2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi
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All 4 Mississippi seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election22
Seats won22
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote304,308260,330
Percentage50.66%43.34%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.34%Increase2.svg 13.22%

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The Mississippi U.S. House elections took place on November 7, 2006. All 4 House seats for Mississippi were up for election with all incumbents (2 Republicans and 2 Democrats) running for re-election. All incumbents succeeded in being re-elected.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2006 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 304,30850.66%2Steady2.svg
Democratic 260,33043.34%2Steady2.svg
Independents25,9994.33%0Steady2.svg
Reform 10,0601.67%0Steady2.svg
Totals600,697100.00%4Steady2.svg

District 1

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Incumbent Roger Wicker (R) faced political consultant Ken Hurt (D). Wicker has represented the conservative northern Mississippi district since 1995 and has been easily re-elected since. Hurt won a plurality in the Democratic Primary on June 7, but since he did not win over 50% of the vote, he was forced into a run-off with Bill Bambach, the second highest vote winner.


Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe RNovember 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6] Safe RNovember 7, 2006
Mississippi's 1st congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roger Wicker (incumbent) 95,098 65.92
Democratic Ken Hurt49,17434.08
Total votes144,272 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Congressman Bennie Thompson (D) competed against Tchula mayor Yvonne Brown (R). The Democratic-leaning majority-black district comprises the Mississippi Delta and Jackson, the capital and largest city in Mississippi. Thompson first won in a special election in 1993 caused by then-Representative Mike Espy resigning to become Secretary of Agriculture under President Clinton. The congressman had generally easy elections except in 2002 when Republican and political newcomer Clinton LeSueur won 44% of the vote. And in that race state representative Chuck Espy (nephew of Mike Espy) competed against Thompson for the Democratic nomination, though Thompson won with 65% to Espy's 35%.

Yvonne Brown was nominated by the Republicans without any primary opposition. She was elected mayor of the small Delta town of Tchula in 2001 and re-elected in 2005, which is notable in that she is a black Republican in a very Democratic area. [ citation needed ]

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
Mississippi's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bennie Thompson (incumbent) 100,160 64.27
Republican Yvonne Brown 55,67235.73
Total votes155,832 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

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In a repeat of the 2004 race, Republican incumbent Charles "Chip" Pickering, Jr. had no Democratic challenger, but faced independent Jim Giles and Reform Party candidate Lamonica Magee. This Republican-leaning district starts in the lower western part of the state and goes through the Jackson suburbs and up to east central Mississippi. Pickering was first elected in 1996 after the retirement of long-time incumbent Sonny Montgomery (D). The only strong challenge he has faced so far was in 2002 when reapportionment caused Mississippi to lose a House seat. Pickering was pitted against Democrat Ronnie Shows, the two-term incumbent in the old 4th District; Pickering won with over 60% of the vote. The only candidates running against him this year are independent candidate Jim Giles, an organic farmer and ex-systems engineer known for his white supremacist views, and Reform Party candidate Lamonica Magee.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe RNovember 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6] Safe RNovember 7, 2006
Mississippi's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chip Pickering (incumbent) 125,421 77.61
Independent Jim Giles25,99916.10
Reform Lamonica L. Magee10,0606.23
Total votes161,480 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

2006 Mississippi's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Gene Taylor Randy McDonnell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote110,99628,117
Percentage79.79%20.21%

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County results
Taylor:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Gene Taylor
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Gene Taylor
Democratic

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Democrat Gene Taylor, the incumbent, faced Republican Randall McDonnell. This district, heavily devastated by Hurricane Katrina, covers the Mississippi Gulf Coast and inland areas directly north of it. While the district leans Republican, conservative Democrat Taylor has comfortably won since winning in a 1989 special election caused by the death of freshman congressman Larkin Smith (R). McDonnell is an accountant and ran against Taylor in 1998 and 2000.

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
Mississippi's 4th congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Taylor (incumbent) 110,996 79.79
Republican Randy McDonnell28,11720.21
Total votes139,113 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.