2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Montana Knowpia

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
	County results; Rehberg: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Lindeen: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Denny Rehberg; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Denny Rehberg; Republican

The 2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana was held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Monica Lindeen, Montana State Representative
Eric Jon Gunderson

Results edit

Democratic Party primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen	66,364	71.09
	Democratic	Eric Jon Gunderson	26,990	28.91
Total votes			93,354	100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Denny Rehberg, incumbent U.S. Congressman

Results edit

Republican Party primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	91,836	100.00
Total votes			91,836	100.00

General election edit

Results edit

Montana's at-large congressional district election, 2006^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denny Rehberg (incumbent)	239,124	58.88
	Democratic	Monica Lindeen	158,916	39.13
	Libertarian	Mike Fellows	8,085	1.99
Total votes			406,125	100.00
	Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

Silver Bow (Largest city: Butte)
Missoula (Largest city: Missoula)
Rosebud (largest city: Colstrip)
Roosevelt (largest city: Wolf Point)

References edit

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".