2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
Flag of Alabama.svg
  2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008  

All 7 Alabama seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election52
Seats won52
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote627,501502,046
Percentage55.04%44.03%

2006 U.S. House elections in Alabama.svg

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 7, 2006, to determine the representation of the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. the winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

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Overview

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 627,50155.04%5
Democratic 502,04644.03%2
Independents10,6050.93%0
Totals1,140,152100.00%7

District 1

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In this staunchly conservative district based in the Gulf Coast region of Alabama, incumbent Republican Congressman Jo Bonner easily dispatched with his Democratic challenger, Vivian Sheffield Beckerle, receiving nearly seventy percent of the vote to win a third term in Congress.

Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jo Bonner (inc.) 112,944 68.10
Democratic Vivian Sheffield Beckerle52,77031.82
Write-ins1270.08
Total votes165,841 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Seeking an eighth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman Terry Everett trumped the Democratic nominee, Chuck James, in this very conservative district based in the suburbs of Montgomery and southeastern Alabama with almost seventy percent of the vote, securing what would be Everett's last term in Congress before retiring.

Alabama's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terry Everett (inc.) 124,302 69.47
Democratic Chuck James54,45030.43
Write-ins1670.09
Total votes178,919 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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This district, stretching from north to south on the eastern edge of Alabama, is Republican-leaning, but not so much as the other Republican-controlled districts. In that spirit, incumbent Republican Congressman Mike D. Rogers, seeking a third term in Congress, was re-elected over Democratic opponent Greg Pierce and independent challenger Mark Layfield, albeit by the thinnest margin of any member of the Alabama congressional delegation.

Alabama's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike D. Rogers (inc.) 98,257 59.44
Democratic Greg A. Pierce63,55938.45
Independent Mark Edwin Layfield3,4142.07
Write-ins710.04
Total votes165,301 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

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In this north Alabama district, the fifth-most conservative in the United States, incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Aderholt won a sixth term in Congress over Democratic nominee Barbara Bobo, defeating her with over seventy percent of the vote.

Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Aderholt (inc.) 128,484 70.18
Democratic Barbara Bobo54,38229.71
Write-ins2060.11
Total votes183,072 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

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This district, found on the northernmost edge of Alabama, had not elected a Republican to Congress since Reconstruction, despite its strong proclivity towards Republican candidates at the national level and the socially conservative views of its residents. Long-time incumbent Democratic Congressman Bud Cramer had an especially easy time seeking a ninth term in Congress with no opponents.

Alabama's 5th congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bud Cramer (inc.) 143,015 98.25
Write-ins2,5401.75
Total votes145,555 100.00
Democratic hold

District 6

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This district, considered by the Cook Partisan Voting Index to be the most conservative congressional district in the country, owes its strong allegiance to Republicans to tapping the highly conservative residents of the Birmingham suburbs. To that effect, incumbent Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus won an eighth term in Congress with no opponents.

Alabama's 6th congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Spencer Bachus (inc.) 163,514 98.32
Write-ins2,7861.68
Total votes166,300 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Artur Davis sought a third term in this very liberal district that is mainly rooted in western Alabama but reaches into some portions of Birmingham. This is the most liberal and only majority-black district in Alabama, and as such, Davis won his third term with no opponents.

Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Artur Davis (inc.) 133,870 99.04
Write-ins1,2940.96
Total votes135,164 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".