Elections / 2006 · House

Democrats held the most US House seats in 2006.

Across 431 districts, Democrats won 232, Republicans 199. Results are party-level here — candidate names appear on each state's page. Every state below links to its districts.

2006 U.S. House elections

Democrats 233 +31218for control202 Republicans −30

435 voting seats, as elected in November 2006. The chamber is shown as voters returned it — seats vacated or members who changed party afterward are not reflected. DC’s delegate is non-voting and excluded.

Each of the 435 districts filled by the margin its winner carried · cyan outlines a district that flipped party · hover for the detail

Seats by state

Every row links to that state's district-by-district results.

State	Seats	Dem	Rep	Other	Delegation lean
Alaska	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Alabama	7	2	5	—	−42.9%
Arkansas	4	3	1	—	+50.0%
Arizona	8	4	4	—	+0.0%
California	53	34	19	—	+28.3%
Colorado	7	4	3	—	+14.3%
Connecticut	5	4	1	—	+60.0%
Delaware	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
Florida	25	9	16	—	−28.0%
Georgia	13	6	7	—	−7.7%
Hawaii	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Iowa	5	3	2	—	+20.0%
Idaho	2	0	2	—	−100.0%
Illinois	19	10	9	—	+5.3%
Indiana	9	5	4	—	+11.1%
Kansas	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
Kentucky	6	2	4	—	−33.3%
Louisiana	7	2	5	—	−42.9%
Massachusetts	10	10	0	—	+100.0%
Maryland	8	6	2	—	+50.0%
Maine	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
Michigan	15	6	9	—	−20.0%
Minnesota	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
Missouri	9	4	5	—	−11.1%
Mississippi	4	2	2	—	+0.0%
Montana	1	0	1	—	−100.0%
North Carolina	13	7	6	—	+7.7%
North Dakota	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Nebraska	3	0	3	—	−100.0%
New Hampshire	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
New Jersey	13	7	6	—	+7.7%
New Mexico	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
Nevada	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
New York	29	25	4	—	+72.4%
Ohio	18	7	11	—	−22.2%
Oklahoma	5	1	4	—	−60.0%
Oregon	5	4	1	—	+60.0%
Pennsylvania	19	11	8	—	+15.8%
Rhode Island	2	2	0	—	+100.0%
South Carolina	6	2	4	—	−33.3%
South Dakota	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Tennessee	9	5	4	—	+11.1%
Texas	28	10	18	—	−28.6%
Utah	3	1	2	—	−33.3%
Virginia	11	3	8	—	−45.5%
Vermont	1	1	0	—	+100.0%
Washington	9	6	3	—	+33.3%
Wisconsin	8	5	3	—	+25.0%
West Virginia	3	2	1	—	+33.3%
Wyoming	1	0	1	—	−100.0%

Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · party-level district results. Real returns — nothing estimated.

Democratic	42,048,820	52.8%
Republican	35,660,555	44.8%
Other	1,868,160	2.3%
Margin	6,388,265	D+8.0