2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida

none February 2026 April 2015 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida Florida legislative no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida 2008 All 25 Florida seats to the United States House of Representatives 2006 11 07 Republican Party (United States) 18 16 2 2,182,833 56.67% 2.31% Democratic Party (United States) 7 9 2 1,599,968 41.54% 2.23% 300px District results 300px County results 250px Republican #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Democratic #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #002B84 90>% The 2006 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida took place on November 7, 2006. Elections were held in Florida's 1st through 25th congressional districts. Florida is known to be a moderate-to-conservative state, with more liberals residing in South Florida, and moderates and conservatives dominating both the northern and central regions of Florida, as well as a strong Republican base in Cuban-American portions of Miami. Katherine Harris, a former Florida Secretary of State made famous in the 2000 presidential election, challenged incumbent senator Bill Nelson, and ended up losing to Nelson. Democrats set their sights on two districts in the Sarasota and Tampa area (the open seats of both Harris and the retiring Mike Bilirakis, respectively), and also on a South Florida district held by one of the Sunshine State's longest-serving congressmen. The primary was held on September 5, 2006. The popularity of outgoing governor Jeb Bush aided their gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Charlie Crist and helped Republicans win downballot, including Crist's newly elected successor at the Attorney General position, former Rep. Bill McCollum. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2006http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#9 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 2,182,833 56.67% 16 -2 Democratic 1,599,968 41.54% 9 +2 Independents 69,141 1.79% 0 — Totals 3,851,942 100.00% 25 — District 1 2006 Florida's 1st congressional district election Florida presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 1 2008 x150px File:Jefferson Miller.jpg Jeff Miller Republican Party (United States) 135,786 68.5% File:3x4.svg Joe Roberts Democratic Party (United States) 62,340 31.5% File:2006 FL-1 election.svg 250px County results Miller: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% #d02823 70–80% U.S. Representative Jeff Miller Republican Party (United States) Jeff Miller Republican Party (United States) thumb Florida's 1st congressional district Three-term Republican incumbent congressman Jeff Miller had an easy time seeking re-election in this conservative district based in the Florida Panhandle. Miller, who was initially elected in a special election in 2001 to replace Joe Scarborough, took advantage of this district's large military population based around the Naval Air Station Pensacola with his membership on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the naturally conservative tendencies of western Florida to defeat Democratic challenger Joe Roberts easily. 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 Florida's 1st congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Miller (incumbent) 135,786 68.54 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Roberts 62,340 31.46 198,126 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 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 District 3 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 District 4 thumb Florida's 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Ander Crenshaw represented this North Florida and Jacksonville-based district since 2001.Crenshaw was re-elected with nearly 70% of the vote. 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 Florida's 4th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Ander Crenshaw (incumbent) 141,759 69.67 Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Harms 61,704 30.32 Write-ins 16 0.01 203,479 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 thumb Florida's 5th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Ginny Brown-Waite faced challenger John Russell. She was re-elected to a third term with nearly 60% of the vote. 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 Florida's 5th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Ginny Brown-Waite (incumbent) 162,421 59.85 Democratic Party (United States) John Russell 108,959 40.15 271,380 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 6 thumb Florida's 6th congressional district Encompassing North Central Florida, this conservative district is represented by nine-term incumbent Republican congressman Cliff Stearns. Stearns, seeking a tenth term, faced off against Democratic candidate David Bruderly. Though Stearns defeated Bruderly by a wide margin, it was not the margin of victory that Stearns is used to in this gerrymandered district. 