelmingly. The district includes, in addition to Tempe, Scottsdale, the prime real estate of the Phoenix area. On election night, Mitchell defeated Hayworth, 50% to 46%.

 

Campaign signs including for Graf (R), Giffords (D) and Quick (I)

• Arizona's 8th congressional district: Incumbent Jim Kolbe (R) announced on November 23, 2005, that he would not seek re-election in 2006.^{[citation needed]} His district, located in Southeastern Arizona and based in the suburbs of Tucson, is Republican-leaning, but competitive: President Bush won the district with 53% of the vote in 2004 (although only 50% in 2000). The Democratic primary in September was won by former State Senator Gabby Giffords, who resigned from the Arizona Legislature on December 1, 2005, in preparation for the campaign. Randy Graf, a former state Representative who lost to Kolbe in the 2004 primary, won the September 2006 Republican primary. He defeated current state Representative Steve Huffman, whom both Kolbe and the National Republican Congressional Committee supported. The NRCC reportedly became concerned that Graf (a supporter of the Minuteman Project, and a sponsor of an unsuccessful bill that would let patrons carry guns into bars and restaurants), was too conservative to win the district. The NRCC committed $122,000 for a television ad in support of Huffman, which ran the week before the primary. The Democratic party shared that assessment — prior to the primary, it spent nearly $200,000, "a large part of that for advertisements critical of Mr. Huffman in an effort to help Mr. Graf's candidacy."^[7] In late September, the national GOP canceled about $1 million in advertising support.^[8] Libertarian David Nolan and independent Jay Quick also ran for the seat. Giffords went on to win by a 54% to 42% margin. (For details, see 2006 Arizona's 8th congressional district election.)

See also: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California

• California's 11th congressional district: Longtime incumbent Richard Pombo (R) won reelection in 2004 by a reasonably comfortable 61% to 39% margin. However, Pombo became associated with the ethical and legal scandals revolving around Jack Abramoff and became the subject of an investigation, which eroded his popular support. In addition, Rolling Stone listed him as one of the ten worst congressmen. The Democratic candidate who garnered the 39% in 2004, Jerry McNerney, joined that race as a write-in candidate two weeks before the primary election. In 2006, McNerney was challenged in the primary by Steve Filson. Filson was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee but was upset by McNerney in the primary. Pombo was challenged for the Republican nomination by former Representative Pete McCloskey. Pombo won 63% of the primary vote to 32% for McCloskey.^[9] McCloskey eventually endorsed McNerney.^[10] The eleventh district is largely composed of Oakland suburbs and leans Republican. McNerney defeated Pombo 53% to 47% on election night.
• Colorado's 7th congressional district: Incumbent Bob Beauprez (R) was reelected to a second term in 2004 with 55% of the vote, after winning his first term by only 121 votes. His retirement to make an unsuccessful run for Governor of Colorado made this seat highly competitive. The 7th District is located in the northern and eastern Denver suburbs. State education chairman Rick O'Donnell was unopposed for the Republican nomination, while State Senator Ed Perlmutter won a three-way Democratic primary. On election night, Perlmutter won Beauprez's old seat as expected, 55% to 42%.
• Connecticut's 2nd congressional district: Incumbent Rob Simmons (R), a Vietnam War veteran and former CIA agent, won reelection by 54% to 46% in 2004, in a Democratic-leaning district encompassing eastern Connecticut, including Norwich and New London. The 2002 nominee, former state Representative Joe Courtney, decided to make another run. Even though in the past Simmons had been able to win elections in the Democratic-leaning district by painting himself as a moderate, the seat is perennially competitive. The results were so close on election night that the race was not settled until a week later. A recount was completed on November 14, 2006, with the final results giving Joe Courtney an 83-vote victory over Rob Simmons.^[11] It was the closest house race of 2006.
• Connecticut's 5th congressional district: Although incumbent Nancy Johnson (R) won with at least 60% of the vote in 2004 and faced a difficult challenge (running against a fellow incumbent in a redrawn district) in 2002, winning with just 54%, she was still a Republican in a swing district. While the 5th is Connecticut's most conservative region, John Kerry won the district by about 1100 votes in 2004 and Al Gore won it when Johnson represented it as the 6th District in 2000. The district is located in Northwestern Connecticut and includes a large portion of Waterbury, Danbury, the wealthy western suburbs of Hartford, and small rural towns. Johnson faced a credible challenge from state Senator Chris Murphy. She was popular in the district, but with Bush's rating in New England at rock bottom, a Democratic victory was possible. Early in the cycle, this race was considered the least competitive of the three Republican-held seats in Connecticut, but Murphy defeated Johnson on election night, winning 56% to 44%.
• Florida's 16th congressional district: This Republican-leaning South Florida district, which includes West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie on the state's east coast, and Port Charlotte on the west coast, was represented by Mark Foley, head of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus. However, Foley resigned September 29, 2006, due to revelations of inappropriate contacts of a sexual nature with underage male congressional pages. The scandal immediately ballooned to include the Republican leadership's involvement in a possible cover-up, and it soon brought down Republicans nationwide. Florida law bars state parties from replacing candidates on the ballot. Within the district, the scandal created strong backlash against any Republican replacement due to Foley's name remaining on the ballot, and, by extension, made the race, which had earlier been written off by most as a "safe" Republican seat, highly competitive. Businessman Tim Mahoney, a surprisingly well-funded challenger in a seemingly uncompetitive race, quickly became favored to win. The Republican replacement, businessman Joe Negron, ran an effective "Punch Foley for Negron" campaign, but lost in a closer than expected race, with 48% to Mahoney's 49%.^[12]
• Florida's 22nd congressional district: Republican E. Clay Shaw had been in Congress since 1981, and had represented the 22nd District since 1993. The district voted for John Kerry over George Bush in 2004, but re-elected Shaw with 63% against a last minute replacement Democrat. In 2000, Shaw won a close race by 599 votes in a district that Al Gore won by 4%, but in 2002, he was redistricted into a slightly less Democratic district and scored an easy victory. The district includes wealthy areas of Palm Beach County and Broward County including Boca Raton and parts of Fort Lauderdale The revelation that Shaw was being treated for a second time for lung cancer may have affected his re-election chances. This year, Shaw faced a challenge from well-funded state senator Ron Klein. Klein won on election day 51% to 47%.
• Indiana's 2nd congressional district: Chris Chocola (R) was first elected in 2002 by a 50% to 46% margin. Democrat Joe Donnelly, who lost to Chocola 54% to 45% in 2004, ran again in 2006. Democrats blamed Donnelly's 2004 loss on a lack of funding from the national party that allowed Chocola to outspend Donnelly by a two-to-one margin. President Bush visited the South Bend-centered district seven times between 2000 and 2006, suggesting that Chocola was vulnerable. Chocola's popularity was also affected by the unpopularity of GOP Governor Mitch Daniels; among other things, Daniels decided to lease a toll road that runs through the district to a foreign corporation. Daniels also pushed to move the entire state to daylight saving time, which was opposed by local residents. In the campaign, Chocola attacked Donnelly for being delinquent in paying property taxes. On election night, Donnelly defeated Chocola 54% to 46%.
• Indiana's 8th congressional district: John Hostettler (R), who had only a 34% approval rating, was challenged by Vanderburgh County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth in this swing district that includes Evansville and Terre Haute. Hostettler had a history of winning tough reelections, but Ellsworth was considered to be his strongest opponent. The district has been nicknamed "The Bloody Eighth" due to its frequent ousting of incumbent congressmen, which has occurred in 1958, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1994, and 2006. Despite the competitive nature of the district, Hostettler was traditionally slow to raise money and lagged far behind his opponent in fundraising totals throughout the election. Rumors circulated in September that Hostettler had essentially given up on his campaign when he failed to hold any events on Labor Day weekend, the traditional kickoff of the campaign season. In the end, Ellsworth defeated Hostettler by a 61%–39% margin, the most lopsided loss for a House incumbent since 1994.
• Indiana's 9th congressional district: In 2004, incumbent Mike Sodrel (R) defeated then-incumbent Baron Hill by only 1,425 votes, the smallest winning percentage in any congressional race that year.^[13] Hill ran in 2006 to reclaim his seat in this Southeast Indiana district that includes Bloomington and New Albany. He defeated anti-war challenger Gretchen Clearwater in the May 2 primary. Factors cited in the race included Sodrel being a self-described staunch Republican Party loyalist in an evenly divided district, Hill lacking the advantages of incumbency in 2006, and (according to Democrats) Hill's superior constituent service compared to Sodrel's. Hill defeated Sodrel 50% to 46%.
• Iowa's 1st congressional district: Incumbent Jim Nussle (R) left his seat in Congress to run for governor. This district is Democratic-leaning, and of the open seats was one of the most likely to change hands. It contains most of northeastern Iowa including large cities such as Dubuque, the Quad Cities and Waterloo. Nussle had been reelected in 2000 and 2004 with 55% of the vote but Al Gore and John Kerry won the district in those same years. In 2006, businessman Mike Whalen won the Republican nomination while attorney Bruce Braley was the Democratic nominee. Braley defeated Whalen 55 percent to 43 percent. (For details, see 2006 Iowa's 1st congressional district election.)
• Iowa's 2nd congressional district: Incumbent Jim Leach (R) received 59% of the vote in 2004. Before the election, this was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican, as measured by presidential candidates' performances in the district. However, Leach had consistently won here since 1976, helped by his reputation for strong integrity. Also helping him was his status as one of the most liberal Republicans in the House. As a result, Leach traditionally won large numbers of crossover votes from Democrats and was expected to do so again. The Democrats nominated David Loebsack, a political science professor at small Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Despite Leach's appeal and seniority, Loebsack prevailed on election night by a 51% to 49% margin. Leach's defeat made him the most senior House member to lose re-election in 2006 and the most senior member to lose re-election since 36-year incumbent Phil Crane lost in 2004 in an upset to Melissa Bean.
• Kansas's 2nd congressional district: Incumbent Jim Ryun (R), a leading conservative, won re-election by 56% to 41% in 2004 and had held his seat for five terms. This year, Ryun faced a rematch with Democrat Nancy Boyda, who also ran against him in 2004. The district is home to Topeka, Manhattan (location of Kansas State University), Leavenworth, Pittsburg, and half of the liberal college town of Lawrence, home of the University of Kansas. Despite being held by Ryun, the seat had a history of electing Democrats and before 1994, Democrats held the seat for 20 out of 24 years. However, gerrymandering had made the seat tilt more Republican, and Ryun was thought to be secure. However, Ryun faced controversy over a Washington, D.C. real estate purchase, and in the wake of scandals that rocked Washington, D.C., this had a major effect on local voters, far more than had been expected. Boyda was also helped by the reelection of popular Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius. Boyda defeated the incumbent Ryun 51% to 47%, in one of the most shocking results of the night.
• Kentucky's 3rd congressional district: Incumbent Anne Northup (R) had been a target for the Democrats since her election in 1996; in 2004 and 2000, John Kerry and Al Gore both won her Louisville-centered congressional district by two percent, and Bill Clinton won the district by double-digit margins during the 1990s. While Northup had generally run close races, she won 60% of the vote in the 2004 election. Redistricting after the 2000 census added a few more suburban Republicans to the district, according to Congressional Quarterly. The Democratic candidate was John Yarmuth, the founder of local free publication LEO. In spite of Northup's electoral success, excellent constituent services, and popularity among blue-collar voters in southern Louisville, Democrats saw this race as winnable, calling attention to Northup's 91% lockstep voting record with an unpopular President Bush. Northup led in most polls until October, when Yarmuth began to gain. By election night, the race had become highly competitive. House Majority Leader John Boehner referred to Northup as the Republicans' "canary in the coal mine", meaning that her fortunes would portend the outcome of House elections nationwide. This proved to be a correct assessment, as on election night, Yarmuth defeated Northup 51% to 48% and Republicans lost control of the House.
• Minnesota's 1st congressional district: Incumbent Gil Gutknecht (R) was reelected in his Southern Minnesota district with 60% of the vote in 2004. A member of the 1994 Republican Revolution, Gutknecht had promised not to run for a seventh term when first elected. Though not expected to be significant, the broken promise proved to be a factor in his defeat. Geography teacher Tim Walz was the Democratic nominee and ran a much stronger campaign than expected, helped by the massive decline in President George W. Bush's popularity in Minnesota. Walz defeated Gutknecht 53%–47%.^[14]
• New Hampshire's 1st congressional district: Republican incumbent Jeb Bradley was seeking a third term. Rochester Democratic chair Carol Shea-Porter won the nomination in a major upset against better funded and party-favored state House Democratic Leader Jim Craig. Although this was the one house district in New England Bush carried in 2004, and Bradley had won it handily in the past, the President was highly unpopular throughout New England, which gave Democrats an opening. Still, most thought that Bradley was the strong favorite to win. Shea-Porter defeated Bradley 52% to 48% in the most shocking upset of the night, along with the victories of David Loebsack and Nancy Boyda.
• New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district: Incumbent Charles Bass (R) won reelection in 2004 with 58% percent of the vote, even as his district was won by John Kerry 52% to 47%. Bass, a political moderate, easily defeated primary challenges from Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson and Mary Maxwell. The Democratic nominee, Paul Hodes, an attorney, was also the 2004 Democratic nominee. In late September, a top Bass staffer resigned after news stories that a U.S. Government computer in Bass's DC office had been used to post anonymous concern troll messages to NH blogs. In these messages, "IndyNH" claimed to be a supporter of Paul Hodes who was discouraged by Bass's unbeatable lead. Hodes defeated Bass on election day, 53% to 46%.
• New York's 19th congressional district: Incumbent Sue Kelly (R) had rarely faced stiff competition since her initial election in 1994, but the Democratic primary attracted six contenders in 2006, two of whom dropped out before the primary. Former Ulster County Legislator John Hall, who was once a member of the popular rock band, Orleans, won the Democratic nomination with 49% of the vote in a multi-candidate primary. An October 26 Majority-Watch poll had him leading 49% to 47%.^[15] Several factors played into Kelly's defeat, including the extremely weak GOP showing in the senatorial and gubernatorial races, her reluctance to answer questions about the Mark Foley Page Scandal (notoriously, she literally ran away from television cameras at one point), and Hall's quirky campaign style, which included an appearance on the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report. Hall defeated Kelly 51% to 49%. Following Hall's election, Stephen Colbert took credit for the victory and attributed it entirely to Hall's appearance on the show. Hall appeared several days later to satirically thank the host for his seat in Congress.
• New York's 20th congressional district: Incumbent John E. Sweeney (R) had never faced a particularly competitive election until 2006. His competitive district fueled a strong challenge from attorney Kirsten Gillibrand. In April 2006, Sweeney was allegedly sighted intoxicated at a fraternity party.^[16] On October 31, a week before the election, police report surfaced that documented a 911 call from his wife asking for help because her husband was "knocking her around the room". Despite denials from both Sweeney and his wife, the report proved to be a turning point and Gillibrand was victorious on election night, 53% to 47%. (For details, see 2006 New York's 20th congressional district election.)
• New York's 24th congressional district: Incumbent Sherwood Boehlert (R) announced his retirement after 24 years, making this a seat of considerable focus for the Democrats in the run up to the mid terms. Boehlert is considered a moderate Republican, and the district is considered to be competitive. George Bush won by 53% in the 2004 election, but by only 3,000 votes in the 2000 presidential election. The Republican nominee was state Senator Ray Meier, while the Democratic nominee was Oneida County District Attorney Mike Arcuri. Both were locally popular and proven vote-getters and the race was a toss-up. Arcuri defeated Meier 54% to 45%.
• North Carolina's 11th congressional district: Charles H. Taylor (R) won with 55% in 2004, far behind George W. Bush in the area. The district consists of the North Carolina Panhandle around Asheville. Dogged by ethics-related scandals, Taylor faced tougher competition from former professional quarterback Heath Shuler (D) in 2006. A July 10 poll by Public Policy Polling showed that Shuler led Taylor by 51% to 45% .^[17] Shuler defeated Taylor 54%–46%.

