2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

none February 2026 April 2023 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana Indiana legislative no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana 2008 All 9 Indiana seats to the United States House of Representatives 2006 11 07 Democratic Party (United States) 2 5 3 812,496 48.74% 7.39% Republican Party (United States) 7 4 3 831,785 49.90% 7.28% 180px District results 180px County results Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% The 2006 congressional elections in Indiana were elections for Indiana's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 7, 2006. Indiana played an important role in helping Democrats sweep Congress, when three Republican incumbents were defeated (Chris Chocola, John Hostettler and Mike Sodrel), giving the Democrats a majority of the delegation again.https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6455320 Democrats Take House by a Wide Margin NPR.org NPR 2006-11-08 2006-12-11 Republicans held a majority of Indiana's delegation, 7–2, before the elections. Indiana 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 New Mexico, Nevada, Michigan, Ohio, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2006http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#14 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 831,785 49.90% 4 -3 Democratic 812,496 48.74% 5 +3 Libertarian 17,324 1.04% 0 - Independents 5,317 0.32% 0 - Totals 1,666,922 100.00% 9 - District 1 2006 Indiana's 1st congressional district election Indiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 1 2008 x150px File:Pete Visclosky official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Pete Visclosky Democratic Party (US) 104,195 69.7% File:3x4.svg Mark Leyva Republican Party (US) 40,146 26.8% U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky Democratic Party (US) Pete Visclosky Democratic Party (US) thumb Indiana's 1st congressional district This district is located in Northwest Indiana and borders Chicago. The district has been one of the most Democratic in Indiana. 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 D 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 D 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 D 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 D 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 D November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 1st congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Pete Visclosky (incumbent) 104,195 69.65 Republican Party (United States) Mark Leyva 40,146 26.83 Independent (politician) Charles E. Barman 5,266 3.52 149,607 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 thumb Indiana's 2nd congressional district This district is centered on South Bend and the Indiana portion of the Michiana region. 2006 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election Indiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 2 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 2 2008 x150px File:Congressman joedonnelly (cropped).jpg Joe Donnelly Democratic Party (US) 103,561 54.0% File:Chocola.jpg Chris Chocola Republican Party (US) 88,300 46.0% U.S. Representative Chris Chocola Republican Party (US) Joe Donnelly Democratic Party (US) 200px File:2006 IN-02.svg County resultsDonnelly: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70%Chocola: #ed8783 50–60% Chris Chocola defeated Tony Zirkle, an attorney, Navy veteran, and frequent candidate, in the Republican primary on May 2, 2006, by 70% to 30%. Zirkle, who said he was "willing to debate the idea of returning the guillotine and lynch mob for those who prey on children under the age of 12", was unable to get Chocola to debate him on that or any other subject.http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060316%2FNews01%2F603160348%2FCAT%3DNews01 South Bend Tribune 2022-05-26 2007-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20070608115137/http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060316%2FNews01%2F603160348%2FCAT%3DNews01 dead Joe Donnelly raised about $1.5 million to Chocola's $3.2 million.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?CID=N00012586&cycle=2006 Chris Chocola: Campaign Finance/Money - Contributions - Congressman 2006 2013-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20080315161228/http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cid=N00012586&cycle=2006 2008-03-15 dead http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.asp?cycle=2006&id+IN02 August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes In mid-August, in a report on National Republican Congressional Committee planned spending, the Associated Press reported that "the GOP has not reserved advertising time to aid Rep. Chris Chocola in Indiana even though Democrats plan to spend at least $700,000 to win the district. House Republicans have told Chocola that he must fend for himself, given his personal wealth and his ability to raise large amounts of money."https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060816/ap_on_el_ho/campaign_ad_wars February 2022 A poll released in mid-June by the Donnelly campaign showed him leading 48% to 38%, with 14% undecided. The campaign did not release all of the poll findings.http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060718/News01/60718024/CAT=News01May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes A poll released six days later, taken by the South Bend Tribune, showed the race to be at the margin of error with Donnelly at 46% and Chocola at 41%. The telephone poll asked 400 likely voters whom they would vote for "if the election were held now".http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060724%2FNews01%2F60724010 South Bend Tribune 2022-05-26 2007-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070225095629/http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060724%2FNews01%2F60724010 dead On August 16, the Cook Political Report changed the rating for the race from "Lean Republican" to "Toss-Up", saying, "Despite a significant fundraising advantage over Democrat Joe Donnelly, which has helped fuel a barrage of negative attack ads, incumbent GOP Rep. Chris Chocola looks more like an underdog than the frontrunner." Also in August 2006, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball, a website run by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, added the race to their "Ferocious Forty" list of the 40 most competitive House races in the nation.http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/?state=IN Index of /Crystalball/2006/House On November 7, 2006, Chocola lost his congressional seat to Democratic candidate Donnelly, whom Chocola had defeated in 2004. The final tally showed Chocola losing by 15,261 votes, almost an identical reversal of his fortunes in 2004. The election had a much lower turnout than the previous campaign, and the difference appeared to come in St. Joseph County. Historically a Democratic stronghold, Chocola lost it by only a few hundred votes while cruising to victory in 2004. In 2006, however, Donnelly won the county by nearly 14,000 votes, garnering 58% of the vote in what is by far the most populous county of the district.