2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

The 2006 congressional elections in Michigan was held on November 7, 2006, to determine who would represent the state of Michigan in the United States House of Representatives. Michigan had fifteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. All fifteen incumbents ran for re-election, and all of them were re-elected except Joe Schwarz, who lost his primary.

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan

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All 15 Michigan seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 9 6 Seats won 9 6 Seat change Popular vote 1,624,865 1,923,485 Percentage 44.56% 52.75% Swing 4.85% 4.33%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   >90%

Michigan was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2006[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	1,923,485	52.75%	6	6	-
	Republican	1,624,865	44.56%	9	9	-
	Libertarian	45,435	1.25%	0	0	-
	Green	25,047	0.69%	0	0	-
	U.S. Taxpayers	23,102	0.63%	0	0	-
	Independent	4,492	0.12%	0	0	-
Total		3,646,426	100.00%	15	15	—

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2006 Result	Democratic	Republican	Libertarian	Green	Constitution	Other
1	Bart Stupak	Re-elected	Bart Stupak	Don Hooper	Ken Proctor	David Newland	Josh Warren
2	Pete Hoekstra	Re-elected	Kimon Kotos	Pete Hoekstra	Steven Van Til		Ronald Graeser
3	Vern Ehlers	Re-elected	James Rinck	Vern Ehlers	Jeff Steinport	Roger Gurk
4	David Lee Camp	Re-elected	Mike Huckleberry	David Lee Camp	Allitta Hren		John Emerick
5	Dale Kildee	Re-elected	Dale Kildee	Eric Klammer	Steve Samoranski	Ken Mathenia
6	Fred Upton	Re-elected	Kim Clark	Fred Upton	Ken Howe
7	Joe Schwarz	Lost primary	Sharon Renier	Tim Walberg	Robert Hutchinson		David Horn
8	Mike Rogers	Re-elected	Jim Marcinkowski	Mike Rogers	Dick Gach	Aaron Stuttman
9	Joe Knollenberg	Re-elected	Nancy Skinner	Joe Knollenberg	Adam Goodman	Matthew Abel
10	Candice Miller	Re-elected	Robert Denison	Candice Miller	Mark Byrne	Candace Caveny	F Gualdoni
11	Thad McCotter	Re-elected	Tony Trupiano	Thad McCotter	John Tatar		Charles Tackett
12	Sander M. Levin	Re-elected	Sander M. Levin	Randell Shafer	Andy Lecureaux	Art Myatt	Les Townsend	Jerome White (I)
13	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick	Re-elected unopposed	Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
14	John Conyers	Re-elected	John Conyers	Chad Miles
15	John Dingell	Re-elected	John Dingell		Greg Stempfle	Aimee Smith	Robert Czak

District 1

2006 Michigan's 1st congressional district election

← 2004 2008 →

Nominee Bart Stupak Don Hooper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,448 72,753 Percentage 69.4% 28.0%

County results Stupak      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Bart Stupak Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bart Stupak Democratic

See also: Michigan's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bart Stupak won re-election to an eighth term.

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

General election results^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Stupak (incumbent)	180,448	69.4%
	Republican	Don Hooper	72,753	28.0%
	Constitution	Josh Warren	2,278	0.9%
	Green	David Newland	2,252	0.9%
	Libertarian	Ken Proctor	2,196	0.8%

District 2

See also: Michigan's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Pete Hoekstra won re-election to an eighth term.

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

General election results^[8]

	Republican	Pete Hoekstra (incumbent)	182,879	66
	Democratic	Kimon Kotos	86,803	32
	Constitution	Ronald Graeser	2,721	1
	Libertarian	Steven Van Til	2,716	1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%

District 3

See also: Michigan's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Vern Ehlers won re-election to an eighth term.

