2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2006 Virginia's 9th congressional district election
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	File:2006 VA-9 election results.svg County and independent city results ; Boucher: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Rick Boucher; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Rick Boucher; Democratic

2006 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
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	File:2006 VA-5 Election Results.svg County and independent city results ; Goode: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Weed: 50–60% 70–80%
U.S. Representative before election; Virgil Goode; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Virgil Goode; Republican

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Democratic 60–70% >90%

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2006^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,222,790	53.23%	8	—
	Democratic	947,103	41.23%	3	—
	Independent Greens	50,457	2.20%	0	—
	Libertarian	2,107	0.09%	0	—
	Independents/Write-ins	74,779	3.26%	0	—
Totals		2,297,236	100.00%	11	—

District 1

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Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis defeated Democrat Shawn M. O'Donnell and Independent Marvin F. Pixton III.

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Davis (incumbent)	143,889	62.96
	Democratic	Shawn M. O'Donnell	81,083	35.48
	Independent	Marvin F. Pixton III	3,236	1.42
	Write-ins		326	0.14
Total votes			228,534	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

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Incumbent Republican Thelma Drake defeated Democrat Phillip Kellam, the Commissioner of the Revenue for Virginia Beach.

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thelma Drake (incumbent)	88,777	51.27
	Democratic	Phillip Kellam	83,901	48.45
	Write-ins		481	0.28
Total votes			173,159	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott was unopposed for an 8th term.

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	133,546	96.08
	Write-ins		5,448	3.92
Total votes			138,994	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

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Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes defeated Independent Green Albert P. Burckard.

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	150,967	76.12
	Independent Greens	Albert P. Burckard	46,487	23.44
	Write-ins		886	0.45
Total votes			198,340	100.00
	Republican hold

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode defeated Democrat Al Weed, a vineyard owner and his 2004 opponent.

Endorsements

Al Weed (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[2]

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virgil Goode (incumbent)	125,370	59.11
	Democratic	Al Weed	84,682	39.93
	Independent Greens	Joseph P. Oddo	1,928	0.91
	Write-ins		99	0.05
Total votes			212,079	100.00
	Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte defeated independents Barbara Jean Pryor and Andre D. Peery.

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	153,187	75.09
	Independent	Barbara Jean Pryor	25,129	12.32
	Independent	Andre D. Peery	24,731	12.12
	Write-ins		948	0.46
Total votes			203,995	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor defeated Democrat James M. Nachmann and independent W. Brad Blanton.

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	163,706	63.85
	Democratic	James M. Nachman	88,206	34.90
	Independent	W. Brad Blanton	4,213	1.64
	Write-ins		272	0.11
Total votes			256,397	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

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Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran defeated Republican Tom M. O'Donoghue and independent Jim Hurysz.

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	144,700	66.40
	Republican	Tom M. O'Donoghue	66,639	30.58
	Independent	Jim Hurysz	6,094	2.80
	Write-ins		476	0.22
Total votes			217,909	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

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Long-serving incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher defeated Republican Bill Carrico to win a 13th term.

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Boucher (incumbent)	129,705	67.76
	Republican	Bill Carrico	61,574	32.17
	Write-ins		136	0.07
Total votes			191,415	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

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Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, the Dean of the Virginia congressional delegation, defeated Democrat Judy Feder, a professor at Georgetown University, Libertarian Wilbur N. Wood III and independent Neeraj C. Nigam.

Endorsements

Judy Feder (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[3]

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (incumbent)	138,213	57.32
	Democratic	Judy Feder	98,769	40.96
	Libertarian	Wilbur N. Wood III	2,107	0.87
	Independent	Neeraj C. Nigam	1,851	0.77
	Write-ins		194	0.08
Total votes			241,134	100.00
	Republican hold

District 11

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Incumbent Republican Thomas M Davis defeated Democrat Andrew Hurst and Independent Green Joseph Oddo in an unexpectedly close election.

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas M. Davis (incumbent)	130,468	55.45
	Democratic	Andrew L. Hurst	102,411	43.57
	Independent Greens	Ferdinando C. Greco	2,042	0.87
	Write-ins		259	0.11
Total votes			235,280	100.00
	Republican hold

References

↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
↑ "Al Weed (VA-05) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on November 4, 2006.
↑ "Judy Feder (VA-10) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on November 4, 2006.

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Contents

Overview

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

Endorsements

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

Endorsements

District 11

References

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