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The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election.
Many political analysts concluded that the results of the election were based around President George W. Bush's policies in the War in Iraq and corruption in Congress. [67] [68] At a press conference given to address the election results, President Bush called the cumulative results of the election a "thumpin'" by the Democrats. [69]
After winning his first Congressional election in 2004 to replace Porter Goss, incumbent Republican congressman Connie Mack IV sought a second term in 2006. Mack's district, based in the Gulf Coast region of Florida, is solidly conservative and overwhelmingly gave the congressman a second term over Democratic candidate Robert Neeld.
Georgia's 9th congressional district election results, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic: John Bradbury 39,240 23.4% Republican: Nathan Deal (incumbent) 128,685 76.6% Republican hold: Swing: Source: Georgia Secretary of State Archived February 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2006 Arizona's 8th congressional district general election debates No. Date & time Host Moderator Link Participants Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee Jay Quick David F. Nolan Gabby Giffords Randy Graf 1 [65] October 17, 2006 Access Tucson Arizona Daily Star: Joe Birchall Video [66] P: P: P: P
In Iowa, midterm elections for the state's five congressional seats took place November 7, 2006. Each race was contested, pitting the winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries conducted June 6. The Democratic party won three of the five seats up for grabs.
The 2006 congressional elections in Idaho were held on November 7, 2006, and determined who would represent the state of Idaho in the United States House of Representatives. Idaho has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census .
As the 8th congressional district, covering parts of McHenry County, Cook County and most of Lake County, is considered to lean conservative, the United States Republican Party targeted the district as a high priority for recapture in the 2006 elections. However, Bean defeated McSweeney by a nearly five percent margin during a national election ...