2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for North Carolina's 11th District
U.S. House · North Carolina
Heath Shuler (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Charles Taylor (R) by 7.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Heath ShulerDemocrat · winner
53.8%124,972
Charles TaylorRepublican
46.2%107,342
232,314 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.
Heath ShulerCharles Taylor
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$4.4M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$4.4M
$42.9K
Cash on hand
$18.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006