The 2006 congressional elections in Hawaii were held on November 4, 2006 to determine who was to represent the state

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 of Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

 in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 for the 111th Congress

111th United States Congress

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. Hawaii has two seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2006
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	219,810	65.04%	2	—
	Republican	118,134	34.96%	0	—
Totals		337,944	100.00%	2	—

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie

Neil Abercrombie is the 7th and current Governor of Hawaii. He was the Democratic U.S. Representative of the First Congressional District of Hawaii which comprises urban Honolulu. He served in Congress from 1986 to 1987 and from 1991 to 2010 when he resigned to successfully run for governor...

 defeated Republican Richard Hough. This district covers the southern portion of the island, city, and county of Honolulu.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Ed Case

Ed Case

Edward Espenett "Ed" Case is a Democratic politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Case, a Blue Dog Democrat, first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and for his campaign for Governor of Hawaii in 2002...

 decided to retire, in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Democrat Mazie Hirono

Mazie Hirono

is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.She was the second Asian immigrant elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States. She ran against Linda Lingle for governor of Hawaii in 2002, one of the few gubernatorial races in United...

, a former Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

The Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaii, is the assistant chief executive of that U.S. state and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 2 though 6. He or she is elected by popular suffrage of...

, defeated Republican Bob Hogue

Bob Hogue

Bob Hogue is an athletic conference commissioner, author and columnist, sportscaster, and a former Republican member of the Hawaii State Senate representing the 24th district for six years . Hogue was the Republican nominee for U.S...

, a State Senator. She became the first Buddhist to be elected to the U.S. Congress.