United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,320,238 | 64.27% | 6 | — | |
Republican | 721,862 | 35.14% | 3 | — | |
Independents | 11,956 | 0.58% | 0 | — | |
Totals | 2,054,056 | 100.00% | 2 | — | |
District 1
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee easily dispatched Republican challenger Larry Ishmael to win a sixth term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Inslee (inc.) | 163,832 | 67.72 | |
Republican | Larry Ishmael | 78,105 | 32.28 | |
Total votes | 241,937 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Democratic incumbent Congressman Rick Larsen defeated his Republican opponent, U.S. Navy veteran Doug Roulstone by a solid margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rick Larsen (inc.) | 157,064 | 64.16 | |
Republican | Doug Roulstone | 87,730 | 35.84 | |
Total votes | 244,794 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
In a slight improvement over his 2004 performance, incumbent Democratic Congressman Brian Baird easily won a fifth term over Republican challenger Michael Messmore.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brian Baird (inc.) | 147,065 | 63.12 | |
Republican | Michael Messore | 85,915 | 36.88 | |
Total votes | 232,980 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
In his bid for a seventh term, Republican incumbent Congressman Doc Hastings beat back a spirited challenge from Democratic nominee Richard Wright. Those Hastings eventually beat Wright by a fairly solid margin, it was not the kind of landslides that Hastings usually experienced in this strongly conservative district based in Central Washington.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Doc Hastings (inc.) | 115,246 | 59.93 | |
Democratic | Richard Wright | 77,054 | 40.07 | |
Total votes | 192,300 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Like neighboring Congressman Hastings, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Democratic nominee Peter J. Goldmark in her conservative, Eastern Washington district. Though Rodgers ultimately edged Goldmark out by a comfortable margin, the race got close enough for CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to Republican Favored from Safe Republican.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (inc.) | 134,967 | 56.40 | |
Democratic | Peter J. Goldmark | 104,357 | 43.60 | |
Total votes | 239,324 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Long-serving Democratic incumbent Norm Dicks, a high-ranking member on the Appropriations Committee did not face a credible challenge to his bid for a sixteenth term from conservative activist Doug Cloud in this liberal, Kitsap Peninsula-based district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Norm Dicks (inc.) | 158,202 | 70.60 | |
Republican | Doug Cloud | 65,883 | 29.40 | |
Total votes | 224,085 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
In his bid for a ninth term, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott easily beat out Republican nominee Steve Beren and independent Linnea S. Noreen in this very liberal, Seattle-based district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim McDermott (inc.) | 195,462 | 79.41 | |
Republican | Steve Beren | 38,715 | 15.73 | |
Independent | Linnea S. Noreen | 11,956 | 4.86 | |
Total votes | 246,133 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 8
In 2004, then-King County Sheriff Dave Reichert won his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives by a five-point margin. 2006 proved to be just as tough of a year for Reichert. Facing former Microsoft executive Darcy Burner for the first time, Reichert faced a grueling battle for re-election. Polls taken in October showed the two candidates to be about even[3] and the two major newspapers in the area--the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times--split their endorsements: The Post-Intelligencer endorsed Burner[4] while the Times supported Reichert.[5] Ultimately, though, a few weeks after election day, it became evident that Reichert had beaten out Burner and had won a second term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Reichert (inc.) | 129,362 | 51.46 | |
Democratic | Darcy Burner | 122,021 | 48.54 | |
Total votes | 251,383 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 9
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Adam Smith easily beat out Republican candidate Steven Cofchin for a sixth term in this Western Washington district based in the Puget Sound.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Adam Smith (inc.) | 119,038 | 65.72 | |
Republican | Steven C. Cofchin | 62,082 | 34.28 | |
Total votes | 181,120 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#47
- ↑ http://www.rollcall.com/members/21425.html
- ↑ http://hominidviews.com/?p=509
- ↑ http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/P-I-Endorsement-Burner-is-better-1217746.php
- ↑ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2003303415_eighted15.html