2006 United States House of Representatives elections

For related races, see 2006 United States 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

← 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 Republican Leader since January 3, 2003 January 3, 1999 Leader's seat California 8th Illinois 14th Last election 202 seats, 46.8% 232 seats, 49.4% 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, but by the time of the 2006 election, they held 229 seats, while the Democrats held 201, plus 1 Independent (Bernie Sanders) who caucused with the Democrats. There were also four vacancies. Democrats needed to pick up 15 seats to take control of the House, which had been in Republican control since January 1995. Along with the historical "sixth-year itch" that has plagued many incumbent presidents in midterm elections, 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]

This is to date the only House election cycle where only one party flipped any seats, and is the last time Republicans won a house race in Connecticut or more than one house seat in New Mexico.

Results

Federal

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233	202
Democratic	Republican

 

President Bush met 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 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]

Maps

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  Results shaded by winners' share of vote
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  Popular vote by states
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  Summary of party changes

    3–5 Democratic seat pickup

    1–2 Democratic seat pickup
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  Winning margins in all House races

Retiring incumbents

27 incumbents did not seek re-election.

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. Democrats won all four races.

Democratic incumbents

Nine Democrats retired, all of whom were replaced by Democrats.

• Florida's 11th congressional district: Jim Davis
• Hawaii's 2nd congressional district: Ed Case
• Illinois's 17th congressional district: Lane Evans
• Maryland's 3rd congressional district: Ben Cardin
• Minnesota's 5th congressional district: Martin Olav Sabo
• New York's 11th congressional district: Major Owens
• Ohio's 6th congressional district: Ted Strickland
• Ohio's 13th congressional district: Sherrod Brown
• Tennessee's 9th congressional district: Harold Ford Jr.

Republican incumbents

Seventeen Republicans retired, twelve of whom were replaced by Republicans and five replaced by Democrats.

• Arizona's 8th congressional district: Jim Kolbe
• California's 22nd congressional district: Bill Thomas
• Colorado's 5th congressional district: Joel Hefley
• Colorado's 7th congressional district: Bob Beauprez
• Florida's 9th congressional district: Michael Bilirakis
• Florida's 13th congressional district: Katherine Harris
• Idaho's 1st congressional district: Butch Otter
• Illinois's 6th congressional district: Henry Hyde
• Iowa's 1st congressional district: Jim Nussle
• Minnesota's 6th congressional district: Mark Kennedy
• Nebraska's 3rd congressional district: Tom Osborne
• Nevada's 2nd congressional district: Jim Gibbons
• New York's 24th congressional district: Sherwood Boehlert
• Ohio's 4th congressional district: Mike Oxley
• Oklahoma's 5th congressional district: Ernest Istook
• Tennessee's 1st congressional district: Bill Jenkins
• Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Mark Andrew Green

Independent incumbent

One independent who caucused with the Democrats retired, and was replaced by a Democrat.

• Vermont's at-large: Bernie Sanders

Defeated incumbents

Defeated in primary elections

Two incumbents were defeated in their party's respective primaries, which their respective parties held in the general election.

• ▌Georgia's 4th congressional district: Cynthia McKinney (D)
• ▌Michigan's 7th congressional district: Joe Schwarz (R)

Defeated in general election

25 Republican incumbents were defeated by Democrats.

• 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%.

• 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.^[5] McCloskey eventually endorsed McNerney.^[6] The eleventh district is largely composed of Oakland suburbs and leans Republican. McNerney defeated Pombo 53% to 47% on election night.

• 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.^[7] 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 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 a well-funded state senator Ron Klein. Klein won on election day by 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.^[8] 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 from 50% to 46%.

• 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 the 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%.^[9]

• 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%.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.)

• 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% .^[12] Shuler defeated Taylor 54%–46%.

• 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 was 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.^[13] 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.^[14][15] Between Sestak's fundraising abilities,^[16] 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%.

• 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.^[17] 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%.

• 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%.

Open seats that changed parties

Five Republicans that retired were replaced by Democrats.