See also: 2006 Ohio's 2nd congressional district election

• Ohio's 18th congressional district: Bob Ney (R), the incumbent since 1995, part of the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal, withdrew from the race in early August 2006,^[18] before pleading guilty a month later to criminal charges. Zack Space, the law director of the city of Dover, was the surprise winner of the Democratic nomination. Ney's formal withdrawal on August 14 resulted in a special election to choose his replacement; Ohio state Senator Joy Padgett won with about 65% of the vote. Her candidacy was subsequently damaged by news reports about her business and personal bankruptcies. Space defeated Padgett, 62% to 38%.
• Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district: Jason Altmire (D) upset incumbent Republican Melissa Hart in a surprise victory for the Democrats in this suburban Pittsburgh district. Altmire's background was in health care policy and legislative relations; he was overseer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Office of Charitable Giving before leaving to run for office in June 2005. Hart had seemed untouchable only a few months before the election, and Hart had seemed untouchable only a few months before the electionwas still generally expected to win on Election Day. Hart blamed her defeat on Altmire's campaign ads that tied her with the locally unpopular president.^[19] Altmire defeated Hart, 52% to 48%.
• Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district: Curt Weldon (R) won reelection with 59% of the vote in 2004, but represents a Democratic-leaning district that incorporates much of Delaware County in suburban Philadelphia. He faced retired Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak (D). On October 13, it was reported that Weldon and his daughter were being investigated by the FBI, and two days later the FBI raided his daughter's residence.^[20][21] Between Sestak's fundraising abilities,^[22] and the investigation of Weldon and his daughter, Sestak defeated Weldon, 56% to 44%.
• Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district: Mike Fitzpatrick (R) won election for the first time in 2004 by a wide 56–42 margin over Virginia "Ginny" Schrader, but his district, based in suburban Bucks County, is politically moderate, having voted for Democratic presidents and Republican congressmen since 1992. His Democratic opponent in 2006 was retired Captain Patrick Murphy, an Iraq War veteran of the Army's 82nd Airborne. The Iraq War was the major issue of the campaign. In 2005, Murphy proposed a plan for phased withdrawal; Fitzpatrick stood by President Bush's stay-the-course policy through most of the campaign, before calling for a new plan. Ultimately, Murphy defeated Fitzpatrick by 1,518 votes.
• Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district: Don Sherwood (R) had strong backing as a result of redistricting in this heavy GOP district. The Democrats didn't even field a candidate to run against him in 2002 and 2004. But in 2005 details were made public regarding a five-year affair between Sherwood and Cynthia Ore, who sued Sherwood for $5.5 million alleging physical abuse. On November 8, 2005, the two settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. Sherwood was expected to win the Republican primary easily over teacher Kathy Scott, as she had very little money or campaign staff, but she polled a surprising 44% of the vote against him. His Democratic opponent was professor and U.S. Naval Reserve officer Chris Carney. Carney led in the polls for most of the fall. Carney defeated Sherwood 53% to 47%. For details, see 2006 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election.
• Texas's 22nd congressional district: Incumbent former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) won the primary, then retired, leaving his seat vacant, and dropped out of the re-election race. These events followed a number of corruption charges that made DeLay the focus of a September 28, 2005, indictment by a grand jury in Travis County (which includes Austin) over his campaign finances related to Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) and another political action committee, ARMPAC. In 2004, DeLay won 55% of the vote against a relatively unknown Democrat, environmental lawyer Richard Morrison, even though George W. Bush carried the suburban Houston district with 64% of the vote. Democrats sued to keep DeLay as the Republican nominee when he withdrew, citing a lack of proof of residence outside the district, since Texas law does not allow a party to replace its nominee unless the candidate cannot run due to extraordinary circumstances or if he or she moves away. The Democrats won the suit, and DeLay was forced to remain on the ballot or leave his party without a nominee. Republicans quickly rallied around Shelley Sekula-Gibbs to run a write-in campaign to defeat Nick Lampson the Democratic nominee. Lampson defeated Sekula-Gibbs 52%–42%.
• Texas's 23rd congressional district: In 2004, incumbent Henry Bonilla (R) received nearly 70% of the vote. However, his district, which includes several heavily Republican suburbs of San Antonio, as well as Big Bend National Park and much of Texas' border with Mexico, had to be changed after a mid-2006 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the redistricting efforts of the Texas Legislature violated Voting Rights Act protection of minorities — largely Hispanic Laredo was in the 23rd District until the redistricting. On August 4, a federal court redrew the district and removed the portion of Webb County that was in the district, eliminating the possibility of a rematch with Cuellar, and added a heavily Democratic portion of San Antonio, the home base of liberal former congressman Ciro Rodriguez. Rodriguez ran against Bonilla in the all-candidate primary on November 7.^[23] The winner of the now somewhat irrelevant Democratic primary, Vietnam War combat veteran Rick Bolanos, also ran in the November 7 election. The realigned district is less Republican than the previous version, but Bonilla was still favored against the crowded field of six Democrats, including Rodriguez and Bolanos, and one Independent candidate. A majority was required in this special election to avoid a runoff between the top two contenders. Bonilla won the November 7 election with 49% of the vote, but failed to get the needed 50% of the vote to avoid the runoff. In that runoff, he faced Rodriguez, who got 20% of the special election vote. Bonilla was seen as being the favorite. He ignored Rodriguez until the final days, then ran TV ads portraying him as politically aligned with some Islamic terror supporters, which backfired. In the special election however, Rodriguez was able to portray himself as part of an incoming majority, which would help retain federal funding for programs in the district. Rodriguez defeated Bonilla in the runoff 54% to 46%.
• Vermont's at-large congressional district: Incumbent Bernie Sanders (I), a democratic socialist who represented the entire state of Vermont, ran for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jim Jeffords. Vermont state Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Welch (D-Windsor County), the Democratic nominee, faced former Vermont Adjutant General Martha Rainville, Major General, USANG (ret.), the Republican nominee. Welch was helped when state Representative David Zuckerman decided not to wage a third-party campaign. Keith Stern, a businessman and zoning board member from Springfield, ran as an Independent; Jane Newton, a retired nurse, ran on the socialist Liberty Union line; and Jerry Trudell^[24] ran as an Independent. Welch defeated Rainville 53% to 45%.
• Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Incumbent Mark Green (R) — Green ran for governor, and his seat, in northeastern Wisconsin, was Republican-leaning, although it has elected a Democratic congressman as recently as 1996 and is centered around the cities of Green Bay and Appleton. State Assembly Speaker John Gard won the September 12 Republican primary as expected, in which he faced state Assemblywoman Terri McCormick. The Democratic nominee, Steve Kagen M.D., defeated business consultant Jamie Wall and former De Pere Mayor and Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum after a very competitive primary. Kagen defeated Gard 51% to 49%. (For details, see 2006 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election.)

Special elections

See also: List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

There were two special elections in 2006 to the 109th United States Congress, listed here by date and district.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
California 50	Duke Cunningham	Republican	1990	Incumbent resigned December 1, 2005 amid the Cunningham scandal. New member elected June 6, 2006. Republican hold.	Y Brian Bilbray (Republican) 49.6% Francine Busby (Democratic) 45.0% William Griffith (Write-in) 3.8% Paul King (Libertarian) 1.6%^[25]
Texas 22	Tom DeLay	Republican	1984	Incumbent resigned June 9, 2006 following indictment. New member elected November 7, 2006. Republican hold.	Y Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (Republican) 62.5% Bob Smither (Libertarian) 18.7% Steve Stockman (Republican) 10.8% Don Richardson (Republican) 6.0% Giannibicego Hoa Tran (Republican) 2.1%^[26]

Alabama

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Alabama 1	R+12	Jo Bonner	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jo Bonner (Republican) 68.1% Vivian Beckerle (Democratic) 31.8%
Alabama 2	R+13	Terry Everett	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Terry Everett (Republican) 69.5% Chuck James (Democratic) 30.4%
Alabama 3	R+4	Mike Rogers	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Rogers (Republican) 59.4% Greg Pierce (Democratic) 38.5% Mark Layfield (Independent) 2.1%
Alabama 4	R+16	Robert Aderholt	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Aderholt (Republican) 70.2% Barbara Bobo (Democratic) 29.7%
Alabama 5	R+6	Robert E. Cramer	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert E. Cramer (Democratic) Unopposed
Alabama 6	R+25	Spencer Bachus	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Spencer Bachus (Republican) Unopposed
Alabama 7	D+17	Artur Davis	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Artur Davis (Democratic) Unopposed

Alaska

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska

See also: List of United States representatives from Alaska

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Alaska at-large	R+14	Don Young	Republican	1973 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Young (Republican) 56.6% Diane Benson (Democratic) 40.0% Alexander Crawford (Libertarian) 1.7% Eva Ince (Green) 0.8% Bill Ratigan (Independent) 0.7%

Arizona

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

See also: List of United States representatives from Arizona

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Arizona 1	R+2	Rick Renzi	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rick Renzi (Republican) 51.8% Ellen Simon (Democratic) 43.4% David Schlosser (Libertarian) 4.8%
Arizona 2	R+9	Trent Franks	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Trent Franks (Republican) 58.6% John Thrasher (Democratic) 38.9% Powell Gammill (Libertarian) 2.5%
Arizona 3	R+6	John Shadegg	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Shadegg (Republican) 59.3% Don Chilton (Democratic) 38.2% Mark Yannone (Libertarian) 2.5%
Arizona 4	D+14	Ed Pastor	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Pastor (Democratic) 72.5% Don Karg (Republican) 23.9% Ronald Harders (Libertarian) 3.6%
Arizona 5	R+4	J. D. Hayworth	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Harry Mitchell (Democratic) 50.4% J. D. Hayworth (Republican) 46.4% Warren Severin (Libertarian) 3.1%
Arizona 6	R+12	Jeff Flake	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jeff Flake (Republican) 74.8% Jason Blair (Libertarian) 25.2%
Arizona 7	D+12	Raúl Grijalva	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Raúl Grijalva (Democratic) 61.1% Ron Drake (Republican) 35.4% Joe Cobb (Libertarian) 3.6%
Arizona 8	R+1	Jim Kolbe	Republican	1984	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Gabby Giffords (Democratic) 54.3% Randy Graf (Republican) 42.1% David Nolan (Libertarian) 1.9% Jay Quick (Independent) 1.7%

Arkansas

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Arkansas

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Arkansas 1	R+1	Robert Marion Berry	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Marion Berry (Democratic) 69.2% Mickey Stumbaugh (Republican) 30.8%
Arkansas 2	Even	Vic Snyder	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Vic Snyder (Democratic) 60.5% Andy Mayberry (Republican) 39.5%
Arkansas 3	R+11	John Boozman	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Boozman (Republican) 62.4% Woodrow Anderson (Democratic) 37.6%
Arkansas 4	Even	Mike Ross	Democratic	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Ross (Democratic) 74.5% Joe Ross (Republican) 25.5%

