2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 1,049,346 | 50.03% | 5 | - | |
Democratic | 992,258 | 47.31% | 4 | - | |
Libertarian | 47,213 | 2.25% | 0 | - | |
Progressive | 8,452 | 0.40% | 0 | - | |
Independents | 53 | <0.01% | 0 | - | |
Totals | 2,097,322 | 100.00% | 9 | - | |
District 1
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Total votes | 194,235 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Todd Akin (inc.) | 176,452 | 61.35 | |
Democratic | George D. Weber | 105,242 | 36.59 | |
Libertarian | Tamara Millay | 5,923 | 2.06 | |
Total votes | 287,617 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Total votes | 221,448 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | ||
Total votes | 235,525 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emanuel Cleaver (inc.) | 136,149 | 64.25 | |
Republican | Jacob Turk | 68,456 | 32.30 | |
Libertarian | Randy Langkraehr | 7,314 | 3.45 | |
Total votes | 211,919 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Total votes | 244,795 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Blunt (inc.) | 160,942 | 66.75 | |
Democratic | Jack Truman | 72,592 | 30.11 | |
Libertarian | Kevin Craig | 7.566 | 3.14 | |
Independent (write-in) | Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr. | 23 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 241,123 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 8
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Total votes | 217,989 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 9
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | |
Total votes | 242,671 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
References
Preceded by 2004 elections |
United States House elections in Missouri 2006 |
Succeeded by 2008 elections |