• Arizona's 8th congressional district: Jim Kolbe was replaced by Gabby Giffords.
• Colorado's 7th congressional district: Bob Beauprez was replaced by Ed Perlmutter.
• Iowa's 1st congressional district: Jim Nussle was replaced by Bruce Braley.
• New York's 24th congressional district: Sherwood Boehlert was replaced by Mike Arcuri.
• Wisconsin's 8th congressional district: Mark Andrew Green was replaced by Steve Kagan.

One independent who caucused with the Democrats retired, and was replaced by a Democrat.

• Vermont's at-large: Bernie Sanders was replaced by Peter Welch.

Closest races

Sixty races were decided by 10% or lower.^[18]

District	Winner	Margin
Connecticut 2nd	Democratic (flip)	0.04%
Florida 13th	Republican	0.16%
North Carolina 8th	Republican	0.28%
New Mexico 1st	Republican	0.40%
Ohio 15th	Republican	0.48%
Wyoming at-large	Republican	0.53%
Pennsylvania 8th	Democratic (flip)	0.60%
Georgia 12th	Democratic	0.61%
Ohio 2nd	Republican	1.06%
Georgia 8th	Democratic	1.09%
Pennsylvania 6th	Republican	1.32%
New Jersey 7th	Republican	1.48%
New York 25th	Republican	1.57%
Florida 16th	Democratic (flip)	1.89%
Nevada 3rd	Republican	1.89%
Wisconsin 8th	Democratic (flip)	2.14%
New York 19th	Democratic (flip)	2.43%
Kentucky 3rd	Democratic (flip)	2.44%
Colorado 4th	Republican	2.49%
New Hampshire 1st	Democratic (flip)	2.63%
Illinois 6th	Republican	2.70%
Virginia 2nd	Republican	2.82%
Iowa 2nd	Democratic (flip)	2.86%
New York 29th	Republican	2.92%
Washington 8th	Republican	2.92%
California 4th	Republican	3.18%
Connecticut 4th	Republican	3.38%
Kansas 2nd	Democratic (flip)	3.46%
Florida 22nd	Democratic (flip)	3.75%
Pennsylvania 4th	Democratic (flip)	3.85%
Michigan 7th	Republican	3.95%
New York 26th	Republican	3.96%
Arizona 5th	Democratic (flip)	3.97%
Ohio 1st	Republican	4.50%
Indiana 9th	Democratic (flip)	4.52%
Idaho 1st	Republican	5.14%
Michigan 9th	Republican	5.34%
Iowa 3rd	Democratic	5.40%
Nevada 2nd	Republican	5.41%
Minnesota 1st	Democratic (flip)	5.62%
Pennsylvania 10th	Democratic (flip)	5.90%
New York 20th	Democratic (flip)	6.20%
California 11th	Democratic (flip)	6.54%
Illinois 10th	Republican	6.76%
Illinois 8th	Democratic	6.89%
Florida 8th	Republican	7.06%
New Hampshire 2nd	Democratic (flip)	7.10%
Indiana 7th	Democratic	7.52%
North Carolina 11th	Democratic (flip)	7.58%
Indiana 2nd	Democratic (flip)	7.96%
Minnesota 6th	Republican	7.98%
Arizona 1st	Republican	8.30%
Kentucky 4th	Republican	8.31%
Indiana 3rd	Republican	8.56%
Texas 23rd	Democratic (flip)	8.56%
Vermont at-large	Democratic (flip)	8.68%
New York 24th	Democratic (flip)	8.94%
Nebraska 2nd	Republican	9.32%
California 50th	Republican	9.64%
Nebraska 3rd	Republican	9.98%

Election ratings

Main article: 2006 United States House of Representatives election ratings

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%^[19]
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%^[20]

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 D. Rogers	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Mike D. 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) 98.3%
Alabama 6	R+25	Spencer Bachus	Republican	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Spencer Bachus (Republican) 98.3%
Alabama 7	D+17	Artur Davis	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Artur Davis (Democratic) 99.0%

