2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 7
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
| country = Missouri
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
| next_year = 2008
| seats_for_election = All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = {{Start date|2006|11|07}}
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election1 = 5
| seats1 = 5
| seat_change1 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 1,049,346
| percentage1 = 50.03%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.58%
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 4
| seats2 = 4
| seat_change2 = {{Steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 992,258
| percentage2 = 47.31%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 2.59%
| map_image = 2006 U.S. House election in Missouri.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = {{col-begin}}
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Republican
{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}
{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}
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Democratic
{{legend|#4389E3|60–70%}}
{{legend|#1666CB|70–80%}}
{{col-end}}
}}
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Overview
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| colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#25|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}} |
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| colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats ! style="width: 5em" |+/– |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Republican | align="right" | 1,049,346 | align="right" | 50.03% | align="right" | 5 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Democratic | align="right" | 992,258 | align="right" | 47.31% | align="right" | 4 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian | align="right" | 47,213 | align="right" | 2.25% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Progressive | align="right" | 8,452 | align="right" | 0.40% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" | Independents | align="right" | 53 | align="right" | <0.01% | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | - |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="2" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 2,097,322 | align="right" | 100.00% | align="right" | 9 | align="right" | - |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |
District 1
{{see also|Missouri's 1st congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 1st congressional district election, 2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William Lacy Clay, Jr. (inc.)
|votes = 141,574
|percentage = 72.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark J. Byrne
|votes = 47,893
|percentage = 24.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Robb E. Cunningham
|votes = 4,768
|percentage = 2.45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 194,235
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 2
{{see also|Missouri's 2nd congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 2nd congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 176,452
|percentage = 61.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = George D. Weber
|votes = 105,242
|percentage = 36.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Tamara Millay
|votes = 5,923
|percentage = 2.06
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 287,617
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 3
{{see also|Missouri's 3rd congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 3rd congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Russ Carnahan (inc.)
|votes = 145,219
|percentage = 65.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = David Bertelsen
|votes = 70,189
|percentage = 31.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = R. Christophel
|votes = 4,213
|percentage = 1.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party of Missouri
|candidate = David Sladky
|votes = 1,827
|percentage = 0.83
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 221,448
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 4
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2006 Missouri's 4th congressional district election
| country = Missouri
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4
| previous_year = 2004
| next_election = 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri#District 4
| next_year = 2008
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Ike Skelton, official 109th Congress photo.jpg
| nominee1 = Ike Skelton
| party1 = Democratic Party (US)
| popular_vote1 = 159,303
| percentage1 = 67.6%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Jim Noland
| party2 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote2 = 69,254
| percentage2 = 29.4%
| map_image = 2006 Missouri's 4th Congressional District Election Results By County.svg
| map_size = 225px
| map_caption = County results
Skelton: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}
Noland: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}}
| title = U.S. Representative
| before_election = Ike Skelton
| before_party = Democratic Party (US)
| after_election = Ike Skelton
| after_party = Democratic Party (US)
}}
{{see also|Missouri's 4th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 4th congressional district election, 2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ike Skelton (inc.)
|votes = 159,303
|percentage = 67.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jim Noland
|votes = 69,254
|percentage = 29.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Bryce A. Holthouse
|votes = 4,479
|percentage = 1.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party of Missouri
|candidate = Mel Ivey
|votes = 2,459
|percentage = 1.04
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Write-ins
|candidate =
|votes = 30
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 235,525
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
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District 5
{{see also|Missouri's 5th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Emanuel Cleaver (inc.)
|votes = 136,149
|percentage = 64.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jacob Turk
|votes = 68,456
|percentage = 32.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Randy Langkraehr
|votes = 7,314
|percentage = 3.45
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 211,919
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 6
{{see also|Missouri's 6th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 6th congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Sam Graves (inc.)
|votes = 150,882
|percentage = 61.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sara Jo Shettles
|votes = 87,477
|percentage = 35.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Erik Buck
|votes = 4,757
|percentage = 1.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party of Missouri
|candidate = Shirley A. Yurkonis
|votes = 1,679
|percentage = 0.69
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 244,795
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 7
{{see also|Missouri's 7th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 7th congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|votes = 160,942
|percentage = 66.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jack Truman
|votes = 72,592
|percentage = 30.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Kevin Craig
|votes = 7.566
|percentage = 3.14
}}
{{Election box candidate no change|
|party = Independent (write-in)
|candidate = Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.
|votes = 23
|percentage = 0.01
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 241,123
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 8
{{see also|Missouri's 8th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 8th congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jo Ann Emerson (inc.)
|votes = 156,164
|percentage = 71.64
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Veronica J. Hambacker
|votes = 57,557
|percentage = 26.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Branden C. McCullough
|votes = 4,268
|percentage = 1.96
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 217,989
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
District 9
{{see also|Missouri's 9th congressional district}}
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.
{{Election box begin no change| title=Missouri's 9th congressional district election, 2006}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Kenny Hulshof (inc.)
|votes = 149,114
|percentage = 61.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Duane N. Burghard
|votes = 87,145
|percentage = 35.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Steven R. Hedrick
|votes = 3,925
|percentage = 1.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Progressive Party of Missouri
|candidate = Bill Hastings
|votes = 2,487
|percentage = 1.02
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 242,671
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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| prev= 2004 elections
| list= United States House elections in Missouri
2006
| next= 2008 elections
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{{Missouri elections}}
{{2006 U.S. midterm elections}}
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