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

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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.^[1]

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^[2]

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)