109th Congress (2005-2006) - House Seats by State

The Green Papers: 2006 Midterm Election

109^th Congress
(2005-2006)
House Seats by State

438 House Seats up for election in 2006

438 Elected

28 Open House Seats (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office)

2 Vacant House Seats (office holder resigned, deceased, or expelled)

2 Republican

390 Incumbents renominated by same party

2 Incumbents lost primary - no longer a candidate for this office

1 Incumbent House - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

1 Democratic

1271 Candidates seeking a House Seat (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current House seats and the incumbents occupying them. All 435 of these seats are up for election on 7 November 2006.

There have been 1 death, 6 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in the 109^th House.

1 January 2005 - Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui - Democrat - California CD 5 passed away at the age of 63.
8 March 2005 - Special Election - California CD 5. Doris Matsui (Democrat), the wife of the late Congressman Robert T. "Bob" Matsui, is elected to fill the vacant seat.
29 April 2005 - Congressman Rob Portman - Republican - Ohio CD 2. The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Congressman Portman as U.S. Trade Representative. Congressman Portman issued a letter of resignation from his House Seat effective 29 April 2005.
2 August 2005 - Special Electon - Ohio CD 2. Jean Schmidt (Republican) is elected to fill the vacant seat.
2 August 2005 - Congressman Christopher Cox - Republican - California CD 48 resigned. President George W. Bush nominated Congressman Christopher Cox to the position of Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 June 2005.
28 November 2005 - Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham - Republican - California CD 50 resigned, effective at close of business 1 December, from the U.S. House after pleading guilty to Federal charges involving bribes, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion.
18 January 2006 - Congressman Robert "Bob" Menendez- Democrat- New Jersey CD 13 resigned. Governor Jon S. Corzine appointed Congressman Menendez to fill a vacancy in New Jersey's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat caused by Corzine himself having resigned the seat on 17 January 2006 upon taking the Oath of Office as Governor of New Jersey.
6 June 2006 - Special Election - California CD 50. Former Congressman Brian Phillip Bilbray (Republican) is elected to fill the vacant seat.
9 June 2006 - Congressman Thomas Dale "Tom" DeLay - Republican - Texas CD 22 resigned. House Majority Leader DeLay was indicted on one count of criminal conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme by a Texas grand jury on 28 September 2005. House rules required him to relinquish his leadership position. Mr. Delay was renominated in the 7 March 2006 Texas Primary but withdrew his nomination 4 April and announced his intention to resign on 11 May.
29 September 2006 - Congressman Mark Foley - Republican - Florida CD 16 resigned and withdrew his candidacy from the General Election. Mr. Foley had received his party's nomination in the 5 September primary.
3 November 2006 - Robert "Bob" Ney - Republican - Ohio CD 18 resigned. He pleaded guilty on 13 October 2006 to charges of conspiracy and making false statements in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
13 November 2006 - Albio Sires - Democrat - New Jersey CD 13 was elected 7 November 2006 in special election. Representative-elect Sires was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office.
13 November 2006 - Shelley Sekula Gibbs - Republican - Texas CD 22 was elected 7 November 2006 in special election. Representative-elect Gibbs was added to the rolls of the House upon executing the oath of office.

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Alaska 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

	Green	1,437	0.71%	Eva L. Ince • FEC finanical report not available
Total		202,706	100.00%

California 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 33 Democratic, 20 Republican

	Green	6,899	3.16%	Pamela Elizondo • FEC finanical report not available
Total		218,044	100.00%

	Green	6,466	4.33%	Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Kravitz • FEC: $13,339
Total		149,266	100.00%

	Green	13,653	7.39%	Krissy Keefer • FEC: $31,325
Total		184,639	100.00%

	Green	4,633	2.33%	Carol Liane Brouillet • FEC: $6,808
Total		198,575	100.00%

	Green	4,729	3.31%	John Roger Miller • FEC finanical report not available
Total		142,661	100.00%

	Green	3,868	3.58%	Byron Walker De Lear • FEC: $73,324
Total		108,042	100.00%

	Green	8,197	5.72%	William M. "Bill" Paparian • FEC: $51,358
Total		143,404	100.00%

Colorado 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 4 Republican
	Green	25,096	20.67%	Thomas D. "Tom" Kelly • FEC finanical report not available
Total		121,420	100.00%

	Green	2,357	1.18%	J. A. "Joe" Calhoun • FEC finanical report not available
Total		200,237	100.00%

	Write-in; (Green)			Bruce Edward Lohmiller • FEC finanical report not available
Total		212,131	100.00%
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Green	2,964	1.63%	David Joel "Dave" Chandler • FEC finanical report not available
Total		182,108	100.00%

Connecticut 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Democratic, 3 Republican

	Green	3,089	1.54%	Daniel A. Sumrall • FEC finanical report not available
Total		200,832	100.00%