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 Florida's 6th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Cliff Stearns (incumbent) 136,601 59.88 Democratic Party (United States) David E. Bruderly 91,528 40.12 228,129 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 7 thumb Florida's 7th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman John Mica, initially elected in 1992, sought his eighth term in this conservative district that stretches along the coast of Florida from St. Augustine to Daytona Beach and peeks into the Orlando Metropolitan Area. Mica defeated Democratic candidate John Chagnon in a landslide. 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 Florida's 7th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) John Mica (incumbent) 149,656 63.08 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Chagnon 87,584 36.92 237,240 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 8 thumb Florida's 8th congressional district Republican congressman Ric Keller, seeking a fourth term in this moderately conservative, Central Florida-based district, faced off against businessman Charlie Stuart, a moderate Democrat. Though Keller held onto his seat in the midst of a Democratic wave that was sweeping the country, he won by only a few points. Democratic primary Alan Grayson, war contractor attorney Homer Hartage, Orange County Commissioner Charlie Stuart, businessman Democratic primary resultshttps://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F5%2F2006&DATAMODE= September 5, 2006 Primary Election February 14, 2022 July 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718142031/https://doe.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=9%2F5%2F2006&DATAMODE= dead Charlie Stuart Democratic Party (United States) 12,728 47.73 Alan Grayson Democratic Party (United States) 9,691 36.34 Homer Hartage Democratic Party (United States) 4,250 15.94 26,669 100.00 Republican primary Elizabeth Doran, businesswoman Ric Keller, incumbent U.S. congressman Republican primary results Ric Keller (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 30,707 72.48 Elizabeth Doran Republican Party (United States) 11,661 27.52 42,368 100.00 General election Incumbent Republican congressman Ric Keller, best known for his Cheeseburger Bill, which prevented customers from suing fast food chains for health problems, decided to seek a fourth term in Congress. Charlie Stuart, a marketing consultant, an Orange County, Florida native and member of a prominent Orlando family, was nominated by the Democratic Party to face Keller. Stuart was touted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a top longshot candidate and received the backing of local figures such as Congressman Allen Boyd, ex-Orlando mayors Glenda Hood and Bill Frederick and present Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, as well as national ones such as former Virginia governor Mark Warner. 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 Florida's 8th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Ric Keller (Incumbent) 95,258 52.79 Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Stuart 82,526 45.73 Independent (politician) Wes Hoaglund 2,640 1.46 Write-ins 20 0.01 180,444 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 9 2006 Florida's 9th congressional district election Florida presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 9 2008 x150px File:Gus Bilirakis, official 110th Congress photo 2.jpg Gus Bilirakis Republican Party (United States) 123,016 55.9% File:3x4.svg Phyllis Busansky Democratic Party (United States) 96,978 44.1% File:2006 FL-9 election.svg 200px County results Bilirakis: #ed8883 50–60% U.S. Representative Michael Bilirakis Republican Party (United States) Gus Bilirakis Republican Party (United States) thumb Florida's 9th congressional district After serving twelve terms in the United States Congress, Republican incumbent congressman Michael Bilirakis declined to run for re-election. His son, Gus Bilirakis, a member of the Florida House of Representatives emerged as the Republican nominee and squared off against Phyllis Busansky, the Democratic nominee and a former Hillsborough County Commissioner. The district has a tilt towards electing Republicans, so Busansky's campaign was not given much of a chance at first. As the campaign progressed, however, it received national attention from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Though Bilirakis defeated Busansky by a ten-point margin, Busansky's performance was a large improvement over past years and outperformed her expected performance in the polls.https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportPopup.aspx?g=20103043-8651-4b50-95b0-2fceda2d71a0&q=31808 Poll Report Popup www.surveyusa.com April 8, 2023 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 Florida's 9th congressional district election, 2006http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/index.asp?ElectionDate=11%2F7%2F2006 Florida Department of State, November 7, 2006 General Election Results August 27, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014103359/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/index.asp?ElectionDate=11%2F7%2F2006 October 14, 2013 dead Republican Party (United States) Gus Bilirakis 123,016 55.91 Democratic Party (United States) Phyllis Busansky 96,978 44.08 Write-ins 19 0.01 220,013 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 10 thumb Florida's 10th congressional district In this district, which is the only congressional district in the state to lie exclusively in one county, has been represented by incumbent Republican congressman Bill Young for several decades. A former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Young has been overwhelmingly re-elected year after year. In 2006, despite the moderate nature of his district and the acidic environment for Republicans nationwide, Congressman Young swamped Democratic nominee Samm Simpson. 