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) 56.8% ▌Diane Benson (Democratic) 40.2% ▌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	Marion Berry	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y 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) 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% ▌Douglas Arthur Tuma (Libertarian) 1.6% ▌Mike Roskey (Peace and Freedom) 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 C. Reiger (Peace and Freedom) 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% ▌Philip 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% ▌Carol 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) Uncontested
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) 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) 2.1%
California 31	D+30	Xavier Becerra	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Xavier Becerra (Democratic) Uncontested
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) Uncontested
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 Michael 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) 2.7% ▌Michael J. 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) Uncontested
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) 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 E. Clark (Peace and Freedom) 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% ▌Michael 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% ▌Ernest 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	Incumbent 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 (special)	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) Uncontested
Florida 3	D+17	Corrine Brown	Democratic	1992	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Corrine Brown (Democratic) Uncontested
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	Incumbent 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	Incumbent 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^[21] (Republican) 47.7% ▌Emmie Lee Ross (Independent) 2.8%
Florida 17	D+35	Kendrick Meek	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Kendrick Meek (Democratic) 100%
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) Uncontested
Florida 20	D+18	Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democratic	2004	Incumbent re-elected.	▌ Y Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic) Uncontested
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) Uncontested
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) 100%
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^[b]	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)	Incumbent 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	Incumbent 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 (special)	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) Uncontested
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 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% ▌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	Incumbent 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) 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

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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% ▌Bob 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

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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% Others ▌Donna Walker Mancini (Libertarian) 0.9% ▌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

