The United States House of Representative elections of 2006 in North Carolina were held on 7 November 2006 as part of the
biennial election to the
United States House of Representatives
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. All thirteen seats in North Carolina, and 435 nationwide, were elected.
The
Democrats gained a seat, becoming the largest party in terms of both representatives and
popular vote
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. All incumbents ran again, with twelve of the thirteen winning re-election.
Republican
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incumbent
Charles H. Taylor Charles H. Taylor may refer to:
* Charles Taylor (North Carolina politician) (born 1941), US congressman from North Carolina
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lost the
11th district
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, while fellow Republican
Robin Hayes
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came close to losing in
the 8th.
It is not to be confused with the
election to the North Carolina House of Representatives, which was held on the same day.
Summary
Results
Footnotes
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2006
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2006 North Carolina elections
North Carolina
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