Superribbie, of course, is the dean of the 2006 contest for the House, but I thought I would supplement his work with a list of Republican seats yet to be challenged.
Republicans presently occupy 231 of the 435 seats in the House. One seat is vacant, and one is held by the beloved Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
According to the DCCC and FEC filing reports, 109 of the Republicans' 231 seats remain uncontested. 47.2% of Republican seats are currently not contested. I list these seats below by state, and those listed by Superribbie as potentially competitive seats are placed in italics. The percentage of the vote the incumbent won in 2004 or the last special election is also provided.
Does anyone know who anyone who can run for these seats? Make suggestions in the comments section, please. We need to aggressively recruit D candidates for these seats, especially those emphasized in italics.
ALABAMA Filing Deadline: 7 APR 2006
01 - Jo Bonner, R (63%)
02 - Terry Everett, R (72%)
03 - Michael Rogers, R (61%)
04 - Robert Aderholt, R (75%)
06 - Spencer Bachus, R (unopposed)
ARIZONA Filing Deadline: 14 JUNE 2006
06 - Jeff Flake, R (79% against a Libertarian opponent)
ARKANSAS Filing Deadline: 4 APR 2006
03 - John Boozman, R (59%)
CALIFORNIA Filing Deadline: 10 MARCH 2006
02 - Wally Herger, R (67%)
03 - Dan Lungren, R (62%)
19 - George Radanovich, R (66%)
21 - Devin Nunes, R (73%)
22 - Bill Thomas, R (unopposed)
25 - Howard Buck McKeon, R (64%)
41 - Jerry Lewis, R (83% against a Libertarian opponent)
44 - Ken Calvert, R (62%)
DELAWARE Filing Deadline: 28 JULY 2006
AL - Michael Castle, R (69%)
FLORIDA Filing Deadline: 12 MAY 2006
01 - Jeff Miller, R (77%)
04 - Ander Crenshaw, R (unopposed)
07 - John Mica, R (unopposed)
10 - CW Young, R (69%)
12 - Adam Putnam, R (65%)
14 - Connie Mack, R (68%)
15 - David Weldon, R (65%)
18 - Ileana Ros-Lehtinan, R (65%)
21 - Lincoln Diaz-Balart, R (73% against L opponent)
25 - Mario Diaz-Balart, R (unopposed)
GEORGIA Filing Deadline: 28 APR 2006
06 - Thomas Price, R (unoppposed)
07 - John Linder, R (unopposed)
08 - Lynn Westmoreland, R (76%)
09 - Charles Norwood, R (74%)
10 - Nathan Deal, R (unopposed)
11 - Phil Gingrey, R (57%)
ILLINOIS Filing Deadline: 19 DEC 2005
16 - Donald Manzullo, R (69%)
18 - Ray LaHood, R (70%)
INDIANA Filing Deadline: 17 FEB 2006
05 - Dan Burton, R (72%)
IOWA Filing Deadline: 17 MARCH 2006
04 - Tom Latham, R (61%)
KANSAS Filing Deadline: 12 JUNE 2006
02 - Jim Ryun, R (56%)
04 - Todd Tiahrt, R (66%)
KENTUCKY Filing Deadline: 31 JAN 2006
03 - Anne Northup, R (60%)
04 - Geoff Davis, R (54%)
05 - Hal Rogers, R (unopposed)
LOUISIANA Filing Deadline: 11 AUG 2006
04 - Jim McCrery, R (unopposed)
05 - Rodney Alexander, R (59%)
06 - Richard Baker, R (62%)
07 - Charles Boustany, R (55% in run-off)
MICHIGAN Filing Deadline: 16 MAY 2006
02 - Peter Hoekstra, R (69%)
03 - Vernon Ehlers, R (67%)
06 - Fred Upton, R (65%)
07 - John Schwarz, R (59%)
08 - Michael Rogers, R (61%)
MINNESOTA Filing Deadline: 18 JULY 2006