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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.^[22]	First round: ▌ Y William J. Jefferson (Democratic) 30.1% ▌ Y Karen Carter (Democratic) 21.7% ▌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% ▌Rhumbline Kahn (Libertarian) 0.4% ▌Vinnie Mendoza (Democratic) 0.4% ▌Lance von Udhe (Republican) 0.3% ▌D. C. Collins (Democratic) 0.1% Runoff: ▌ Y William J. Jefferson (Democratic) 56.6% ▌Karen Carter (Democratic) 43.4%
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^[c]	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% ▌ December 15, 2023 Latest articles January 01, 1970 Manicani Island January 01, 1970 Manichaeus January 01, 1970 Manicouagan River January 01, 1970 Manidens condorensis January 01, 1970 Manifesto of the oppressed black Mauritanian January 01, 1970 Manifold Heights January 01, 1970 Manik Chandra Saha January 01, 1970 Manila Police District secret jail cell scandal January 01, 1970 Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden January 01, 1970 Manipur Dramatic Union Most Read January 01, 1970 Gianni Moscon January 01, 1970 Gianni Amelio January 01, 1970 Gianni Caproni January 01, 1970 Gianni Poggi January 01, 1970 Giannis Christopoulos (footballer, born 2000) 2006, united, states, house, representatives, elections, related, races, 2006, united, states, elections, were, held, november, 2006, elect, members, united, states, house, representatives, took, place, middle, president, george, bush, second, term, office, se. For related races see 2006 United States 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 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 since January 3 2003 January 3 1999Leader s seat California 8th Illinois 14thLast election 202 seats 46 8 232 seats 49 4 Seats 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 but by the time of the 2006 election they held 229 seats while the Democrats held 201 plus 1 Independent Bernie Sanders who caucused with the Democrats There were also four vacancies Democrats needed to pick up 15 seats to take control of the House which had been in Republican control since January 1995 Along with the historical sixth year itch that has plagued many incumbent presidents in midterm elections 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 This is to date the only House election cycle where only one party flipped any seats and is the last time Republicans won a house race in Connecticut or more than one house seat in New Mexico Contents 1 Results 1 1 Federal 1 2 Voter demographics 1 3 Maps 2 Retiring incumbents 2 1 Democratic incumbents 2 2 Republican incumbents 2 3 Independent incumbent 3 Defeated incumbents 3 1 Defeated in primary elections 3 2 Defeated in general election 4 Open seats that changed parties 5 Closest races 6 Election ratings 7 Special elections 8 Alabama 9 Alaska 10 Arizona 11 Arkansas 12 California 13 Colorado 14 Connecticut 15 Delaware 16 Florida 17 Georgia 18 Hawaii 19 Idaho 20 Illinois 21 Indiana 22 Iowa 23 Kansas 24 Kentucky 25 Louisiana 26 Maine 27 Maryland 28 Massachusetts 29 Michigan 30 Minnesota 31 Mississippi 32 Missouri 33 Montana 34 Nebraska 35 Nevada 36 New Hampshire 37 New Jersey 38 New Mexico 39 New York 40 North Carolina 41 North Dakota 42 Ohio 43 Oklahoma 44 Oregon 45 Pennsylvania 46 Rhode Island 47 South Carolina 48 South Dakota 49 Tennessee 50 Texas 51 Utah 52 Vermont 53 Virginia 54 Washington 55 West Virginia 56 Wisconsin 57 Wyoming 58 Non voting delegates 59 See also 60 Notes 61 References 62 External linksResults editFederal edit 233 202Democratic Republican nbsp President Bush met 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 the November 7 2006 United States House of Representatives election results Party Seats Popular vote2004 2006 Netchange Vote Democratic Party 202 233 nbsp 31 53 6 42 338 795 52 3 5 5 Republican Party 232 202 nbsp 30 46 4 35 857 334 44 3 5 1 Libertarian Party 656 764 0 8 0 1 Independent 1 0 nbsp 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 Maps edit nbsp Results shaded by winners share of vote nbsp Popular vote by states nbsp Summary of party changes 3 5 Democratic seat pickup 1 2 Democratic seat pickup nbsp Winning margins in all House racesRetiring incumbents edit27 incumbents did not seek re election 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 Democrats won all four races Democratic incumbents edit Nine Democrats retired all of whom were replaced by Democrats Florida s 11th congressional district Jim Davis Hawaii s 2nd congressional district Ed Case Illinois s 17th congressional district Lane Evans Maryland s 3rd congressional district Ben Cardin Minnesota s 5th congressional district Martin Olav Sabo New York s 11th congressional district Major Owens Ohio s 6th congressional district Ted Strickland Ohio s 13th congressional district Sherrod Brown Tennessee s 9th congressional district Harold Ford Jr Republican incumbents edit Seventeen Republicans retired twelve of whom were replaced by Republicans and five replaced by Democrats Arizona s 8th congressional district Jim Kolbe California s 22nd congressional district Bill Thomas Colorado s 5th congressional district Joel Hefley Colorado s 7th congressional