United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2006

The 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota's At-large congressional district was held November 7, 2006. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his eighth term, defeating Republican candidate Matt Mechtel.

Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Matt Mechtel of Fargo, North Dakota. Pomeroy and Mechtel won the primary elections for their respective parties.^[1]

Pomeroy increased his margin over his opposition for the third year in a row since 2002. This was because Mechtel was not known well throughout the state, and that the Republican Party itself was beginning to slump.

Election results

North Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2006[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Earl Pomeroy (inc.)	142,934	65.68%
	Republican	Matt Mechtel	74,687	34.32%
Totals			217,621	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State, [1]
2. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#34

External links

• 2006 North Dakota U.S. House of Representatives Election results