California

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California

See also: List of United States representatives from California

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
California 1	D+10	Mike Thompson	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Thompson (Democratic) 66.3% John Jones (Republican) 29.0% Pamela Elizondo (Green) 3.1% Tim Stock (Peace and Freedom Party) 1.6%
California 2	R+13	Wally Herger	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wally Herger (Republican) 64.2% Arjinderpal Sekhon (Democratic) 32.5% E. Kent Hinesley (Libertarian) 3.3%
California 3	R+7	Dan Lungren	Republican	1978 1988 (retired) 2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Lungren (Republican) 59.5% Bill Durston (Democratic) 37.9% D.A. Tuma (Libertarian) 1.6% Mike Roskey (Peace and Freedom Party) 1.0%
California 4	R+11	John Doolittle	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Doolittle (Republican) 49.9% Charles Brown (Democratic) 45.4% Dan Warren (Libertarian) 5.0%
California 5	D+14	Doris Matsui	Democratic	2005 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Doris Matsui (Democratic) 70.8% X. Claire Yan (Republican) 23.6% Jeff Kravitz (Green) 4.3% John Reiger (Peace and Freedom Party) 1.3%
California 6	D+21	Lynn Woolsey	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lynn Woolsey (Democratic) 70.3% Todd Hopper (Republican) 26.1% Rich Friesen (Libertarian) 3.6%
California 7	D+19	George Miller	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Miller (Democratic) 83.9% Camden McConnell (Libertarian) 16.1%
California 8	D+36	Nancy Pelosi	Democratic	1987 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Nancy Pelosi (Democratic) 80.4% Mike DeNunzio (Republican) 10.8% Krissy Keefer (Green) 7.4% Phillip Berg (Libertarian) 1.4%
California 9	D+38	Barbara Lee	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barbara Lee (Democratic) 86.4% John den Dulk (Republican) 10.7% James Eyer (Libertarian) 2.9%
California 10	D+8	Ellen Tauscher	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ellen Tauscher (Democratic) 66.5% Darcy Linn (Republican) 33.5%
California 11	R+3	Richard Pombo	Republican	1992	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Jerry McNerney (Democratic) 53.2% Richard Pombo (Republican) 46.8%
California 12	D+22	Tom Lantos	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Lantos (Democratic) 76.1% Michael Moloney (Republican) 23.9%
California 13	D+22	Pete Stark	Democratic	1972	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete Stark (Democratic) 74.9% George Bruno (Republican) 25.1%
California 14	D+18	Anna Eshoo	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Anna Eshoo (Democratic) 71.1% Rob Smith (Republican) 24.3% Brian Holtz (Libertarian) 2.3% Carole Brouillet (Green) 2.3%
California 15	D+14	Mike Honda	Democratic	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Honda (Democratic) 72.4% Raymond Chukwu (Republican) 27.6%
California 16	D+16	Zoe Lofgren	Democratic	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Zoe Lofgren (Democratic) 72.8% Charel Winston (Republican) 27.2%
California 17	D+17	Sam Farr	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sam Farr (Democratic) 75.9% Anthony DeMaio (Republican) 22.6%
California 18	D+3	Dennis Cardoza	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dennis Cardoza (Democratic) 65.4% John Kanno (Republican) 34.6%
California 19	R+10	George Radanovich	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y George Radanovich (Republican) 60.6% T.J. Cox (Democratic) 39.4%
California 20	D+5	Jim Costa	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jim Costa (Democratic) Unopposed
California 21	R+13	Devin Nunes	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Devin Nunes (Republican) 66.6% Steven Haze (Democratic) 30.1% John Miller (Green) 3.3%
California 22	R+16	Bill Thomas	Republican	1978	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Kevin McCarthy (Republican) 70.8% Sharon Beery (Democratic) 29.2%
California 23	D+9	Lois Capps	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lois Capps (Democratic) 65.2% Victor Tognazzini (Republican) 34.8%
California 24	R+5	Elton Gallegly	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elton Gallegly (Republican) 62.1% Jill Martinez (Democratic) 37.9%
California 25	R+7	Buck McKeon	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Buck McKeon (Republican) 60.1% Robert Rodriguez (Democratic) 35.6% David Erickson (Libertarian) 4.3%
California 26	R+4	David Dreier	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David Dreier (Republican) 57.0% Cynthia Matthews (Democratic) 37.9% Ted Brown (Libertarian) 3.3% Elliott Graham (American Independent) 1.8%
California 27	D+13	Brad Sherman	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Brad Sherman (Democratic) 68.8% Peter Hankwitz (Republican) 31.2%
California 28	D+25	Howard Berman	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Howard Berman (Democratic) 74.0% Stanley Kesselman (Republican) 19.1% Byron De Lear (Green) 3.5% Kelley Ross (Libertarian) 3.4%
California 29	D+12	Adam Schiff	Democratic	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Adam Schiff (Democratic) 63.5% Bill Bodell (Republican) 27.5% Bill Paparian (Green) 5.7% Lydia Llamas (Peace and Freedom Party) 1.8% Jim Keller (Libertarian) 1.5%
California 30	D+20	Henry Waxman	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Henry Waxman (Democratic) 71.5% David Jones (Republican) 26.4% Adele Cannon (Peace and Freedom Party) 2.1%
California 31	D+30	Xavier Becerra	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Xavier Becerra (Democratic) Unopposed
California 32	D+17	Hilda Solis	Democratic	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hilda Solis (Democratic) 83.0% Leland Faegre (Libertarian) 17.0%
California 33	D+36	Diane Watson	Democratic	2001 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Diane Watson (Democratic) Unopposed
California 34	D+23	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic) 76.8% Wayne Miller (Republican) 23.2%
California 35	D+33	Maxine Waters	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Maxine Waters (Democratic) 83.8% Gordon Mego (American Independent) 8.5% Paul Ireland (Libertarian) 7.7%
California 36	D+11	Jane Harman	Democratic	1992 1998 (retired) 2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jane Harman (Democratic) 63.4% Brian Gibson (Republican) 32.0% Jim Smith (Peace and Freedom Party) 2.7% Mike Binkley (Libertarian) 1.9%
California 37	D+27	Juanita Millender-McDonald	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Juanita Millender-McDonald (Democratic) 82.4% Herb Peters (Libertarian) 17.6%
California 38	D+20	Grace Napolitano	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Grace Napolitano (Democratic) 75.4% Sid Street (Republican) 24.6%
California 39	D+13	Linda Sánchez	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Linda Sánchez (Democratic) 65.9% James Andion (Republican) 34.1%
California 40	R+8	Ed Royce	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Royce (Republican) 66.8% Florice Hoffman (Democratic) 30.7% Philip Inman (Libertarian) 2.5%
California 41	R+9	Jerry Lewis	Republican	1978	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Lewis (Republican) 67.0% Louis Contreras (Democratic) 33.0%
California 42	R+10	Gary Miller	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Gary Miller (Republican) Unopposed
California 43	D+13	Joe Baca	Democratic	1999 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Joe Baca (Democratic) 64.5% Scott Folkens (Republican) 35.5%
California 44	R+6	Ken Calvert	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ken Calvert (Republican) 60.0% Louis Vandenberg (Democratic) 37.1% Kevin Akin (Peace and Freedom Party) 2.9%
California 45	R+3	Mary Bono	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mary Bono (Republican) 60.7% David Roth (Democratic) 39.3%
California 46	R+6	Dana Rohrabacher	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dana Rohrabacher (Republican) 59.6% Jim Brandt (Democratic) 36.7% Dennis Chang (Libertarian) 3.7%
California 47	D+5	Loretta Sanchez	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Loretta Sanchez (Democratic) 62.4% Tan Nguyan (Republican) 37.6%
California 48	R+8	John B. T. Campbell III	Republican	2005 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. T. Campbell III (Republican) 60.0% Steve Young (Democratic) 37.2% Bruce David Cohen (Libertarian) 2.8%
California 49	R+10	Darrell Issa	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Darrell Issa (Republican) 63.4% Jeeni Criscenzo (Democratic) 33.5% Lars Grossmith (Libertarian) 3.1%
California 50	R+5	Brian Bilbray	Republican	1994 2000 (defeated) 2006 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Brian Bilbray (Republican) 53.2% Francine Busby (Democratic) 43.5% Paul King (Libertarian) 1.8% Miriam Clark (Peace and Freedom Party) 1.5%
California 51	D+7	Bob Filner	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bob Filner (Democratic) 67.5% Blake Miles (Republican) 30.1% Dan Litwin (Libertarian) 2.4%
California 52	R+9	Duncan L. Hunter	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Duncan L. Hunter (Republican) 64.7% John Rinaldi (Democratic) 32.0% Mike Benoit (Libertarian) 3.3%
California 53	D+12	Susan Davis	Democratic	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Susan Davis (Democratic) 67.6% John Woodrum (Republican) 30.0% Ernie Lippe (Libertarian) 2.4%

Colorado

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Colorado 1	D+18	Diana DeGette	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Diana DeGette (Democratic) 79.8% Tom Kelly (Green) 20.2%
Colorado 2	D+8	Mark Udall	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mark Udall (Democratic) 68.3% Rich Mancuso (Republican) 28.3% Norm Olsen (Libertarian) 2.2% Joe Calhoun (Green) 1.3%
Colorado 3	R+6	John Salazar	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Salazar (Democratic) 61.6% Scott Tipton (Republican) 36.5% Bob Sargent (Libertarian) 1.9%
Colorado 4	R+9	Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marilyn Musgrave (Republican) 45.6% Angie Paccione (Democratic) 43.1% Eric Eidsness (Reform) 11.3%
Colorado 5	R+16	Joel Hefley	Republican	1986	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Doug Lamborn (Republican) 59.6% Jay Fawcett (Democratic) 40.4%
Colorado 6	R+10	Tom Tancredo	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Tancredo (Republican) 58.6% Bill Winter (Democratic) 39.9% Jack Woehr (Libertarian) 1.5%
Colorado 7	D+2	Bob Beauprez	Republican	2002	Retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Ed Perlmutter (Democratic) 54.9% Rick O'Donnell (Republican) 42.1% Dave Chandler (Green) 1.6% Roger McCarville (Constitution) 1.4%

Connecticut

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Connecticut 1	D+14	John B. Larson	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John B. Larson (Democratic) 74.5% Scott MacLean (Republican) 25.5%
Connecticut 2	D+8	Rob Simmons	Republican	2000	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Joe Courtney (Democratic) 50.02% Rob Simmons (Republican) 49.98%
Connecticut 3	D+12	Rosa DeLauro	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rosa DeLauro (Democratic) 76.0% Joseph Vollano (Republican) 22.4% Daniel Sumrall (Green) 1.6%
Connecticut 4	D+5	Chris Shays	Republican	1987	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chris Shays (Republican) 50.9% Diane Farrell (Democratic) 47.6% Phil Maymin (Libertarian) 1.5%
Connecticut 5	D+4	Nancy Johnson	Republican	1982	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Chris Murphy (Democratic) 56.5% Nancy Johnson (Republican) 43.5%

Delaware

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Delaware at-large	D+7	Mike Castle	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Castle (Republican) 57.2% Dennis Spivack (Democratic) 38.8% Karen Hartley-Nagle (Independent) 2.2% Michael Berg (Green) 1.8%

Florida

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

See also: List of United States representatives from Florida

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Florida 1	R+19	Jeff Miller	Republican	2001 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jeff Miller (Republican) 68.5% Joe Roberts (Democratic) 31.5%
Florida 2	R+2	Allen Boyd	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Allen Boyd (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 3	D+17	Corrine Brown	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Corrine Brown (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 4	R+16	Ander Crenshaw	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ander Crenshaw (Republican) 69.7% Bob Harms (Democratic) 30.3%
Florida 5	R+5	Ginny Brown-Waite	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ginny Brown-Waite (Republican) 59.9% John T. Russell (Democratic) 40.1%
Florida 6	R+8	Cliff Stearns	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Cliff Stearns (Republican) 59.9% Dave Bruderly (Democratic) 40.1%
Florida 7	R+3	John Mica	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Mica (Republican) 63.1% Jack Chagnon (Democratic) 36.9%
Florida 8	R+3	Ric Keller	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ric Keller (Republican) 52.8% Charlie Stuart (Democratic) 45.7% Wesley Hoaglund (Independent) 1.5%
Florida 9	R+4	Michael Bilirakis	Republican	1982	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Gus Bilirakis (Republican) 55.9% Phyllis Busansky (Democratic) 44.1%
Florida 10	D+1	Bill Young	Republican	1970	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bill Young (Republican) 65.9% Samm Simpson (Democratic) 34.1%
Florida 11	D+11	Jim Davis	Democratic	1996	Retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Kathy Castor (Democratic) 69.7% Eddie Adams (Republican) 30.3%
Florida 12	R+5	Adam Putnam	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Adam Putnam (Republican) 69.1% Joe Viscusi (Independent) 19.4% Ed Bowlin III (Independent) 11.5%
Florida 13	R+4	Katherine Harris	Republican	2002	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Vern Buchanan (Republican) 50.1% Christine Jennings (Democratic) 49.9%
Florida 14	R+10	Connie Mack IV	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Connie Mack IV (Republican) 64.4% Robert Neeld (Democratic) 35.6%
Florida 15	R+4	Dave Weldon	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dave Weldon (Republican) 56.3% Bob Bowman (Democratic) 43.7%
Florida 16	R+2	Vacant			Incumbent Mark Foley (Republican) resigned September 29, 2006. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Tim Mahoney (Democratic) 49.5% Joe Negron^[27] (Republican) 47.7% Emmie Lee Ross (Independent) 2.8%
Florida 17	D+35	Kendrick Meek	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kendrick Meek (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 18	R+4	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	Republican	1989 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican) 62.1% David Patlak (Democratic) 37.9%
Florida 19	D+21	Robert Wexler	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Robert Wexler (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 20	D+18	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 21	R+6	Lincoln Díaz-Balart	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lincoln Díaz-Balart (Republican) 59.5% Frank Gonzalez (Democratic) 40.5%
Florida 22	D+4	Clay Shaw	Republican	1980	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Ron Klein (Democratic) 50.9% Clay Shaw (Republican) 47.1% Neil Evangelista (Libertarian) 2.0%
Florida 23	D+29	Alcee Hastings	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Alcee Hastings (Democratic) Unopposed
Florida 24	R+3	Tom Feeney	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Feeney (Republican) 57.9% Clint Curtis (Democratic) 42.1%
Florida 25	R+4	Mario Díaz-Balart	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mario Díaz-Balart (Republican) 58.5% Michael Calderin (Democratic) 41.5%

Georgia

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

See also: List of United States representatives from Georgia

Georgia's delegation was redistricted in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Georgia 1	R+14	Jack Kingston	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jack Kingston (Republican) 68.5% Jim Nelson (Democratic) 31.5%
Georgia 2	D+2	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Sanford Bishop (Democratic) 67.9% Brad Hughes (Republican) 32.1%
Georgia 3	R+19	Lynn Westmoreland Redistricted from the 8th district	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Lynn Westmoreland (Republican) 67.6% Mike McGraw (Democratic) 32.4%
Georgia 4	D+22	Cynthia McKinney	Democratic	1992 2002 (lost renomination) 2004	Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Hank Johnson (Democratic) 75.4% Catherine Davis (Republican) 24.6%
Georgia 5	D+25	John Lewis	Democratic	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Lewis (Democratic) Unopposed
Georgia 6	R+19	Tom Price	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Price (Republican) 72.4% Steve Sinton (Democratic) 27.6%
Georgia 7	R+19	John Linder	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Linder (Republican) 70.9% Allan Burns (Democratic) 29.1%
Georgia 8	R+8	Jim Marshall Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jim Marshall (Democratic) 50.5% Mac Collins (Republican) 49.5%
Georgia 9	R+24	Nathan Deal Redistricted from the 10th district	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Nathan Deal (Republican) 76.6% John Bradbury (Democratic) 23.4%
Georgia 10	R+14	Charlie Norwood Redistricted from the 9th district	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charlie Norwood (Republican) 67.4% Terry Holley (Democratic) 32.6%
Georgia 11	R+18	Phil Gingrey	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Phil Gingrey (Republican) 71.1% Patrick Pillion (Democratic) 28.9%
Georgia 12	D+2	John Barrow	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Barrow (Democratic) 50.3% Max Burns (Republican) 49.7%
Georgia 13	D+10	David Scott	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y David Scott (Democratic) 69.2% Deborah Honeycutt (Republican) 30.8%

Hawaii

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii

See also: List of United States representatives from Hawaii

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Hawaii 1	D+7	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	1986 (Special) 1988 (Lost renomination) 1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Neil Abercrombie (Democratic) 69.4% Richard Hough (Republican) 30.6%
Hawaii 2	D+10	Ed Case	Democratic	2002 (Special)	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Mazie Hirono (Democratic) 61.0% Bob Hogue (Republican) 39.0%

Idaho

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho

See also: List of United States representatives from Idaho

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Idaho 1	R+19	Butch Otter	Republican	2000	Retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Bill Sali (Republican) 49.9% Larry Grant (Democratic) 44.8% Dave Olson (Independent) 3.0% Andy Hedden-Nicely (United) 1.2% Paul Smith (Constitution) 1.1%
Idaho 2	R+23	Mike Simpson	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Simpson (Republican) 62.0% Jim Hansen (Democratic) 34.4% Cameron Firth (Independent) 2.4% Travis Hedrick (Constitution) 1.2%

Illinois

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Illinois 1	D+35	Bobby Rush	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bobby Rush (Democratic) 84.1% Jason Tabour (Republican) 15.9%
Illinois 2	D+35	Jesse Jackson Jr.	Democratic	1995	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jesse Jackson Jr. (Democratic) 84.8% Robert Belin (Republican) 11.8% Anthony Williams (Libertarian) 3.3%
Illinois 3	D+10	Dan Lipinski	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Lipinski (Democratic) 77.1% Ray Wardingley (Republican) 22.9%
Illinois 4	D+31	Luis Gutiérrez	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Luis Gutiérrez (Democratic) 85.8% Ann Melichar (Republican) 14.2%
Illinois 5	D+18	Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rahm Emanuel (Democratic) 78.0% Kevin White (Republican) 22.0%
Illinois 6	R+3	Henry Hyde	Republican	1974	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold.	Y Peter Roskam (Republican) 51.4% Tammy Duckworth (Democratic) 48.6%
Illinois 7	D+35	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Danny K. Davis (Democratic) 86.7% Charles Hutchinson (Republican) 13.3%
Illinois 8	R+5	Melissa Bean	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Melissa Bean (Democratic) 50.9% David McSweeney (Republican) 44.0% Bill Scheurer (Independent) 5.1%
Illinois 9	D+20	Jan Schakowsky	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jan Schakowsky (Democratic) 74.6% Michael Shannon (Republican) 25.4%
Illinois 10	D+4	Mark Kirk	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mark Kirk (Republican) 53.4% Daniel Seals (Democratic) 46.6%
Illinois 11	R+1	Jerry Weller	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Weller (Republican) 55.1% John Pavich (Democratic) 44.9%
Illinois 12	D+5	Jerry Costello	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Costello (Democratic) Unopposed
Illinois 13	R+5	Judy Biggert	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Judy Biggert (Republican) 58.3% Joseph Shannon (Democratic) 41.7%
Illinois 14	R+5	Dennis Hastert	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dennis Hastert (Republican) 59.8% John Laesch (Democratic) 40.2%
Illinois 15	R+6	Tim Johnson	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tim Johnson (Republican) 57.6% David Gill (Democratic) 42.4%
Illinois 16	R+4	Don Manzullo	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Don Manzullo (Republican) 63.6% Richard Auman (Democratic) 32.1% John L. Borling (Write-in) 4.3%
Illinois 17	D+5	Lane Evans	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y Phil Hare (Democratic) 57.2% Andrea Lane Zinga (Republican) 42.8%
Illinois 18	R+5	Ray LaHood	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ray LaHood (Republican) 67.3% Steve Waterworth (Democratic) 32.7%
Illinois 19	R+8	John Shimkus	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Shimkus (Republican) 60.3% Dan Stover (Democratic) 39.7%

