2006Final results

2006 election for North Dakota's at-large District

Name: 2006 election for North Dakota's at-large District
Start: 2006-11-07
Location: North Dakota

U.S. House · North Dakota

Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Matt Mechtel (R) by 31.4 points.

Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner

65.7%142,934

34.3%74,687

217,621 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

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Earl PomeroyMatt Mechtel

$1.6M

Raised by the campaign

$89.7K

$1.4M

Spent by the campaign

$79.6K

$348.3K

Cash on hand

$10.1K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006