2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)

Nominee Earl Pomeroy Matt Mechtel Party Democratic-NPL Republican Popular vote 142,934 74,687 Percentage 65.7% 34.3%

County results[1] Pomeroy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Mechtel:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL Elected U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy Democratic-NPL

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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.[2]

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.