2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California
All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% ; Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Winners Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold
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The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2006 were elections for California's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. The congressional elections in California occurred along with congressional elections nationwide and state elections on November 7, 2006. Only one of California's 54 congressional districts, the 11th, changed party control when Democrat Jerry McNerney defeated Republican Richard Pombo.^[1]^[2]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2006^[1]^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	4,720,714	53.05%	34	+1
	Republican	3,329,485	37.41%	19	–1
	Libertarian	170,711	1.92%	0	0
	Green	48,445	0.54%	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	27,467	0.31%	0	0
	American Independent	11,694	0.13%	0	0
	Independent	2,755	0.03%	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		603,243	6.78%	—	—
Totals		8,899,059	100.00%	53	—

^[1]

District 1

Predictions

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

Results

California's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Thompson (incumbent)	144,409	66.23
	Republican	John Jones	63,194	28.98
	Green	Pamela Elizondo	6,899	3.16
	Peace and Freedom	Timothy Stock	3,503	1.61
	Independent	Carol Wolman (write-in)	39	0.02
Total votes			218,044	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 2

Predictions

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

Results

California's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wally Herger (incumbent)	134,911	64.18
	Democratic	Arjinderpal Sekhon	68,234	32.46
	Libertarian	E. Kent Hinesley	7,057	3.36
Total votes			210,202	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 3

Predictions

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

Results

California's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Lungren (incumbent)	135,709	59.48
	Democratic	Bill Durston	86,318	37.83
	Libertarian	Douglas Tuma	3,772	1.65
	Peace and Freedom	Michael Roskey	2,370	1.04
Total votes			228,169	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 4

Endorsements

Charles Brown (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[8]

Predictions

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

Results

California's 4th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Doolittle (incumbent)	135,818	49.05
	Democratic	Charles Brown	126,999	45.87
	Libertarian	Dan Warren	14,076	5.08
Total votes			276,893	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 5

Predictions

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

Results

California's 5th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Doris Matsui (incumbent)	105,676	70.80
	Republican	Xiaochin Yan	35,106	23.52
	Green	Jeff Kravitz	6,466	4.33
	Peace and Freedom	John Reiger	2,018	1.35
Total votes			149,266	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 6

Predictions

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

Results

California's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Woolsey (incumbent)	173,190	70.22
	Republican	Todd Hooper	64,405	26.11
	Libertarian	Richard Friesen	9,028	3.66
	Republican	Michael Halliwell (write-in)	5	0.00
Total votes			246,628	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 7

Predictions

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

Results

California's 7th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Miller (incumbent)	118,000	83.99
	Libertarian	Camden McConnell	22,486	16.01
Total votes			140,486	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 8

Predictions

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

Results

California's 8th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nancy Pelosi (incumbent)	148,435	80.39
	Republican	Mike DeNunzio	19,800	10.72
	Green	Krissy Keefer	13,653	7.39
	Libertarian	Philip Berg	2,751	1.49
Total votes			184,639	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 9

Predictions

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

Results

California's 9th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara Lee (incumbent)	167,245	86.35
	Republican	John denDulk	20,786	10.73
	Libertarian	James Eyer	5,655	2.92
Total votes			193,686	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 10

Predictions

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

Results

California's 10th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen Tauscher (incumbent)	130,859	67.56
	Republican	Darcy Linn	66,069	34.11
	Republican	Jeff Ketelson (write-in)	50	0.03
Total votes			196,978	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 11

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[3]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Rothenberg^[4]	Tossup	November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Tilt D (flip)	November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics^[6]	Tossup	November 7, 2006
CQ Politics^[7]	Lean R	November 7, 2006

Results

California's 11th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry McNerney	109,868	53.27
	Republican	Richard Pombo (incumbent)	96,396	46.73
Total votes			206,264	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

Predictions

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

Results

California's 12th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Lantos (incumbent)	138,650	76.05
	Republican	Mike Moloney	43,674	23.95
Total votes			182,324	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 13

Predictions

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

Results

California's 13th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Stark (incumbent)	110,756	74.89
	Republican	George Bruno	37,141	25.11
Total votes			147,897	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 14

Predictions

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

Results

California's 14th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anna Eshoo (incumbent)	141,153	71.08
	Republican	Rob Smith	48,097	24.22
	Libertarian	Brian Holtz	4,692	2.36
	Green	Carol Brouillet	4,633	2.33
Total votes			198,575	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 15

