2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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 had 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.

2006 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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Nominee Denny Rehberg Monica Lindeen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 239,124 158,916
Percentage 58.9% 39.1%

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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Results

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

General election

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Results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
Preceded by
2004 elections
United States House elections in Montana
2006
Succeeded by
2008 elections