2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

Elections were held in Washington state in 2006 for seats in the United States House of Representatives. Of the nine congressional districts, six were won by Democrats and three by Republicans, with the Democrats taking 64% of the vote.

Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2006PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 1,320,238 64.27% 6 — Republican 721,862 35.14% 3 — Independents 11,956 0.58% 0 — Totals 2,054,056 100.00% 2 —

District 1

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jay Inslee easily dispatched Republican challenger Larry Ishmael to win a sixth term.

Endorsements

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006

Results

By county +CountyJay Inslee DemocraticLarry Ishmael RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)61,31569.59%26,78930.41%34,52639.19%88,104Kitsap (part)31,93567.32%15,50632.68%16,42934.63%47,441Snohomish (part)70,58266.34%35,81033.66%34,77232.68%106,392Totals163,83267.72%78,10532.28%85,72735.43%241,937

District 2

Democratic incumbent Congressman Rick Larsen defeated his Republican opponent, U.S. Navy veteran Doug Roulstone by a solid margin.

Endorsements

Results

By county CountyRick LarsenDemocraticDoug RoulstoneRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Island18,83863.33%10,90636.67%7,93226.67%29,744King (part)15071.09%6128.91%8942.18%211San Juan5,90872.90%2,19627.10%3,71245.80%8,104Skagit26,15064.36%14,48335.64%11,66728.71%40,633Snohomish (part)61,43362.87%36,27537.13%25,15825.75%97,708Whatcom44,58565.09%23,80934.91%20,67730.19%68,493Totals157,06464.16%87,73035.84%69,33428.32%244,794

District 3

In a slight improvement over his 2004 performance, incumbent Democratic Congressman Brian Baird easily won a fifth term over Republican challenger Michael Messmore.

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyBrian Baird DemocraticMichael Messmore RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clark68,87960.21%45,51539.79%23,36420.42%114,394Cowlitz20,71066.77%10,30933.23%10,40133.53%31,019Lewis13,88855.64%11,07144.36%2,81711.29%24,959Pacific6,30573.05%2,32626.95%3,97946.10%8,631Skamania (part)1,74361.14%1,10838.86%63522.27%2,851Thurston (part)34,31069.57%15,00830.43%19,30239.14%49,318Wahkiakum1,23068.03%57831.97%65236.06%1,808Totals147,06563.12%85,91536.88%61,15026.25%232,980

District 4

In his bid for a seventh term, Republican incumbent Congressman Doc Hastings beat back a spirited challenge from Democratic nominee Richard Wright. Though Hastings eventually beat Wright by a fairly solid margin, it was not the kind of landslide that Hastings usually experienced in this strongly conservative district based in Central Washington.

Results

By county +CountyDoc Hastings RepublicanRichard Wright DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,06663.19%62136.81%44526.38%1,687Benton29,91560.88%19,22539.12%10,69021.75%49,140Chelan14,08661.67%8,75538.33%5,33123.34%22,841Douglas7,05664.22%3,93135.78%3,12528.44%10,987Franklin7,95062.10%4,85137.90%3,09924.21%12,801Grant13,15266.92%6,50133.08%6,65133.84%19,653Kittitas6,72555.36%5,42344.64%1,30210.72%12,148Klickitat4,15856.80%3,16243.20%99613.61%7,320Skamania (part)53047.11%59552.89%-65-5.78%1,125Yakima30,60856.06%23,99043.94%6,61812.12%54,598Totals115,24659.93%77,05440.07%38,19219.86%192,300

District 5

Like neighboring Congressman Hastings, incumbent Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers faced a surprisingly strong challenge from Democratic nominee Peter J. Goldmark in her conservative, Eastern Washington district. Though Rodgers ultimately edged Goldmark out by a comfortable margin, the race got close enough for CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to Republican Favored from Safe Republican.

Results

By county +CountyCathy McMorris Rodgers RepublicanPeter J. Goldmark DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams (part)1,37270.90%56329.10%80941.81%1,935Asotin4,08956.24%3,18143.76%90812.49%7,270Columbia1,30267.88%61632.12%68635.77%1,918Ferry1,77763.53%1,02036.47%75727.06%2,797Garfield81669.51%35830.49%45839.01%1,174Lincoln2,98862.60%1,78537.40%1,20325.20%4,773Okanogan7,03354.55%5,85945.45%1,1749.11%12,892Pend Oreille3,00258.40%2,13841.60%86416.81%5,140Spokane84,04154.62%69,82145.38%14,2209.24%153,862Stevens10,64162.72%6,32537.28%4,31625.44%16,966Walla Walla11,13462.88%6,57437.12%4,56025.75%17,708Whitman6,77252.54%6,11747.46%6555.08%12,889Totals134,96756.40%104,35743.60%30,61012.79%239,324

District 6

Long-serving Democratic incumbent Norm Dicks, a high-ranking member on the Appropriations Committee did not face a credible challenge to his bid for a sixteenth term from conservative activist Doug Cloud in this liberal, Kitsap Peninsula-based district.

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyNorm Dicks DemocraticDoug Cloud RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Clallam18,22361.09%11,60938.91%6,61422.17%29,832Grays Harbor15,77473.13%5,79626.87%9,97846.26%21,570Jefferson11,81375.06%3,92624.94%7,88750.11%15,739Kitsap (part)30,04172.40%11,45127.60%18,59044.80%41,492Mason14,59169.75%6,32930.25%8,26239.49%20,920Pierce (part)67,76071.68%26,77228.32%40,98843.36%94,532Totals158,20270.60%65,88329.40%92,31941.20%224,085

District 7

In his bid for a ninth term, incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim McDermott easily beat out Republican nominee Steve Beren and independent Linnea S. Noreen in this very liberal, Seattle-based district.

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyJim McDermott DemocraticSteve Beren RepublicanLinnea S. Noreen IndependentMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%King (part)195,46279.41%38,71515.73%11,9564.86%156,74763.68%246,133Totals195,46279.41%38,71515.73%11,9564.86%156,74763.68%246,133

District 8

In 2004, then-King County Sheriff Dave Reichert won his first campaign for the United States House of Representatives by a five-point margin. 2006 proved to be just as tough of a year for Reichert. Facing former Microsoft executive Darcy Burner for the first time, Reichert faced a grueling battle for re-election. Polls taken in October showed the two candidates to be about even and the two major newspapers in the area—the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Seattle Times—split their endorsements: The Post-Intelligencer endorsed Burner while the Times supported Reichert. Ultimately, though, a few weeks after election day, it became evident that Reichert had beaten out Burner and had won a second term.

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyDave Reichert RepublicanDarcy Burner DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)102,11650.07%101,81249.93%3040.15%203,928Pierce (part)27,24657.41%20,20942.59%7,03714.83%47,455Totals129,36251.46%122,02148.54%7,3412.92%251,383

District 9

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Adam Smith easily beat out Republican candidate Steven Cofchin for a sixth term in this Western Washington district based in the Puget Sound.

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyAdam Smith DemocraticSteven C. Cofchin RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%King (part)54,83868.93%24,71431.07%30,12437.87%79,552Pierce (part)42,86062.11%26,14737.89%16,71324.22%69,007Thurston (part)21,34065.54%11,22134.46%10,11931.08%32,561Totals119,03865.72%62,08234.28%56,95631.45%181,120

References

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

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