United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,320,238	64.27%	6	—
	Republican	721,862	35.14%	3	—
	Independents	11,956	0.58%	0	—
Totals		2,054,056	100.00%	2	—

District 1

See also: Washington's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee easily dispatched Republican challenger Larry Ishmael to win a sixth term.

Washington's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jay Inslee (inc.)	163,832	67.72%
	Republican	Larry Ishmael	78,105	32.28%
Totals			241,937	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: Washington's 2nd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Congressman Rick Larsen defeated his Republican opponent, U.S. Navy veteran Doug Roulstone by a solid margin.

Washington's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Rick Larsen (inc.)	157,064	64.16%
	Republican	Doug Roulstone	87,730	35.84%
Totals			244,794	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Washington's 3rd congressional district

In a slight improvement over his 2004 performance, incumbent Democratic Congressman Brian Baird easily won a fifth term over Republican challenger Michael Messmore.

Washington's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Brian Baird (inc.)	147,065	63.12%
	Republican	Michael Messore	85,915	36.88%
Totals			232,980	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Washington's 4th congressional district

In his bid for a seventh term, Republican incumbent Congressman Doc Hastings beat back a spirited challenge from Democratic nominee Richard Wright. Those Hastings eventually beat Wright by a fairly solid margin, it was not the kind of landslides that Hastings usually experienced in this strongly conservative district based in Central Washington.

Washington's 4th congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Doc Hastings (inc.)	115,246	59.93%
	Democratic	Richard Wright	77,054	40.07%
Totals			192,300	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Washington's 5th congressional district

Like neighboring Congressman Hastings, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Democratic nominee Peter J. Goldmark in her conservative, Eastern Washington district. Though Rodgers ultimately edged Goldmark out by a comfortable margin, the race got close enough for CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to Republican Favored from Safe Republican.^[2]

Washington's 5th congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (inc.)	134,967	56.40%
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	104,357	43.60%
Totals			239,324	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Washington's 6th congressional district

Long-serving Democratic incumbent Norm Dicks, a high-ranking member on the Appropriations Committee did not face a credible challenge to his bid for a sixteenth term from conservative activist Doug Cloud in this liberal, Kitsap Peninsula-based district.

Washington's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Norm Dicks (inc.)	158,202	70.60%
	Republican	Doug Cloud	65,883	29.40%
Totals			224,085	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Washington's 7th congressional district

In his bid for a ninth term, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott easily beat out Republican nominee Steve Beren and independent Linnea S. Noreen in this very liberal, Seattle-based district.

Washington's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Jim McDermott (inc.)	195,462	79.41%
	Republican	Steve Beren	38,715	15.73%
	Independent	Linnea S. Noreen	11,956	4.86%
Totals			246,133	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 8

See also: Washington's 8th congressional district

In 2004, then-King County Sheriff Dave Reichert won his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives by a five-point margin. 2006 proved to be just as tough of a year for Reichert. Facing former Microsoft executive Darcy Burner for the first time, Reichert faced a grueling battle for re-election. Polls taken in October showed the two candidates to be about even^[3] and the two major newspapers in the area--the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times--split their endorsements: The Post-Intelligencer endorsed Burner^[4] while the Times supported Reichert.^[5] Ultimately, though, a few weeks after election day, it became evident that Reichert had beat out Burner and had won a second term.

Washington's 8th congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Dave Reichert (inc.)	129,362	51.46%
	Democratic	Darcy Burner	122,021	48.54%
Totals			251,383	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Washington's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Adam Smith easily beat out Republican candidate Steven Cofchin for a sixth term in this Western Washington district based in the Puget Sound.

Washington's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Adam Smith (inc.)	119,038	65.72%
	Republican	Steven C. Cofchin	62,082	34.28%
Totals			181,120	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#47
2. ^ http://www.rollcall.com/members/21425.html
3. ^ http://hominidviews.com/?p=509
4. ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/P-I-Endorsement-Burner-is-better-1217746.php
5. ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003303415_eighted15.html