2006 Georgia state elections

In 2006, all thirteen of Georgia's U.S. House seats were up for election. Neither of the Peach state's U.S. Senate seats were up for election that year.

All thirteen of Georgia's incumbent Representatives sought re-election in 2006. Going into the elections, Republicans held seven of Georgia's U.S. House seats and Democrats held six seats.

Despite significant gains by Republicans in Georgia since 2002, such as consecutive Republican victories since in Presidential elections since 1996, gaining both of Georgia's U.S. Senate seats, the election of Sonny Perdue as Georgia's first post-Reconstruction Republican governor in 2002, successful elections of Republicans to other state executive offices, and gaining control of both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction, Democrats have succeeded in gaining seats of Georgia's House delegation in recent House elections.

Following gains in both houses of the General Assembly in 2002 and 2004, Republicans enacted a mid-decade redistricting to alter the congressional districts created by the 146th Georgia General Assembly, which Democrats held control of at the time, with the intention of benefiting Republicans. Two Democratic incumbents who were especially targeted were Jim Marshall (GA-8) and John Barrow (GA-12). They were opposed respectively by former Representatives Mac Collins (who previously represented what is now the Third district) and Max Burns. These two races were among the most competitive in the nation, but ultimately resulted in both incumbents being re-elected by razor thin margins of 1 and 0.6 percentage points respectively.

The partisan makeup of Georgia's House delegation did not change, however one Incumbent, Cynthia McKinney (GA-4), was denied renomination by her 59% to 41% defeat in the Democratic Primary runoff to then-Dekalb county Commissioner Hank Johnson.

Democrats

Republicans

Libertarian

• Allen Buckley

Democrats

Republicans

Libertarian

• Kevin Madsen

Democrats

Republicans

Libertarian

• David Chastain

As of 2023, this is the last time Fulton County, the state’s largest county and home to Atlanta, voted Republican in a contested statewide election.

Democrats

• Tommy Irvin (incumbent)

Republicans

Libertarian

• Jack Cashin

Democrats

• Michael Thurmond (incumbent)

Republicans

This is a statewide race.

2006 Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 election

November 7, 2006 (first round) December 5, 2006 (runoff)

Candidate Chuck Eaton David Burgess Party Republican Democratic First round 941,748 46.25% 994,619 48.85% Runoff 112,232 52.18% 102,860 47.82%

First round county results Runoff county results Eaton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Burgess:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%

Commissioner before election David Burgess Democratic Elected Commissioner Chuck Eaton Republican

Republicans

Democrats

• David Burgess

Libertarians

• Paul MacGregor

This is a statewide race.

Republicans

Democrats

• Dawn Randolph

Libertarians

• Kevin Cherry

Incumbent state Supreme Court Associate Justices George H. Carley, Harold Melton, Hugh P. Thompson, and Carol W. Hunstein were all re-elected with three being unopposed. Only Hunstein received any opposition, which she overcame handily.[1]

Incumbent Judges John Ellington, M. Yvette Miller, Herbert E. Phipps, and J.D. Smith were re-elected without opposition.[2]