2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California explained

Election Name:2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Country:California
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California
Next Year:2008
Seats For Election:All 53 California seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:33
Seats1:34
Seat Change1:1
Popular Vote1:4,720,714
Percentage1:53.05%
Swing1:0.49%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:20
Seats2:19
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:3,329,485
Percentage2:37.41%
Swing2:5.87%

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
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic4,720,71453.05%34+1
Republican3,329,48537.41%19–1
Libertarian170,7111.92%00
Green48,4450.54%00
Peace and Freedom27,4670.31%00
American Independent11,6940.13%00
Independent2,7550.03%00
Invalid or blank votes603,2436.78%
Totals8,899,059100.00%53

Results

The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of California.[1]

District 50

See also: 2006 California's 50th congressional district special election.

District 53

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Congress . 2008-08-10 . 2006-12-16 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121115135046/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/congress.pdf . November 15, 2012 .
  2. Web site: Registration and Participation . 2008-07-16 . 2006-12-18 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080717043347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2006_general/reg.pdf . 2008-07-17 . dead .