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2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election

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Field	Value
election_name	2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
country	Pennsylvania
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
previous_year	2004
next_election	2008 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election
next_year	2008
seats_for_election	All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
majority_seats	102
election_date	November 7, 2006
leader1	Bill DeWeese
leader_since1	January 3, 1995
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1	50th
last_election1	93
seats_before1	94
seat_change1	8
seats_after1	102
leader2	John Perzel
leader_since2	March 29, 2003
party2	Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2	172nd
last_election2	110
seats_before2	109
seat_change2	8
seats_after2	101
map_image	[[File:2006 Pennsylvania House of Representatives election map.svg	450px]]
map_caption	Results:

title	Speaker
before_election	John Perzel
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Dennis O'Brien
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

The 2006 elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were held on November 7, 2006, with all districts being contested. Necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2006.{{cite web | access-date = 2008-05-27}} Members elected in 2006 were inaugurated on January 2, 2007.{{cite web | access-date = 2008-05-27}} State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.

While initial results of the elections showed the Republicans holding onto a one-seat majority in the state house, the race in the 156th district in Chester County had only 19 votes separating the candidates. A further count of provisional ballots and absentee ballots gave the Democrats a victory in the 156th district by 23 votes. A recount proved decisive in the Democrats' favor with the margin increasing to 28 votes. This turned control of the state house to the Democrats for the first time since 1994.

As a further note, the pay raise scandal claimed one more high-level victim as Rep. Mike Veon, the Democratic Whip, was defeated for re-election.

Overview

Affiliation	Seats at Last Election	Seats at End of Legislative Session	Seats after Election	Change Since Last Election
Democratic Party (United States)}}"		Democratic	93	94	102
Republican Party (United States)}}"		Republican	110	109	101

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Rothenberg	November 4, 2006

General election

References

(2004). "2006 General Election". Pennsylvania Department of State.
(February 2022)
Jacobson, Louis. (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings".
Jeff Habay's]] term.
Lost GOP primary to Todd Rock, but won Democratic nomination as a write-in.
link. (2008-11-28 on July 19, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of [[Pat Browne]], who was [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=13&OfficeID=12 elected] to the [[Pennsylvania Senate, District 16). Senate]].
link. (2008-11-28 on February 8, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of [[Kelly Lewis]], who was named President of the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.)
link. (2008-11-28 on September 13, 2005 to fill the unexpired term of [[LeAnna Washington]], who was [http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=15&OfficeID=12 elected] {{webarchive). link. (2008-11-28 to the [[Pennsylvania Senate). Senate]].

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