Wisconsin congressional elections, 2006

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For the Senate election, see Wisconsin U.S. Senate election, 2006.

The Wisconsin Congressional election of 2006 was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all eight Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and were put up for contest. In the final result, the Democrats picked up one seat and shifted Wisconsin representation in the House from 4-4 to 5-3 in their favor. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009. The primary election was held on Tuesday, September 12, 2006.

Contents 1 Non-partisan election analysis 2 Election Results[1] 2.1 1st Congressional District 2.1.1 General election results 2.1.2 Primary election results 2.2 2nd Congressional District 2.2.1 General election results 2.2.2 Primary election results 2.3 3rd Congressional District 2.3.1 General election results 2.3.2 Primary election results 2.4 4th Congressional District 2.4.1 General election results 2.4.2 Primary election results 2.5 5th Congressional District 2.5.1 General election results 2.5.2 Primary election results 2.6 6th Congressional District 2.6.1 General election results 2.6.2 Primary election results 2.7 7th Congressional District 2.7.1 General election results 2.7.2 Primary election results 2.8 8th Congressional District 2.8.1 General election results 2.8.2 Primary election results 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Non-partisan election analysis

CQPolitics.com, an independent, non-partisan election analysis newsletter, as of October 29, 2006, made the following analysis for Congressional seats in Wisconsin:

• Districts 2, 3, 4, and 7 are considered Safe Democratic, meaning the Democratic candidates do not face any serious competition.
• Districts 1, 5, and 6 are considered Safe Republican, meaning the Republican candidates do not face any serious competition.
• District 8 has No Clear Favorite, though the seat was previously held by Republican Mark Green, currently running for Governor (See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2006).

A complete chart of all races categorized appears here.

[edit] Election Results^[1]

[edit] 1st Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Paul Ryan was first elected to Congress in 1998. He faced Democrat Jeffrey C. Thomas, whom Ryan also defeated in 2000, 2002, and 2004. Thomas defeated 4 other Democrats vying for the seat in the primary election, while Ryan was unopposed in the primary.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeffrey C. Thomas	95,303	37.32%
	Republican	Paul Ryan (incumbent)	160,033	62.68%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Jeffrey C. Thomas (winner)	7,111	25.23%	Paul Ryan (winner)	22,734	99.86%
Mike Hebert	6,206	22.02%
Ruth Santa Cruz Bradley	5,277	18.72%
Steven Herr	5,205	18.47%
Don Hall	4,306	15.28%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin was first elected to Congress in 1998. Baldwin is notable for being the first member of Congress who was openly gay when initially elected. She faced Republican Dave Magnum, whom she also defeated in 2004, in the general election. Neither was contested in the primary.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tammy Baldwin (incumbent)	191,361	62.88%
	Republican	Dave Magnum	112,976	37.12%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Tammy Baldwin (winner)	53,656	99.61%	Dave Magnum (winner)	19,219	99.83%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Ron Kind was first elected in 1996. He soundly defeated fellow Democrat Chip De Nure in the primary by more than a 4:1 ratio. Kind faced Republican Paul R. Nelson in the general election. Nelson was unchallenged in the primary.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ron Kind (incumbent)	161,999	64.83%
	Republican	Paul R. Nelson	87,886	35.17%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Ron Kind (winner)	39,765	83.66%	Paul R. Nelson (winner)	22,170	99.91%
Chip De Nure	7,744	16.29%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Gwen Moore, in her first re-election campaign, was challenged by Republican Perfecto Rivera in the race for this district, which covers the greater Milwaukee area. (map). Neither was challenged in the primary.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Gwen Moore (incumbent)	136,722	71.51%
	Republican	Perfecto Rivera	54,468	28.49%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Gwen Moore (winner)	31,042	97.42%	Perfecto Rivera (winner)	5,614	99.19%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 5th Congressional District

Republican incumbent Jim Sensenbrenner, first elected to Congress in 1978, faced Democrat Bryan Kennedy and Wisconsin Green candidate Bob Levis in this race. Interestingly, Sensenbrenner previously represented Wisconsin's 9th Congressional District, but Wisconsin lost one of its seats in the House of Representatives after the 2000 census. However, in 2002, he was elected to represent the 5th Congressional District, so there was no break in his service.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bryan Kennedy	112,517	35.73
	Republican	Jim Sensenbrenner (incumbent)	194,480	61.76%
	Green	Bob Levis	4,402	1.40%
	Independent	Robert Raymond	3,522	1.12
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Bryan Kennedy (winner)	26,178	99.67%	Jim Sensenbrenner (winner)	46,686	99.8%
Source: Wisconsin State Election Board

[edit] 6th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Petri was first elected to the House in 1978. He faced no opposition in the general election, nor did he face any in the primary.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Petri (incumbent)
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democrat			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
No Democratic candidates			Tom Petri (winner)	34,527	99.77%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democrat Dave Obey, the most senior member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation, has served in the House since 1969, and did not face any opposition in the Democratic primary. He faced Republican Nick Reid and Wisconsin Green candidate Mike Miles in the general election. Reid defeated Jeff Tyberg in the primary to win the Republican nomination.

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dave Obey (incumbent)	161,754	62.13%
	Republican	Nick Reid	91,221	35.04%
	Green	Mike Miles	7,387	2.84%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Dave Obey (winner)	45,887	99.72%	Nick Reid (winner)	12,742	58.85%
			Jeff Tyberg	8,901	41.11%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] 8th Congressional District

In the most contentious federal race in Wisconsin this year, Democrat Steve Kagen, an allergist, defeated former State Assembly Speaker, Republican John Gard. Both had opposition in the primary. The incumbent, Republican Mark Green, ran unsuccessfully for governor and did not seek re-election. (See also: Wisconsin 8th congressional district election, 2006)

[edit] General election results

Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District Election Results, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Kagen	141,598	51.19%
	Republican	John Gard	134,990	48.81%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

[edit] Primary election results

Democratic			Republican
Candidate	Votes	Percent	Candidate	Votes	Percent
Steve Kagen (winner)	25,623	47.63%	John Gard (winner)	39,451	68.15%
Jamie Wall	15,427	28.68%	Terri McCormick	18,424	31.83%
Nancy Nusbaum	12,731	23.66%
Source: Wisconsin State Elections Board

[edit] References

1. ^ "Election Results" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov 08, 2006

[edit] See also

• Wisconsin State Elections Board
  • Fall 2006 Election Cycle Page
• WisPolitics
• The Wheeler Report

Wisconsin's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Herbert Kohl (D), Russ Feingold (D) Representative(s): Paul Ryan (R), Tammy Baldwin (D), Ron Kind (D), Gwen Moore (D), Jim Sensenbrenner (R), Thomas E. Petri (R), David R. Obey (D), Mark Green (R) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands

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