2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 7, 2006, with all seven House seats up for election. The winners served from January 3, 2007 to January 6, 2009.
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado,
2006[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 832,888 | 54.12% | 4 | +1 | |
Republican | 623,784 | 40.53% | 3 | -1 | |
Green | 38,849 | 2.52% | 0 | - | |
Reform | 27,133 | 1.76% | 0 | - | |
Libertarian | 13,535 | 0.88% | 0 | - | |
American Constitution | 2,605 | 0.17% | 0 | - | |
Totals | 1,538,908 | 100.00% | 7 | - | |
District 1
Opposed by no Republican candidate, incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Diana DeGette easily won a fifth term over Green Party candidate Thomas D. Kelly.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Diana DeGette (incumbent) | 129,446 | 79.77 | |
Green | Thomas D. Kelly | 32,825 | 20.23 | |
Total votes | 162,271 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Mark Udall dispatched with Republican nominee Rich Mancuso, Libertarian nominee Norm Olsen, and Green candidate J. A. Calhoun to win a fifth term in this Boulder-based district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 157,850 | 68.24 | |
Republican | Rich Mancuso | 65,481 | 28.31 | |
Libertarian | Norm Olsen | 5,025 | 2.17 | |
Green | J. A. Calhoun | 2,951 | 1.28 | |
Total votes | 231,307 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John Salazar, the brother of Senator Ken Salazar, won a second term in this conservative, west Colorado district over Republican nominee and Colorado State Representative Scott Tipton and Libertarian nomine Bert Sargent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Salazar (incumbent) | 146,488 | 61.59 | |
Republican | Scott Tipton | 86,930 | 36.55 | |
Libertarian | Bert L. Sargent | 4,417 | 1.86 | |
Write-ins | 23 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 237,858 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
Emerging from surprisingly narrow wins in this conservative, east Colorado-based district, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave thinly edged out the Democratic nominee, Colorado State Representative Angie Paccione and Reform Party candidate Eric Eidsness, who garnered an impressive 11.28% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Marilyn Musgrave (incumbent) | 109,732 | 45.61 | |
Democratic | Angie Paccione | 103,748 | 43.12 | |
Reform | Eric Eidsness | 27,133 | 11.28 | |
Total votes | 240,613 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Incumbent Republican Congressman Joel Hefley declined to seek an eleventh term, creating an open seat in this conservative district based in Colorado Springs and its suburbs. Emerging from a particularly nasty and bitterly fought primary, Republican nominee Doug Lamborn, a Colorado State Senator, was not endorsed by the retiring Hefley, who identified Lamborn as a part of the "sleaze factor."[2] Despite this setback, Lamborn ultimately defeated Democratic nominee Jay Fawcett, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doug Lamborn | 123,264 | 59.62 | |
Democratic | Jay Fawcett | 83,431 | 40.35 | |
Write-ins | 61 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 206,756 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo, well known for his staunchly conservative, anti-illegal immigration views, faced off against Democratic nominee Bill Winter, a lawyer and former legislative aide to Senator John McCain, albeit by a smallser margin than Tancredo is used to in this solidly conservative district based in the Denver suburbs.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Tancredo (incumbent) | 158,806 | 58.61 | |
Democratic | Bill Winter | 108,007 | 39.87 | |
Libertarian | Jack J. Woehr | 4,093 | 1.51 | |
Write-ins | 25 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 270,931 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
When incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez declined to seek a third term so that he could run for Governor, this district emerged as a top pick-up opportunity for House Democrats. Former Colorado State Senator Ed Perlmutter, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee, Rick O'Donnell, Green Party nominee Dave Chandler, and Constitution Party nominee Roger McCarville by a solid margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ed Perlmutter | 103,918 | 54.93 | |||
Republican | Rick O'Donnell | 79,571 | 42.06 | |||
Green | Dave Chandler | 3,073 | 1.62 | |||
Constitution | Roger McCarville | 2,605 | 1.38 | |||
Write-ins | 5 | 0.00 | ||||
Total votes | 189,172 | 100.00 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
References
- http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#6
- Anne C. Mulkern and Erin Emery (2006-09-06). "Hefley slams 5th District GOP hopeful". Denver Post.