2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

2006 Missouri's 4th congressional district election
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	County results ; Skelton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Noland: 50-60%
U.S. Representative before election; Ike Skelton; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Ike Skelton; Democratic

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
All 9 Missouri seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2006^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,049,346	50.03%	5	-
	Democratic	992,258	47.31%	4	-
	Libertarian	47,213	2.25%	0	-
	Progressive	8,452	0.40%	0	-
	Independents	53	<0.01%	0	-
Totals		2,097,322	100.00%	9	-

District 1

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 1st congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Lacy Clay, Jr. (inc.)	141,574	72.89
	Republican	Mark J. Byrne	47,893	24.66
	Libertarian	Robb E. Cunningham	4,768	2.45
Total votes			194,235	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 2

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Akin (inc.)	176,452	61.35
	Democratic	George D. Weber	105,242	36.59
	Libertarian	Tamara Millay	5,923	2.06
Total votes			287,617	100.00
	Republican hold

District 3

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Carnahan (inc.)	145,219	65.58
	Republican	David Bertelsen	70,189	31.70
	Libertarian	R. Christophel	4,213	1.90
	Progressive	David Sladky	1,827	0.83
Total votes			221,448	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 4th congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ike Skelton (inc.)	159,303	67.64
	Republican	Jim Noland	69,254	29.40
	Libertarian	Bryce A. Holthouse	4,479	1.90
	Progressive	Mel Ivey	2,459	1.04
	Write-ins		30	0.01
Total votes			235,525	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe D	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe D	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe D	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 5th congressional district election, 2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Cleaver (inc.)	136,149	64.25
	Republican	Jacob Turk	68,456	32.30
	Libertarian	Randy Langkraehr	7,314	3.45
Total votes			211,919	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 6

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Graves (inc.)	150,882	61.64
	Democratic	Sara Jo Shettles	87,477	35.73
	Libertarian	Erik Buck	4,757	1.94
	Progressive	Shirley A. Yurkonis	1,679	0.69
Total votes			244,795	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy Blunt (inc.)	160,942	66.75
	Democratic	Jack Truman	72,592	30.11
	Libertarian	Kevin Craig	7.566	3.14
	Independent (write-in)	Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.	23	0.01
Total votes			241,123	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Emerson (inc.)	156,164	71.64
	Democratic	Veronica J. Hambacker	57,557	26.40
	Libertarian	Branden C. McCullough	4,268	1.96
Total votes			217,989	100.00
	Republican hold

District 9

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.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[2]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[3]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[5]	Safe R	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[6]	Safe R	November 7, 2006

Missouri's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenny Hulshof (inc.)	149,114	61.45
	Democratic	Duane N. Burghard	87,145	35.91
	Libertarian	Steven R. Hedrick	3,925	1.62
	Progressive	Bill Hastings	2,487	1.02
Total votes			242,671	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

Preceded by 2004 elections	United States House elections in Missouri 2006	Succeeded by 2008 elections

[1] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[Cook-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Rothenberg-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[Sabato-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

[RCP-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Battle for the House of Representatives". realclearpolitics.com. Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023.

[CQ_Politics-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Balance of Power Scorecard: House". cqpolitics.com. Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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