| 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 | — | |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.