district Bob Beauprez Florida s 9th congressional district Michael Bilirakis Florida s 13th congressional district Katherine Harris Idaho s 1st congressional district Butch Otter Illinois s 6th congressional district Henry Hyde Iowa s 1st congressional district Jim Nussle Minnesota s 6th congressional district Mark Kennedy Nebraska s 3rd congressional district Tom Osborne Nevada s 2nd congressional district Jim Gibbons New York s 24th congressional district Sherwood Boehlert Ohio s 4th congressional district Mike Oxley Oklahoma s 5th congressional district Ernest Istook Tennessee s 1st congressional district Bill Jenkins Wisconsin s 8th congressional district Mark Andrew GreenIndependent incumbent edit One independent who caucused with the Democrats retired and was replaced by a Democrat Vermont s at large Bernie SandersDefeated incumbents editDefeated in primary elections edit Two incumbents were defeated in their party s respective primaries which their respective parties held in the general election Georgia s 4th congressional district Cynthia McKinney D Michigan s 7th congressional district Joe Schwarz R Defeated in general election edit 25 Republican incumbents were defeated by Democrats 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 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 5 McCloskey eventually endorsed McNerney 6 The eleventh district is largely composed of Oakland suburbs and leans Republican McNerney defeated Pombo 53 to 47 on election night 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 7 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 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 a well funded state senator Ron Klein Klein won on election day by 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 8 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 from 50 to 46 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 the 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 9 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 10 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 11 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 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 12 Shuler defeated Taylor 54 46 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 was 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 13 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 14 15 Between Sestak s fundraising abilities 16 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 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 17 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 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 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 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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 nbsp Y Brian Bilbray Republican 49 6 Francine Busby Democratic 45 0 William Griffith Write in 3 8 Paul King Libertarian 1 6 19 Texas 22 Tom DeLay Republican 1984 Incumbent resigned June 9 2006 following indictment New member elected November 7 2006 Republican hold nbsp 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 20 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 nbsp Y Jo Bonner Republican 68 1 Vivian Beckerle Democratic 31 8 Alabama 2 R 13 Terry Everett Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Terry Everett Republican 69 5 Chuck James Democratic 30 4 Alabama 3 R 4 Mike D Rogers Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mike D 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 nbsp Y Robert Aderholt Republican 70 2 Barbara Bobo Democratic 29 7 Alabama 5 R 6 Robert E Cramer Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert E Cramer Democratic 98 3 Alabama 6 R 25 Spencer Bachus Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Spencer Bachus Republican 98 3 Alabama 7 D 17 Artur Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Artur Davis Democratic 99 0 Alaska 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 nbsp Y Don Young Republican 56 8 Diane Benson Democratic 40 2 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jeff Flake Republican 74 8 Jason Blair Libertarian 25 2 Arizona 7 D 12 Raul Grijalva Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 Marion Berry Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Marion Berry Democratic 69 2 Mickey Stumbaugh Republican 30 8 Arkansas 2 EVEN Vic Snyder Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Vic Snyder Democratic 60 5 Andy Mayberry Republican 39 5 Arkansas 3 R 11 John Boozman Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Boozman Republican 62 4 Woodrow Anderson Democratic 37 6 Arkansas 4 EVEN Mike Ross Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Mike Thompson Democratic 66 3 John Jones Republican 29 0 Pamela Elizondo Green 3 1 Tim Stock Peace and Freedom 1 6 California 2 R 13 Wally Herger Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Dan Lungren Republican 59 5 Bill Durston Democratic 37 9 Douglas Arthur Tuma Libertarian 1 6 Mike Roskey Peace and Freedom 1 0 California 4 R 11 John Doolittle Republican 1990 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Doris Matsui Democratic 70 8 X Claire Yan Republican 23 6 Jeff Kravitz Green 