The Green Papers: 2006 Midterm Election |
109th Congress (2005-2006) House Seats by State |
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Arizona 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 6 Republican, 2 Democratic | |||||
CD 8 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman James T. "Jim" Kolbe First elected: 1984 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - On 23 November 2005, 11 term Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe announced that he is retiring and will not seek re-election. |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Party switch - Democratic Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
California 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 33 Democratic, 20 Republican | |||||
CD 22 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman William M. "Bill" Thomas First elected: 1978 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 6 March 2006: Congressman Thomas announced that he will not seek re-election. |
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Polls: Republican Kevin McCarthy | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Colorado 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 3 Democratic, 4 Republican | |||||
CD 5 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Joel M. Hefley First elected: 1986 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 16 February 2006: Congressman Hefley announced he would not seek re-election in 2006. |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
CD 7 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Open Republican Seat. Democratic Edwin "Ed" Perlmutter vs. Republican Rick O'Donnell | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Florida 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 17 Republican, 7 Democratic, 1 Vacancy | |||||
CD 9 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Michael "Mike" Bilirakis First elected: 1982 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Retiring in at the end of this term. |
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Polls: Republican Gus Michael Bilirakis | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
CD 13 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Katherine Harris First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 7 June 2005: Running for the Senate Class 1 seat in 2006. |
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Polls: Toss-up - WATCH - Currently Republican. May switch parties - Democratic Christine L. Jennings Republican vs. Vernon "Vern" Buchanan | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Contested U.S. House 110th Congress Election.
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Idaho 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 2 Republican | |||||
CD 1 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Received his party's nomination for Governor in 2006 |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican William T. "Bill" Sali | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Illinois 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 10 Democratic, 9 Republican | |||||
CD 6 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Henry J. Hyde First elected: 1974 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 18 April 2005: Announced retirement at the end of the current term. |
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Polls: Toss-up - Currently Republican. Democratic L. Tammy Duckworth vs. Republican Peter J. Roskam | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Iowa 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 1 Democratic | |||||
CD 1 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Jim Nussle First elected: 1990 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Currently Republican. Democratic Bruce L. Braley | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Minnesota 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 4 Democratic | |||||
CD 6 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Mark Raymond Kennedy First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 2005 February 11: Congressman Kennedy announced that he would seek the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Mark Dayton. |
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Polls: Toss-up - Currently Republican. Democratic-Farmer Labor Patty Wetterling vs. Republican Michele M. Bachmann | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Nebraska 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 3 Republican | |||||
CD 3 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Thomas William "Tom" Osborne First elected: 2000 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006 (lost primary) |
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Polls: Republican Adrian M. Smith | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Nevada 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic, 2 Republican | |||||
CD 2 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman James A. "Jim" Gibbons First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 31 August 2005: Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Secretary of State Dean Heller | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
New York 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 20 Democratic, 9 Republican | |||||
CD 24 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Sherwood L. "Sherry" Boehlert Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 17 March 2006: Congressman Boehlert announced his retirement at the end of his current term. |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Currently Republican. Democratic Michael Angelo "Mike" Arcuri vs. Republican Raymond A. "Ray" Meier | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Ohio 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 11 Republican, 6 Democratic, 1 Vacancy | |||||
CD 4 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Michael G. "Mike" Oxley First elected in a special election in 1981 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - On 1 November 2005 Congressman Oxley announced that after 25 years of service he is retiring will not seek re-election in 2006. |
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Polls: Republican James D. "Jim" Jordan | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Oklahoma 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 1 Democratic | |||||
CD 5 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Ernest Istook Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor |
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Polls: Republican Lieutenant Governor Mary C. Fallin | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Tennessee 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 5 Democratic | |||||
CD 1 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman William L. "Bill" Jenkins Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - 15 Feburary 2006: Congressman Jenkins announced that he will not seek re-election in 2006. |
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Polls: Republican David Davis | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Texas 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 21 Republican, 11 Democratic | |||||
CD 22 {map} Open |
Republican | Shelley Sekula Gibbs First elected in a special election 7 November 2006 to the term ending January 2007 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Congressman Sekula Gibbs won the special election to fill the vacant seat from November 2006 to January 2007 but lost the General Election for the January 2007 to January 2009 term. |
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Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic former Congressman Nicholas V. "Nick" Lampson | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Congressman Tom DeLay was renominated on 7 March 2006 by Primary. On 4 April 2006, Congressman Delay withdrew his nomination and announced his intention to resign. A resignation date of 9 June was announced on 11 May. On 7 April Governor Perry stated he would not call a special election to fill the seat once it becomes vacant. On 8 August 2006 former Congressman Tom DeLay decided to withdraw his name from the Republican line on the General Election ballot. The Republican Party planned to name a replacement nominee however, on 8 June 2006 District Judge Darlene Byrne issued an injunction. Legal arguments regarding the GOP's ability to name a replacement were heard on 22 June. On 6 July 2006, District Court Judge Sam Sparks ruled that Congressman Tom DeLay is eligible to run for re-election thus preventing the GOP from naming a replacement candidate. The Texas Republican Party appealed and the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an expedited hearing. On 3 August 2006 the Fifth Circuit ruled that Delay's is to appear on the November ballot. On 7 August 2006 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia rejected a request to stay the Fifth Circuit Court ruling. The Texas Republican Party will not pursue this case further. Mr. DeLay withdrew his name from the General Election ballot on 8 August 2006. Reference: Texas Democratic Party v. Benkiser 06-50812. As a result of DeLay's action, it appears there will be no Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives on the ballot in TX CD 22 in November. | |||||
Wisconsin 2-year term. Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. | |||||
Partisan Composition: 4 Republican, 4 Democratic | |||||
CD 8 {map} Open |
Republican | Congressman Mark Green Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
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Polls: Toss-up - Leans slighly Republican. Republican John G. Gard vs. Democratic Steven Leslie "Steve" Kagen | |||||
  | ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** |
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. |
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