2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →
All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 6 Seats won 9 6 Seat change Popular vote 1,624,865 1,923,485 Percentage 44.56% 52.75% Swing 4.85% 4.33%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

The 2006 congressional elections in Michigan was held on November 7, 2006, to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had fifteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. All fifteen incumbents ran for re-election, and all of them were re-elected except Joe Schwarz, who lost his primary.

Michigan was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview

District 1

2006 Michigan's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bart Stupak Don Hooper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,448 72,753 Percentage 69.4% 28.0%

County results Stupak      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Bart Stupak Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bart Stupak Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bart Stupak won re-election to an eighth term.

District 2

Incumbent Republican Pete Hoekstra won re-election to an eighth term.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Vern Ehlers won re-election to an eighth term.

District 4

2006 Michigan's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Dave Camp Mike Huckleberry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,767 100,679 Percentage 60.0% 38.0%

County results Camp:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election David Lee Camp Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Lee Camp Republican

Incumbent Republican David Lee Camp won re-election to a ninth term.

District 5

2006 Michigan's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Dale Kildee Eric Klammer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,144 60,957 Percentage 73.0% 25.0%

County results Kildee      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Dale Kildee Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dale Kildee Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Dale Kildee won re-election to a thirteenth term.

District 6

Incumbent Republican Fred Upton won re-election to an eleventh term.

District 7

Republican Tim Walberg defeated the incumbent in the primary, and won the general election.

District 8

Incumbent Republican Mike Rogers won re-election to a fourth term.

District 9

Incumbent Republican Joe Knollenberg won re-election to an eighth term.

District 10

Incumbent Republican Candice Miller won re-election to a third term.

District 11

Incumbent Republican Thad McCotter won re-election to a third term.

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Sander Levin won re-election to a thirteenth term.

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick won re-election, unopposed, to a sixth term.

District 14

Incumbent Democrat John Conyers won re-election.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat John Dingell won re-election to a twenty-seventh term.

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