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2006 election information

The following candidates for Congress were on the general election ballot in 2006:

• Sen. Bill Nelson, Democratic candidate (incumbent) (winner)

• Rep. Katherine Harris, Republican candidate for Senate

• Rep. Jeff Miller, Republican candidate (incumbent) 1st District (winner)

• Joe Roberts, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Allen Boyd, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 2nd District (winner)

• Rep. Corrine Brown, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 3rd District (winner)

• Rep. Ander Crenshaw, Republican candidate (incumbent) 4th District (winner)

• Bob Harms, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, Republican candidate (incumbent) 5th District (winner)

• John Russell, Democratic challenger 5th District [1]

• Rep. Cliff Stearns, Republican candidate (incumbent) 6th District (winner)

• David Bruderly, Democratic challenger

• Rep. John Mica, Republican candidate (incumbent) 7th District (winner)

• John Chagnon, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Ric Keller, Republican candidate (incumbent) 8th District (winner)

• Charlie Stuart, Democratic challenger

• Open Seat - 9th District - Rep. Mike Bilirakis, Republican incumbent is retiring
  • Gus Bilirakis, Republican candidate (winner)

• Phyllis Busansky, Democratic candidate
• Andrew Pasayan, independent candidate

• Rep. Bill Young, Republican candidate (incumbent) 10th District (winner)

• Samm Simpson, Democratic challenger

• Open Seat - 11th District - Rep. Jim Davis, Democratic incumbent is running for Governor
  • Kathy Castor, Democratic candidate (winner)

• Eddie Adams, Republican candidate

• Rep. Adam Putnam, Republican candidate (incumbent) 12th District (winner)

• Joe Viscusi, independent challenger

• Open Seat - 13th District - Rep. Katherine Harris, Republican incumbent is running for the U.S. Senate
  • Vern Buchanan, Republican candidate 13th District (winner)
  • Christine Jennings, Democratic candidate

• Rep. Connie Mack, Republican candidate (incumbent) 14th District (winner)

• Robert Neeld, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Dave Weldon, Republican candidate (incumbent) 15th District (winner)

• Bob Bowman, Democratic challenger

• Open Seat - 16th District - Rep. Mark Foley, Republican incumbent, resigned September 29, 2006; Foley withdrew from race but his name will remain on ballot.
  • Joe Negron, Republican candidate; State Representative selected to replace Foley but his name will not appear on the ballot
  • Tim Mahoney, Democratic candidate 16th District (winner)
  • Emmie Ross, Independent candidate [2]

• Rep. Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 17th District (winner)

• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican candidate (incumbent) 18th District (winner)

• David Patlak, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Bob Wexler, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 19th District (winner)

• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 20th District (winner)

• Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican candidate (incumbent) 21st District (winner)

• Frank Gonzalez, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Clay Shaw, Republican candidate (incumbent) 22nd District
  • Ron Klein, Democratic challenger (winner)
  • Neil Evangelista, independent challenger

• Rep. Alcee Hastings, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 23th District (winner)

• Rep. Tom Feeney, Republican candidate (incumbent) 24th District (winner)

• Clinton Curtis, Democratic challenger

• Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, Republican candidate (incumbent) 25st District (winner)

• Michael Calderin, Democratic challenger