Indiana

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Indiana 1	D+8	Pete Visclosky	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Pete Visclosky (Democratic) 69.7% Mark Leyva (Republican) 26.8% Charles Barman (Independent) 3.5%
Indiana 2	R+4	Chris Chocola	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Joe Donnelly (Democratic) 54.0% Chris Chocola (Republican) 46.0%
Indiana 3	R+16	Mark Souder	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mark Souder (Republican) 54.3% Tom Hayhurst (Democratic) 45.7%
Indiana 4	R+17	Steve Buyer	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Steve Buyer (Republican) 62.4% David Sanders (Democratic) 37.6%
Indiana 5	R+20	Dan Burton	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dan Burton (Republican) 65.0% Katherine Fox Carr (Democratic) 31.4% Sheri Conover Sharlow (Libertarian) 3.6%
Indiana 6	R+11	Mike Pence	Republican	2000	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Pence (Republican) 60.0% Barry Welsh (Democratic) 40.0%
Indiana 7	D+9	Julia Carson	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Julia Carson (Democratic) 53.8% Eric Dickerson (Republican) 46.2%
Indiana 8	R+9	John Hostettler	Republican	1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Brad Ellsworth (Democratic) 61.0% John Hostettler (Republican) 39.0%
Indiana 9	R+7	Mike Sodrel	Republican	2004	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Baron Hill (Democratic) 50.0% Mike Sodrel (Republican) 45.5% D. Eric Schansberg (Libertarian) 4.5%

Iowa

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Iowa 1	D+5	Jim Nussle	Republican	1990	Retired to run for Governor. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Bruce Braley (Democratic) 55.0% Mike Whalen (Republican) 43.3% James Hill (Pirate) 1.1% Al Schoeman (Libertarian) 0.6%
Iowa 2	D+7	Jim Leach	Republican	1976	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Dave Loebsack (Democratic) 51.4% Jim Leach (Republican) 48.6%
Iowa 3	D+1	Leonard Boswell	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Leonard Boswell (Democratic) 51.8% Jeff Lamberti (Republican) 46.7% Helen Meyers (Socialist Workers Party) 1.5%
Iowa 4	Even	Tom Latham	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Latham (Republican) 57.4% Selden Spencer (Democratic) 42.6%
Iowa 5	R+8	Steve King	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Steve King (Republican) 58.4% Joyce Schulte (Democratic) 35.7% Roy Nielsen (Independent) 4.5% Cheryl Broderson (Independent) 1.4%

Kansas

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Kansas 1	R+20	Jerry Moran	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jerry Moran (Republican) 78.7% John Doll (Democratic) 19.9% Sylvester Cain (Reform) 1.4%
Kansas 2	R+7	Jim Ryun	Republican	1996	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y Nancy Boyda (Democratic) 50.6% Jim Ryun (Republican) 47.1% Roger Tucker (Reform) 2.3%
Kansas 3	R+4	Dennis Moore	Democratic	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dennis Moore (Democratic) 64.5% Chuck Ahner (Republican) 33.8% Robert Conroy (Reform) 1.7%
Kansas 4	R+12	Todd Tiahrt	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Todd Tiahrt (Republican) 63.7% Garth McGinn (Democratic) 33.8% Joy Holt (Reform) 2.5%

Kentucky

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Kentucky 1	R+10	Ed Whitfield	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ed Whitfield (Republican) 59.6% Tom Barlow (Democratic) 40.4%
Kentucky 2	R+13	Ron Lewis	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ron Lewis (Republican) 55.4% Mike Weaver (Democratic) 44.6%
Kentucky 3	D+2	Anne Northup	Republican	1996	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain.	Y John Yarmuth (Democratic) 50.6% Anne Northup (Republican) 48.2% Donna Walker Mancini (Libertarian) 0.9% W. Ed Parker (Constitution) 0.3%
Kentucky 4	R+12	Geoff Davis	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Geoff Davis (Republican) 51.7% Ken Lucas (Democratic) 43.4% Brian Houillion (Libertarian) 4.9%
Kentucky 5	R+8	Hal Rogers	Republican	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Hal Rogers (Republican) 73.8% Kenneth Stepp (Democratic) 26.2%
Kentucky 6	R+7	Ben Chandler	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Ben Chandler (Democratic) 85.5% Paul Ard (Libertarian) 14.5%

Louisiana

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Louisiana 1	R+18	Bobby Jindal	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Bobby Jindal (Republican) 88.1% David Gereighty (Democratic) 7.4% Stacey Tallitsch (Democratic) 3.4% Peter Beary (Libertarian) 1.1%
Louisiana 2	D+28	William J. Jefferson	Democratic	1990	Incumbent re-elected in runoff.^[28]	Y William J. Jefferson (Democratic) 30.1% (56.6%) Karen Carter (Democratic) 21.7% (43.4%) Derrick Shepherd (Democratic) 17.9% Joe Lavigne (Republican) 13.3% Troy Carter (Democratic) 12.0% Eric Bradley (Republican) 1.2% Regina H Bartholomew (Democratic) 1.2% John Edwards (Democratic) 0.7% Scott Barron (Democratic) 0.7% Gregory "Rhumbline" Kahn (Libertarian) 0.4% Vinnie Mendoza (Democratic) 0.4% Lance von Udhe (Republican) 0.3% Deven "D.C." Collins (Democratic) 0.1%
Louisiana 3	R+5	Charlie Melançon	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charlie Melançon (Democratic) 55.0% Craig Romero (Republican) 40.3% Olangee Breech (Democratic) 3.1% James Lee Blake (Libertarian) 1.6%
Louisiana 4	R+7	Jim McCrery	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jim McCrery (Republican) 57.4% Artis Cash (Democratic) 16.9% Patti Cox (Democratic) 13.2% Chester Kelley (Republican) 12.4%
Louisiana 5	R+10	Rodney Alexander	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Rodney Alexander (Republican) 68.3% Gloria Williams Hearn (Democratic) 29.0% Brent Sanders (Libertarian) 1.6% John Watts (Independent) 1.1%
Louisiana 6	R+7	Richard Baker	Republican	1986	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Baker (Republican) 82.8% Richard Fontanesi (Libertarian) 17.2%
Louisiana 7	R+7	Charles Boustany	Republican	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Charles Boustany (Republican) 70.7% Mike Stagg (Democratic) 29.3%

Maine

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Maine 1	D+6	Tom Allen	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Tom Allen (Democratic) 60.8% Darlene Curley (Republican) 31.3% Dexter Kamilewicz (Independent) 7.9%
Maine 2	D+4	Mike Michaud	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Michaud (Democratic) 70.5% Scott D'Amboise (Republican) 29.5%

Maryland

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Maryland 1	R+10	Wayne Gilchrest	Republican	1990	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Wayne Gilchrest (Republican) 68.8% Jim Corwin (Democratic) 31.1%
Maryland 2	D+8	Dutch Ruppersberger	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic) 69.2% Jimmy Mathis (Republican) 30.7%
Maryland 3	D+7	Ben Cardin	Democratic	1986	Retired to run for U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic hold.	Y John Sarbanes (Democratic) 64.0% John White (Republican) 33.8% Charles Curtis McPeek (Libertarian) 2.1%
Maryland 4	D+30	Albert Wynn	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Albert Wynn (Democratic) 80.7% Moshe Starkman (Republican) 18.6%
Maryland 5	D+9	Steny Hoyer	Democratic	1981	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Steny Hoyer (Democratic) 82.7% Steve Warner (Green) 16.5% Peter Kuhnert (C/Write-in) 0.3%
Maryland 6	R+13	Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Roscoe Bartlett (Republican) 59.0% Andrew Duck (Democratic) 38.4% Robert Kozak (Green) 2.5%
Maryland 7	D+25	Elijah Cummings	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Elijah Cummings (Democratic) Unopposed
Maryland 8	D+20	Chris Van Hollen	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Chris Van Hollen (Democratic) 76.5% Jeff Stein (Republican) 21.9% Gerard Giblin (Green) 1.5%

