United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2006

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 4, 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 1
District 1 2
District 2 3
District 3 4
District 4 5
District 5 6
District 6 7
District 7 8
District 8 9
District 9 10
District 10 11
District 11 12
References 13
See also 14

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

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

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	JoAnn Davis (inc.)	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

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 (inc.)	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

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

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

District 4

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

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (inc.)	150,967	76.12
	Write-ins		886	0.45
Total votes			198,340	100.00
	Republican hold

District 5

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

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virgil Goode (inc.)	125,370	59.11
	Write-ins		99	0.05
Total votes			212,079	100.00
	Republican hold

District 6

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 (inc.)	153,187	75.09
	Write-ins		948	0.46
Total votes			203,995	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

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 (inc.)	163,706	63.85
	Write-ins		272	0.11
Total votes			256,397	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

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 (inc.)	144,700	66.40
	Write-ins		476	0.22
Total votes			217,909	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

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 (inc.)	129,705	67.76
	Write-ins		136	0.07
Total votes			191,415	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Republican Georgetown University, Libertarian Wilbur N. Wood III and independent Neeraj C. Nigam.

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (inc.)	138,213	57.32
	Write-ins		194	0.08
Total votes			241,134	100.00
	Republican hold

District 11

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 (inc.)	130,468	55.45
	Write-ins		259	0.11
Total votes			235,280	100.00
	Republican hold

References

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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2006