2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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Nominee Denny Rehberg Monica Lindeen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 239,124 158,916 Percentage 58.9% 39.1%

County results Rehberg:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Lindeen:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Denny Rehberg Republican Elected U.S. Representative Denny Rehberg Republican

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana had one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Monica Lindeen, Montana State Representative
• Eric Jon Gunderson

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen	66,364	71.09
	Democratic	Eric Jon Gunderson	26,990	28.91
Total votes			93,354	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	91,836	100.00
Total votes			91,836	100.00

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg [4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics [7]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Results

Montana's at-large congressional district election, 2006 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	239,124	58.88
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen	158,916	39.13
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	8,085	1.99
Total votes			406,125	100.00
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Silver Bow (Largest city: Butte)
• Missoula (Largest city: Missoula)
• Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
• Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
3. "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
4. "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
5. "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
6. "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
7. "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
8. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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Preceded by 2004 elections

United States House elections in Montana 2006

Succeeded by 2008 elections