4 3 John C Reiger Peace and Freedom 1 3 California 6 D 21 Lynn Woolsey Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y George Miller Democratic 83 9 Camden McConnell Libertarian 16 1 California 8 D 36 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1987 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80 4 Mike DeNunzio Republican 10 8 Krissy Keefer Green 7 4 Philip Berg Libertarian 1 4 California 9 D 38 Barbara Lee Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jerry McNerney Democratic 53 2 Richard Pombo Republican 46 8 California 12 D 22 Tom Lantos Democratic 1980 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Lantos Democratic 76 1 Michael Moloney Republican 23 9 California 13 D 22 Pete Stark Democratic 1972 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Pete Stark Democratic 74 9 George Bruno Republican 25 1 California 14 D 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Anna Eshoo Democratic 71 1 Rob Smith Republican 24 3 Brian Holtz Libertarian 2 3 Carol Brouillet Green 2 3 California 15 D 14 Mike Honda Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mike Honda Democratic 72 4 Raymond Chukwu Republican 27 6 California 16 D 16 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Zoe Lofgren Democratic 72 8 Charel Winston Republican 27 2 California 17 D 17 Sam Farr Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Sam Farr Democratic 75 9 Anthony DeMaio Republican 22 6 California 18 D 3 Dennis Cardoza Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dennis Cardoza Democratic 65 4 John Kanno Republican 34 6 California 19 R 10 George Radanovich Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y George Radanovich Republican 60 6 T J Cox Democratic 39 4 California 20 D 5 Jim Costa Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jim Costa Democratic UncontestedCalifornia 21 R 13 Devin Nunes Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Kevin McCarthy Republican 70 8 Sharon Beery Democratic 29 2 California 23 D 9 Lois Capps Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lois Capps Democratic 65 2 Victor Tognazzini Republican 34 8 California 24 R 5 Elton Gallegly Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Elton Gallegly Republican 62 1 Jill Martinez Democratic 37 9 California 25 R 7 Buck McKeon Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Brad Sherman Democratic 68 8 Peter Hankwitz Republican 31 2 California 28 D 25 Howard Berman Democratic 1982 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Adam Schiff Democratic 63 5 Bill Bodell Republican 27 5 Bill Paparian Green 5 7 Lydia Llamas Peace and Freedom 1 8 Jim Keller Libertarian 1 5 California 30 D 20 Henry Waxman Democratic 1974 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Henry Waxman Democratic 71 5 David Jones Republican 26 4 Adele Cannon Peace and Freedom 2 1 California 31 D 30 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Xavier Becerra Democratic UncontestedCalifornia 32 D 17 Hilda Solis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Hilda Solis Democratic 83 0 Leland Faegre Libertarian 17 0 California 33 D 36 Diane Watson Democratic 2001 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Diane Watson Democratic UncontestedCalifornia 34 D 23 Lucille Roybal Allard Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Lucille Roybal Allard Democratic 76 8 Wayne Miller Republican 23 2 California 35 D 33 Maxine Waters Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Maxine Waters Democratic 83 8 Gordon Michael Mego American Independent 8 5 Paul Ireland Libertarian 7 7 California 36 D 11 Jane Harman Democratic 19921998 retired 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jane Harman Democratic 63 4 Brian Gibson Republican 32 0 Jim Smith Peace and Freedom 2 7 Michael J Binkley Libertarian 1 9 California 37 D 27 Juanita Millender McDonald Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Juanita Millender McDonald Democratic 82 4 Herb Peters Libertarian 17 6 California 38 D 20 Grace Napolitano Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Grace Napolitano Democratic 75 4 Sid Street Republican 24 6 California 39 D 13 Linda Sanchez Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Linda Sanchez Democratic 65 9 James Andion Republican 34 1 California 40 R 8 Ed Royce Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jerry Lewis Republican 67 0 Louis Contreras Democratic 33 0 California 42 R 10 Gary Miller Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Gary Miller Republican UncontestedCalifornia 43 D 13 Joe Baca Democratic 1999 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Joe Baca Democratic 64 5 Scott Folkens Republican 35 5 California 44 R 6 Ken Calvert Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ken Calvert Republican 60 0 Louis Vandenberg Democratic 37 1 Kevin Akin Peace and Freedom 2 9 California 45 R 3 Mary Bono Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mary Bono Republican 60 7 David Roth Democratic 39 3 California 46 R 6 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Brian Bilbray Republican 53 2 Francine Busby Democratic 43 5 Paul King Libertarian 1 8 Miriam E Clark Peace and Freedom 1 5 California 51 D 7 Bob