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 Florida's 10th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Bill Young (incumbent) 131,488 65.93 Democratic Party (United States) Samm Simpson 67,950 34.07 Write-ins 7 0.00 199,445 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 11 thumb Florida's 11th congressional district Rather than seek a sixth term in this liberal district based in Tampa, incumbent Democratic congressman Jim Davis opted to run for Governor, creating an open seat. Hillsborough County Commissioner Kathy Castor, the daughter of renowned Florida politician Betty Castor, ran for the seat and won the Democratic nomination, defeating Florida State Senate Minority Leader Les Miller. She faced Republican candidate Eddie Adams, an architect, in the general election, which she won by a convincing 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 Florida's 11th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Kathy Castor 97,470 69.65 Republican Party (United States) Eddie Adams, Jr. 42,454 30.34 Write-ins 18 0.01 139,942 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 12 thumb Florida's 12th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Adam Putnam, a member of the Republican leadership in the House, sought and easily won a fourth term in Congress, defeating former State Representative Joe Viscusi and Ed Bowlin, both of whom ran as independents. 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 Florida's 12th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Adam Putnam (incumbent) 124,452 69.12 Independent (politician) Joe Viscusi 34,976 19.42 Independent (politician) Ed Bowlin 20,636 11.46 180,064 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 13 2006 Florida's 13th congressional district election Florida presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 13 2008 x150px File:Vern Buchanan Official.jpg Vern Buchanan Republican Party (United States) 119,309 50.08% File:3x4.svg Christine Jennings Democratic Party (United States) 118,940 49.92% File:2006 FL-13 election.svg 250px County results Buchanan: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% Jennings: #8da9e2 50–60% U.S. Representative Katherine Harris Republican Party (United States) Vern Buchanan Republican Party (United States) thumb Florida's 13th congressional district Two-term incumbent Republican congresswoman Katherine Harris opted to run for Senate rather than seek a third term, creating an open seat. The 13th district, based in Southwest Florida, is fairly conservative, but a competitive race emerged between the Republican nominee, car dealership owner Vern Buchanan, and the Democratic nominee, banking executive Christine Jennings. Though Buchanan appeared to be victorious on election day by a 350-vote margin, Jennings requested a recount. Though the recount did not change the outcome of the race, Jennings filed additional complaints due to the fact that 13% of Sarasota County residents did not vote in the Congressional election, an unusually high number and the fact that the touch-screen machines did not provide a paper trail."Another election mess in Florida", The Economist, December 9, 2006 Believing the matter to be unsettled, Jennings sued to challenge the results of the election in court, noting the "pervasive malfunctioning of electronic voting machines." A Florida circuit judge rejected her lawsuit in December 2006, ruling that her allegations of lost votes in Sarasota County were "conjecture." Jennings met further failure in June 2007, when a Florida state appellate court ruled that Jennings did not meet the "extraordinary burden" of proving the lower court judge was wrong.http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_169202530.html Jennings Dealt Setback In Voting Machine Challenge"] https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192813/http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_169202530.html September 27, 2007 WFOR-TV June 18, 2007 Though Jennings fought the results further by appealing directly to the United States House of Representatives, this action, too, caused her to walk away empty-handed. After a three-person House task force was created to evaluate the election,Phil Davis, https://archive.today/20070503062936/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/04/17/ap3623464.html "House Panel to Consider Florida Contest", Associated Press, April 17, 2007 the task force voted along party lines to refer an investigation into Florida's 13th district House race to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).Aaron Blake, "FL-13 task force will turn over investigation to GAO" https://web.archive.org/web/20070509045742/http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/fl-13-task-force-will-turn-over-investigation-to-gao-2007-05-02.html May 9, 2007 , The Hill, May 