2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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Nominee Earl Pomeroy Matt Mechtel
Party Democratic-NPL Republican
Popular vote 142,934 74,687
Percentage 65.7% 34.3%

North Dakota House of Representatives At Large Election Results by County, 2006.svg
County results[1]
Pomeroy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mechtel:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic-NPL

Elected U.S. Representative

Earl Pomeroy
Democratic-NPL

The 2006 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota's at-large congressional district was held November 7, 2006. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his eighth term, defeating Republican candidate Matt Mechtel.

Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was Matt Mechtel of Fargo, North Dakota. Pomeroy and Mechtel won the primary elections for their respective parties.[2]

Pomeroy increased his margin over his opposition for the third year in a row since 2002. This was because Mechtel was not known well throughout the state, and that the Republican Party itself was beginning to slump.

Election results[]

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-NPL Earl Pomeroy (incumbent) 142,934 65.68
Republican Matt Mechtel 74,687 34.32
Total votes 217,621 100.00
Democratic-NPL hold

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Official Results General Election". North Dakota Voting Information & Central Election Systems. North Dakota Election Officials, County Auditors and Secretary of State. November 7, 2006. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "North Dakota Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2006-11-11.

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