United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2006

The Wisconsin Congressional election of 2006 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and were put up for contest. In the final result, the Democrats picked up one seat and shifted Wisconsin representation in the House from 4-4 to 5-3 in their favor. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009. The primary election was held on Tuesday, September 12, 2006.

Non-partisan election analysis

"CQPolitics.com", an independent, non-partisan election analysis newsletter, as of October 29, 2006, made the following analysis for Congressional seats in Wisconsin:

*Districts 2, 3, 4, and 7 were considered Safe Democratic, meaning the Democratic candidates did not face any serious competition.
*Districts 1, 5, and 6 were considered Safe Republican, meaning the Republican candidates did not face any serious competition.
*District 8 had No Clear Favorite, though the seat was previously held by Republican Mark Green, who was running for Governor (See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006).

A complete chart of all races categorized appears [http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html here] .

=Election Results [ [http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=10034&locid=47] "Wisconsin State Elections BoardCanvass SummaryFall General Election - 11/07/2006" ] =

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Paul Ryan was first elected to Congress in 1998. He faced Democrat Jeffrey C. Thomas, whom Ryan also defeated in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Thomas defeated 4 other Democrats vying for the seat in the primary election, while Ryan was unopposed in the primary.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Jeffrey C. Thomas
votes = 95,761
percentage = 37.17%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Paul Ryan (incumbent)
votes = 161,320
percentage = 62.63%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Other
candidate = Scattered
votes = 515
percentage = 0.20%
change =Election box majority
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 257,596
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
swing =

Primary election results

4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Gwen Moore, in her first re-election campaign, was challenged by Republican Perfecto Rivera in the race for this district, which covers the greater Milwaukee area. ( [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/wi04_109.gifmap] ). Neither was challenged in the primary.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Gwen Moore (incumbent)
votes = 136,722
percentage = 71.31%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Perfecto Rivera
votes = 54,468
percentage = 28.42%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Other
candidate = Scattered
votes = 521
percentage = 0.27%
change =Election box majority
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 191,742
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Democratic Party (US)
swing =

Primary election results

7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Dave Obey, the most senior member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation, has served in the House since 1969, and did not face any opposition in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Nick Reid and Wisconsin Green candidate Mike Miles in the general election. Reid defeated Jeff Tyberg in the primary to win the Republican nomination.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Dave Obey (incumbent)
votes = 161,903
percentage = 62.17%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Nick Reid
votes = 91,069
percentage = 34.97%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party (US)
candidate = Mike Miles
votes = 7,391
percentage = 2.84%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Other
candidate = Scattered
votes = 65
percentage = 0.02%
change =Election box majority
votes = 278,135
percentage =
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votes =
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Democratic Party (US)
swing =

Primary election results

8th Congressional District

In the most contentious federal race in Wisconsin this year, Democrat Steve Kagen, an allergist, defeated former State Assembly Speaker, Republican John Gard. Both had opposition in the primary. The incumbent, Republican Mark Green, ran unsuccessfully for governor and did not seek re-election. (See also: Wisconsin 8th congressional district election, 2006)

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Steve Kagen
votes = 141,570
percentage = 50.90%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = John Gard
votes = 135,622
percentage = 48.76%
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Other
candidate = Scattered
votes = 943
percentage = 0.34%
change =Election box majority
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 278,135
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Democratic Party (US)
loser = Republican Party (US)
swing =

Primary election results

References

ee also

* [http://elections.state.wi.us Wisconsin State Elections Board]
** [http://elections.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=592&linkcatid=631&linkid=155&locid=47 Fall 2006 Election Cycle Page]
* [http://www.wispolitics.com WisPolitics]
* [http://thewheelerreport.com The Wheeler Report]