3, 2007 In February 2008, the committee and the House accepted the findings of the GAO that no machine error affected the outcome of the election, going a step further to pass HR 989, which affirmed the findings of the committee, accepted the results of the 2006 race and formally dismissed Jennings' challenge of the election's results. Jennings formally dropped her challenge shortly thereafter to focus on her 2008 rematch against Buchanan.US House dismisses challenge to Jennings' claim to seat Lesley Clark 2008-02-26 http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2008/02/its-over-with-b.html Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergTilt 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 Florida's 13th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Vern Buchanan 119,309 50.08 Democratic Party (United States) Christine Jennings 118,940 49.92 238,249 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 14 thumb Florida's 14th congressional district After winning his first Congressional election in 2004 to replace Porter Goss, incumbent Republican congressman Connie Mack IV sought a second term in 2006. Mack's district, based in the Gulf Coast region of Florida, is solidly conservative and overwhelmingly gave the congressman a second term over Democratic candidate Robert Neeld. 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 Florida's 14th congressional district election, 2006) Republican Party (United States) Connie Mack IV (incumbent) 151,615 64.37 Democratic Party (United States) Robert M. Neeld 83,920 35.63 Write-ins 4 0.00 235,539 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 15 2006 Florida's 15th congressional district election Florida presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 15 2008 x150px File:David Weldon.jpg Dave Weldon Republican Party (United States) 125,965 56.3% File:3x4.svg Robert Bowman Democratic Party (United States) 97,834 43.7% File:2006 FL-15 election.svg 325px County resultsWeldon: #ed8883 50–60% #e55751 60–70% U.S. Representative Dave Weldon Republican Party (United States) Dave Weldon Republican Party (United States) thumb Florida's 15th congressional district In this Space Coast-based district, incumbent Republican congressman Dave Weldon sought election to a seventh term in Congress. This district, though undoubtedly conservative, gave Weldon a smaller margin of victory over Democratic nominee Robert Bowman in 2006 than in previous years, likely due to the anti-Republican sentiment nationwide. 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 Florida's 15th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Dave Weldon (incumbent) 125,965 56.29 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Bowman 97,834 43.71 223,799 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 16 2006 Florida's 16th congressional district election Florida presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 16 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 16 2008 x150px File:Tim Mahoney official 110th Congress photo.jpg Tim Mahoney Democratic Party (United States) 115,832 49.55% State Senator Joe Negron.jpg Joe Negron Republican Party (United States) 111,415 47.66% File:2006 FL-16 election.svg 350px County results Mahoney: #8da9e2 50–60% Negron: #f1b5b2 40–50% #ed8883 50–60% U.S. Representative Vacant Tim Mahoney Democratic Party (United States) thumb Florida's 16th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Mark Foley was considered to be a shoo-in for re-election until the House page scandal involving Foley became public knowledge. The Congressman resigned on September 29, 2006,http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/three_more_form.html ABC News Three More Former Pages Accuse Foley of Online Sexual Approaches October 5, 2006 2006-10-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20061011091337/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/three_more_form.html October 11, 2006 dead mdy-all thus cancelling his re-election bid. The Republican Party of Florida selected Florida state representative Joe Negron to replace Foley, though Foley's name remained on the ballot. Though Negron launched a successful campaign to urge voters to "Punch Foley for Joe!", indicating that voters should "punch" Foley's name on the ballot to vote for Negron,Florida's 16th District: Tim Mahoney (D) https://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/profiles/fl16_mahoney.htm 2006-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181227/https://election.nationaljournal.com/2006/profiles/fl16_mahoney.htm 2007-09-30 deadNovember 7, 2006 Washington Monthly Election Day Blog http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/showdown06/archives/individual/2006_11/010093.php September 28, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605170212/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/showdown06/archives/individual/2006_11/010093.php June 5, 2011 dead mdy-all he was ultimately unsuccessful on election day and fell to Democratic nominee and businessman Tim Mahoney. One poll taken by Hamilton Beattie on September 12, 2006, had Foley leading Tim Mahoney in a matchup by 48% for Foley to 35% for Mahoney .http://www.pollingreport.com/sub/2006fl1.htm#16th Polling Report April 8, 2023May 2025 InternetArchiveBot yes According to the state of Florida, 42% of the voters in this district are registered Republicans, and 36% are registered Democrats.http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voterreg/pdf/2006/z26GenCong.pdf Election 2008-02-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080221023136/http://election.dos.state.fl.us/voterreg/pdf/2006/z26GenCong.pdf 2008-02-21 dead George W. Bush won this district with 52% of the vote in the 2000 presidential election, and with 54% of the vote in the 2004 presidential election. Mahoney has sharply criticized the Bush administration for overspending, general mismanagement, and its policies in Iraq.http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-pnegron03oct03,0,520064.