Massachusetts

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts

District		Incumbent			Results	Candidates
District	2004 CPVI	Representative	Party	First elected
Massachusetts 1	D+15	John Olver	Democratic	1991 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John Olver (Democratic) 76.5% Bill Szych (Independent) 23.5%
Massachusetts 2	D+11	Richard Neal	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Richard Neal (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 3	D+11	Jim McGovern	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Jim McGovern (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 4	D+17	Barney Frank	Democratic	1980	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Barney Frank (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 5	D+9	Marty Meehan	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Marty Meehan (Democratic) Unopposed
Massachusetts 6	D+10	John F. Tierney	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	Y John F. Tierney (Democratic) 69.7% Rick Barton (Republican) 29.3%
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Massachusetts 9	D+15	Stephen F. Lynch	Democratic	2001	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic) 78.2% Jack E. Robinson III (Republican) 21.8%
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The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7 2006 to elect members to the United States House of Representatives It took place in the middle of President George W Bush s second term in office All 435 seats of the House were up for election Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3 2007 until January 3 2009 The incumbent majority party the Republicans had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994 and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber ending 12 years of Republican control in the House 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 2004 November 7 2006 2008 All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives a 218 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Nancy Pelosi Dennis Hastert resigned as leader Party Democratic RepublicanLeader s seat California 8th Illinois 14thLast election 202 232Seats before 201 229Seats won 233 202Seat change 31 30Popular vote 42 338 795 35 857 334Percentage 52 3 44 3 Swing 5 5 5 1 Third party Party IndependentLast election 1Seats won 0Seat change 1Popular vote 417 895Percentage 0 5 Swing 0 1 Results Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican holdSpeaker before electionDennis HastertRepublican Elected Speaker Nancy PelosiDemocraticThe Republicans had won a 232 seat majority in 2004 By the time of the 2006 election they held 229 seats while the Democrats held 201 plus 1 Independent who caucused with the Democrats There were also four vacancies Republicans held a 28 seat advantage and Democrats needed to pick up 15 seats to take control of the House which had had a Republican majority since January 1995 The public s perception of George W Bush the handling of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a series of political scandals involving mostly congressional Republicans took their toll on the party at the ballot box 1 The final result was a 31 seat pickup for the Democrats including the pickup of the Vermont at large seat previously held by Independent Bernie Sanders who ran instead for U S Senate who caucused with the Democrats Democrats defeated 22 Republican incumbents and won eight open Republican held seats For the first time since the party s founding Republicans won no seats previously held by Democrats and defeated no Democratic incumbents 2 It was the largest seat gain for the Democrats since the 1974 elections Among the new Democrats were the first Muslim in Congress Keith Ellison and the first two Buddhists Mazie Hirono and Hank Johnson As a result of the Democratic victory Nancy Pelosi became the first female and the first Californian House Speaker 3 As of 2022 update these remain the only House elections in U S history where only one party flipped any seats 2006 remains the last year in which Republicans won a house race in Connecticut and the last time the Democrats won control of the House without winning every seat in New England Contents 1 Results 1 1 Voter demographics 2 Open seats 3 Election predictions 4 Seats that changed party 5 Special elections 6 Alabama 7 Alaska 8 Arizona 9 Arkansas 10 California 11 Colorado 12 Connecticut 13 Delaware 14 Florida 15 Georgia 16 Hawaii 17 Idaho 18 Illinois 19 Indiana 20 Iowa 21 Kansas 22 Kentucky 23 Louisiana 24 Maine 25 Maryland 26 Massachusetts 27 Michigan 28 Minnesota 29 Mississippi 30 Missouri 31 Montana 32 Nebraska 33 Nevada 34 New Hampshire 35 New Jersey 36 New Mexico 37 New York 38 North Carolina 39 North Dakota 40 Ohio 41 Oklahoma 42 Oregon 43 Pennsylvania 44 Rhode Island 45 South Carolina 46 South Dakota 47 Tennessee 48 Texas 49 Utah 50 Vermont 51 Virginia 52 Washington 53 West Virginia 54 Wisconsin 55 Wyoming 56 Non voting delegates 57 See also 58 Notes 59 References 60 External linksResults EditA number of organizations and individuals made predictions about the election some for the House as a whole and some for both that and individual races 233 202Democratic Republican Popular vote by states President Bush meets with Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer then House Minority Leader and Minority Whip respectively at the Oval Office in the White House The President congratulated Pelosi and Hoyer on their newfound majority and vowed to work with them until his presidency was over Regarding Pelosi s elevation to Speaker of the House Bush commented This is a historic moment Summary of party changes 3 5 Democratic seat pickup 1 2 Democratic seat pickup Summary of the November 7 2006 United States House of Representatives election results Party Seats Popular vote2004 2006 Netchange Vote Democratic Party 202 233 31 53 6 42 338 795 52 3 5 5 Republican Party 232 202 30 46 4 35 857 334 44 3 5 1 Libertarian Party 656 764 0 8 0 1 Independent 1 0 1 417 895 0 5 0 1 Green Party 243 391 0 3 Constitution Party 91 133 0 1 0 1 Independence Party 85 815 0 1 Reform Party 53 862 0 1 Other parties 1 230 548 1 5 0 1 Totals 435 435 100 0 80 975 537 100 0 Voter turnout 36 8 Sources Election Statistics Office of the ClerkPopular voteDemocratic 52 29 Republican 44 28 Libertarian 0 81 Green 0 29 Others 2 33 House seatsDemocratic 53 56 Republican 46 44 Voter demographics Edit Vote by demographic subgroupDemographic subgroup DEM GOP Other oftotal voteTotal vote 52 44 4 100IdeologyLiberals 87 11 2 20Moderates 60 38 2 47Conservatives 20 78 2 32PartyDemocrats 93 7 n a 38Republicans 8 91 1 36Independents 57 39 4 26GenderMen 50 47 3 49Women 55 43 2 51Marital statusMarried 48 51 1 68Unmarried 64 34 2 32Gender by marital statusMarried men 47 51 2 35Married women 48 50 2 33Unmarried men 62 36 2 14Unmarried women 66 32 2 18Race ethnicityWhite 47 51 2 79Black 89 10 1 10Asian 62 37 1 2Other 55 42 3 2Hispanic of any race 69 30 1 8Gender by raceWhite men 44 53 3 39White women 49 50 1 40Non white men 75 23 2 9Non white women 78 21 1 11ReligionProtestant 44 54 2 55Catholic 55 44 1 26Jewish 87 12 1 2Other religion 71 25 4 6None 74 22 4 11Religious service attendanceMore than weekly 38 60 2 17Weekly 46 53 1 28Monthly 57 41 2 12A few times a year 60 38 2 25Never 67 30 3 15White evangelical or born again ChristianWhite evangelical or born again Christian 28 70 2 24Everyone else 59 39 2 76Age18 29 years old 60 38 2 1230 44 years old 53 45 2 2445 59 years old 53 46 1 3460 and older 50 48 2 29Sexual orientationLGBT 75 24 1 3Heterosexual 52 46 2 97EducationNot a high school graduate 64 35 1 3High school graduate 55 44 1 21Some college education 51 47 2 31College graduate 49 49 2 27Postgraduate education 58 41 1 18Family incomeUnder 15 000 67 30 3 7 15 000 30 000 61 36 3 12 30 000 50 000 56 43 1 21 50 000 75 000 50 48 2 22 75 000 100 000 52 47 1 16 100 000 150 000 47 51 2 13 150 000 200 000 47 51 2 5Over 200 000 45 53 2 5Union householdsUnion 64 34 2 23Non union 49 49 2 77RegionNortheast 63 35 2 22Midwest 52 47 1 27South 45 53 2 30West 54 43 3 21Community sizeUrban 61 37 2 30Suburban 50 48 2 47Rural 48 50 2 24Source CNN exit poll 4 Open seats Edit Winning margins in all House races In the election there were 32 open seats 28 incumbents not seeking re election and four vacancies Of the 28 incumbents 18 were Republicans 9 Democrats and 1 an independent The four vacancies were New Jersey s 13th congressional district to be filled at the same time as the general election with the winner taking office in November immediately after the votes were certified Texas s 22nd congressional district with a separate special election on the same day and Ohio s 18th congressional district and Florida s 16th congressional district which did not have special elections to fill the vacancies before January 2007 New Jersey s 13th congressional district had been held by Democrat Bob Menendez Texas s 22nd congressional district had been held by Republican Tom DeLay Ohio s 18th congressional district had been held by Republican Robert Ney and Florida s 16th congressional district had been held by Republican Mark Foley In addition to the open seats two incumbents Democrat Cynthia McKinney in Georgia s 4th congressional district and Republican Joe Schwarz in Michigan s 7th congressional district were defeated in their party s respective primaries adding two seats to the number of races where the incumbent was not up for re election in November Election predictions EditThe following table rates the competitiveness of selected races from around the country according to Sabato s Crystal Ball Races not included should be considered safe for the incumbent s party Incumbents not running for re election have parentheses around their name District Incumbent Crystal Ball 5 Rothenberg Political Report 6 ResultAZ 1 Renzi R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt R Renzi R AZ 5 Hayworth R Tossup Democratic Gain Tossup Tilt D Mitchell D AZ 8 Kolbe R Likely D Democrat Favored Giffords D CA 4 Doolittle R Leans R Tossup Tilt R Doolittle R CA 11 Pombo R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup McNerney D CA 50 Bilbray R Leans R Republican Favored Bilbray R CO 4 Musgrave R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt R Musgrave R CO 5 Hefley R Safe R Republican Favored Lamborn R CO 6 Tancredo R Likely R Safe R Tancredo R CO 7 Beauprez R Likely D Democrat Favored Perlmutter D CT 2 Simmons R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Courtney D CT 4 Shays R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Shays R CT 5 Johnson R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt D Murphy D FL 8 Keller R Likely R Safe R Keller R FL 9 Bilirakis R Likely R Safe R Bilirakis R FL 13 Harris R Lean D Tossup Tilt D Buchanan R FL 16 Foley R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Mahoney D FL 22 Shaw R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Klein D GA 8 Marshall D Leans D Tossup Tilt D Marshall D GA 12 Barrow D Tossup Democratic Hold Tossup Tilt D Barrow D ID 1 Otter R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt R Sali R IL 6 Hyde R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Roskam R IL 8 Bean D Lean D Tossup Tilt D Bean D IL 10 Kirk R Lean R Safe R Kirk R IN 2 Chocola R Lean D Lean D Donnelly D IN 3 Souder R Likely R Safe R Souder R IN 7 Carson D Likely D Safe D Carson D IN 8 Hostettler R Likely D Democrat Favored Ellsworth D IN 9 Sodrel R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt D Hill D IA 1 Nussle R Lean D Lean D Braley D IA 2 Leach R Lean R Safe R Loebsack D IA 3 Boswell D Lean D Lean D Boswell D KS 2 Ryun R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Boyda D KY 2 Lewis R Lean R Republican Favored Lewis R KY 3 Northup R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt R Yarmuth D KY 4 Davis R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt R Davis R LA 3 Melanchon D Likely D Safe D Melanchon D MI 7 Schwarz R Likely R Safe R Walberg R MN 1 Gutknecht R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Walz D MN 2 Kline R Likely R Safe R Kline R MN 6 Kennedy R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Bachmann R NE 3 Osborne R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt D Smith R NV 2 Gibbons R Leans R Republican Favored Heller R NV 3 Porter R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt R Porter R NH 1 Bradley R Likely R Safe R Shea Porter D NH 2 Bass R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt D Hodes D NJ 7 Ferguson R Lean R Lean R Ferguson R NM 1 Wilson R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Wilson R NY 3 King R Likely R Republican Favored King R NY 19 Kelly R Tossup Republican Hold Republican Favored Hall D NY 20 Sweeney R Tossup Democratic Pickup Tossup Tilt D Gillibrand D NY 24 Boehlert R Lean D Tossup Tilt D Arcuri D NY 25 Walsh R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt R Walsh R NY 26 Reynolds R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Reynolds R NY 29 Kuhl R Lean R Tossup Tilt R Kuhl R NC 8 Hayes R Lean R Safe R Hayes R NC 11 Taylor R Lean D Tossup Tilt D Shuler D OH 1 Chabot R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Chabot R OH 2 Schmidt R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Schmidt R OH 6 Strickland D Likely D Safe D Wilson D OH 12 Tiberi R Likely R Lean R Tiberi R OH 15 Pryce R Tossup Democratic Pickup Lean D Pryce R OH 18 Ney R Lean D Lean D Space D PA 4 Hart R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Altmire D PA 6 Gerlach R Lean D Pure Tossup Gerlach R PA 7 Weldon R Lean D Lean D Sestak D PA 8 Fitzparick R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Murphy D PA 10 Sherwood R Lean D Lean D Carney D TX 17 Edwards D Likely D Safe D Wilson D TX 22 DeLay R Tossup Democratic Pickup Pure Tossup Lampson D TX 23 Bonilla R Lean R Lean R Rodriguez D VT AL Sanders D Likely D Democrat Favored Welch D VA 2 Drake R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Drake R VA 10 Wolf R Lean R Safe R Wolf R WA 8 Reichert R Tossup Republican Hold Tossup Tilt R Reichert R WV 1 Mollahan D Likely D Safe D Mollahan D WV 2 Capito R Likely R Safe R Capito R WI 8 Green R Tossup Republican Hold Pure Tossup Kagen D WY AL Cubin R Tossup Republican Hold Republican Favored Cubin R Seats that changed party EditThirty Republican seats were picked up by Democrats and one seat held by an independent was picked up by a Democrat No Democratic seats were picked up by Republicans Arizona s 5th congressional district Early in the cycle incumbent J D Hayworth R appeared on his way to an easy reelection However his seat may have become more competitive after the Congressional Page scandal broke Democrats fielded a locally well known candidate in State Senator Harry Mitchell a former Mayor of Tempe Mitchell has been a political force in his home town one of the largest communities in the district and Democrats became enthusiastic about his candidacy The 5th leans Republican but not overwhelmingly The district includes in addition to Tempe Scottsdale the prime real estate of the Phoenix area On election night Mitchell defeated Hayworth 50 to 46 Campaign signs including for Graf R Giffords D and Quick I Arizona s 8th congressional district Incumbent Jim Kolbe R announced on November 23 2005 that he would not seek re election in 2006 citation needed His district located in Southeastern Arizona and based in the suburbs of Tucson is Republican leaning but competitive President Bush won the district with 53 of the vote in 2004 although only 50 in 2000 The Democratic primary in September was won by former State Senator Gabby Giffords who resigned from the Arizona Legislature on December 1 2005 in preparation for the campaign Randy Graf a former state Representative who lost to Kolbe in the 2004 primary won the September 2006 Republican primary He defeated current state Representative Steve Huffman whom both Kolbe and the National Republican Congressional Committee supported The NRCC reportedly became concerned that Graf a supporter of the Minuteman Project and a sponsor of an unsuccessful bill that would let patrons carry guns into bars and restaurants was too conservative to win the district The NRCC committed 122 000 for a television ad in support of Huffman which ran the week before the primary The Democratic party shared that assessment prior to the primary it spent nearly 200 000 a large part of that for advertisements critical of Mr Huffman in an effort to help Mr Graf s candidacy 7 In late September the national GOP canceled about 1 million in advertising support 8 Libertarian David Nolan and independent Jay Quick also ran for the seat Giffords went on to win by a 54 to 42 margin For details see 2006 Arizona s 8th congressional district election See also 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California California s 11th congressional district Longtime incumbent Richard Pombo R won reelection in 2004 by a reasonably comfortable 61 to 39 margin However Pombo became associated with the ethical and legal scandals revolving around Jack Abramoff and became the subject of an investigation which eroded his popular support In addition Rolling Stone listed him as one of the ten worst congressmen The Democratic candidate who garnered the 39 in 2004 Jerry McNerney joined that race as a write in candidate two weeks before the primary election In 2006 McNerney was challenged in the primary by Steve Filson Filson was backed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee but was upset by McNerney in the primary Pombo was challenged for the Republican nomination by former Representative Pete McCloskey Pombo won 63 of the primary vote to 32 for McCloskey 9 McCloskey eventually endorsed McNerney 10 The eleventh district is largely composed of Oakland suburbs and leans Republican McNerney defeated Pombo 53 to 47 on election night Colorado s 7th congressional district Incumbent Bob Beauprez R was reelected to a second term in 2004 with 55 of the vote after winning his first term by only 121 votes His retirement to make an unsuccessful run for Governor of Colorado made this seat highly competitive The 7th District is located in the northern and eastern Denver suburbs State education chairman Rick O Donnell was unopposed for the Republican nomination while State Senator Ed Perlmutter won a three way Democratic primary On election night Perlmutter won Beauprez s old seat as expected 55 to 42 Connecticut s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Rob Simmons R a Vietnam War veteran and former CIA agent won reelection by 54 to 46 in 2004 in a Democratic leaning district encompassing eastern Connecticut including Norwich and New London The 2002 nominee former state Representative Joe Courtney decided to make another run Even though in the past Simmons had been able to win elections in the Democratic leaning district by painting himself as a moderate the seat is perennially competitive The results were so close on election night that the race was not settled until a week later A recount was completed on November 14 2006 with the final results giving Joe Courtney an 83 vote victory over Rob Simmons 11 It was the closest house race of 2006 Connecticut s 5th congressional district Although incumbent Nancy Johnson R won with at least 60 of the vote in 2004 and faced a difficult challenge running against a fellow