2006 Congressional candidates from Pennsylvania

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


 * Sen. Rick Santorum, Republican candidate (incumbent)
 * Bob Casey, Democratic candidate (winner)
 * Carl Romanelli, Green Party challenger (not on ballot)


 * Rep. Robert Brady, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 1st District (winner)


 * Rep. Chaka Fattah, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 2nd District (winner)
 * Michael Gessner, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Phil English, Republican candidate (incumbent) 3rd District (winner)
 * Steve Porter, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Melissa Hart, Republican candidate (incumbent) 4th District
 * Jason Altmire, Democratic challenger (winner)


 * Rep. John Peterson, Republican candidate (incumbent) 5th District (winner)
 * Donald Hilliard, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Jim Gerlach, Republican candidate (incumbent) 6th District (winner)
 * Lois Murphy, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Curt Weldon, Republican candidate (incumbent) 7th District
 * Joe Sestak, Democratic challenger (winner)


 * Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, Republican candidate (incumbent) 8th District
 * Patrick Murphy, Democratic challenger (winner)


 * Rep. Bill Shuster, Republican candidate (incumbent) 9th District (winner)
 * Tony Barr, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Don Sherwood, Republican candidate (incumbent) 10th District
 * Chris Carney, Democratic challenger (winner)


 * Rep. Paul Kanjorski, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 11th District (winner)
 * Joseph Leonardi, Republican challenger


 * Rep. John Murtha, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 12th District (winner)
 * Diana L. Irey, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 13th District (winner)
 * Raj Bhakta, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Mike Doyle, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 14th District (winner)


 * Rep. Charles Dent, Republican candidate (incumbent) 15th District (winner)
 * Charles Dertinger, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Joe Pitts, Republican candidate (incumbent) 16th District (winner)
 * Lois Herr, Democratic challenger
 * John Murphy, independent challenger


 * Rep. Tim Holden, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 17th District (winner)
 * Matthew Wertz, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Tim Murphy, Republican candidate (incumbent) 18th District (winner)
 * Chad Kluko, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Todd Platts, Republican candidate (incumbent) 19th District (winner)
 * Philip Avillo, Democratic challenger