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

General election results^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vern Ehlers (incumbent)	171,182	63
	Democratic	James Rinck	93,850	35
	Libertarian	Jeff Steinport	3,702	1
	Green	Roger Gurk	2,593	1

District 4

2006 Michigan's 4th congressional district election

← 2004 2008 →

Nominee David Lee Camp Mike Huckleberry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,767 100,679 Percentage 60.0% 38.0%

County results Camp      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election David Lee Camp Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Lee Camp Republican

See also: Michigan's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican David Lee Camp won re-election to a ninth term.

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

General election results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Camp (incumbent)	160,767	60
	Democratic	Mike Huckleberry	100,679	38
	Constitution	John Emerick	2,007	1
	Libertarian	Allitta Hrren	1,940	1

District 5

2006 Michigan's 5th congressional district election

← 2004 2008 →

Nominee Dale Kildee Eric Klammer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,144 60,957 Percentage 73.0%% 25.0%

County results Kildee      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Dale Kildee Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dale Kildee Democratic

See also: Michigan's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Dale Kildee won re-election to a thirteenth term.

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

General election results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dale Kildee (incumbent)	176,144	73
	Republican	Eric Klammer	60,957	25
	Green	Ken Mathenia	2,293	1
	Libertarian	Steve Samoranski	2,259	1

District 6

See also: Michigan's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Fred Upton won re-election to an eleventh term.

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

General election results^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred Upton (incumbent)	142,015	61
	Democratic	Kim Clarke	88,976	38
	Libertarian	Ken Howe	3,480	1

District 7

See also: Michigan's 7th congressional district

Republican Tim Walberg defeated the incumbent in the primary, and won the general election.

Predictions

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

General election results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Walberg	122,640	51
	Democratic	Sharon Renier	112,623	46
	Libertarian	Robert Hutchinson	3,787	2
	Constitution	David Horn	3,664	1

District 8

See also: Michigan's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Mike Rogers won re-election to a fourth term.

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]	Likely R	November 7, 2006

General election results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Rogers (incumbent)	156,414	55.2%
	Democratic	Jim Marcinkowski	121,576	42.9%
	Libertarian	Dick Gach	2,756	1.0%
	Green	Aaron Stuttman	2,349	0.8%

District 9

See also: Michigan's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Joe Knollenberg won re-election to an eighth term.

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

General election results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Knollenberg (incumbent)	142,279	52
	Democratic	Nancy Skinner	127,651	46
	Libertarian	Adam Goodman	3,698	1
	Green	Matthew Abel	2,466	1

District 10

See also: Michigan's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Candice Miller won re-election to a third term.

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

General election results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candice Miller (incumbent)	178,843	66.2
	Democratic	Robert Denison	84,574	31.2
	Libertarian	Mark Byrne	2,867	1.1
	Green	Candace Caveny	1,895	0.7
	Constitution	F Gualdoni	1,894	0.7

District 11

See also: Michigan's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Thad McCotter won re-election to a third term.

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

General election results^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thad McCotter (incumbent)	145,292	54
	Democratic	Tony Trupiano	115,106	43
	Libertarian	John Tatar	4,380	2
	Constitution	Charles Tackett	3,552	1

District 12

See also: Michigan's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Sander Levin won re-election to a thirteenth term.

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

General election results^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sander Levin (incumbent)	168,501	70
	Republican	Randall Shafer	62,688	26
	Libertarian	Andy Lecureaux	3,259	1
	Constitution	Les Townsend	2,076	1
	Independent	Jerome White	1,863	1
	Green	Art Myatt	1,735	1

District 13

See also: Michigan's 13th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick won re-election, unopposed, to a sixth term.

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

District 14

See also: Michigan's 14th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John Conyers won re-election.

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

General election results^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Conyers (incumbent)	158,755	85
	Republican	Chad Miles	27,367	15.34

District 15

See also: Michigan's 15th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John Dingell won re-election to a twenty-seventh term.

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

General election results^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Dingell (incumbent)	179,401	88
	Green	Aimee Smith	9,379	5
	Libertarian	Greg Stempfle	8,367	4
	Constitution	Robert Czak	6,917	3