The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2006, with early voting taking place in some states in the weeks preceding that date. Voters chose representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states. Non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and three of the four inhabited U.S. territories were also elected. These elections took place halfway through the second term of Republican President George W. Bush. The winners served in the 110th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2000 United States census. On Election Day, Republicans had held a House majority since January 1995 as a result of the 2006 elections.
Summary of analyses Below is a table summarizing various non-partisan election analyses. Although the nomenclature varies slightly, the categories can be understood as follows: "Safe" — the race was not expected to become competitive. "Favored" — the race was not competitive, but might become competitive if new political factors intervened. "Leans" — the race was competitive, but one candidate had a clear advantage. "Tossup" — neither candidate had a clear advantage.
Source Safe Democratic Democratic Favored Leans Democratic Tossup Leans Republican Republican Favored Safe Republican CQPolitics.com as of Nov 6 182 Democratic Seats 16 Democratic seats 1 Republican seat 5 Democratic seats 9 Republican seats 23 Republican seats 20 Republican seats 22 Republican seats 157 Republican seats Cook Political Reportas of Nov 6 182 Democratic Seats 13 Democratic seats 6 Democratic seats 5 Republican seats 1 Democratic seat 38 Republican seats 12 Republican seats 13 Republican seats 165 Republican seats Larry Sabato's Crystal Ballas of Nov 6(← and → show trends) 193 Democratic seats 6 Democratic seats1→3 Republican seats 4 Democratic seats1→ 26 Republican seats←5 (none) 31 Republican seats←10 - 3→ 10 Republican seats 162 Republican seats Majority Watch (final)as of Oct 30 198 seats 24 seats 18 seats 2 seats 10 seats 6 seats 177 seats Rothenberg Political Report(← and → show trends)as of Nov. 6 197 Democratic seats 1 Democratic seat 3 Republican seats 1 Democratic seats 6 Republican seats 3 Democratic seats ←3 37 Republican seats←8 10→ 3 Republican seats 8 Republican seats 166 Republican seats Electoral-vote.comas of Nov. 6203 Democratic seats 36 Republican seats 1 Republican seat 195 Republican seats Ed Fitzgerald's survey of pollsas of Nov. 6227 seats 4 seats204 seats
Election ratings The following table rates the competitiveness of selected races from around the country according to noted political analysts. Races not included should be considered safe for the incumbent's party.
District CPVIIncumbent Previousresult Cook Rothenberg Sabato RCP CQ Politics Winner Rick Renzi (R) 58.54% R Rick Renzi (R) J. D. Hayworth (R) 59.50% R Harry Mitchell (D) Jim Kolbe (R) 60.36% R Gabby Giffords (D) John Doolittle (R) 65.39% R John Doolittle (R) Richard Pombo (R) 61.23% R Jerry McNerney (D) Brian Bilbray (R) 49.30% R Brian Bilbray (R) John Salazar (D) 50.55% D John Salazar (D) Marilyn Musgrave (R) 51.05% R Marilyn Musgrave (R) Joel Hefley (R) 70.54% R Doug Lamborn (R) Tom Tancredo (R) 59.48% R Tom Tancredo (R) Bob Beauprez (R) 54.72% R Ed Perlmutter (D) Rob Simmons (R) 54.22% R Joe Courtney (D) Chris Shays (R) 52.43% R Chris Shays (R) Nancy Johnson (R) 59.79% R Chris Murphy (D) Ric Keller (R) 60.52% R Ric Keller (R) Michael Bilirakis (R) 100.00% R Gus Bilirakis (R) Katherine Harris (R) 55.30% R Vern Buchanan (R) Vacant 68.04% R Tim Mahoney (D) Clay Shaw (R) 62.79% R Ron Klein (D) Jim Marshall (D) 62.88% D Jim Marshall (D) John Barrow (D) 51.81% D John Barrow (D) Butch Otter (R) 69.55% R Bill Sali (R) Henry Hyde (R) 55.83% R Peter Roskam (R) Melissa