2006Final results
2006 election for Pennsylvania's 2nd District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
Chaka Fattah (D) won with 88.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Gessner (R) by 79.3 points.
Chaka FattahDemocrat · winner
88.6%165,867
Michael GessnerRepublican
9.2%17,291
David G. BakerGreen
2.2%4,125
187,283 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.
Chaka FattahNo Republican
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
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$688.7K
Spent by the campaign
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$452.1K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006