▁con gression al ▁district ▁election , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁was ▁an ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁main ▁candidates ▁were ▁two - term ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Rick ▁Ren zi ▁and ▁Democratic ▁civil ▁rights ▁att orney ▁Ellen ▁Simon . ▁ ▁Ren zi ▁defeated ▁Simon ▁by ▁a ▁ 5 2 % ▁to ▁ 4 4 % ▁margin . ▁ ▁C andid ates ▁ ▁Republican ▁Rick ▁Ren zi ▁first ▁won ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁only ▁ 4 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁just ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁votes . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁Ellen ▁S . ▁Simon ▁is ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁att orney ▁and ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Sed ona . ▁ ▁Libert arian ▁David ▁Sch los ser ▁is ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Flag st aff . ▁After ▁losing ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁E lection , ▁he ▁launched ▁an ▁un success ful ▁campaign ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Flag st aff . ▁ ▁Primary ▁Camp aign ▁Arizona ▁has ▁an ▁open - primary . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁seven ▁candidates ▁who ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁primary , ▁five ▁of ▁them ▁Democratic , ▁Libert arian ▁David ▁Sch los ser , ▁and ▁Republican ▁Rick ▁Ren zi . ▁ ▁Ren zi ▁collected ▁ 3 7 , 6 4 4 ▁votes ▁and ▁Sch los ser ▁ 6 0 6 . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁five ▁Democr ats , ▁Simon ▁won ▁a ▁decis ive ▁victory . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁At ▁one