Indiana's 7th congressional district election, 2006
- Indiana's 7th congressional district election, 2006
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ushr|Indiana|7| election in 2006 pitted five-term incumbent Democrat Julia Carson against Republican Eric Dickerson.
Automobile dealer Eric Dickerson[Dickerson is not related to the football player also named Eric Dickerson.] is a native of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of Western Michigan University where he received his B.S. in engineering. Dickerson is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer and served with the HMA 269 Attack Squadron in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He later served in the Indiana National Guard.]Julia Carson had held this Congressional seat based in urban Indianapolis since 1997, and had always won by comfortable margins. Republicans hoped to take the seat in the 2006 elections after redistricting made the 7th slightly more Republican, though Democrats still held the advantage.
Dickerson ran an aggressive grass-roots campaign, defeating the party-endorsed candidate, Ronald Franklin, and two other candidates in the Republican primary on May 2, 2006. He gained further support as the campaign progressed, with an October poll shocking observers of both parties when it showed Dickerson narrowly leading Carson 45% to 42%. Carson dismissed the poll, saying that she always polled more strongly than expected on election day. She was proven correct, winning her sixth term on November 7, 2006.
Results
Republican primary
Note
External links
* [http://ericdickersonforcongress.com Eric Dickerson's campaign site]
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