| Election Name: | 2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 102 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Leader1: | Bill DeWeese |
| Leader Since1: | January 3, 1995 |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 50th |
| Last Election1: | 93 |
| Seats Before1: | 94 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 102 |
| Leader2: | John Perzel |
| Leader Since2: | March 29, 2003 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 172nd |
| Last Election2: | 110 |
| Seats Before2: | 109 |
| Seat Change2: | 8 |
| Seats After2: | 101 |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | John Perzel |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dennis O'Brien |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all districts being contested.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2006.[2] Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2, 2007.[3] State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.
While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority in the state house, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates. A further count of provisional ballots and absentee ballots gave the Democrats a victory in the 156th district by 23 votes. A recount proved decisive in the Democrats' favor with the margin increasing to 28 votes.[4] This turned control of the state house to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.
As a further note, the pay raise scandal claimed one more high-level victim as Rep. Mike Veon, the Democratic Whip, was defeated for re-election.
| Affiliation | Seats at Last Election | Seats at End of Legislative Session | Seats after Election | Change Since Last Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 93 | 94 | 102 | +8 | ||
| Republican | 110 | 109 | 101 | -8 | ||