Predictions

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

Results

California's 15th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Honda (incumbent)	115,532	72.33
	Republican	Raymond Chukwu	44,186	27.67
Total votes			159,718	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 16

Predictions

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

Results

California's 16th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zoe Lofgren (incumbent)	98,929	72.71
	Republican	Charel Winston	37,130	27.29
Total votes			136,059	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 17

Predictions

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

Results

California's 17th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam Farr (incumbent)	120,750	75.80
	Republican	Anthony De Maio	35,932	22.56
	Independent	Jeff Taylor (write-in)	2,611	1.64
Total votes			159,293	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 18

Predictions

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

Results

California's 18th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Cardoza (incumbent)	71,182	65.48
	Republican	John Kanno	37,531	34.52
Total votes			108,713	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 19

Predictions

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

Results

California's 19th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Radanovich (incumbent)	110,246	60.58
	Democratic	TJ Cox	71,748	39.42
Total votes			181,994	100.00
	Republican hold

District 20

Predictions

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

Results

California's 20th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Costa (incumbent)	61,120	100.00
Total votes			61,120	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 21

Predictions

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

Results

California's 21st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Devin Nunes (incumbent)	95,214	66.74
	Democratic	Steven Haze	42,718	29.94
	Green	John Miller	4,729	3.31
Total votes			142,661	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 22

Predictions

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

Results

California's 22nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin McCarthy	133,278	70.70
	Democratic	Sharon Beery	55,226	29.30
Total votes			188,504	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 23

Predictions

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

Results

California's 23rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lois Capps (incumbent)	114,661	65.17
	Republican	Victor Tognazzini	61,272	34.82
	Independent	H. A. Gardner (write-in)	18	0.01
Total votes			175,951	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 24

Predictions

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

Results

California's 24th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elton Gallegly (incumbent)	129,812	62.02
	Democratic	Jill Martinez	79,461	37.97
	Independent	Michael Stettler (write-in)	16	0.01
	Independent	Henry Nicolle (write-in)	3	0.00
Total votes			209,292	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 25

Predictions

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

Results

California's 25th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard McKeon (incumbent)	93,987	59.95
	Democratic	Robert Rodriguez	55,913	35.66
	Libertarian	David Erickson	6,873	4.38
Total votes			156,773	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 26

Predictions

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

Results

California's 26th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dreier (incumbent)	102,028	56.95
	Democratic	Cynthia Matthews	67,878	37.89
	Libertarian	Ted Brown	5,887	3.29
	American Independent	Elliott Graham	3,351	1.87
Total votes			179,144	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 27

Predictions

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

Results

California's 27th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Sherman (incumbent)	92,650	68.77
	Republican	Peter Hankwitz	42,074	31.23
Total votes			134,724	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 28

Predictions

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

Results

California's 28th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Berman (incumbent)	79,866	73.92
	Republican	Stanley Kesselman	20,629	19.09
	Green	Byron De Lear	3,868	3.58
	Libertarian	Kelley Ross	3,679	3.41
Total votes			108,042	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 29

Predictions

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

Results

California's 29th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Schiff (incumbent)	91,014	63.47
	Republican	William Bodell	39,321	27.42
	Green	William Paparian	8,197	5.72
	Peace and Freedom	Lynda Llamas	2,599	1.81
	Libertarian	Jim Keller	2,258	1.57
	Independent	John Burton (write-in)	15	0.01
Total votes			143,404	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 30

Predictions

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

Results

California's 30th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Waxman (incumbent)	151,284	71.45
	Republican	David Jones	55,904	26.40
	Peace and Freedom	Adele Cannon	4,546	2.15
Total votes			211,734	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 31

Predictions

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

Results

California's 31st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Xavier Becerra (incumbent)	64,952	100.00
Total votes			64,952	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 32

Predictions

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

Results

California's 32nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hilda Solis (incumbent)	76,059	82.96
	Libertarian	Leland Faegre	15,627	17.04
Total votes			91,686	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 33

Predictions

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

Results

California's 33rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Watson (incumbent)	113,715	100.00
Total votes			113,715	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 34

Predictions

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

Results

California's 34th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucille Roybal-Allard (incumbent)	57,459	76.92
	Republican	Wayne Miller	17,359	23.20
	Independent	Naomi Crane (write-in)	1	0.00
Total votes			74,819	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 35

