2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Colorado's 7th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Ed Perlmutter (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Rick O'Donnell (R) by 12.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ed PerlmutterDemocrat · winner
54.9%103,918
Rick O'DonnellRepublican
42.1%79,571
Dave ChandlerGreen
1.6%3,073
Roger McCarvilleConstitution
1.4%2,605
189,170 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ed PerlmutterRick O'Donnell
$3M
Raised by the campaign
$2.8M
$2.9M
Spent by the campaign
$2.8M
$51K
Cash on hand
$46.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006
The candidates
Ed Perlmutter (D)Rick O'Donnell (R)
Also on the ballot: Dave Chandler (Green), 1.6%; Roger McCarville (Constitution), 1.4%