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines https://archive.today/20130203083624/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-pnegron03oct03,0,520064.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines dead 2013-02-03 Rep. Joe Negron wins state Republican Party's approval to replace Foley Sun-Sentinel 2006-10-03 Joel Hood 2006-10-03 In August, General Wesley Clark endorsed the candidacy of Mahoney for Congress.http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=40 Tim Mahoney for Florida - General Wes Clark Endorses Tim Mahoney October 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061004185504/http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=40 April 8, 2023 October 4, 2006 On September 28, 2006, ABC News reported that Republican incumbent Mark Foley had sent email messages, from his personal AOL account, to a then-16-year-old former Congressional page, asking the page to send a photo of himself to Foley, among other things that were overtly sexual in nature.http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html Sixteen-Year-Old Who Worked as Capitol Hill Page Concerned About E-mail Exchange with Congressman ABC News 2006-09-28 2006-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20061004124649/http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/sixteenyearold_.html 2006-10-04 dead Mahoney has called for a full investigation of Foley's actions.http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/28/Worldandnation/Candidate_wants_inves.shtml Candidate wants investigation in e-mail exchange St Petersburg Times 2006-09-28 Adam Smith 2006-09-28 The next day Foley submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on September 29, 2006 in the wake of news reports about the communications.https://www.nytimes.com/cq/2006/09/29/cq_1529.html?pagewanted=print Republican Rep. Foley Resigns, Drops Re-election Bid in Florida. 16 The New York Times 2006-09-29 Susan Ferrechio 2008-03-05 Republicans' hold on Mark Foley's seat went "from safe to shaky overnight."https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092900813.html Foley Resigns From Congress Over E-Mails Espo David Kuhnhenn Jim 29 September 2006 The Associated Press 2014-04-19 On October 2, 2006, the Florida Republican Party Executive Board selected state representative Joe Negron as Mahoney's new opponent. However, Negron's name did not appear on the ballot so he only received votes cast for Foley, whose name remained on the ballot by law. On election day Mahoney narrowly defeated Negron by 1.8 percentage points.Florida Department of State - Election Results While Negron carried most of the more conservative areas of the district near Fort Myers, Mahoney carried the two largest counties in the district, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties, by a combined margin of over 10,000 votes — far more than the actual margin of victory. He was the first Democrat to represent the district since its creation in 1973 (it was the 10th District until 1983 and the 12th District until 1993). Endorsements Tim Mahoney (D) ;Individuals Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/node/1431 Tim Mahoney (FL-16) | WesPAC https://web.archive.org/web/20071012072020/http://securingamerica.com/node/1431 April 8, 2023 October 12, 2007 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergTossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallTilt D flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsLean D flip November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsLean D flip November 7, 2006 Florida's 16th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Tim Mahoney 115,832 49.55 Republican Party (United States) Joe Negron 111,415 47.66 Independent (politician) Emmie Lee Ross 6,526 2.79 223,799 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 17 thumb Florida's 17th congressional district This majority African-American district based in southern Broward County and eastern Miami-Dade County has a very strong Democratic tilt and has been represented by Congressman Kendrick Meek since his initial election in 2002 and was previously represented by Meek's mother, Carrie Meek, for ten years. Meek was overwhelmingly elected to a third term with no Republican or independent challenger. 