United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 1,049,346 50.03% 5
Democratic 992,258 47.31% 4
Independents 55,718 2.66% 0
Totals 2,097,322 100.00% 9

District 1

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Lacy Clay, Jr. faced no difficulty in seeking another term in this liberal, St. Louis-based district over Republican Mark Byrne and Libertarian Robb Cunningham.

Missouri's 1st congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic William Lacy Clay, Jr. (inc.) 141,574 72.89%
Republican Mark J. Byrne 47,893 24.66%
Libertarian Robb E. Cunningham 4,768 2.45%
Totals 194,235 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 2

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Though confronted with a powerful Democratic wave, incumbent Republican Congressman Todd Akin easily won a third term over Democrat George Weber and Libertarian Tamara Millay.

Missouri's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Todd Akin (inc.) 176,452 61.35%
Democratic George D. Weber 105,242 36.59%
Libertarian Tamara Millay 5,923 2.06%
Totals 287,617 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Freshman incumbent Congressman Russ Carnahan, a Democrat, had an easy time in winning a second term in this fairly liberal district based in the southern portion of St. Louis.

Missouri's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Russ Carnahan (inc.) 145,219 65.58%
Republican David Bertelsen 70,189 31.70%
Libertarian R. Christophel 4,213 1.90%
Progressive David Sladky 1,827 0.83%
Totals 221,448 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton, seeking his sixteenth term in this conservative, west-central Missouri-based district, overwhelmed Republican candidate Jim Noland, Libertarian nominee Bryce Holthouse, and Progressive Party candidate Mel Ivey and was victorious.

Missouri's 4th congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Ike Skelton (inc.) 159,303 67.64%
Republican Jim Noland 69,254 29.40%
Libertarian Bryce A. Holthouse 4,479 1.90%
Progressive Mel Ivey 2,459 1.04%
Write-ins 30 0.01%
Totals 235,525 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Coming from a surprisingly-close election in 2004, freshman incumbent Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat, easily defeated Republican nominee Jacob Turk to win a third term in this fairly liberal district based in Kansas City.

Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) 136,149 64.25%
Republican Jacob Turk 68,456 32.30%
Libertarian Randy Langkraehr 7,314 3.45%
Totals 211,919 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

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In this conservative, northwest Missouri district, incumbent Republican Congressman Sam Graves easily dispatched with Democratic nominee Sara Jo Shettles, Libertarian candidate Erik Buck, and Progressive candidate Shirley Yurkonis to win a fourth term in Congress.

Missouri's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Sam Graves (inc.) 150,882 61.64%
Democratic Sara Jo Shettles 87,477 35.73%
Libertarian Erik Buck 4,757 1.94%
Progressive Shirley A. Yurkonis 1,679 0.69%
Totals 244,795 100.00%
Republican hold

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Roy Blunt, the House Majority Whip, found no difficulty in winning a sixth term in his very conservative district located in southwest Missouri.

Missouri's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Roy Blunt (inc.) 160,942 66.75%
Democratic Jack Truman 72,592 30.11%
Libertarian Kevin Craig 7.566 3.14%
Write-ins 23 0.01%
Totals 241,123 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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In the most conservative district found in Missouri, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson coasted to re-election, swamping Democratic nominee Veronica Hambacker and Libertarian nominee Branden McCullough.

Missouri's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Jo Ann Emerson (inc.) 156,164 71.64%
Democratic Veronica J. Hambacker 57,557 26.40%
Libertarian Branden C. McCullough 4,268 1.96%
Totals 217,989 100.00%
Republican hold

District 9

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This district, based in "Little Dixie," located in northeast Missouri, has a strongly conservative bent and incumbent Republican Congressman Kenny Hulshof sought and won a sixth term against several opponents.

Missouri's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Kenny Hulshof (inc.) 149,114 61.45%
Democratic Duane N. Burghard 87,145 35.91%
Libertarian Steven R. Hedrick 3,925 1.62%
Progressive Bill Hastings 2,487 1.02%
Totals 242,671 100.00%
Republican hold

References

Preceded by
2004 elections
United States House elections in Missouri
2006
Succeeded by
2008 elections



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