03 - Jim Ramstad, R (65%)
MISSISSIPPI Filing Deadline: 1 MARCH 2006
01 - Roger Wicker, R (79% against Reform Party opponent)
03 - Chip Pickering, R (80% against I and Reform)
MISSOURI Filing Deadline: 28 MARCH 2006
07 - Roy Blunt, R (71%)
08 - Jo Ann Emerson, R (72%)
NEBRASKA Filing Deadline: 1 MARCH 2006
01 - Jeffrey Fortenberry, R (54%)
NEVADA Filing Deadline: 12 MAY 2006
03 - Jon Porter, R (55%)
NEW JERSEY Filing Deadline: 10 APR 2006
02 - Frank LoBiondo, R (65%)
04 - Christopher Smith, R (67%)
11 - Rodney Frelinghuysen, R (68%)
NEW MEXICO Filing Deadline: 14 FEB 2006
02 - Steve Pearce, R (60%)
NEW YORK Filing Deadline: 13 JULY 2006
03 - Peter King, R (63%)
13 - Vito Fossella, R (59%)
26 - Tom Reynolds, R (56%)
NORTH CAROLINA Filing Deadline: 28 FEB 2006
05 - Virginia Foxx, R (59%)
06 - Howard Coble, R (73%)
OHIO Filing Deadline: 16 FEB 2006
01 - Steven Chabot, R (60%)
02 - Jean Schmidt, R (52%)
04 - OPEN SEAT (59%)
05 - Paul Gillmor, R (67%)
07 - David Hobson, R (65%)
08 - John Boehner, R (69%)
12 - Pat Tiberi, R (62%)
16 - Ralph Regula, R (67%)
OKLAHOMA Filing Deadline: 7 JUNE 2006
01 - John Sullivan, R (60%)
03 - Frank Lucas, R (82% against Independent opponent)
04 - Tom Cole, R (78% against Independent opponent)
05 - OPEN SEAT (66%)
OREGON Filing Deadline: 7 MARCH 2006
02 - Greg Walden, R (72%)
PENNSYLVANIA Filing Deadline: 7 MARCH 2006
03 - Phil English, R (60%)
05 - John Peterson, R (88% against Lib. opponent)
09 - Bill Shuster, R (70%)
15 - Charles Dent, R (59%)
SOUTH CAROLINA Filing Deadline: 30 MARCH 2006
01 - Henry Brown, R (88% against Green opponent)
02 - Joe Wilson, R (65%)
04 - Bob Inglis, R (70%)
TENNESSEE Filing Deadline: 6 APR 2006
01 - William Jenkins, R (74%)
02 - John Duncan, R (65%)
07 - Marsha Blackburn, R (unopposed)
TEXAS Filing Deadline: 2 JAN 2006
01 - Louis Gohmert, R (61%)
02 - Ted Poe, R (65%)
03 - Sam Johnson, R (86% against I and L opponents)
08 - Kevin Brady, R (69%)
11 - K. Michael Conaway, R (77%)
12 - Kay Granger, R (72%)
13 - William Thornberry, R (92% against L opponent)
23 - Henry Bonilla, R (69%)
24 - Kenny Marchant, R (64%)
26 - Michael Burgess, R (66%)
32 - Pete Sessions, R (54%)
UTAH Filing Deadline: 17 MARCH 2006
01 - Rob Bishop, R (68%)
03 - Christopher Cannon, R (63%)
VIRGINIA Filing Deadline: 14 APR 2006
04 - Randy Forbes, R (65%)
05 - Virgil Goode, R (64%)
06 - Bob Goodlatte, R (unopposed)
07 - Eric Cantor, R (76% against Independent opponent)
10 - Frank Wolf, R (64%)
WEST VIRGINIA Filing Deadline: 28 JAN 2006
02 - Shelley Moore Capito, R (58%)
WISCONSIN Filing Deadline: 11 JULY 2006
06 - Thomas Petri, R (67%)
Seats for which we need to aggressively recruit: NV-03, NM-02, KS-02, LA-07, IA-04, MI-07, MI-08, OH-01, OH-04, OH-12, KY-03, AL-03, WV-02, PA-03, PA-15, NY-03, NY-13, NY-26
I know some candidates have been discussed, and others have visited this site, claiming they plan to run. But as it stands, these are the seats currently open according to the FEC and the DCCC. Again, all suggestions and comments are welcome.