The United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2006 were elections for California

California

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's delegation

United States Congressional Delegations from California

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 to the United States House of Representatives

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, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide and state elections on November 7, 2006. Only one district, the 11th

California's 11th congressional district

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, changed party control when Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

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 Jerry McNerney

Jerry McNerney

Gerald "Jerry" McNerney is an engineer, energy specialist, and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

 defeated Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 Richard Pombo

Richard Pombo

Richard William Pombo is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having represented California's 11th congressional district from 1993 to 2007...

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in California, 2006
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	4,720,714	53.05%	34	+1
	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...	3,329,485	37.41%	19	–1
	Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	170,711	1.92%	0	0
	Green Green Party (United States) The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...	48,445	0.54%	0	0
	Peace and Freedom	27,467	0.31%	0	0
	American Independent American Independent Party The American Independent Party is a right-wing political party of the United States that was established in 1967 by Bill and Eileen Shearer. In 1968, the American Independent Party nominated George C. Wallace as its presidential candidate and retired Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay as the vice...	11,694	0.13%	0	0
	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	2,755	0.03%	0	0
Invalid or blank votes		603,243	6.78%	—	—
Totals		8,899,059	100.00%	53	—

Results

The following are the final results from the Secretary of State of California.

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District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 40

District 41

District 42

District 43

District 44

District 45

District 46

District 47

District 48

District 49

District 50

District 51

District 52

District 53

See also

• 110th United States Congress
  110th United States Congress
  The One Hundred Tenth United States Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the second term of President George W. Bush. It was composed of the Senate and the House of...
  
  
• Political party strength in California
  Political party strength in California
  The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of California:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Attorney General*Secretary of State*Treasurer*Controller*Insurance Commissioner*Superintendent of Public Instruction...
  
  
• Political party strength in U.S. states
  Political party strength in U.S. states
  Throughout most of the 20th century, although the Republican and Democratic parties alternated in power at a national level, some states were so overwhelmingly dominated by one party that nomination was usually tantamount to election...
  
  
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2006

External links

• California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present)
• RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions