2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

none February 2026 September 2023 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin Wisconsin legislative no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin 2008 All 8 Wisconsin seats to the United States House of Representatives November 7, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) 4 5 1 1,003,156 48.62% 0.32% Republican Party (United States) 4 3 1 1,040,071 50.41% 1.91% 255px District results 255px County results Democratic #86b6f2ff 50–60% #4389e3ff 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645b4ff 80–90% Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #AA0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% The 2006 congressional elections in Wisconsin were held on November 7, 2006, to determine who would represent the state of Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 110th Congress from January 3, 2007, until January 3, 2009. The election coincided with the 2006 U.S. senatorial election and the 2006 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Wisconsin had eight seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Its 2006-2007 congressional delegation consisted of four Democrats and four Republicans. That changed after the 2006 congressional elections in Wisconsin when the open 8th congressional district formerly held by Republican Mark Green, was won by Democratic Representative Steve Kagen. Wisconsin was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, Nevada, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2006http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#49 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 1,040,071 50.41% 3 -1 Democratic 1,003,156 48.62% 5 +1 Independents 20,186 0.98% 0 — Totals 2,063,413 100.00% 8 — District 1 2006 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 1 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 1 2008 x150px File:PaulRyan.jpg Paul Ryan Republican Party (United States) 161,320 62.63% File:3x4.svg Jeffrey C. Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 95,761 37.17% WI1 House 2006.svg 250px Precinct resultsRyan: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #A80000 >90%Thomas: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Paul Ryan Republican Party (United States) Paul Ryan Republican Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Paul Ryan has represented this swing district in southeast Wisconsin since his initial election in 1998. Though this district only barely went to President George W. Bush in 2004, defeating Congressman Ryan was not a priority for the Democratic Party, and the Democratic nominee was former Janesville City Councilman and perennial candidate Jeff Thomas, whom Ryan was able to handily beat, even in an unfavorable election year for Republicans. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2006 Competitive House Race Chart http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210001/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_house_comp_nov6.pdf 27 September 2007Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg2006 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107153417/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/2006-house-ratings_06.html 7 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball2006 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061110210331/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/2006/house/ 10 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 12 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061109025111/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html 9 November 2006 7 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsBalance of Power Scorecard: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117202830/http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html 17 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 1st congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Paul Ryan (inc.) 161,320 62.63 Democratic Party (United States) Jeffrey C. Thomas 95,761 37.17 Write-ins 515 0.20 257,596 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 2006 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 2 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 2 2008 x150px File:Tammy Baldwin, official photo portrait, color (cropped).jpg Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (United States) 191,420 62.82% File:3x4.svg Dave Magnum Republican Party (United States) 113,015 37.09% WI2 House 2006.svg 150px Precinct resultsBaldwin: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Magnum: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (United States) Tammy Baldwin Democratic Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, the only openly lesbian member of Congress, has represented this deep-blue district located in Madison and vicinity since 1999. This year, Baldwin was able to win a fifth term in a rematch from 2004 against Republican candidate Dave Magnum. Endorsements Tammy Baldwin ;Individuals Wesley Clark General, 2004 democratic, presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/duckworth https://web.archive.org/web/20070102073055/http://securingamerica.com/duckworth 2007-01-02 Tammy Duckworth (IL-06) | WesPAC Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Tammy Baldwin (inc.) 191,420 62.82 Republican Party (United States) Dave Magnum 113,015 37.09 Write-ins 259 0.20 304,688 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2006 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 3 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 3 2008 x150px Ron Kind portrait (cropped).jpg Ron Kind Democratic Party (United States) 163,322 64.9% File:3x4.svg Paul R. Nelson Republican Party (United States) 88,523 35.1% 200px County results 200px Precinct results Kind: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Nelson: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Ron Kind Democratic Party (United States) Ron Kind Democratic Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district Democratic Congressman Ron Kind has represented this western Wisconsin-based district since he was first elected in 1996 and sought a sixth term this year against Republican nominee Paul Nelson. Congressman Kind was successful and won another term in Congress. