| Election Name: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Seats For Election: | All 5 Oregon seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 765,853 |
| Percentage1: | 56.42% |
| Swing1: | 2.72% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 557,491 |
| Percentage2: | 41.07% |
| Swing2: | 1.90% |
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 7, 2006, to select Oregon's representatives to the United States House of Representatives. All five seats were up for election in 2006, as they are every two years. All five incumbents were re-elected, four of them by large margins; only the 5th district was somewhat competitive.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2006[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 765,853 | 56.42% | 4 | — | |
| Republican | 557,491 | 41.07% | 1 | — | |
| Constitution (Oregon) | 22,726 | 1.67% | — | ||
| Libertarian | 4,497 | 0.33% | — | ||
| Pacific Green | 4,194 | 0.31% | — | ||
| write-ins | 2,673 | 0.20% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,357,434 | 100.00% | 5 | — | |
| Election Name: | 2006 Oregon's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:David Wu headshot 2006.jpg |
| Nominee1: | David Wu |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 169,409 |
| Percentage1: | 62.8% |
| Nominee2: | Derrick Kitts |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 90,904 |
| Percentage2: | 33.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | David Wu |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Wu |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Oregon's 1st congressional district.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman David Wu has represented this liberal-leaning district based in northwestern Oregon and part of Portland. This year, Congressman Wu, seeking his fourth term, crushed Republican candidate Derrick Kitts in the general election to win another term in Congress.
| Election Name: | 2006 Oregon's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Greg Walden, official 109th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Greg Walden |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,529 |
| Percentage1: | 66.8% |
| Nominee2: | Carol Voisin |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 82,484 |
| Percentage2: | 30.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Greg Walden |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Greg Walden |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Oregon's 2nd congressional district.
In this heavily conservative, eastern Oregon-based district, which is one of the largest districts in the country, incumbent Republican Congressman Greg Walden ran for a fourth term. Democratic candidate Carol Voisin, a professor at Southern Oregon University, faced uphill odds against Walden, and ultimately, she was defeated in a landslide election, along with Constitution Party candidate Jack Brown.
| Election Name: | 2006 Oregon's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Earl Blumenauer.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Earl Blumenauer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 186,380 |
| Percentage1: | 73.5% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce Broussard |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 59,529 |
| Percentage2: | 23.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Earl Blumenauer |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Earl Blumenauer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Oregon's 3rd congressional district.
Democratic Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who has served in Congress since previous Congressman Ron Wyden was elected to the Senate in 1996, sought a sixth term in this staunchly liberal district based in Portland and its suburbs in Clackamas County. Blumenauer was challenged by Republican Bruce Broussard and Constitution Party candidate David Brownlow. As expected, Blumenauer was elected to another term by the largest margin of victory of any Oregon Congressman.
| Election Name: | 2006 Oregon's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Peter DeFazio, official Congressional photo portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Peter DeFazio |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 180,607 |
| Percentage1: | 62.2% |
| Nominee2: | Jim Feldkamp |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 109,105 |
| Percentage2: | 37.6% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Peter DeFazio |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Peter DeFazio |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Oregon's 4th congressional district.
This liberal-leaning district, based in the southern Pacific coastline of Oregon and including Eugene, Springfield, and Coos Bay, has the potential for competitive elections. However, incumbent Democratic Congressman Peter DeFazio has represented the district for twenty years and has built up a repertoire among its denizens. Seeking an eleventh term, DeFazio crushed Republican opponent Jim Feldkamp to win.
| Election Name: | 2006 Oregon's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2008 |
| Image1: | File:Darlene Hooley 110th congress high quality.JPG |
| Nominee1: | Darlene Hooley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 146,973 |
| Percentage1: | 54.0% |
| Nominee2: | Mike Erickson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,424 |
| Percentage2: | 42.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Darlene Hooley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Darlene Hooley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Oregon's 5th congressional district.
This district, the most moderate in Oregon, covers portions of Portland, southern suburbs of Portland, some of the northern Pacific coast, and the state's capital, Salem. Congresswoman Darlene Hooley ran for a sixth term against businessman and former State House candidate Mike Erickson. In the closest election in Oregon that year, Hooley defeated Erickson by a fairly comfortable margin to serve her final term in Washington.