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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →

All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 1
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 263,822 190,893
Percentage 58.01% 41.97%
Swing Increase 0.45% Decrease 0.02%

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 7, 2006, to determine who will represent the stateofWest Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview[edit]

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2006[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 263,822 58.01% 2
Republican 190,893 41.97% 1
Independents 98 0.02% 0
Totals 454,813 100.00% 3

District 1[edit]

2006 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election

← 2004
2008 →
 
Nominee Alan Mollohan Chris Wakim
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 100,939 55,963
Percentage 64.3% 35.7%

Results by county
Mollohan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Wakim:      50–60%


U.S. Representative before election

Alan Mollohan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Alan Mollohan
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Republican Chris Wakim, a state delegate. This district covers the northern part of the state.

West Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Mollohan (incumbent) 100,939 64.29
Republican Chris Wakim 55,963 35.65
Write-ins 98 0.06
Total votes 157,000 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Mike Callaghan, a U.S. Attorney. This district covers the central part of the state.

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) 94,110 57.18
Democratic Mike Callaghan 70,470 42.82
Total votes 164,580 100.00
Republican hold

District 3[edit]

Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Republican Kim Wolfe, the Sheriff of Cabell County. This district covers the southern part of the state.

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nick Rahall (incumbent) 92,413 69.36
Republican Kim Wolfe 40,820 30.64
Total votes 133,233 100.00
Democratic hold

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov.

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