United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina, 2006

The United States House of Representative elections of 2006 in North Carolina were held on 7 November 2006 as part of the biennial election to the United States House of Representatives. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.

The Democrats gained a seat, becoming the largest party in terms of both representatives and popular vote. All incumbents ran again, with twelve of the thirteen winning re-election. Republican incumbent Charles H. Taylor lost the 11th district, while fellow Republican Robin Hayes came close to losing in the 8th.

It is not to be confused with the election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.

Summary

2006 United States House of Representative elections in North Carolina – Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Democratic	7	1	0	+1	53.85	52.91	1,026,915	+3.99
	Republican	6	0	1	–1	46.15	47.09	913,893	–3.98

Results

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 1st District election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	G. K. Butterfield (incumbent)	82,510	100.00	+36.26
Turnout			82,510

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 2nd District election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Etheridge (incumbent)	85,993	66.53	+4.23
	Republican	Dan Mansell	43,271	33.47	–4.23
Turnout			129,264

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 3rd District election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walter B. Jones (incumbent)	99,519	68.64	–2.05
	Democratic	Craig Weber	45,458	31.36	+2.05
Turnout			144,977

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 4th District election[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David Price (incumbent)	127,340	64.96	+0.89
	Republican	Steve Acuff	68,599	35.00	–0.87
Turnout			196,015

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 5th District election[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Virginia Foxx (incumbent)	96,138	57.16	–1.67
	Democratic	Roger Sharpe	72,061	42.84	+1.67
Turnout			168,199

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 6th District election[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Howard Coble (incumbent)	108,433	70.83	–2.32
	Democratic	Rory Blake	44,661	29.17	+2.32
Turnout			153,094

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 7th District election[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mike McIntyre (incumbent)	101,787	72.80	–0.39
	Republican	Shirley Davis	38,033	27.20	+0.39
Turnout			139,820

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 8th District election[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robin Hayes (incumbent)	60,926	50.14	–5.41
	Democratic	Larry Kissell	60,597	49.86	+5.41
Turnout			121,523

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 9th District election[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sue Wilkins Myrick (incumbent)	106,206	66.53	–3.71
	Democratic	Bill Glass	53,437	33.47	+3.71
Turnout			159,643

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 10th District election[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Patrick McHenry (incumbent)	94,179	61.80	–2.35
	Democratic	Richard Carsner	58,214	38.20	+2.35
Turnout			152,393

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 11th District election[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Heath Shuler	124,972	53.79	+8.70
	Republican	Charles H. Taylor (incumbent)	107,342	46.21	–8.70
Turnout			232,314

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 12th District election[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mel Watt (incumbent)	71,345	67.01	+0.18
	Republican	Ada Fisher	35,127	32.99	–0.18
Turnout			106,472

2006 United States House of Representatives North Carolina 13th District election[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brad Miller (incumbent)	98,540	63.71	+4.92
	Republican	Vernon Robinson	56,120	36.29	–4.92
Turnout			154,660

Footnotes

1. "2006 General Election Results US House (1st District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
2. "2006 General Election Results US House (2nd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
3. "2006 General Election Results US House (3rd District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
4. "2006 General Election Results US House (4th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
5. "2006 General Election Results US House (5th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
6. "2006 General Election Results US House (6th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
7. "2006 General Election Results US House (7th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
8. "2006 General Election Results US House (8th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
9. "2006 General Election Results US House (9th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
10. "2006 General Election Results US House (10th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
11. "2006 General Election Results US House (11th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
12. "2006 General Election Results US House (12th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
13. "2006 General Election Results US House (13th District)". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 January 2010.