Filner Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Duncan L Hunter Republican 64 7 John Rinaldi Democratic 32 0 Michael Benoit Libertarian 3 3 California 53 D 12 Susan Davis Democratic 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Susan Davis Democratic 67 6 John Woodrum Republican 30 0 Ernest 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 nbsp Y Diana DeGette Democratic 79 8 Tom Kelly Green 20 2 Colorado 2 D 8 Mark Udall Democratic 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Doug Lamborn Republican 59 6 Jay Fawcett Democratic 40 4 Colorado 6 R 10 Tom Tancredo Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Tancredo Republican 58 6 Bill Winter Democratic 39 9 Jack Woehr Libertarian 1 5 Colorado 7 D 2 Bob Beauprez Republican 2002 Incumbent retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic gain nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Joe Courtney Democratic 50 02 Rob Simmons Republican 49 98 Connecticut 3 D 12 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1990 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Rosa DeLauro Democratic 76 0 Joseph Vollano Republican 22 4 Daniel Sumrall Green 1 6 Connecticut 4 D 5 Chris Shays Republican 1987 special Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jeff Miller Republican 68 5 Joe Roberts Democratic 31 5 Florida 2 R 2 Allen Boyd Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Allen Boyd Democratic UncontestedFlorida 3 D 17 Corrine Brown Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Corrine Brown Democratic UncontestedFlorida 4 R 16 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ander Crenshaw Republican 69 7 Bob Harms Democratic 30 3 Florida 5 R 5 Ginny Brown Waite Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ginny Brown Waite Republican 59 9 John T Russell Democratic 40 1 Florida 6 R 8 Cliff Stearns Republican 1988 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Cliff Stearns Republican 59 9 Dave Bruderly Democratic 40 1 Florida 7 R 3 John Mica Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Mica Republican 63 1 Jack Chagnon Democratic 36 9 Florida 8 R 3 Ric Keller Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Gus Bilirakis Republican 55 9 Phyllis Busansky Democratic 44 1 Florida 10 D 1 Bill Young Republican 1970 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Bill Young Republican 65 9 Samm Simpson Democratic 34 1 Florida 11 D 11 Jim Davis Democratic 1996 Incumbent retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic hold nbsp Y Kathy Castor Democratic 69 7 Eddie Adams Republican 30 3 Florida 12 R 5 Adam Putnam Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 Incumbent retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Republican hold nbsp Y Vern Buchanan Republican 50 1 Christine Jennings Democratic 49 9 Florida 14 R 10 Connie Mack IV Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Connie Mack IV Republican 64 4 Robert Neeld Democratic 35 6 Florida 15 R 4 Dave Weldon Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Tim Mahoney Democratic 49 5 Joe Negron 21 Republican 47 7 Emmie Lee Ross Independent 2 8 Florida 17 D 35 Kendrick Meek Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Kendrick Meek Democratic 100 Florida 18 R 4 Ileana Ros Lehtinen Republican 1989 Special Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ileana Ros Lehtinen Republican 62 1 David Patlak Democratic 37 9 Florida 19 D 21 Robert Wexler Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Robert Wexler Democratic UncontestedFlorida 20 D 18 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic UncontestedFlorida 21 R 6 Lincoln Diaz Balart Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Alcee Hastings Democratic UncontestedFlorida 24 R 3 Tom Feeney Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Feeney Republican 57 9 Clint Curtis Democratic 42 1 Florida 25 R 4 Mario Diaz Balart Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jack Kingston Republican 68 5 Jim Nelson Democratic 31 5 Georgia 2 D 2 Sanford Bishop Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Hank Johnson Democratic 75 4 Catherine Davis Republican 24 6 Georgia 5 D 25 John Lewis Democratic 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Lewis Democratic 100 Georgia 6 R 19 Tom Price Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Price Republican 72 4 Steve Sinton Democratic 27 6 Georgia 7 R 19 John Linder Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jim Marshall Democratic 50 5 Mac Collins Republican 49 5 Georgia 9 R 24 Nathan Deal Redistricted from the 10th district Republican 1992 b Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Charlie Norwood Republican 67 4 Terry Holley Democratic 32 6 Georgia 11 R 18 Phil Gingrey Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Phil Gingrey Republican 71 1 Patrick Pillion Democratic 28 9 Georgia 12 D 2 John Barrow Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y John Barrow Democratic 50 3 Max Burns Republican 49 7 Georgia 13 D 10 David Scott Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Neil Abercrombie Democratic 69 4 Richard Hough Republican 30 6 Hawaii 2 D 10 Ed Case Democratic 2002 special Incumbent retired to run for U S Senator New member elected