Bean (D) 51.70% D Melissa Bean (D) Mark Kirk (R) 64.14% R Mark Kirk (R) Lane Evans (D) 60.68% D Phil Hare (D) Chris Chocola (R) 54.17% R Joe Donnelly (D) Mark Souder (R) 69.21% R Mark Souder (R) Julia Carson (D) 54.35% D Julia Carson (D) John Hostettler (R) 53.37% R Brad Ellsworth (D) Mike Sodrel (R) 49.46% R Baron Hill (D) Jim Nussle (R) 55.18% R Bruce Braley (D) Jim Leach (R) 58.96% R Dave Loebsack (D) Leonard Boswell (D) 55.25% D Leonard Boswell (D) Jim Ryun (R) 56.15% R Nancy Boyda (D) Dennis Moore (D) 54.82% D Dennis Moore (D) Ron Lewis (R) 67.92% R Ron Lewis (R) Anne Northup (R) 60.26% R John Yarmuth (D) Geoff Davis (R) 54.40% R Geoff Davis (R) William Jefferson (D) 79.01% D William Jefferson (D) Charlie Melançon (D) 50.25% D Charlie Melançon (D) Charles Boustany (R) 54.96% R Charles Boustany (R) Ben Cardin (D) 63.44% D John Sarbanes (D) Roscoe Bartlett (R) 67.45% R Roscoe Bartlett (R) Joe Schwarz (R) 58.36% R Tim Walberg (R) Mike Rogers (R) 61.08% R Mike Rogers (R) Gil Gutknecht (R) 59.65% R Tim Walz (D) John Kline (R) 56.42% R John Kline (R) Mark Kennedy (R) 54.03% R Michele Bachmann (R) Jeff Fortenberry (R) 54.23% R Jeff Fortenberry (R) Tom Osborne (R) 87.45% R Adrian Smith (R) Jim Gibbons (R) 66.15% R Dean Heller (R) Jon Porter (R) 54.46% R Jon Porter (R) Jeb Bradley (R) 63.40% R Carol Shea-Porter (D) Charles Bass (R) 58.33% R Paul Hodes (D) Scott Garrett (R) 57.57% R Scott Garrett (R) Mike Ferguson (R) 56.88% R Mike Ferguson (R) Heather Wilson (R) 54.44% R Heather Wilson (R) Peter King (R) 62.96% R Peter King (R) Vito Fossella (R) 58.99% R Vito Fossella (R) Sue Kelly (R) 66.74% R John Hall (D) John E. Sweeney (R) 65.83% R Kirsten Gillibrand (D) Sherwood Boehlert (R) 56.89% R Mike Arcuri (D) James T. Walsh (R) 90.39% R James T. Walsh (R) Thomas M. Reynolds (R) 55.63% R Thomas M. Reynolds (R) Randy Kuhl (R) 50.66% R Randy Kuhl (R) Robin Hayes (R) 55.54% R Robin Hayes (R) Charles Taylor (R) 54.90% R Heath Shuler (D) Brad Miller (D) 58.79% D Brad Miller (D) Steve Chabot (R) 59.87% R Steve Chabot (R) Jean Schmidt (R) 51.63% R Jean Schmidt (R) Ted Strickland (D) 100.00% D Charlie Wilson (D) Pat Tiberi (R) 61.96% R Pat Tiberi (R) Sherrod Brown (D) 67.43% D Betty Sutton (D) Deborah Pryce (R) 60.02% R Deborah Pryce (R) Vacant 66.16% R Zack Space (D) Darlene Hooley (D) 52.86% D Darlene Hooley (D) Melissa Hart (R) 63.08% R Jason Altmire (D) Jim Gerlach (R) 51.01% R Jim Gerlach (R) Curt Weldon (R) 58.76% R Joe Sestak (D) Mike Fitzpatrick (R) 55.31% R Patrick Murphy (D) Don Sherwood (R) 92.84% R Chris Carney (D) John Spratt (D) 63.05% D John Spratt (D) Chet Edwards (D) 51.20% D Chet Edwards (D) Vacant 55.16% R Nick Lampson (D) Henry Bonilla (R) 69.26% R Ciro Rodriguez (D) Jim Matheson (D) 54.76% D Jim Matheson (D) Bernie Sanders (I) 67.46% I Peter Welch (D) Thelma Drake (R) 55.14% R Thelma Drake (R) Frank Wolf (R) 63.25% R Frank Wolf (R) Rick Larsen (D) 63.91 D Rick Larsen (D) Cathy McMorris (R) 59.68% R Cathy McMorris (R) Dave Reichert (R) 51.50% R Dave Reichert (R) Alan Mollohan (D) 67.78% D Alan Mollohan (D) Shelley Moore Capito (R) 57.46% R Shelley Moore Capito (R) Mark Green (R) 70.16% R Steve Kagen (D) Barbara Cubin (R) 55.32% R Barbara Cubin (R) Overall | | D - 207R - 189 39 tossups | | D - 220R - 196 19 tossups | | D - 233R - 202 | | D - 214R - 205 16 tossups | | D - 213R - 199 23 tossups | | D - 233R - 202
Polling map - November 6, 2006 The map below shows the latest polling information as of November 6, 2006, for House races. No party polls included. Darker colors indicate stronger support. Where no polls were available, last year's election results were used. If two polls tied for most recent, the longer poll was used.
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