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Texas State Senate elections, 2006

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Elections for theTexas State Senate consisted of a primary election on March 7, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in theTexas State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 26 years old before the general election
  • A five-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

List of candidates

District 1

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Kevin P. Eltife: 28,098Approveda Incumbent Eltife first assumed office in 2004.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Jason AlbersApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Kevin P. Eltife: 109,450Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Jason Albers: 22,211

District 2

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Bob Deuell: 16,992Approveda Incumbent Deuell first assumed office in 2003.
  • Tim McCallum: 8,261
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Dennis KaptainApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Bob Deuell: 92,431Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Dennis Kaptain: 25,043

District 3

Note: IncumbentTodd Staples did not seek re-election and ran forTexas Commissioner of Agriculture in 2006.

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Frank Denton: 5,642
  • Dave Kleimann: 6,721
  • Robert Nichols: 20,190Approveda
  • Bob Reeves: 4,678

November 7 General election candidate:

Republican Party Robert Nichols: 119,629Green check mark transparent.png

District 5

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Stephen Wyman: 12,965Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Steve Ogden: 26,909Approveda Incumbent Ogden first assumed office in 1997
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Darrell R. GrearApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Stephen Wyman: 59,671
Republican Party Steve Ogden: 105,979Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Darrell R. Grear: 6,719

District 7

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • F. Michael Kubosh: 2,470Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Mark Ellis: 2,548
  • Peggy Hamric: 6,904
  • Joe Nixon: 3,630
  • Dan Patrick: 28,870Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party F. Michael Kubosh: 52,586
Republican Party Dan Patrick: 118,067Green check mark transparent.png

District 8

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Florence Shapiro: 15,599Approveda Incumbent Shapiro first assumed office in 1991.

November 7 General election candidate:

Republican Party Florence Shapiro: 127,590Green check mark transparent.png

District 12

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Dwight Fullingim: 3,854Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Jane Nelson: 17,402Approveda Incumbent Nelson first assumed office in 1993.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Morgan WareApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Dwight B. Fullingim: 55,380
Republican Party Jane Nelson: 109,513Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Morgan Ware: 6,273

District 13

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Rodney Ellis: 16,875Approveda Incumbent Ellis first assumed office in 1991.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidate:

Democratic Party Rodney Ellis: 90,148Green check mark transparent.png

District 14

Note: Incumbent Gonzalo Barrientos did not run for re-election.

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Kirk Watson: 14,868Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Robert "Rock" HowardApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Kirk Watson: 127,223Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Robert "Rock" Howard: 31,180

District 15

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • John Whitmire: 4,195Approveda Incumbent Whitmire first assumed office in 1983.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Angel DeLaRosa: 5,938Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party John Whitmire: 56,884Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Angel DeLaRosa: 33,396

District 17

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Kyle Janek: 19,830Approveda Incumbent Janek first assumed office in 2003.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Phil KurtzApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Kyle Janek: 88,483Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Phil Kurtz: 25,212

District 18

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Gary Gates: 12,985
  • Glenn Hegar: 20,112Green check mark transparent.png
  • David Stall: 3,449
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Roy O. Wright, IIApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Glenn Hegar: 110,512Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Roy O. Wright, II: 29,511

District 19

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Frank Madla: 18,936 - Incumbent Madla first assumed office in 1993.
  • Carols I. Uresti: 24,610Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Dick Bowen: 3,513Approveda
  • Darrel Brown: 3,332

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Carlos I. Uresti: 58,876Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Dick Bowen: 40,621

District 22

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Kip Averitt: 28,220Approveda Incumbent Averitt first assumed office in 2002.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • Phil SmartApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Republican Party Kip Averitt: 112,765Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Phil Smart: 27,141

District 25

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Kathleen "Kathi" Thomas: 10,390Approveda
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Jeff Wentworth: 29,833Approveda Incumbent Wentworth first assumed office in 1993.
Libertarian PartyLibertarian Party candidate:
  • James R. "Bob" ThompsonApproveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Kathleen "Kathi" Thomas: 84,816
Republican Party Jeff Wentworth: 132,872Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party James R. "Bob" Thompson: 10,137

District 29

Democratic PartyMarch 7 Democratic primary:
  • Eliot Shapleigh: 26,897Approveda Incumbent Shapleigh first assumed office in 1997.
Republican PartyMarch 7 GOP primary:
  • Donald R. "Dee" Margo: 9,064Approveda

November 7 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Eliot Shapleigh: 51,531Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Donald R. "Dee" Margo: 36,127

See also

External links

Footnotes


Current members of theTexas State Senate
Senators
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District 3
District 4
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District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
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District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
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