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2006-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Pennsylvania (District 06)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Jim Gerlach*
(R)
Lois Murphy
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
Berks County (pt.)37,43654.4%31,32845.6%00.0%6,108 68,764
Chester County (pt.)52,98554.8%43,73045.2%00.0%9,255 96,715
Lehigh County (pt.)55559.9%37140.1%00.0%184 926
Montgomery County (pt.)30,07141.5%42,46358.5%00.0%-12,392 72,534
TOTAL 121,04750.7% 117,89249.3% 00.0% 3,155 238,939
Total R vote: 121,047 (50.7%)      Total D vote: 117,892 (49.3%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,492,407 $4,097,667
Total Receipts: $3,353,286 $4,120,107
Cash on Hand: $10,779 $59,084
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $1,335,662 $3,397,376
Party Contributions: $14,555 $1,952
Other Committee Contributions: $1,717,643 $650,210
Transfers from Other Committees: $227,657 $51,500
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $97,205 $130,162
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $3,074,072 $3,853,414
Net Independent Expenditures: $-2,976,867 $-3,723,252
Net Spending: $515,540 $374,415

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/PA/06/2006

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jim Gerlach*
Total Disbursements: $3,492,407
Total Receipts: $3,353,286
Cash on Hand: $10,779
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,335,662
Party Contributions: $14,555
Other Committee Contributions: $1,717,643
Other Committee Transfers: $227,657
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $97,205
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $3,074,072
Net Independent Expenditures: $-2,976,867
Net Spending: $515,540



Lois Murphy
Total Disbursements: $4,097,667
Total Receipts: $4,120,107
Cash on Hand: $59,084
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $3,397,376
Party Contributions: $1,952
Other Committee Contributions: $650,210
Other Committee Transfers: $51,500
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $130,162
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $3,853,414
Net Independent Expenditures: $-3,723,252
Net Spending: $374,415



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/PA/06/2006


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Jim Gerlach* 30,088 100.0% $3,492,407
TOTAL VOTES 30,088    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Lois Murphy 22,242 76.2% $4,097,667
2   Mike Leibowitz 6,961 23.8% $33,490
TOTAL VOTES 29,203