2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
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  2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008  

All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election21
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote263,822190,893
Percentage58.01%41.97%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.45%Decrease2.svg 0.02%

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West Virginia 2006 House Election Results by County.svg

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 7, 2006, to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2006 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 263,82258.01%2
Republican 190,89341.97%1
Independents980.02%0
Totals454,813100.00%3

District 1

2006 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
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  2004
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Nominee Alan Mollohan Chris Wakim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote100,93955,963
Percentage64.3%35.7%

2006 WV-01 election results.svg
Results by county
Mollohan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Wakim:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Alan Mollohan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Alan Mollohan
Democratic

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Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Republican Chris Wakim, a state delegate. This district covers the northern part of the state.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Likely DNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3] Safe DNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Likely DNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe DNovember 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6] Likely DNovember 7, 2006
West Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Mollohan (incumbent) 100,939 64.29
Republican Chris Wakim 55,96335.65
Write-ins980.06
Total votes157,000 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2

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Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Mike Callaghan, a U.S. Attorney. This district covers the central part of the state.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Likely RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg [3] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Likely RNovember 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics [5] Safe RNovember 7, 2006
CQ Politics [6] Likely RNovember 7, 2006
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) 94,110 57.18
Democratic Mike Callaghan 70,47042.82
Total votes164,580 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Republican Kim Wolfe, the Sheriff of Cabell County. This district covers the southern part of the state.

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
West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nick Rahall (incumbent) 92,413 69.36
Republican Kim Wolfe40,82030.64
Total votes133,233 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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 "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 "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.