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 Florida's 17th congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Kendrick Meek (incumbent) 90,663 99.97 Write-ins 23 0.03 90,686 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 18 thumb Florida's 18th congressional district Incumbent Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a respected member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, represents a marginally conservative district that encompasses much of Miami, the southern suburbs of Miami, and the entire Florida Keys. Seeking a tenth term in Congress, Ros-Lehtinen easily defeated Democratic nominee Dave Patlak 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 Florida's 18th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (incumbent) 79,631 62.15 Democratic Party (United States) Dave Patlak 48,499 37.85 128,130 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 19 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 District 20 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 District 21 thumb Florida's 21st congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart decided to run for an eighth term in Congress in this district composed of the western suburbs of Miami. Conservative due to the large presence of Cuban-Americans here, this district is a Hispanic-American majority district and has regularly sent Congressman Diaz-Balart back to Washington with solid victories. 2006 proved to be no different, and Diaz-Balart defeated Frank Gonzalez, though by a thinner margin than is usually achieved in this district. 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 Florida's 21st congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Lincoln Diaz-Balart (incumbent) 66,784 59.47 Democratic Party (United States) Frank Gonzalez 45,522 40.53 112,306 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 22 thumb Florida's 22nd congressional district This district, which stretches from northern Broward County to northern Palm Beach County, marginally leads towards the Democratic side, but incumbent Republican congressman Clay Shaw's pragmatic and moderate profile in Congress enabled him to continually be re-elected. This year, however, Shaw faced difficulty in his bid for a fourteenth term. Florida state senator Ron Klein, previously the Democratic leader in the Senate, ultimately defeated Shaw in the general election by a three-point margin. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 6, 2006 RothenbergTossup November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallTilt D flip November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsLean R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsTossup November 7, 2006 Florida's 22nd congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Ron Klein 108,688 50.88 Republican Party (United States) Clay Shaw (incumbent) 100,663 47.13 Independent (politician) Neil Evangelista 4,254 1.99 213,605 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 23 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 District 24 thumb Florida's 24th congressional district Incumbent Republican congressman Tom Feeney, initially elected in 2002 and re-elected unopposed in 2004 in this hand-crafted, gerrymandered district, hardly faced a challenge from Democratic candidate Clint Curtis. Feeney, however, was marred by allegations of corruption brought about by Curtis, a computer programmer who claimed that Feeney asked Curtis to create a software to "steal" votes using touch-screen voting machines. Feeney treated Curtis like a gadfly, sending out mailers featuring Curtis with a tin-foil hathttp://www.bradblog.com/?p=3616 TOM FEENEY CAMPAIGN SCRUBS 'CRAZY CLINT CURTIS' SMEAR BLOG! | the BRAD BLOG and refusing to debate him. Polling, however, indicated that the race was tight, with a Zogby poll showing Feeney at a 45% level of support and Curtis attaining 43%.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=206823 Our Campaigns - FL - District 24 Race - Nov 07, 2006 www.ourcampaigns.com April 8, 2023 Ultimately, though, on election day, Feeney swamped Curtis, winning all four counties in the district. The surprisingly close race, however, indicated that Feeney could be brought down with a serious challenger. 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 Florida's 24th congressional district election, 2006) Republican Party (United States) Tom Feeney (incumbent) 123,795 57.94 Democratic Party (United States) Clint Curtis 89,863 42.06 213,658 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 25 thumb Florida's 25th congressional district This district, with a Hispanic-American majority and based in South Florida, has the tendency to support Republican candidates. Incumbent Republican congressman Mario Diaz-Balart has represented the district since its creation in 2003 and had not faced a close call so far in his career. In 2006, however, though Diaz-Balart defeated Democratic opponent Michael Calderin by a solid margin, it was a thinner margin than usual. 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 Florida's 25th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Mario Diaz-Balart (incumbent) 60,765 58.47 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Calderin 43,168 41.53 103,933 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References See also 2006 Florida state elections 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 2006 Florida United States House of Representatives