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Ron Kind (inc.) 163,322 64.79 Republican Party (United States) Paul R. Nelson 88,523 35.12 Write-ins 242 0.10 252,087 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2006 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 4 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 4 2008 x150px File:Gwen Moore, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Gwen Moore Democratic Party (United States) 136,735 71.31% File:3x4.svg Perfecto Rivera Republican Party (United States) 54,486 28.42% WI4 House 2006.svg 130px Precinct resultsMoore: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Rivera: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Gwen Moore Democratic Party (United States) Gwen Moore Democratic Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 4th congressional district Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore ran for a second term in this district based in the city of Milwaukee. Congresswoman Moore faced Republican candidate Perfecto Rivera, whom she was easily able to dispatch with to return to Washington for another term. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 4th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Gwen Moore (inc.) 136,735 71.31 Republican Party (United States) Perfecto Rivera 54,486 28.42 Write-ins 521 0.27 191,742 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 5 2006 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 5 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 5 2008 x150px File:Jim Sensenbrenner, official 109th Congress photo.jpg Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Party (United States) 194,669 61.76% File:3x4.svg Bryan Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 112,451 35.68% WI5 House 2006.svg 200px Precinct resultsSensenbrenner: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Kennedy: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Party (United States) Jim Sensenbrenner Republican Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 5th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, who has represented this solidly conservative district based in the northern suburbs of Milwaukee since 1979, ran for a fifteenth term this year. Congressman Sensenbrenner faced Democratic candidate Bryan Kennedy, who was able to perform surprisingly well in this district, though he ultimately fell to Sensenbrenner in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 5th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Jim Sensenbrenner (inc.) 194,669 61.76 Democratic Party (United States) Bryan Kennedy 112,451 35.68 Green Party (United States) Bob Levis 4,432 1.41 Independent (politician) Robert R. Raymond 3,525 1.12 Write-ins 103 0.03 315,180 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 6 thumb Wisconsin's 6th congressional district Facing no major-party opposition, incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Petri was easily able to retain his seat for a fourteenth term in this heavily conservative district located in the cities of Oshkosh and Neenah. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 6th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Tom Petri (inc.) 201,367 98.92 Write-ins 2,190 1.08 203,557 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 7 2006 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 7 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 7 2008 x150px File:Dave Obey, official Congressional photo portrait.jpg Dave Obey Democratic Party (United States) 161,903 62.17% File:3x4.svg Nick Reid Republican Party (United States) 91,069 34.97% 2006 WI-7 Election Results.svg 200px County resultsObey: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% WI7 House 2006.svg 250px Precinct resultsObey: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Reid: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Dave Obey Democratic Party (United States) Dave Obey Democratic Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 7th congressional district Long-serving Democratic Congressman Dave Obey, a high-ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee and the dean of Wisconsin's congressional delegation, ran for a twentieth term in Congress against Republican candidate Nick Reid and Green Party candidate Mike Miles. Obey has represented northwest Wisconsin for decades, and retained his seat by a large margin. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 7th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Dave Obey (inc.) 161,903 62.17 Republican Party (United States) Nick Reid 91,069 34.97 Green Party (United States) Mike Miles 7,391 2.84 Write-ins 65 0.02 260,428 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 2006 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election Wisconsin presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 8 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin#District 8 2008 x150px Steve Kagen, official 110th Congress photo portrait, color (cropped).JPG Steve Kagen Democratic Party (United States) 141,570 50.9% File:3x4.svg John Gard Republican Party (United States) 135,622 48.8% 231px County results 230px Precinct results 250px Kagen: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Gard: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Representative Mark Green Republican Party (United States) Steve Kagen Democratic Party (United States) thumb Wisconsin's 8th congressional district When incumbent Republican Congressman Mark Green declined to seek a fifth term, instead opting to run for Governor, an open seat was created. Physician Steve Kagen defeated business consultant Jamie Wall and former Brown County Executive Nancy Nusbaum in the Democratic primary, while the Speaker of the State Assembly John Gard defeated fellow State Representative Terri McCormick in the Republican primary. Gard and Kagen duked it out in this marginally conservative district, with the election becoming the most expensive congressional election in Wisconsin state history. Ultimately, Kagen was able to take advantage of the Democratic wave sweeping the country and defeated Gard to seize the seat for the Democrats. Endorsements Steve Kagen (D) ;Individuals Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/node/1787 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104135002/http://securingamerica.com/node/1787 2006-11-04 Dr. Steve Kagen (WI-08) | WesPAC Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergTossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallTilt R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsLean R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 Wisconsin's 8th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Steve Kagen 141,570 50.90 Republican Party (United States) John Gard 135,622 48.76 Write-ins 943 0.34 278,135 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References External links Wisconsin State Elections Board Fall 2006 Election Cycle Page Wispolitics.com Wisconsin's political report The Wheeler Report 2004 elections United States House elections in Wisconsin2006 2008 elections Wisconsin 2006 Category:2006 Wisconsin elections