2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

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.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)

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

County results 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

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.

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.

Results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2006

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

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Bowman (largest city: Bowman)
• Dunn (largest city: Killdeer)
• Emmons (largest city: Linton)
• Golden Valley (largest city: Beach)
• Oliver (largest city: Center)
• Sheridan (largest city: McClusky)
• Slope (largest city: Marmarth)

External links

• 2006 North Dakota U.S. House of Representatives Election results