	~~Green~~			~~Richard Z. Duffee - apparently not a candidate~~ • Withdrew 24 October 2006 endorsing Democratic Diane Goss Farrell • FEC finanical report not available
Total		209,469	100.00%

Delaware 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Green	4,463	1.77%	Michael S. Berg • FEC: $37,771
Total		251,677	100.00%

Illinois 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic, 9 Republican

	~~Green~~			~~Jamie Mock - apparently not a candidate~~ • Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
Total		196,554	100.00%

Maryland 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 6 Democratic
	Green	31,273	16.36%	Steven Warren Warner • FEC: $3,978
Total		191,174	100.00%

	Green	5,900	2.54%	Robert E. "Bob" Kozak • FEC: $5,435
Total		232,149	100.00%
	Green	2,867	1.49%	Gerard P. Giblin • FEC finanical report not available
Total		192,289	100.00%

Michigan 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 6 Democratic, 9 Republican
	Green	2,250	0.87%	David J. Newland • FEC finanical report not available
Total		259,817	100.00%
	Green	2,593	0.96%	Rodger Gurk • FEC finanical report not available
Total		271,327	100.00%
	Green	2,293	0.95%	Ken Mathenia • FEC finanical report not available
Total		241,653	100.00%
	Green	2,349	0.83%	Aaron Stuttman • FEC finanical report not available
Total		283,095	100.00%

	Green	2,466	0.89%	Matthew R. Abel • FEC finanical report not available
Total		276,094	100.00%

	Green	1,894	0.70%	Candace Ruth Caveny • FEC finanical report not available
Total		270,072	100.00%

	Green	1,735	0.72%	Art Myatt • FEC finanical report not available
Total		240,122	100.00%

	Green	9,379	4.60%	Aimee Smith • FEC finanical report not available
Total		204,064	100.00%

Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 4 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Green	4,792	1.96%	Jay Pond • FEC: $9,102
Total		244,572	100.00%

Pennsylvania 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 7 Democratic, 12 Republican
	Green	4,125	2.20%	David G. "Dave" Baker • FEC finanical report not available
Total		187,283	100.00%
	Green	17,720	9.88%	Titus North • Nomination Paper Objections case filed. Docket 425 MD 2006. Hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on 8/17/06 in Courtroom #2, 5th Floor, Irvis Office Bldg., Harrisburg, PA. Results: The petition to set aside the nomination paper of the candidate has been withdrawn. The hearing scheduled for 9/20/06 has been cancelled. • FEC finanical report not available
Total		179,401	100.00%
	Green	5,802	2.93%	Greta Browne • FEC finanical report not available
Total		198,173	100.00%

	Green	5,640	2.53%	Derf W. Maitland • FEC finanical report not available
Total		222,898	100.00%

South Carolina 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 2 Democratic
	Green	4,254	2.22%	James E. "Jim" Dunn • FEC finanical report not available
Total		191,589	100.00%
	Green	2,330	1.30%	C. Faye Walters • FEC finanical report not available
Total		179,245	100.00%
	Green	2,223	1.43%	Antonio Williams • FEC finanical report not available
Total		155,219	100.00%

Tennessee 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 5 Democratic
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Independent; (Green)	1,024	0.58%	Robert N. Smith • FEC finanical report not available
Total		177,089	100.00%

	Independent; (Green)	1,810	0.78%	Kathleen A. "Kate" Culver • FEC finanical report not available
Total		230,604	100.00%

Utah 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican, 1 Democratic
	Green	3,078	1.43%	Bob Brister • FEC finanical report not available
Total		215,098	100.00%

Vermont 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Green	994	0.38%	Bruce R. Marshall • FEC finanical report not available
Total		262,726	100.00%

Virginia 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 8 Republican, 3 Democratic

	Independent; (Green)	25,351	12.44%	Barbara Jean Pryor • Received the Green Party's endorsement 15 October 2006 • FEC: $2,585
Total		203,819	100.00%

Wisconsin 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit.
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 4 Democratic
	Green	4,402	1.40%	Robert "Bob" Levis • FEC: $19,475
Total		314,921	100.00%

	Green	7,387	2.84%	Mike Miles • FEC finanical report not available
Total		260,362	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Pacific Green
	• Progressive Party of Missouri
	• Reform
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• American Constitution
	• American Independent
	• Concerns Of People
	• Conservative
	• Constitution
	• Freedom
	• Independence
	• Independent American
	• Independent Greens
	• Independent Party Of Delaware
	• Liberty Union
	• Peace And Freedom
	• School Tax Relief
	• Socialist Equality
	• Socialist Party USA
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• U.S. Taxpayers
	• United Party
	• Unity
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• Nominated By Petition
	• Other-party nominee
	• Unenrolled
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• None of these candidates
	• Scattering
	• Write-in

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.