2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

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All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 4
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,049,346 992,258
Percentage 50.03% 47.31%
Swing Decrease 3.58% Increase 2.59%

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 1,049,346 50.03% 5 -
Democratic 992,258 47.31% 4 -
Libertarian 47,213 2.25% 0 -
Progressive 8,452 0.40% 0 -
Independents 53 <0.01% 0 -
Totals 2,097,322 100.00% 9 -

District 1

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr. faced no difficulty in seeking another term in this liberal, St. Louis–based district over Republican Mark Byrne and Libertarian Robb Cunningham.

Missouri's 1st congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Lacy Clay, Jr. (inc.) 141,574 72.89
Republican Mark J. Byrne 47,893 24.66
Libertarian Robb E. Cunningham 4,768 2.45
Total votes 194,235 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2

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Though confronted with a powerful Democratic wave, incumbent Republican Congressman Todd Akin easily won a third term over Democrat George Weber and Libertarian Tamara Millay.

Missouri's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Akin (inc.) 176,452 61.35
Democratic George D. Weber 105,242 36.59
Libertarian Tamara Millay 5,923 2.06
Total votes 287,617 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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Freshman incumbent Congressman Russ Carnahan, a Democrat, had an easy time in winning a second term in this fairly liberal district based in the southern portion of St. Louis.

Missouri's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russ Carnahan (inc.) 145,219 65.58
Republican David Bertelsen 70,189 31.70
Libertarian R. Christophel 4,213 1.90
Progressive David Sladky 1,827 0.83
Total votes 221,448 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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2006 Missouri's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Ike Skelton Jim Noland
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 159,303 69,254
Percentage 67.6% 29.4%

County results

Skelton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Noland:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election

Ike Skelton
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ike Skelton
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton, seeking his sixteenth term in this conservative, west-central Missouri–based district, overwhelmed Republican candidate Jim Noland, Libertarian nominee Bryce Holthouse, and Progressive Party candidate Mel Ivey and was victorious.

Missouri's 4th congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ike Skelton (inc.) 159,303 67.64
Republican Jim Noland 69,254 29.40
Libertarian Bryce A. Holthouse 4,479 1.90
Progressive Mel Ivey 2,459 1.04
Write-ins 30 0.01
Total votes 235,525 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

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Coming from a surprisingly-close election in 2004, freshman incumbent Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat, easily defeated Republican nominee Jacob Turk to win a third term in this fairly liberal district based in Kansas City.

Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) 136,149 64.25
Republican Jacob Turk 68,456 32.30
Libertarian Randy Langkraehr 7,314 3.45
Total votes 211,919 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

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In this conservative, northwest Missouri district, incumbent Republican Congressman Sam Graves easily dispatched with Democratic nominee Sara Jo Shettles, Libertarian candidate Erik Buck, and Progressive candidate Shirley Yurkonis to win a fourth term in Congress.

Missouri's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Graves (inc.) 150,882 61.64
Democratic Sara Jo Shettles 87,477 35.73
Libertarian Erik Buck 4,757 1.94
Progressive Shirley A. Yurkonis 1,679 0.69
Total votes 244,795 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Roy Blunt, the House Majority Whip, found no difficulty in winning a sixth term in his very conservative district located in southwest Missouri.

Missouri's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roy Blunt (inc.) 160,942 66.75
Democratic Jack Truman 72,592 30.11
Libertarian Kevin Craig 7.566 3.14
Independent (write-in) Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr. 23 0.01
Total votes 241,123 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

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In the most conservative district found in Missouri, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson coasted to re-election, swamping Democratic nominee Veronica Hambacker and Libertarian nominee Branden McCullough.

Missouri's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jo Ann Emerson (inc.) 156,164 71.64
Democratic Veronica J. Hambacker 57,557 26.40
Libertarian Branden C. McCullough 4,268 1.96
Total votes 217,989 100.00
Republican hold

District 9

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This district, based in "Little Dixie," located in northeast Missouri, has a strongly conservative bent and incumbent Republican Congressman Kenny Hulshof sought and won a sixth term against several opponents.

Missouri's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kenny Hulshof (inc.) 149,114 61.45
Democratic Duane N. Burghard 87,145 35.91
Libertarian Steven R. Hedrick 3,925 1.62
Progressive Bill Hastings 2,487 1.02
Total votes 242,671 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
Preceded by
2004 elections
United States House elections in Missouri
2006
Succeeded by
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