Predictions

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

Results

California's 35th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maxine Waters (incumbent)	82,498	83.75
	American Independent	Gordon Mego	8,343	8.47
	Libertarian	Paul Ireland	7,665	7.78
Total votes			98,506	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 36

Predictions

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

Results

California's 36th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jane Harman (incumbent)	105,323	63.39
	Republican	Brian Gibson	53,068	31.94
	Peace and Freedom	James Smith	4,592	2.76
	Libertarian	Mike Binkley	3,170	1.91
Total votes			166,153	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 37

Predictions

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

Results

California's 37th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Juanita Millender-McDonald (incumbent)	80,716	82.40
	Libertarian	Herb Peters	17,246	17.60
Total votes			97,962	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 38

Predictions

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

Results

California's 38th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grace Napolitano (incumbent)	75,181	75.33
	Republican	Sidney Street	24,620	24.67
Total votes			99,801	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 39

Predictions

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

Results

California's 39th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Sánchez (incumbent)	72,149	65.87
	Republican	James Andion	37,384	34.13
Total votes			109,533	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 40

Predictions

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

Results

California's 40th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Royce (incumbent)	100,995	66.76
	Democratic	Florice Hoffman	46,418	30.68
	Libertarian	Philip Inman	3,876	2.56
Total votes			151,289	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 41

Predictions

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

Results

California's 41st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Lewis (incumbent)	109,761	66.91
	Democratic	Louie Contreras	54,235	33.06
	Independent	Carol Petersen (write-in)	48	0.03
Total votes			164,044	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 42

Predictions

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

Results

California's 42nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Miller (incumbent)	129,720	100.00
Total votes			129,720	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 43

Predictions

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

Results

California's 43rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Baca (incumbent)	52,791	64.49
	Republican	Scott Folkens	29,069	35.51
Total votes			81,860	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 44

Predictions

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

Results

California's 44th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Calvert (incumbent)	89,555	59.98
	Democratic	Louis Vandenburg	55,275	37.02
	Peace and Freedom	Kevin Akin	4,486	3.00
Total votes			149,316	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 45

Predictions

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

Results

California's 45th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Bono (incumbent)	99,638	60.66
	Democratic	David Roth	64,613	39.34
Total votes			164,251	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 46

Endorsements

Jim Brandt (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[9]

Predictions

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

Results

California's 46th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dana Rohrabacher (incumbent)	116,176	59.56
	Democratic	Jim Brandt	71,573	36.69
	Libertarian	Dennis Chang	7,303	3.74
Total votes			195,052	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 47

Predictions

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

Results

California's 47th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Sanchez (incumbent)	47,134	62.33
	Republican	Tan Nguyen	28,485	37.67
Total votes			75,619	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 48

Predictions

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

Results

California's 48th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Campbell (incumbent)	120,130	59.91
	Democratic	Steve Young	74,647	37.23
	Libertarian	Bruce Cohen	5,750	2.87
Total votes			200,527	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 49

Predictions

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

Results

California's 49th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darrell Issa (incumbent)	98,831	63.30
	Democratic	Jeeni Criscenzo	52,227	33.45
	Libertarian	Lars Grossmith	4,952	3.17
	Democratic	Frank Ford (write-in)	127	0.08
Total votes			156,137	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 50

Predictions

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

Results

California's 50th congressional district, election 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bilbray (incumbent)	118,018	53.14
	Democratic	Francine Busby	96,612	43.50
	Libertarian	Paul King	4,119	1.85
	Peace and Freedom	Miriam Clark	3,353	1.51
Total votes			222,102	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 51

Predictions

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

Results

California's 51st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Filner (incumbent)	78,114	67.43
	Republican	Blake Miles	34,931	30.15
	Libertarian	Dan Litwin	2,790	2.41
	Independent	David Arguello (write-in)	4	0.00
Total votes			115,839	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

District 52

Predictions

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

Results

California's 52nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Duncan Hunter (incumbent)	123,696	64.64
	Democratic	John Rinaldi	61,208	32.16
	Libertarian	Michael Benoit	6,465	3.38
Total votes			191,369	100.00
Turnout
	Republican hold

District 53

Predictions

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

Results

California's 53rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Susan Davis (incumbent)	97,541	67.55
	Republican	John Woodrum	43,312	30.00
	Libertarian	Ernie Lippe	3,534	2.45
Total votes			144,387	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

References

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External links

[results-1] "Congress" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 16, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2008.

[Registration_and_Participation-2] "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.

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[Rothenberg-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba "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-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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