incumbent in a redrawn district in 2002 winning with just 54 she was still a Republican in a swing district While the 5th is Connecticut s most conservative region John Kerry won the district by about 1100 votes in 2004 and Al Gore won it when Johnson represented it as the 6th District in 2000 The district is located in Northwestern Connecticut and includes a large portion of Waterbury Danbury the wealthy western suburbs of Hartford and small rural towns Johnson faced a credible challenge from state Senator Chris Murphy She was popular in the district but with Bush s rating in New England at rock bottom a Democratic victory was possible Early in the cycle this race was considered the least competitive of the three Republican held seats in Connecticut but Murphy defeated Johnson on election night winning 56 to 44 Florida s 16th congressional district This Republican leaning South Florida district which includes West Palm Beach and Port St Lucie on the state s east coast and Port Charlotte on the west coast was represented by Mark Foley head of the Missing and Exploited Children s Caucus However Foley resigned September 29 2006 due to revelations of inappropriate contacts of a sexual nature with underage male congressional pages The scandal immediately ballooned to include the Republican leadership s involvement in a possible cover up and it soon brought down Republicans nationwide Florida law bars state parties from replacing candidates on the ballot Within the district the scandal created strong backlash against any Republican replacement due to Foley s name remaining on the ballot and by extension made the race which had earlier been written off by most as a safe Republican seat highly competitive Businessman Tim Mahoney a surprisingly well funded challenger in a seemingly uncompetitive race quickly became favored to win The Republican replacement businessman Joe Negron ran an effective Punch Foley for Negron campaign but lost in a closer than expected race with 48 to Mahoney s 49 12 Florida s 22nd congressional district Republican E Clay Shaw had been in Congress since 1981 and had represented the 22nd District since 1993 The district voted for John Kerry over George Bush in 2004 but re elected Shaw with 63 against a last minute replacement Democrat In 2000 Shaw won a close race by 599 votes in a district that Al Gore won by 4 but in 2002 he was redistricted into a slightly less Democratic district and scored an easy victory The district includes wealthy areas of Palm Beach County and Broward County including Boca Raton and parts of Fort Lauderdale The revelation that Shaw was being treated for a second time for lung cancer may have affected his re election chances This year Shaw faced a challenge from well funded state senator Ron Klein Klein won on election day 51 to 47 Indiana s 2nd congressional district Chris Chocola R was first elected in 2002 by a 50 to 46 margin Democrat Joe Donnelly who lost to Chocola 54 to 45 in 2004 ran again in 2006 Democrats blamed Donnelly s 2004 loss on a lack of funding from the national party that allowed Chocola to outspend Donnelly by a two to one margin President Bush visited the South Bend centered district seven times between 2000 and 2006 suggesting that Chocola was vulnerable Chocola s popularity was also affected by the unpopularity of GOP Governor Mitch Daniels among other things Daniels decided to lease a toll road that runs through the district to a foreign corporation Daniels also pushed to move the entire state to daylight saving time which was opposed by local residents In the campaign Chocola attacked Donnelly for being delinquent in paying property taxes On election night Donnelly defeated Chocola 54 to 46 Indiana s 8th congressional district John Hostettler R who had only a 34 approval rating was challenged by Vanderburgh County Sheriff Brad Ellsworth in this swing district that includes Evansville and Terre Haute Hostettler had a history of winning tough reelections but Ellsworth was considered to be his strongest opponent The district has been nicknamed The Bloody Eighth due to its frequent ousting of incumbent congressmen which has occurred in 1958 1966 1974 1978 1982 1994 and 2006 Despite the competitive nature of the district Hostettler was traditionally slow to raise money and lagged far behind his opponent in fundraising totals throughout the election Rumors circulated in September that Hostettler had essentially given up on his campaign when he failed to hold any events on Labor Day weekend the traditional kickoff of the campaign season In the end Ellsworth defeated Hostettler by a 61 39 margin the most lopsided loss for a House incumbent since 1994 Indiana s 9th congressional district In 2004 incumbent Mike Sodrel R defeated then incumbent Baron Hill by only 1 425 votes the smallest winning percentage in any congressional race that year 13 Hill ran in 2006 to reclaim his seat in this Southeast Indiana district that includes Bloomington and New Albany He defeated anti war challenger Gretchen Clearwater in the May 2 primary Factors cited in the race included Sodrel being a self described staunch Republican Party loyalist in an evenly divided district Hill lacking the advantages of incumbency in 2006 and according to Democrats Hill s superior constituent service compared to Sodrel s Hill defeated Sodrel 50 to 46 Iowa s 1st congressional district Incumbent Jim Nussle R left his seat in Congress to run for governor This district is Democratic leaning and of the open seats was one of the most likely to change hands It contains most of northeastern Iowa including large cities such as Dubuque the Quad Cities and Waterloo Nussle had been reelected in 2000 and 2004 with 55 of the vote but Al Gore and John Kerry won the district in those same years In 2006 businessman Mike Whalen won the Republican nomination while attorney Bruce Braley was the Democratic nominee Braley defeated Whalen 55 percent to 43 percent For details see 2006 Iowa s 1st congressional district election Iowa s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Jim Leach R received 59 of the vote in 2004 Before the election this was the most Democratic seat held by a Republican as measured by presidential candidates performances in the district However Leach had consistently won here since 1976 helped by his reputation for strong integrity Also helping him was his status as one of the most liberal Republicans in the House As a result Leach traditionally won large numbers of crossover votes from Democrats and was expected to do so again The Democrats nominated David Loebsack a political science professor at small Cornell College in Mount Vernon Iowa Despite Leach s appeal and seniority Loebsack prevailed on election night by a 51 to 49 margin Leach s defeat made him the most senior House member to lose re election in 2006 and the most senior member to lose re election since 36 year incumbent Phil Crane lost in 2004 in an upset to Melissa Bean Kansas s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Jim Ryun R a leading conservative won re election by 56 to 41 in 2004 and had held his seat for five terms This year Ryun faced a rematch with Democrat Nancy Boyda who also ran against him in 2004 The district is home to Topeka Manhattan location of Kansas State University Leavenworth Pittsburg and half of the liberal college town of Lawrence home of the University of Kansas Despite being held by Ryun the seat had a history of electing Democrats and before 1994 Democrats held the seat for 20 out of 24 years However gerrymandering had made the seat tilt more Republican and Ryun was thought to be secure However Ryun faced controversy over a Washington D C real estate purchase and in the wake of scandals that rocked Washington D C this had a major effect on local voters far more than had been expected Boyda was also helped by the reelection of popular Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius Boyda defeated the incumbent Ryun 51 to 47 in one of the most shocking results of the night Kentucky s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Anne Northup R had been a target for the Democrats since her election in 1996 in 2004 and 2000 John Kerry and Al Gore both won her Louisville centered congressional district by two percent and Bill Clinton won the district by double digit margins during the 1990s While Northup had generally run close races she won 60 of the vote in the 2004 election Redistricting after the 2000 census added a few more suburban Republicans to the district according to Congressional Quarterly The Democratic candidate was John Yarmuth the founder of local free publication LEO In spite of Northup s electoral success excellent constituent services and popularity among blue collar voters in southern Louisville Democrats saw this race as winnable calling attention to Northup s 91 lockstep voting record with an unpopular President Bush Northup led in most polls until October when Yarmuth began to gain By election night the race had become highly competitive House Majority Leader John Boehner referred to Northup as the Republicans canary in the coal mine meaning that her fortunes would portend the outcome of House elections nationwide This proved to be a correct assessment as on election night Yarmuth defeated Northup 51 to 48 and Republicans lost control of the House Minnesota s 1st congressional district Incumbent Gil Gutknecht R was reelected in his Southern Minnesota district with 60 of the vote in 2004 A member of the 1994 Republican Revolution Gutknecht had promised not to run for a seventh term when first elected Though not expected to be significant the broken promise proved to be a factor in his defeat Geography teacher Tim Walz was the Democratic nominee and ran a much stronger campaign than expected helped by the massive decline in President George W Bush s popularity in Minnesota Walz defeated Gutknecht 53 47 14 New Hampshire s 1st congressional district Republican incumbent Jeb Bradley was seeking a third term Rochester Democratic chair Carol Shea Porter won the nomination in a major upset against better funded and party favored state House Democratic Leader Jim Craig Although this was the one house district in New England Bush carried in 2004 and Bradley had won it handily in the past the President was highly unpopular throughout New England which gave Democrats an opening Still most thought that Bradley was the strong favorite to win Shea Porter defeated Bradley 52 to 48 in the most shocking upset of the night along with the victories of David Loebsack and Nancy Boyda New Hampshire s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Charles Bass R won reelection in 2004 with 58 percent of the vote even as his district was won by John Kerry 52 to 47 Bass a political moderate easily defeated primary challenges from Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson and Mary Maxwell The Democratic nominee Paul Hodes an attorney was also the 2004 Democratic nominee In late September a top Bass staffer resigned after news stories that a U S Government computer in Bass s DC office had been used to post anonymous concern troll messages to NH blogs In these messages IndyNH claimed to be a supporter of Paul Hodes who was discouraged by Bass s unbeatable lead Hodes defeated Bass on election day 53 to 46 New York s 19th congressional district Incumbent Sue Kelly R had rarely faced stiff competition since her initial election in 1994 but the Democratic primary attracted six contenders in 2006 two of whom dropped out before the primary Former Ulster County Legislator John Hall who was once a member of the popular rock band Orleans won the Democratic nomination with 49 of the vote in a multi candidate primary An October 26 Majority Watch poll had him leading 49 to 47 15 Several factors played into Kelly s defeat including the extremely weak GOP showing in the senatorial and gubernatorial races her reluctance to answer questions about the Mark Foley Page Scandal notoriously she literally ran away from television cameras at one point and Hall s quirky campaign style which included an appearance on the satirical Comedy Central program The Colbert Report Hall defeated Kelly 51 to 49 Following Hall s election Stephen Colbert took credit for the victory and attributed it entirely to Hall s appearance on the show Hall appeared several days later to satirically thank the host for his seat in Congress New York s 20th congressional district Incumbent John E Sweeney R had never faced a particularly competitive election until 2006 His competitive district fueled a strong challenge from attorney Kirsten Gillibrand In April 2006 Sweeney was allegedly sighted intoxicated at a fraternity party 16 On October 31 a week before the election police report surfaced that documented a 911 call from his wife asking for help because her husband was knocking her around the room Despite denials from both Sweeney and his wife the report proved to be a turning point and Gillibrand was victorious on election night 53 to 47 For details see 2006 New York s 20th congressional district election New York s 24th congressional district Incumbent Sherwood Boehlert R announced his retirement after 24 years making this a seat of considerable focus for the Democrats in the run up to the mid terms Boehlert is considered a moderate Republican and the district is considered to be competitive George Bush won by 53 in the 2004 election but by only 3 000 votes in the 2000 presidential election The Republican nominee was state Senator Ray Meier while the Democratic nominee was Oneida County District Attorney Mike Arcuri Both were locally popular and proven vote getters and the race was a toss up Arcuri defeated Meier 54 to 45 North Carolina s 11th congressional district Charles H Taylor R won with 55 in 2004 far behind George W Bush in the area The district consists of the North Carolina Panhandle around Asheville Dogged by ethics related scandals Taylor faced tougher competition from former professional quarterback Heath Shuler D in 2006 A July 10 poll by Public Policy Polling showed that Shuler led Taylor by 51 to 45 17 Shuler defeated Taylor 54 46 See also 2006 Ohio s 2nd congressional district election Ohio s 18th congressional district Bob Ney R the incumbent since 1995 part of the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal withdrew from the race in early August 2006 18 before pleading guilty a month later to criminal charges Zack Space the law director of the city of Dover was the surprise winner of the Democratic nomination Ney s formal withdrawal on August 14 resulted in a special election to choose his replacement Ohio state Senator Joy Padgett won with about 65 of the vote Her candidacy was subsequently damaged by news reports about her business and personal bankruptcies Space defeated Padgett 62 to 38 Pennsylvania s 4th congressional district Jason Altmire D upset incumbent Republican Melissa Hart in a surprise victory for the Democrats in this suburban Pittsburgh district Altmire s background was in health care policy and legislative relations he was overseer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center s Office of Charitable Giving before leaving to run for office in June 2005 Hart had seemed untouchable only a few months before the election and Hart had seemed untouchable only a few months before the electionwas still generally expected to win on Election Day Hart blamed her defeat on Altmire s campaign ads that tied her with the locally unpopular president 19 Altmire defeated Hart 52 to 48 Pennsylvania s 7th congressional district Curt Weldon R won reelection with 59 of the vote in 2004 but represents a Democratic leaning district that incorporates much of Delaware County in suburban Philadelphia He faced retired Navy Vice Admiral Joe Sestak D On October 13 it was reported that Weldon and his daughter were being investigated by the FBI and two days later the FBI raided his daughter s residence 20 21 Between Sestak s fundraising abilities 22 and the investigation of Weldon and his daughter Sestak defeated Weldon 56 to 44 Pennsylvania s 8th congressional district Mike Fitzpatrick R won election for the first time in 2004 by a wide 56 42 margin over Virginia Ginny Schrader but his district based in suburban Bucks County is politically moderate having voted for Democratic presidents and Republican congressmen since 1992 His Democratic opponent in 2006 was retired Captain Patrick Murphy an Iraq War veteran of the Army s 82nd Airborne The Iraq War was the major issue of the campaign In 2005 Murphy proposed a plan for phased withdrawal Fitzpatrick stood by President Bush s stay the course policy through most of the campaign before calling for a new plan Ultimately Murphy defeated Fitzpatrick by 1 518 votes Pennsylvania s 10th congressional district Don Sherwood R had strong backing as a result of redistricting in this heavy GOP district The Democrats didn t even field a candidate to run against him in 2002 and 2004 But in 2005 details were made public regarding a five year affair between Sherwood and Cynthia Ore who sued Sherwood for 5 5 million alleging physical abuse On November 8 2005 the two settled out of court for an undisclosed amount Sherwood was expected to win the Republican primary easily over teacher Kathy Scott as she had very little money or campaign staff but she polled a surprising 44 of the vote against him His Democratic opponent was professor and U S Naval Reserve officer Chris Carney Carney led in the polls for most of the fall Carney defeated Sherwood 53 to 47 For details see 2006 Pennsylvania s 10th congressional district election Texas s 22nd congressional district Incumbent former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay R won the primary then retired leaving his seat vacant and dropped out of the re election race These events followed a number of corruption charges that made DeLay the focus of a September 28 2005 indictment by a grand jury in Travis County which includes Austin over his campaign finances related to Texans for a Republican Majority TRMPAC and another political action committee ARMPAC In 2004 DeLay won 55 of the vote against a relatively unknown Democrat environmental lawyer Richard Morrison even though George W Bush carried the suburban Houston district with 64 of the vote Democrats sued to keep DeLay as the Republican nominee when he withdrew citing a lack of proof of residence outside the district since Texas law does not allow a party to replace its nominee unless the candidate cannot run due to extraordinary circumstances or if he or she moves away The Democrats won the suit and DeLay was forced to remain on the ballot or leave his party without a nominee Republicans quickly rallied around Shelley Sekula Gibbs to run a write in campaign to defeat Nick Lampson the Democratic nominee Lampson defeated Sekula Gibbs 52 42 Texas s 23rd congressional district In 2004 incumbent Henry Bonilla R received nearly 70 of the vote However his district which includes several heavily Republican suburbs of San Antonio as well as Big Bend National Park and much of Texas border with Mexico had to be changed after a mid 2006 U S Supreme Court ruling that the redistricting efforts of the Texas Legislature violated Voting Rights Act protection of minorities largely Hispanic Laredo was in the 23rd District until the redistricting On August 4 a federal court redrew the district and