2006Final results
2006 election for Washington's 7th District
U.S. House · Washington
Jim McDermott (D) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Steve Beren (R) by 63.7 points.
Jim McDermottDemocrat · winner
79.4%195,462
Steve BerenRepublican
15.7%38,715
Linnea S. NoreenIndependent
4.9%11,956
246,133 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.
Jim McDermottSteve Beren
$888.6K
Raised by the campaign
$19.2K
$496.3K
Spent by the campaign
$17.3K
$422.8K
Cash on hand
$1.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Linnea S. Noreen $79.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006