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The congressional elections in California occurred along with congressional elections nationwide and state elections on November 7, 2006. Only one of California's 54 congressional districts, the 11th , changed party control when Democrat Jerry McNerney defeated Republican Richard Pombo .
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.
The election made Nancy Pelosi (D-California) the first-ever female, first-ever Italian-American, and first-ever Californian Speaker of the House [12] Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) became the first Muslim ever elected to the U.S. Congress [14] and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Hank Johnson (D-Georgia) became the first Buddhists in a United States ...
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2006 California Attorney General election; 2006 California Insurance Commissioner election; 2006 California lieutenant gubernatorial election; 2006 California Secretary of State election; 2006 California State Controller election; 2006 California State Treasurer election; 2006 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election
The 2006 United States state legislative elections were held on November 7, 2006, halfway through President George W. Bush's second term in office. This election was a wave elections in the United States election, and saw Democrats simultaneously reclaim both houses of Congress and pick up six governorships.
The California state elections, 2006 took place on November 7, 2006. Necessary primary elections were held on June 6. Among the elections that took place were all the seats of the California 's State Assembly , 20 seats of the State Senate , seven constitutional officers, and all the seats of the Board of Equalization .
A special election was held in California's 50th congressional district to choose a new member of the U.S. Representative to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Randy Cunningham, who resigned November 28, 2005 after pleading guilty to bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax evasion charges.