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The2006 Texas General Election was held on Tuesday, 7 November 2006, in theU.S. state ofTexas. Voters statewide elected theGovernor,Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller of Public Accounts,Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office,Commissioner of Agriculture, and oneRailroad Commissioner. Statewide judicial offices up for election were thechief justice and four justices of theTexas Supreme Court, and the presiding judge and two judges of theTexas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Elections were additionally held for theUnited States Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,Texas Senate, andTexas House.
Democratic andRepublican candidates were selected inparty primaries held 7 March 2006. In races without a majority, the runoff elections were held on 11 April 2006.
Libertarian candidates were selected at the Texas Libertarian Convention 10 June 2006 inHouston (the Libertarian Party does not use a primary system to select candidates).
Independent candidates had 60 days after the primaries are over (from 8 March, one day after the primary election, to 11 May 2006) to collect the necessary signatures to secure a place on the ballot. For statewide elections, state law proscribes the collection of one percent of voters casting ballots in the prior gubernatorial election (for 2006, this equates to 45,540 signatures) from registered voters that did not vote in either primary or any runoffs. If there was a primary runoff for the office an independent candidate is seeking, the petition process shrank to only 30 days, from 12 April (one day after the runoff elections) to 11 May 2006.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (inc.) | 2,661,789 | 61.7 | −3.3 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 1,555,202 | 36.0 | +3.6 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 97,672 | 2.3 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 1,106,587 | 25.7 | |||
| Turnout | 4,314,663 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Perry (incumbent) | 1,716,803 | 39.03 | −18.78 | |
| Democratic | Chris Bell | 1,310,353 | 29.79 | −10.17 | |
| Independent | Carole Keeton Strayhorn | 797,577 | 18.13 | ||
| Independent | Richard "Kinky" Friedman | 546,869 | 12.43 | ||
| Libertarian | James Werner | 26,748 | 0.61 | −0.86 | |
| Write-in | James "Patriot" Dillon | 718 | 0.02 | ||
| Majority | 406,450 | 9.24 | |||
| Turnout | 4,399,068 | −3.40 | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Dewhurst (inc.) | 2,513,530 | 58.19 | ||
| Democratic | Maria Luisa Alvarado | 1,617,490 | 37.44 | ||
| Libertarian | Judy Baker | 188,206 | 4.35 | ||
| Majority | 896,040 | 20.75 | |||
| Turnout | 4,319,226 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
Incumbent Attorney generalGreg Abbott ran for re-election, winning by a 22% margin.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Abbott (inc.) | 2,556,063 | 59.51 | ||
| Democratic | David Van Os | 1,599,069 | 37.23 | ||
| Libertarian | Jon Roland | 139,668 | 3.25 | ||
| Majority | 956,994 | 22.28 | |||
| Turnout | 4,294,800 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Susan Combs | 2,547,323 | 59.47 | ||
| Democratic | Fred Head | 1,585,362 | 37.01 | ||
| Libertarian | Mike Burris | 150,565 | 3.51 | ||
| Majority | 961,961 | 22.46 | |||
| Turnout | 4,283,250 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry E. Patterson (inc.) | 2,317,554 | 55.13 | ||
| Democratic | VaLinda Hathcox | 1,721,964 | 40.96 | ||
| Libertarian | Michael A. French | 164,098 | 3.90 | ||
| Majority | 595,590 | 14.17 | |||
| Turnout | 4,203,616 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Todd Staples | 2,307,406 | 54.77 | −4.77 | |
| Democratic | Hank Gilbert | 1,760,402 | 41.79 | +3.97 | |
| Libertarian | Clay Woolam | 144,989 | 3.44 | +2.26 | |
| Majority | 547,004 | 12.98 | −8.74 | ||
| Turnout | 4,212,797 | −4.85 | |||
| Republicanhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Elizabeth Ames Jones (inc.) | 2,269,743 | 54.03 | ||
| Democratic | Dale Henry | 1,752,947 | 41.73 | ||
| Libertarian | Tabitha Serrano | 177,648 | 4.22 | ||
| Majority | 516,796 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,200,338 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
SixteenTexas Senate seats and all 150Texas House of Representatives seats are up for election in 2006. The senators and representatives elected in 2006 served in theEightieth Texas Legislature, while the senators also served in theEighty-first Texas Legislature.
Fifteen of the sixteen elections for theTexas Senate were contested to some extent. In theDistrict 3 race,Robert Nichols won hisRepublicanprimary and will be unopposed in the fall election.
In theTexas House of Representatives, 118 of the 150 seats were contested in the November 2006 election. Thirty races will be uncontested after the primary elections on 7 March 2006; the remaining two will be determined in the primary runoffs on 11 April 2006.
Only contested elections are listed.
Only contested elections are listed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Republican | Bailey C. Moseley | 92,334 | 58.18 |
| Democrat | Ben Franks | 66,351 | 41.81 |
