2006 United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus leadership election

A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus on November 17, 2006. The election determined who would be nominated by the caucus for Speaker of the House as well as who would occupy other leadership positions within the House Democratic Caucus in the 110th United States Congress. The following positions were nominated or elected on November 29: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Majority Leader, House Majority Whip, House Assistant Majority Leader, Democratic Caucus Chair, and Democratic Caucus vice-Chair.

Nominee for Speaker

Candidates

• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader later became Speaker

Democratic Majority Leader

Candidates

• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip later became Majority Leader ^[1]
• Rep. John Murtha (D-PA)

Results

Democratic Caucus Majority Leader election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer	149	63.4%
	Democratic	John Murtha	86	36.6%
Total votes			235	100%

Democratic Majority Whip

Candidates

• Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), House Caucus Chair later became Majority Whip ^[2]

Withdrew

• Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (withdrew to run for Caucus Chair)

Results

Democratic Caucus Majority Whip election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn	Acclamation	100%
	Democratic	Absent	1	0.42%
Total votes			239	100%

Democratic Caucus Chair

Candidates

• Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), DCCC Chair ^[3]

Results

Democratic Caucus Chair election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rahm Emanuel	Acclamation	100%
Total votes			239	100%

Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair

Candidates

• Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Incumbent Vice-Chair

Results

Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair election, 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Larson	Acclamation	100%
Total votes			239	100%

References

1. Hulse, Carl (November 16, 2006). "Hoyer Beats Pelosi's Pick in Race for No. 2 House Post". The New York Times.
2. M. Owens, Donna (April 1, 2020). "Jim Clyburn changed everything for Joe Biden's campaign. He's been a political force for a long time". The Washington Post.
3. "Paging Rahm: House Dems revive 2006 playbook for 2018". POLITICO. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2024-02-03.