removed the portion of Webb County that was in the district eliminating the possibility of a rematch with Cuellar and added a heavily Democratic portion of San Antonio the home base of liberal former congressman Ciro Rodriguez Rodriguez ran against Bonilla in the all candidate primary on November 7 23 The winner of the now somewhat irrelevant Democratic primary Vietnam War combat veteran Rick Bolanos also ran in the November 7 election The realigned district is less Republican than the previous version but Bonilla was still favored against the crowded field of six Democrats including Rodriguez and Bolanos and one Independent candidate A majority was required in this special election to avoid a runoff between the top two contenders Bonilla won the November 7 election with 49 of the vote but failed to get the needed 50 of the vote to avoid the runoff In that runoff he faced Rodriguez who got 20 of the special election vote Bonilla was seen as being the favorite He ignored Rodriguez until the final days then ran TV ads portraying him as politically aligned with some Islamic terror supporters which backfired In the special election however Rodriguez was able to portray himself as part of an incoming majority which would help retain federal funding for programs in the district Rodriguez defeated Bonilla in the runoff 54 to 46 Vermont s at large congressional district Incumbent Bernie Sanders I a democratic socialist who represented the entire state of Vermont ran for the Senate seat being vacated by Senator Jim Jeffords Vermont state Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Welch D Windsor County the Democratic nominee faced former Vermont Adjutant General Martha Rainville Major General USANG ret the Republican nominee Welch was helped when state Representative David Zuckerman decided not to wage a third party campaign Keith Stern a businessman and zoning board member from Springfield ran as an Independent Jane Newton a retired nurse ran on the socialist Liberty Union line and Jerry Trudell 24 ran as an Independent Welch defeated Rainville 53 to 45 Wisconsin s 8th congressional district Incumbent Mark Green R Green ran for governor and his seat in northeastern Wisconsin was Republican leaning although it has elected a Democratic congressman as recently as 1996 and is centered around the cities of Green Bay and Appleton State Assembly Speaker John Gard won the September 12 Republican primary as expected in which he faced state Assemblywoman Terri McCormick The Democratic nominee Steve Kagen M D defeated business consultant Jamie Wall and former De Pere Mayor and Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum after a very competitive primary Kagen defeated Gard 51 to 49 For details see 2006 Wisconsin s 8th congressional district election Contents Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non voting delegatesSpecial elections EditSee also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives There were two special elections in 2006 to the 109th United States Congress listed here by date and district District Incumbent This raceMember Party First elected Results CandidatesCalifornia 50 Duke Cunningham Republican 1990 Incumbent resigned December 1 2005 amid the Cunningham scandal New member elected June 6 2006 Republican hold Y Brian Bilbray Republican 49 6 Francine Busby Democratic 45 0 William Griffith Write in 3 8 Paul King Libertarian 1 6 25 Texas 22 Tom DeLay Republican 1984 Incumbent resigned June 9 2006 following indictment New member elected November 7 2006 Republican hold Y Shelley Sekula Gibbs Republican 62 5 Bob Smither Libertarian 18 7 Steve Stockman Republican 10 8 Don Richardson Republican 6 0 Giannibicego Hoa Tran Republican 2 1 26 Alabama EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama See also List of United States representatives from Alabama District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedAlabama 1 R 12 Jo Bonner Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Jo Bonner Republican 68 1 Vivian Beckerle Democratic 31 8 Alabama 2 R 13 Terry Everett Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Terry Everett Republican 69 5 Chuck James Democratic 30 4 Alabama 3 R 4 Mike Rogers Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Rogers Republican 59 4 Greg Pierce Democratic 38 5 Mark Layfield Independent 2 1 Alabama 4 R 16 Robert Aderholt Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Robert Aderholt Republican 70 2 Barbara Bobo Democratic 29 7 Alabama 5 R 6 Robert E Cramer Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Robert E Cramer Democratic UnopposedAlabama 6 R 25 Spencer Bachus Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Spencer Bachus Republican UnopposedAlabama 7 D 17 Artur Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Artur Davis Democratic UnopposedAlaska EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Alaska See also List of United States representatives from Alaska District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedAlaska at large R 14 Don Young Republican 1973 Special Incumbent re elected Y Don Young Republican 56 6 Diane Benson Democratic 40 0 Alexander Crawford Libertarian 1 7 Eva Ince Green 0 8 Bill Ratigan Independent 0 7 Arizona EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona See also List of United States representatives from Arizona District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedArizona 1 R 2 Rick Renzi Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Rick Renzi Republican 51 8 Ellen Simon Democratic 43 4 David Schlosser Libertarian 4 8 Arizona 2 R 9 Trent Franks Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Trent Franks Republican 58 6 John Thrasher Democratic 38 9 Powell Gammill Libertarian 2 5 Arizona 3 R 6 John Shadegg Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y John Shadegg Republican 59 3 Don Chilton Democratic 38 2 Mark Yannone Libertarian 2 5 Arizona 4 D 14 Ed Pastor Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Ed Pastor Democratic 72 5 Don Karg Republican 23 9 Ronald Harders Libertarian 3 6 Arizona 5 R 4 J D Hayworth Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Harry Mitchell Democratic 50 4 J D Hayworth Republican 46 4 Warren Severin Libertarian 3 1 Arizona 6 R 12 Jeff Flake Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Jeff Flake Republican 74 8 Jason Blair Libertarian 25 2 Arizona 7 D 12 Raul Grijalva Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Raul Grijalva Democratic 61 1 Ron Drake Republican 35 4 Joe Cobb Libertarian 3 6 Arizona 8 R 1 Jim Kolbe Republican 1984 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Gabby Giffords Democratic 54 3 Randy Graf Republican 42 1 David Nolan Libertarian 1 9 Jay Quick Independent 1 7 Arkansas EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas See also List of United States representatives from Arkansas District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedArkansas 1 R 1 Robert Marion Berry Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Robert Marion Berry Democratic 69 2 Mickey Stumbaugh Republican 30 8 Arkansas 2 Even Vic Snyder Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Vic Snyder Democratic 60 5 Andy Mayberry Republican 39 5 Arkansas 3 R 11 John Boozman Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y John Boozman Republican 62 4 Woodrow Anderson Democratic 37 6 Arkansas 4 Even Mike Ross Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Ross Democratic 74 5 Joe Ross Republican 25 5 California EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California See also List of United States representatives from California District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedCalifornia 1 D 10 Mike Thompson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Thompson Democratic 66 3 John Jones Republican 29 0 Pamela Elizondo Green 3 1 Tim Stock Peace and Freedom Party 1 6 California 2 R 13 Wally Herger Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Wally Herger Republican 64 2 Arjinderpal Sekhon Democratic 32 5 E Kent Hinesley Libertarian 3 3 California 3 R 7 Dan Lungren Republican 19781988 retired 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Dan Lungren Republican 59 5 Bill Durston Democratic 37 9 D A Tuma Libertarian 1 6 Mike Roskey Peace and Freedom Party 1 0 California 4 R 11 John Doolittle Republican 1990 Incumbent re elected Y John Doolittle Republican 49 9 Charles Brown Democratic 45 4 Dan Warren Libertarian 5 0 California 5 D 14 Doris Matsui Democratic 2005 Special Incumbent re elected Y Doris Matsui Democratic 70 8 X Claire Yan Republican 23 6 Jeff Kravitz Green 4 3 John Reiger Peace and Freedom Party 1 3 California 6 D 21 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Lynn Woolsey Democratic 70 3 Todd Hopper Republican 26 1 Rich Friesen Libertarian 3 6 California 7 D 19 George Miller Democratic 1974 Incumbent re elected Y George Miller Democratic 83 9 Camden McConnell Libertarian 16 1 California 8 D 36 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1987 Special Incumbent re elected Y Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80 4 Mike DeNunzio Republican 10 8 Krissy Keefer Green 7 4 Phillip Berg Libertarian 1 4 California 9 D 38 Barbara Lee Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Barbara Lee Democratic 86 4 John den Dulk Republican 10 7 James Eyer Libertarian 2 9 California 10 D 8 Ellen Tauscher Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Ellen Tauscher Democratic 66 5 Darcy Linn Republican 33 5 California 11 R 3 Richard Pombo Republican 1992 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Jerry McNerney Democratic 53 2 Richard Pombo Republican 46 8 California 12 D 22 Tom Lantos Democratic 1980 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Lantos Democratic 76 1 Michael Moloney Republican 23 9 California 13 D 22 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re elected Y Pete Stark Democratic 74 9 George Bruno Republican 25 1 California 14 D 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Anna Eshoo Democratic 71 1 Rob Smith Republican 24 3 Brian Holtz Libertarian 2 3 Carole Brouillet Green 2 3 California 15 D 14 Mike Honda Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Honda Democratic 72 4 Raymond Chukwu Republican 27 6 California 16 D 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Zoe Lofgren Democratic 72 8 Charel Winston Republican 27 2 California 17 D 17 Sam Farr Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Sam Farr Democratic 75 9 Anthony DeMaio Republican 22 6 California 18 D 3 Dennis Cardoza Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Dennis Cardoza Democratic 65 4 John Kanno Republican 34 6 California 19 R 10 George Radanovich Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected Y George Radanovich Republican 60 6 T J Cox Democratic 39 4 California 20 D 5 Jim Costa Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Jim Costa Democratic UnopposedCalifornia 21 R 13 Devin Nunes Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Devin Nunes Republican 66 6 Steven Haze Democratic 30 1 John Miller Green 3 3 California 22 R 16 Bill Thomas Republican 1978 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold Y Kevin McCarthy Republican 70 8 Sharon Beery Democratic 29 2 California 23 D 9 Lois Capps Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Lois Capps Democratic 65 2 Victor Tognazzini Republican 34 8 California 24 R 5 Elton Gallegly Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected Y Elton Gallegly Republican 62 1 Jill Martinez Democratic 37 9 California 25 R 7 Buck McKeon Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Buck McKeon Republican 60 1 Robert Rodriguez Democratic 35 6 David Erickson Libertarian 4 3 California 26 R 4 David Dreier Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected Y David Dreier Republican 57 0 Cynthia Matthews Democratic 37 9 Ted Brown Libertarian 3 3 Elliott Graham American Independent 1 8 California 27 D 13 Brad Sherman Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Brad Sherman Democratic 68 8 Peter Hankwitz Republican 31 2 California 28 D 25 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re elected Y Howard Berman Democratic 74 0 Stanley Kesselman Republican 19 1 Byron De Lear Green 3 5 Kelley Ross Libertarian 3 4 California 29 D 12 Adam Schiff Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Adam Schiff Democratic 63 5 Bill Bodell Republican 27 5 Bill Paparian Green 5 7 Lydia Llamas Peace and Freedom Party 1 8 Jim Keller Libertarian 1 5 California 30 D 20 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re elected Y Henry Waxman Democratic 71 5 David Jones Republican 26 4 Adele Cannon Peace and Freedom Party 2 1 California 31 D 30 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Xavier Becerra Democratic UnopposedCalifornia 32 D 17 Hilda Solis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Hilda Solis Democratic 83 0 Leland Faegre Libertarian 17 0 California 33 D 36 Diane Watson Democratic 2001 Special Incumbent re elected Y Diane Watson Democratic UnopposedCalifornia 34 D 23 Lucille Roybal Allard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Lucille Roybal Allard Democratic 76 8 Wayne Miller Republican 23 2 California 35 D 33 Maxine Waters Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Maxine Waters Democratic 83 8 Gordon Mego American Independent 8 5 Paul Ireland Libertarian 7 7 California 36 D 11 Jane Harman Democratic 19921998 retired 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Jane Harman Democratic 63 4 Brian Gibson Republican 32 0 Jim Smith Peace and Freedom Party 2 7 Mike Binkley Libertarian 1 9 California 37 D 27 Juanita Millender McDonald Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Juanita Millender McDonald Democratic 82 4 Herb Peters Libertarian 17 6 California 38 D 20 Grace Napolitano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Grace Napolitano Democratic 75 4 Sid Street Republican 24 6 California 39 D 13 Linda Sanchez Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Linda Sanchez Democratic 65 9 James Andion Republican 34 1 California 40 R 8 Ed Royce Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Ed Royce Republican 66 8 Florice Hoffman Democratic 30 7 Philip Inman Libertarian 2 5 California 41 R 9 Jerry Lewis Republican 1978 Incumbent re elected Y Jerry Lewis Republican 67 0 Louis Contreras Democratic 33 0 California 42 R 10 Gary Miller Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Gary Miller Republican UnopposedCalifornia 43 D 13 Joe Baca Democratic 1999 Special Incumbent re elected Y Joe Baca Democratic 64 5 Scott Folkens Republican 35 5 California 44 R 6 Ken Calvert Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Ken Calvert Republican 60 0 Louis Vandenberg Democratic 37 1 Kevin Akin Peace and Freedom Party 2 9 California 45 R 3 Mary Bono Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Mary Bono Republican 60 7 David Roth Democratic 39 3 California 46 R 6 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Dana Rohrabacher Republican 59 6 Jim Brandt Democratic 36 7 Dennis Chang Libertarian 3 7 California 47 D 5 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Loretta Sanchez Democratic 62 4 Tan Nguyan Republican 37 6 California 48 R 8 John B T Campbell III Republican 2005 Special Incumbent re elected Y John B T Campbell III Republican 60 0 Steve Young Democratic 37 2 Bruce David Cohen Libertarian 2 8 California 49 R 10 Darrell Issa Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Darrell Issa Republican 63 4 Jeeni Criscenzo Democratic 33 5 Lars Grossmith Libertarian 3 1 California 50 R 5 Brian Bilbray Republican 19942000 defeated 2006 Special Incumbent re elected Y Brian Bilbray Republican 53 2 Francine Busby Democratic 43 5 Paul King Libertarian 1 8 Miriam Clark Peace and Freedom Party 1 5 California 51 D 7 Bob Filner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Bob Filner Democratic 67 5 Blake Miles Republican 30 1 Dan Litwin Libertarian 2 4 California 52 R 9 Duncan L Hunter Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected Y Duncan L Hunter Republican 64 7 John Rinaldi Democratic 32 0 Mike Benoit Libertarian 3 3 California 53 D 12 Susan Davis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Susan Davis Democratic 67 6 John Woodrum Republican 30 0 Ernie Lippe Libertarian 2 4 Colorado EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado See also List of United States representatives from Colorado District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedColorado 1 D 18 Diana DeGette Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Diana DeGette Democratic 79 8 Tom Kelly Green 20 2 Colorado 2 D 8 Mark Udall Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Mark Udall Democratic 68 3 Rich Mancuso Republican 28 3 Norm Olsen Libertarian 2 2 Joe Calhoun Green 1 3 Colorado 3 R 6 John Salazar Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y John Salazar Democratic 61 6 Scott Tipton Republican 36 5 Bob Sargent Libertarian 1 9 Colorado 4 R 9 Marilyn Musgrave Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Marilyn Musgrave Republican 45 6 Angie Paccione Democratic 43 1 Eric Eidsness Reform 11 3 Colorado 5 R 16 Joel Hefley Republican 1986 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold Y Doug Lamborn Republican 59 6 Jay Fawcett Democratic 40 4 Colorado 6 R 10 Tom Tancredo Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Tancredo Republican 58 6 Bill Winter Democratic 39 9 Jack Woehr Libertarian 1 5 Colorado 7 D 2 Bob Beauprez Republican 2002 Retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic gain Y Ed Perlmutter Democratic 54 9 Rick O Donnell Republican 42 1 Dave Chandler Green 1 6 Roger McCarville Constitution 1 4 Connecticut EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut See also List of United States representatives from Connecticut District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedConnecticut 1 D 14 John B Larson Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y John B Larson Democratic 74 5 Scott MacLean Republican 25 5 Connecticut 2 D 8 Rob Simmons Republican 2000 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Joe Courtney Democratic 50 02 Rob Simmons Republican 49 98 Connecticut 3 D 12 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Rosa DeLauro Democratic 76 0 Joseph Vollano Republican 22 4 Daniel Sumrall Green 1 6 Connecticut 4 D 5 Chris Shays Republican 1987 Incumbent re elected Y Chris Shays Republican 50 9 Diane Farrell Democratic 47 6 Phil Maymin Libertarian 1 5 Connecticut 5 D 4 Nancy Johnson Republican 1982 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Chris Murphy Democratic 56 5 Nancy Johnson Republican 43 5 Delaware EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware See also List of United States representatives from Delaware District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedDelaware at large D 7 Mike Castle Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Castle Republican 57 2 Dennis Spivack Democratic 38 8 Karen Hartley Nagle Independent 2 2 Michael Berg Green 1 8 Florida EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida See also List of United States representatives from Florida District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedFlorida 1 R 19 Jeff Miller Republican 2001 Special Incumbent re elected Y Jeff Miller Republican 68 5 Joe Roberts Democratic 31 5 Florida 2 R 2 Allen