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/IN/H/02/index.html Elections 2006:U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / INDIANA 02 CNN 2022-05-27 Endorsements Joe Donnelly (D) Individuals Wesley Clark, General, 2004 Democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/node/1484 Joe Donnelly (IN-2) | WesPAC 11 October 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071011202207/http://securingamerica.com/node/1484 8 April 2023 October 11, 2007 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergLean D flip November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 2nd congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Joe Donnelly 103,561 53.98 Republican Party (United States) Chris Chocola (incumbent) 88,300 46.02 191,861 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 3 thumb Indiana's 3rd congressional district This district is located in the northeast corner of Indiana and has a large population center in Fort Wayne. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsLikely R November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 3rd congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Mark Souder (incumbent) 95,421 54.28 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Hayhurst 80,357 45.72 175,778 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 4 thumb Indiana's 4th congressional district This district is located in west-central Indiana. Located within the district are the city of West Lafayette and the western suburbs of Indianapolis. 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 2006 Indiana's 4th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Steve Buyer (incumbent) 111,057 62.38 Democratic Party (United States) David Sanders 66,986 37.62 178,043 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 thumb Indiana's 5th congressional district This district located mostly north of Indianapolis, including the largest suburbs of Indianapolis in Hamilton County. 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 2006 Indiana's 5th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Dan Burton (incumbent) 133,118 64.96 Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Fox Carr 64,362 31.41 Libertarian Party (United States) Sheri Conover Sharlow 7,431 3.63 Write-ins 18 0.01 204,929 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 6 thumb Indiana's 6th congressional district This district takes in a large portion of eastern Indiana, including the cities of Muncie, Anderson, and Richmond. 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 2006 Indiana's 6th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Mike Pence (incumbent) 115,266 60.01 Democratic Party (United States) Barry A. Welsh 76,812 39.99 192,078 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 7 thumb|alt=A map of Indiana with District 7 highlighted|District 7, roughly encompassing Indianapolis and Marion County Indiana's 7th congressional district This election pitted five-term incumbent Democrat Julia Carson against Republican Eric Dickerson. Automobile dealer Eric DickersonDickerson is not related to the football player also named Eric Dickerson. is a native of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of Western Michigan University where he received his B.S. in engineering. Dickerson is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer and served with the HMA 269 Attack Squadron in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He later served in the Indiana National Guard. Julia Carson had held this Congressional seat based in urban Indianapolis since 1997, and had always won by comfortable margins. Republicans hoped to take the seat in the 2006 elections after redistricting made the 7th slightly more Republican, though Democrats still held the advantage. Dickerson ran an aggressive grass-roots campaign, defeating the party-endorsed candidate, Ronald Franklin, and two other candidates in the Republican primary on May 2, 2006. He gained further support as the campaign progressed, with an October poll shocking observers of both parties when it showed Dickerson narrowly leading Carson 45% to 42%. Carson dismissed the poll, saying that she always polled more strongly than expected on election day. She was proven correct, winning her sixth term on November 7, 2006. +Republican primary Eric Dickerson 54% Ronald Franklin 22% John Bauer 18% Michael Simpson 6% +Democratic primary Julia Carson 81.2% Kris Kiser 11% Bob Hidalgo 4.6% Joseph 'Hippie Joe' Stockett 2.0% Pierre Quincy Pullins 0.8% This district is in the heart of Central Indiana and encompasses most of Marion County/Indianapolis. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely 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 PoliticsLikely D November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 7th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Julia Carson (incumbent) 74,750 53.76 Republican Party (United States) Eric Dickerson 64,304 46.24 139,054 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 8 2006 Indiana's 8th congressional district election Indiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 8 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 8 2008 x150px File:Brad Ellsworth, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Brad Ellsworth Democratic Party (US) 131,019 61.0% File:Repjhostettler.jpg John Hostettler Republican Party (US) 83,704 39.0% U.S. Representative John Hostettler Republican Party (US) Brad Ellsworth Democratic Party (US) 130px 2006 IN-8.svg County results Ellsworth: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #416fcd 70–80% Hostettler: #ed8883 50–60% thumb Indiana's 8th congressional district Population centers of Evansville and Terre Haute are located within its limits along with numerous other small towns. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergLikely D flip November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsLean D flip November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsLean D flip November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 8th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Brad Ellsworth 131,019 61.02 Republican Party (United States) John Hostettler (incumbent) 83,704 38.98 214,723 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 9 2006 Indiana's 9th congressional district election Indiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana#District 9 2008 x150px File:Baron Hill, official 110th Congress photo.jpg Baron Hill Democratic Party (US) 110,454 50.0% File:MikeSodrel.jpg Mike Sodrel Republican Party (US) 100,469 45.5% U.S. Representative Mike Sodrel Republican Party (US) Baron Hill Democratic Party (US) 200px 2006 IN-9 Election Results.svg County results Hill: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Sodrel: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60% thumb Indiana's 9th congressional district This district is located in southeast Indiana. Suburbs of Cincinnati and Louisville are located within the district. The largest city is Bloomington, followed by Columbus, New Albany, Jeffersonville, and Clarksville. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergTilt D flip November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallTilt D flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 2006 Indiana's 9th congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) Baron Hill 110,454 50.01 Republican Party (United States) Mike Sodrel (incumbent) 100,469 45.49 Libertarian Party (United States) D. Eric Schansberg 9,893 4.48 33 0.01 220,849 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana References 30em 2004 elections United States House elections in Indiana2006 2008 elections 2006 Indiana Category:2006 Indiana elections Category:Mike Pence