The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

in the

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. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the

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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

District 1

Incumbent Republican

Jo Ann Davis Jo Ann Davis (née Sides; June 29, 1950 – October 6, 2007) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party from Virginia, she represented the st ...

defeated Democrat Shawn M. O'Donnell and Independent Marvin F. Pixton III.

District 2

Incumbent Republican

Thelma Drake Thelma Day Drake (born November 20, 1949) is an American politician and former member of Congress for Virginia's 2nd congressional district. A Republican, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005 to 2009. Prior to serving in Co ...

defeated Democrat

Phillip Kellam Phillip Kellam (born 1956) is a politician from a well known political family in Virginia Beach. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Commissioner of the Revenue for Virginia Beach since 1998. He ran for Congress in in 2006. F ...

, the Commissioner of the Revenue for

Virginia Beach Virginia Beach is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census. Although mostly suburban in character, it is the most populous city ...

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott was unopposed for an 8th term.

District 4

Incumbent Republican

Randy Forbes James Randy Forbes (born February 17, 1952) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for , serving from 2001 to 2017. Prior to joining the United States Congress, he was a member of the Virgin ...

defeated Independent Green Albert P. Burckard.

District 5

Incumbent Republican

Virgil Goode Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. (born October 17, 1946) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia between 1997 and 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but b ...

defeated Democrat Al Weed, a vineyard owner and his 2004 opponent.

Endorsements

District 6

Incumbent Republican

Bob Goodlatte Robert William Goodlatte (; born September 22, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives representing for 13 terms. A Republican, he was also the Chair of the House Judiciar ...

defeated independents Barbara Jean Pryor and Andre D. Peery.

District 7

Incumbent Republican

Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minori ...

defeated Democrat James M. Nachmann and independent W. Brad Blanton.

District 8

Incumbent Democrat

Jim Moran James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 1985 to 1990, and as the U.S. representative for (including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington ...

defeated Republican Tom M. O'Donoghue and independent Jim Hurysz.

District 9

Long-serving incumbent Democrat

Rick Boucher Frederick Carlyle Boucher (; born August 1, 1946) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 1983 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his bid for a 15th term by Republican Morgan Griff ...

defeated Republican Bill Carrico to win a 13th term.

District 10

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, the Dean of the

congressional delegation, defeated Democrat Judy Feder, a professor at

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, Libertarian Wilbur N. Wood III and independent Neeraj C. Nigam.

Endorsements

District 11

Incumbent Republican Thomas M Davis defeated Democrat Andrew Hurst and Independent Green Joseph Oddo in an unexpectedly close election.

Overview

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

Endorsements

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

Endorsements

District 11

References

See also