The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
Overview
Statewide
By district
Results of the 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:
District 1
Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 78.5% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+9.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shawn O'Donnell, activist and businessman
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Marvin Pixton III, businessman and retired Marine Colonel
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican Thelma Drake, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. She was elected with 55.1% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
- David Ashe, attorney, Marine reservist and nominee for this seat in 2004
General election
Campaign
During the campaign it was revealed that Kellam had had pled guilty to assaulting a woman 28 years earlier when he was a student in North Carolina.
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 3
Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of D+18.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Declined
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 4
Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64.5% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 6
Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 96.7% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
No Democrats filed to run.
Other Candidates
- Andre Peery, ex-quality assurance specialist (Independent)
- Barbara Pryor, ex-magistrate (Independent)
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 7
Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2002, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75.5% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Brad Blanton, psychotherapist, author, and nominee for this seat in 2004, withdrew October 2008 and endorsed Nachman
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 8
Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of D+14.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Tom O'Donoghue, Army reservist and Iraq War veteran
Eliminated in primary
- Mark Ellmore, mortgage lender
Results
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Hurysz, consultant and nominee for this seat in 2004
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+7.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 10
Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, the Dean of the Virginia congressional delegation, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Wilbur Wood III, optician and Chair of the 10th District's Libertarian Party
Other Candidates
- Neeraj C. Nigam, computer systems analyst (Independent)
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 11
Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2004 and the district had a PVI of R+1.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Ken Longmyer, retired foreign service officer and nominee for this seat in 2004
Results
Independent Greens primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ferdinando Greco, businessman
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
Notes
References
External links