The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama were held on November 7, 2006, to determine the representation of the
state of
Alabama in the
United States House of Representatives. the winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The
primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
Overview
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama[1]
In this staunchly conservative district based in the
Gulf Coast region of
Alabama, incumbent Republican Congressman
Jo Bonner easily dispatched with his Democratic challenger, Vivian Sheffield Beckerle, receiving nearly seventy percent of the vote to win a third term in Congress.
Alabama's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Seeking an eighth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman
Terry Everett trumped the Democratic nominee, Chuck James, in this very conservative district based in the suburbs of
Montgomery and southeastern Alabama with almost seventy percent of the vote, securing what would be Everett's last term in Congress before retiring.
Alabama's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
This district, stretching from north to south on the eastern edge of
Alabama, is Republican-leaning, but not so much as the other Republican-controlled districts. In that spirit, incumbent Republican Congressman
Mike D. Rogers, seeking a third term in Congress, was re-elected over Democratic opponent Greg Pierce and independent challenger Mark Layfield, albeit by the thinnest margin of any member of the Alabama congressional delegation.
Alabama's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
In this north
Alabama district, the fifth-most conservative in the United States, incumbent Republican Congressman
Robert Aderholt won a sixth term in Congress over Democratic nominee Barbara Bobo, defeating her with over seventy percent of the vote.
Alabama's 4th congressional district election, 2006
This district, found on the northernmost edge of Alabama, had not elected a Republican to Congress since
Reconstruction, despite its strong proclivity towards Republican candidates at the national level and the socially conservative views of its residents. Long-time incumbent Democratic Congressman
Bud Cramer had an especially easy time seeking a ninth term in Congress with no opponents.
Alabama's 5th congressional district election, 2006
This district, considered by the
Cook Partisan Voting Index to be the most conservative congressional district in the country, owes its strong allegiance to Republicans to tapping the highly conservative residents of the
Birmingham suburbs. To that effect, incumbent Republican Congressman
Spencer Bachus won an eighth term in Congress with no opponents.
Alabama's 6th congressional district election, 2006
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Artur Davis sought a third term in this very liberal district that is mainly rooted in western
Alabama but reaches into some portions of
Birmingham. This is the most liberal and only majority-black district in Alabama, and as such, Davis won his third term with no opponents.
Alabama's 7th congressional district election, 2006