2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
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Nominee Earl Pomeroy Matt Mechtel
Party Democratic–NPL Republican
Popular vote142,93474,687
Percentage65.7%34.3%
North Dakota House of Representatives At Large Election Results by County, 2006.svg
County results
Pomeroy:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Mechtel:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

Elected U.S. Representative

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic–NPL

The 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota 's at-large congressional district was held November 7, 2006. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his eighth term, defeating Republican candidate Matt Mechtel.

Contents

Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Matt Mechtel of Fargo, North Dakota. Pomeroy and Mechtel won the primary elections for their respective parties. [1]

Pomeroy increased his margin over his opposition for the third year in a row since 2002. This was because Mechtel was not known well throughout the state, and that the Republican Party itself was beginning to slump.

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe DNovember 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6] Safe DNovember 7, 2006

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2006 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) 142,934 65.68
Republican Matt Mechtel74,68734.32
Total votes217,621 100.00
Democratic–NPL hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ↑ "North Dakota Secretary of State". Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2006.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Results General Election". North Dakota Voting Information & Central Election Systems. North Dakota Election Officials, County Auditors and Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2016.


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