Democratic hold nbsp 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 Incumbent retired to run for Governor New member elected Republican hold nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Bobby Rush Democratic 84 1 Jason Tabour Republican 15 9 Illinois 2 D 35 Jesse Jackson Jr Democratic 1995 special Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Dan Lipinski Democratic 77 1 Ray Wardingley Republican 22 9 Illinois 4 D 31 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Luis Gutierrez Democratic 85 8 Ann Melichar Republican 14 2 Illinois 5 D 18 Rahm Emanuel Democratic 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Peter Roskam Republican 51 4 Tammy Duckworth Democratic 48 6 Illinois 7 D 35 Danny K Davis Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Danny K Davis Democratic 86 7 Charles Hutchinson Republican 13 3 Illinois 8 R 5 Melissa Bean Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Jan Schakowsky Democratic 74 6 Michael Shannon Republican 25 4 Illinois 10 D 4 Mark Kirk Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mark Kirk Republican 53 4 Daniel Seals Democratic 46 6 Illinois 11 R 1 Jerry Weller Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jerry Weller Republican 55 1 John Pavich Democratic 44 9 Illinois 12 D 5 Jerry Costello Democratic 1988 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Jerry Costello Democratic UncontestedIllinois 13 R 5 Judy Biggert Republican 1998 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Judy Biggert Republican 58 3 Joseph Shannon Democratic 41 7 Illinois 14 R 5 Dennis Hastert Republican 1986 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dennis Hastert Republican 59 8 John Laesch Democratic 40 2 Illinois 15 R 6 Tim Johnson Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tim Johnson Republican 57 6 David Gill Democratic 42 4 Illinois 16 R 4 Don Manzullo Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Phil Hare Democratic 57 2 Andrea Lane Zinga Republican 42 8 Illinois 18 R 5 Ray LaHood Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Ray LaHood Republican 67 3 Steve Waterworth Democratic 32 7 Illinois 19 R 8 John Shimkus Republican 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Joe Donnelly Democratic 54 0 Chris Chocola Republican 46 0 Indiana 3 R 16 Mark Souder Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mark Souder Republican 54 3 Tom Hayhurst Democratic 45 7 Indiana 4 R 17 Steve Buyer Republican 1992 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Steve Buyer Republican 62 4 David Sanders Democratic 37 6 Indiana 5 R 20 Dan Burton Republican 1982 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Dan Burton Republican 65 0 Katherine Fox Carr Democratic 31 4 Sheri Sharlow Libertarian 3 6 Indiana 6 R 11 Mike Pence Republican 2000 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Mike Pence Republican 60 0 Barry Welsh Democratic 40 0 Indiana 7 D 9 Julia Carson Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Baron Hill Democratic 50 0 Mike Sodrel Republican 45 5 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 Incumbent retired to run for Governor New member elected Democratic gain nbsp 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 nbsp Y Dave Loebsack Democratic 51 4 Jim Leach Republican 48 6 Iowa 3 D 1 Leonard Boswell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Leonard Boswell Democratic 51 8 Jeff Lamberti Republican 46 7 Helen Meyers Socialist Workers 1 5 Iowa 4 EVEN Tom Latham Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp Y Tom Latham Republican 57 4 Selden Spencer Democratic 42 6 Iowa 5 R 8 Steve King Republican 2002 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp 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 nbsp Y Dennis Moore Democratic 64 5 Chuck Ahner Republican 33 8 Bob Conroy Reform 1 7 Kansas 4 R 12 Todd Tiahrt Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Ed Whitfield Republican 59 6 Tom Barlow Democratic 40 4 Kentucky 2 R 13 Ron Lewis Republican 1994 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y John Yarmuth Democratic 50 6 Anne Northup Republican 48 2 Others Donna Walker Mancini Libertarian 0 9 Ed Parker Constitution 0 3 Kentucky 4 R 12 Geoff Davis Republican 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Hal Rogers Republican 73 8 Kenneth Stepp Democratic 26 2 Kentucky 6 R 7 Ben Chandler Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 22 First round nbsp Y William J Jefferson Democratic 30 1 nbsp Y Karen Carter Democratic 21 7 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 Rhumbline Kahn Libertarian 0 4 Vinnie Mendoza Democratic 0 4 Lance von Udhe Republican 0 3 D C Collins Democratic 0 1 Runoff nbsp Y William J Jefferson Democratic 56 6 Karen Carter Democratic 43 4 Louisiana 3 R 5 Charlie Melancon Democratic 2004 Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp 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 c Incumbent re elected nbsp 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 nbsp Y Richard Baker Republican 82 8 a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article , read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, 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