Maine's congressional elections, 2006
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- For the Senate election, see Maine U.S. Senate election, 2006.
The Maine Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of both Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. The primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
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[edit] Candidates
[edit] 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Tom Allen (official website) has been in office since 1997. He defeated Republican challenger Darlene Curley (official website) and independent Dexter Kamilewicz (official website) in the general election. Neither Allen nor Curley were challenged in their respective primaries.
[edit] General election results
| Maine's 1st Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Tom Allen (incumbent) | 168,709 | 60.67% | ||
| Republican | Darlene Curley | 87,589 | 31.49% | ||
| Independent | Dexter Kamilewicz | 21,792 | 7.84% | ||
| Majority | 81,120 | 29.17% | |||
| Turnout | 278,090 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Maine Today
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[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Tom Allen (winner) | 26,081 | 100.0% | Darlene Curley (winner) | 28,172 | 100.0% |
| Source: Maine State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Michael Michaud (official website) has served in Congress since 2003. Michaud defeated Republican Laurence D'Amboise (official website) in the general election. Neither Michaud nor D'Amboise were challenged in their respective primaries
[edit] General election results
| Maine's 2nd Congressional District Election Results, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Michael Michaud (incumbent) | 176,218 | 70.49% | ||
| Republican | Laurence D'Amboise | 73,779 | 29.51% | ||
| Majority | 102,439 | 40.98% | |||
| Turnout | 249,997 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Source: Maine Today
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[edit] Primary election results
| Democratic | Republican | ||||
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| Candidate | Votes | Percent | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| Michael Michaud (winner) | 23,242 | 100.0% | Laurence D'Amboise (winner) | 24,139 | 100.0% |
| Source: Maine State Board of Elections | |||||
[edit] See also
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| Senators: Olympia Snowe (R), Susan Collins (R)
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