Boyd Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Allen Boyd Democratic UnopposedFlorida 3 D 17 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Corrine Brown Democratic UnopposedFlorida 4 R 16 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Ander Crenshaw Republican 69 7 Bob Harms Democratic 30 3 Florida 5 R 5 Ginny Brown Waite Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Ginny Brown Waite Republican 59 9 John T Russell Democratic 40 1 Florida 6 R 8 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Cliff Stearns Republican 59 9 Dave Bruderly Democratic 40 1 Florida 7 R 3 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y John Mica Republican 63 1 Jack Chagnon Democratic 36 9 Florida 8 R 3 Ric Keller Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Ric Keller Republican 52 8 Charlie Stuart Democratic 45 7 Wesley Hoaglund Independent 1 5 Florida 9 R 4 Michael Bilirakis Republican 1982 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold Y Gus Bilirakis Republican 55 9 Phyllis Busansky Democratic 44 1 Florida 10 D 1 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected Y Bill Young Republican 65 9 Samm Simpson Democratic 34 1 Florida 11 D 11 Jim Davis Democratic 1996 Retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic hold Y Kathy Castor Democratic 69 7 Eddie Adams Republican 30 3 Florida 12 R 5 Adam Putnam Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Adam Putnam Republican 69 1 Joe Viscusi Independent 19 4 Ed Bowlin III Independent 11 5 Florida 13 R 4 Katherine Harris Republican 2002 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Republican hold Y Vern Buchanan Republican 50 1 Christine Jennings Democratic 49 9 Florida 14 R 10 Connie Mack IV Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Connie Mack IV Republican 64 4 Robert Neeld Democratic 35 6 Florida 15 R 4 Dave Weldon Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Dave Weldon Republican 56 3 Bob Bowman Democratic 43 7 Florida 16 R 2 Vacant Incumbent Mark Foley Republican resigned September 29 2006 New member elected Democratic gain Y Tim Mahoney Democratic 49 5 Joe Negron 27 Republican 47 7 Emmie Lee Ross Independent 2 8 Florida 17 D 35 Kendrick Meek Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Kendrick Meek Democratic UnopposedFlorida 18 R 4 Ileana Ros Lehtinen Republican 1989 Special Incumbent re elected Y Ileana Ros Lehtinen Republican 62 1 David Patlak Democratic 37 9 Florida 19 D 21 Robert Wexler Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Robert Wexler Democratic UnopposedFlorida 20 D 18 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic UnopposedFlorida 21 R 6 Lincoln Diaz Balart Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Lincoln Diaz Balart Republican 59 5 Frank Gonzalez Democratic 40 5 Florida 22 D 4 Clay Shaw Republican 1980 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Ron Klein Democratic 50 9 Clay Shaw Republican 47 1 Neil Evangelista Libertarian 2 0 Florida 23 D 29 Alcee Hastings Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Alcee Hastings Democratic UnopposedFlorida 24 R 3 Tom Feeney Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Feeney Republican 57 9 Clint Curtis Democratic 42 1 Florida 25 R 4 Mario Diaz Balart Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Mario Diaz Balart Republican 58 5 Michael Calderin Democratic 41 5 Georgia EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia See also List of United States representatives from Georgia Georgia s delegation was redistricted in 2005 citation needed District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedGeorgia 1 R 14 Jack Kingston Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Jack Kingston Republican 68 5 Jim Nelson Democratic 31 5 Georgia 2 D 2 Sanford Bishop Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Sanford Bishop Democratic 67 9 Brad Hughes Republican 32 1 Georgia 3 R 19 Lynn Westmoreland Redistricted from the 8th district Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Lynn Westmoreland Republican 67 6 Mike McGraw Democratic 32 4 Georgia 4 D 22 Cynthia McKinney Democratic 19922002 lost renomination 2004 Incumbent lost renomination New member elected Democratic hold Y Hank Johnson Democratic 75 4 Catherine Davis Republican 24 6 Georgia 5 D 25 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected Y John Lewis Democratic UnopposedGeorgia 6 R 19 Tom Price Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Price Republican 72 4 Steve Sinton Democratic 27 6 Georgia 7 R 19 John Linder Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y John Linder Republican 70 9 Allan Burns Democratic 29 1 Georgia 8 R 8 Jim Marshall Redistricted from the 3rd district Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Jim Marshall Democratic 50 5 Mac Collins Republican 49 5 Georgia 9 R 24 Nathan Deal Redistricted from the 10th district Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Nathan Deal Republican 76 6 John Bradbury Democratic 23 4 Georgia 10 R 14 Charlie Norwood Redistricted from the 9th district Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Charlie Norwood Republican 67 4 Terry Holley Democratic 32 6 Georgia 11 R 18 Phil Gingrey Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Phil Gingrey Republican 71 1 Patrick Pillion Democratic 28 9 Georgia 12 D 2 John Barrow Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y John Barrow Democratic 50 3 Max Burns Republican 49 7 Georgia 13 D 10 David Scott Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y David Scott Democratic 69 2 Deborah Honeycutt Republican 30 8 Hawaii EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii See also List of United States representatives from Hawaii District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedHawaii 1 D 7 Neil Abercrombie Democratic 1986 Special 1988 Lost renomination 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Neil Abercrombie Democratic 69 4 Richard Hough Republican 30 6 Hawaii 2 D 10 Ed Case Democratic 2002 Special Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Democratic hold Y Mazie Hirono Democratic 61 0 Bob Hogue Republican 39 0 Idaho EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho See also List of United States representatives from Idaho District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedIdaho 1 R 19 Butch Otter Republican 2000 Retired to run for Governor New member elected Republican hold Y Bill Sali Republican 49 9 Larry Grant Democratic 44 8 Dave Olson Independent 3 0 Andy Hedden Nicely United 1 2 Paul Smith Constitution 1 1 Idaho 2 R 23 Mike Simpson Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Simpson Republican 62 0 Jim Hansen Democratic 34 4 Cameron Firth Independent 2 4 Travis Hedrick Constitution 1 2 Illinois EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois See also List of United States representatives from Illinois District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedIllinois 1 D 35 Bobby Rush Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Bobby Rush Democratic 84 1 Jason Tabour Republican 15 9 Illinois 2 D 35 Jesse Jackson Jr Democratic 1995 Incumbent re elected Y Jesse Jackson Jr Democratic 84 8 Robert Belin Republican 11 8 Anthony Williams Libertarian 3 3 Illinois 3 D 10 Dan Lipinski Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Dan Lipinski Democratic 77 1 Ray Wardingley Republican 22 9 Illinois 4 D 31 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Luis Gutierrez Democratic 85 8 Ann Melichar Republican 14 2 Illinois 5 D 18 Rahm Emanuel Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Rahm Emanuel Democratic 78 0 Kevin White Republican 22 0 Illinois 6 R 3 Henry Hyde Republican 1974 Incumbent retired New member elected Republican hold Y Peter Roskam Republican 51 4 Tammy Duckworth Democratic 48 6 Illinois 7 D 35 Danny K Davis Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Danny K Davis Democratic 86 7 Charles Hutchinson Republican 13 3 Illinois 8 R 5 Melissa Bean Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Melissa Bean Democratic 50 9 David McSweeney Republican 44 0 Bill Scheurer Independent 5 1 Illinois 9 D 20 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Jan Schakowsky Democratic 74 6 Michael Shannon Republican 25 4 Illinois 10 D 4 Mark Kirk Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Mark Kirk Republican 53 4 Daniel Seals Democratic 46 6 Illinois 11 R 1 Jerry Weller Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Jerry Weller Republican 55 1 John Pavich Democratic 44 9 Illinois 12 D 5 Jerry Costello Democratic 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Jerry Costello Democratic UnopposedIllinois 13 R 5 Judy Biggert Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Judy Biggert Republican 58 3 Joseph Shannon Democratic 41 7 Illinois 14 R 5 Dennis Hastert Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected Y Dennis Hastert Republican 59 8 John Laesch Democratic 40 2 Illinois 15 R 6 Tim Johnson Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Tim Johnson Republican 57 6 David Gill Democratic 42 4 Illinois 16 R 4 Don Manzullo Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Don Manzullo Republican 63 6 Richard Auman Democratic 32 1 John L Borling Write in 4 3 Illinois 17 D 5 Lane Evans Democratic 1982 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic hold Y Phil Hare Democratic 57 2 Andrea Lane Zinga Republican 42 8 Illinois 18 R 5 Ray LaHood Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Ray LaHood Republican 67 3 Steve Waterworth Democratic 32 7 Illinois 19 R 8 John Shimkus Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected Y John Shimkus Republican 60 3 Dan Stover Democratic 39 7 Indiana EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana See also List of United States representatives from Indiana District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedIndiana 1 D 8 Pete Visclosky Democratic 1984 Incumbent re elected Y Pete Visclosky Democratic 69 7 Mark Leyva Republican 26 8 Charles Barman Independent 3 5 Indiana 2 R 4 Chris Chocola Republican 2002 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Joe Donnelly Democratic 54 0 Chris Chocola Republican 46 0 Indiana 3 R 16 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Mark Souder Republican 54 3 Tom Hayhurst Democratic 45 7 Indiana 4 R 17 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Steve Buyer Republican 62 4 David Sanders Democratic 37 6 Indiana 5 R 20 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re elected Y Dan Burton Republican 65 0 Katherine Fox Carr Democratic 31 4 Sheri Conover Sharlow Libertarian 3 6 Indiana 6 R 11 Mike Pence Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Pence Republican 60 0 Barry Welsh Democratic 40 0 Indiana 7 D 9 Julia Carson Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Julia Carson Democratic 53 8 Eric Dickerson Republican 46 2 Indiana 8 R 9 John Hostettler Republican 1994 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Brad Ellsworth Democratic 61 0 John Hostettler Republican 39 0 Indiana 9 R 7 Mike Sodrel Republican 2004 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Baron Hill Democratic 50 0 Mike Sodrel Republican 45 5 D Eric Schansberg Libertarian 4 5 Iowa EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa See also List of United States representatives from Iowa District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedIowa 1 D 5 Jim Nussle Republican 1990 Retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic gain Y Bruce Braley Democratic 55 0 Mike Whalen Republican 43 3 James Hill Pirate 1 1 Al Schoeman Libertarian 0 6 Iowa 2 D 7 Jim Leach Republican 1976 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Dave Loebsack Democratic 51 4 Jim Leach Republican 48 6 Iowa 3 D 1 Leonard Boswell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Leonard Boswell Democratic 51 8 Jeff Lamberti Republican 46 7 Helen Meyers Socialist Workers Party 1 5 Iowa 4 Even Tom Latham Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Latham Republican 57 4 Selden Spencer Democratic 42 6 Iowa 5 R 8 Steve King Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Steve King Republican 58 4 Joyce Schulte Democratic 35 7 Roy Nielsen Independent 4 5 Cheryl Broderson Independent 1 4 Kansas EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas See also List of United States representatives from Kansas District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedKansas 1 R 20 Jerry Moran Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Jerry Moran Republican 78 7 John Doll Democratic 19 9 Sylvester Cain Reform 1 4 Kansas 2 R 7 Jim Ryun Republican 1996 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y Nancy Boyda Democratic 50 6 Jim Ryun Republican 47 1 Roger Tucker Reform 2 3 Kansas 3 R 4 Dennis Moore Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Dennis Moore Democratic 64 5 Chuck Ahner Republican 33 8 Robert Conroy Reform 1 7 Kansas 4 R 12 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Todd Tiahrt Republican 63 7 Garth McGinn Democratic 33 8 Joy Holt Reform 2 5 Kentucky EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky See also List of United States representatives from Kentucky District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedKentucky 1 R 10 Ed Whitfield Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Ed Whitfield Republican 59 6 Tom Barlow Democratic 40 4 Kentucky 2 R 13 Ron Lewis Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected Y Ron Lewis Republican 55 4 Mike Weaver Democratic 44 6 Kentucky 3 D 2 Anne Northup Republican 1996 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y John Yarmuth Democratic 50 6 Anne Northup Republican 48 2 Donna Walker Mancini Libertarian 0 9 W Ed Parker Constitution 0 3 Kentucky 4 R 12 Geoff Davis Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Geoff Davis Republican 51 7 Ken Lucas Democratic 43 4 Brian Houillion Libertarian 4 9 Kentucky 5 R 8 Hal Rogers Republican 1980 Incumbent re elected Y Hal Rogers Republican 73 8 Kenneth Stepp Democratic 26 2 Kentucky 6 R 7 Ben Chandler Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Ben Chandler Democratic 85 5 Paul Ard Libertarian 14 5 Louisiana EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana See also List of United States representatives from Louisiana District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedLouisiana 1 R 18 Bobby Jindal Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Bobby Jindal Republican 88 1 David Gereighty Democratic 7 4 Stacey Tallitsch Democratic 3 4 Peter Beary Libertarian 1 1 Louisiana 2 D 28 William J Jefferson Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected in runoff 28 Y William J Jefferson Democratic 30 1 56 6 Karen Carter Democratic 21 7 43 4 Derrick Shepherd Democratic 17 9 Joe Lavigne Republican 13 3 Troy Carter Democratic 12 0 Eric Bradley Republican 1 2 Regina H Bartholomew Democratic 1 2 John Edwards Democratic 0 7 Scott Barron Democratic 0 7 Gregory Rhumbline Kahn Libertarian 0 4 Vinnie Mendoza Democratic 0 4 Lance von Udhe Republican 0 3 Deven D C Collins Democratic 0 1 Louisiana 3 R 5 Charlie Melancon Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Charlie Melancon Democratic 55 0 Craig Romero Republican 40 3 Olangee Breech Democratic 3 1 James Lee Blake Libertarian 1 6 Louisiana 4 R 7 Jim McCrery Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Jim McCrery Republican 57 4 Artis Cash Democratic 16 9 Patti Cox Democratic 13 2 Chester Kelley Republican 12 4 Louisiana 5 R 10 Rodney Alexander Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Rodney Alexander Republican 68 3 Gloria Williams Hearn Democratic 29 0 Brent Sanders Libertarian 1 6 John Watts Independent 1 1 Louisiana 6 R 7 Richard Baker Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected Y Richard Baker Republican 82 8 Richard Fontanesi Libertarian 17 2 Louisiana 7 R 7 Charles Boustany Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected Y Charles Boustany Republican 70 7 Mike Stagg Democratic 29 3 Maine EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine See also List of United States representatives from Maine District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedMaine 1 D 6 Tom Allen Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Tom Allen Democratic 60 8 Darlene Curley Republican 31 3 Dexter Kamilewicz Independent 7 9 Maine 2 D 4 Mike Michaud Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Michaud Democratic 70 5 Scott D Amboise Republican 29 5 Maryland EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland See also List of United States representatives from Maryland District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedMaryland 1 R 10 Wayne Gilchrest Republican 1990 Incumbent re elected Y Wayne Gilchrest Republican 68 8 Jim Corwin Democratic 31 1 Maryland 2 D 8 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 69 2 Jimmy Mathis Republican 30 7 Maryland 3 D 7 Ben Cardin Democratic 1986 Retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Democratic hold Y John Sarbanes Democratic 64 0 John White Republican 33 8 Charles Curtis McPeek Libertarian 2 1 Maryland 4 D 30 Albert Wynn Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Albert Wynn Democratic 80 7 Moshe Starkman Republican 18 6 Maryland 5 D 9 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1981 Incumbent re elected Y Steny Hoyer Democratic 82 7 Steve Warner Green 16 5 Peter Kuhnert C Write in 0 3 Maryland 6 R 13 Roscoe Bartlett Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Roscoe Bartlett Republican 59 0 Andrew Duck Democratic 38 4 Robert Kozak Green 2 5 Maryland 7 D 25 Elijah Cummings Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Elijah Cummings Democratic UnopposedMaryland 8 D 20 Chris Van Hollen Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected Y Chris Van Hollen Democratic 76 5 Jeff Stein Republican 21 9 Gerard Giblin Green 1 5 Massachusetts EditMain article 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts See also List of United States representatives from Massachusetts District Incumbent Results CandidatesDistrict 2004 CPVI Representative Party FirstelectedMassachusetts 1 D 15 John Olver Democratic 1991 Special Incumbent re elected Y John Olver Democratic 76 5 Bill Szych Independent 23 5 Massachusetts 2 D 11 Richard Neal Democratic 1988 Incumbent re elected Y Richard Neal Democratic UnopposedMassachusetts 3 D 11 Jim McGovern Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y Jim McGovern Democratic UnopposedMassachusetts 4 D 17 Barney Frank Democratic 1980 Incumbent re elected Y Barney Frank Democratic UnopposedMassachusetts 5 D 9 Marty Meehan Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected Y Marty Meehan Democratic UnopposedMassachusetts 6 D 10 John F Tierney Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected Y John F Tierney Democratic 69 7 Rick Barton Republican 29 3 Massachusetts 7 D 18 Ed Markey Democratic 1976 Incumbent re elected Y Ed Markey Democratic UnopposedMassachusetts 8 D 31 Mike Capuano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected Y Mike Capuano Democratic 91 0 Laura Garza Socialist Workers Party 9 0 Massachusetts 9 D 15 Stephen F Lynch Democratic 2001 Incumbent re elected Y Stephen F Lynch Democratic 78 2 Jack E Robinson III Republican 21 8 Massachusetts 10 D 8 Bill Delahunt Democratic a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, 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