2006 Texas general election

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The 2006 Texas General Election was held on Tuesday, 7 November 2006, in the U.S. state of Texas. Voters statewide elected the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, and one Railroad Commissioner. Statewide judicial offices up for election were the chief justice and four justices of the Texas Supreme Court, and the presiding judge and two judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

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The Texas United States Senate election, 2006 and the Texas United States House elections, 2006 were conducted as part of the Texas General Election.

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party 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 in Houston (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.

United States Senator

2006 United States Senate election, Texas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison (inc.)2,661,78961.7-3.3
Democratic Barbara Ann Radnofsky 1,555,20236.0+3.6
Libertarian Scott Jameson 97,6722.3+1.1
Majority1,106,58725.7
Turnout 4,314,663
Republican hold Swing

Governor

Texas general election, 2006: Governor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rick Perry (incumbent)1,716,80339.03-18.78
Democratic Chris Bell 1,310,35329.79-10.17
Independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn 797,57718.13
Independent Richard "Kinky" Friedman 546,86912.43
Libertarian James Werner26,7480.61-0.86
Write-inJames "Patriot" Dillon7180.02
Majority406,4509.24
Turnout 4,399,068-3.40
Republican hold

Lieutenant governor

2006 election for Lieutenant Governor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican David Dewhurst (inc.)2,513,53058.19
Democratic Maria Luisa Alvarado 1,617,49037.44
Libertarian Judy Baker188,2064.35
Majority896,04020.75
Turnout 4,319,226
Republican hold Swing

Attorney general

2006 election for Attorney General
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Abbott (inc.)2,556,06359.51
Democratic David Van Os 1,599,06937.23
Libertarian Jon Roland 139,6683.25
Majority956,99422.28
Turnout 4,294,800
Republican hold Swing

Comptroller of Public Accounts

2006 election for Comptroller of Public Accounts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Susan Combs 2,547,32359.47
Democratic Fred Head 1,585,36237.01
Libertarian Mike Burris 150,5653.51
Majority961,96122.46
Turnout 4,283,250
Republican hold Swing

Commissioner of the General Land Office

2006 election for Commissioner of the General Land Office
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jerry E. Patterson (inc.)2,317,55455.13
Democratic VaLinda Hathcox 1,721,96440.96
Libertarian Michael A. French 164,0983.90
Majority595,59014.17
Turnout 4,203,616
Republican hold Swing

Commissioner of Agriculture

Texas general election, 2006: Texas Commissioner of Agriculture [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Todd Staples 2,307,40654.77-4.77
Democratic Hank Gilbert 1,760,40241.79+3.97
Libertarian Clay Woolam 144,9893.44+2.26
Majority547,00412.98-8.74
Turnout 4,212,797-4.85
Republican hold

Railroad Commissioner

2006 election for Railroad Commissioner
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Elizabeth Ames Jones (inc.)2,269,74354.03
Democratic Dale Henry 1,752,94741.73
Libertarian Tabitha Serrano 177,6484.22
Majority516,79612.3
Turnout 4,200,338
Republican hold Swing

Texas Supreme Court

Chief Justice, Unexpired term

Republican
Wallace Jefferson, Incumbent
Libertarian
Tom Oxford
Green (Write-in)
Charles E. Waterbury

Justice, Place 2

Republican
Don Willett, Incumbent
Democrat
William E. Moody
Libertarian
Wade Wilson

Justice, Place 4

Republican
David M. Medina, Incumbent
Libertarian
Jerry Adkins

Justice, Place 6

Republican
Nathan Hecht, Incumbent
Libertarian
Todd Phillipp
Independent (declared)
Petition deadline has passed for ballot access, but may run as write-in candidate
William W. McNeal

Justice, Place 8, Unexpired term

Republican
Phil Johnson, Incumbent
Libertarian
Jay H. Cookingham

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Presiding Judge

Republican
Sharon Keller, Incumbent
Democrat
J.R. Molina

Judge, Place 7

Republican
Barbara Parker Hervey, Incumbent
Libertarian
Quanah Parker

Judge, Place 8

Republican
Charles Holcomb, Incumbent
Libertarian
Dave Howard

Legislative elections

Sixteen Texas Senate seats and all 150 Texas House of Representatives seats are up for election in 2006. The senators and representatives elected in 2006 will serve in the Eightieth Texas Legislature, while the senators will also serve in the Eighty-first Texas Legislature.

Texas Senate

Fifteen of the sixteen elections for the Texas Senate are contested to some extent. In the District 3 race, Robert Nichols won his Republican primary and will be unopposed in the fall election.

There will be at least five new members of the Senate. These current senators will not return:

DistrictOutgoing SenatorPartyReason
3 Todd Staples RepublicanElected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
7 Jon Lindsay RepublicanDid not run
14 Gonzalo Barrientos DemocratDid not run
18 Kenneth L. Armbrister DemocratDid not run
19 Frank L. Madla DemocratDefeated in primary

Texas House of Representatives

In the Texas House of Representatives, 118 of the 150 seats will be 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.

There will be at least 20 new members of the House of Representatives. Two Democratic and five Republican incumbents were defeated in the primaries. These current representatives will not return:

DistrictRepresentativePartyReason
9 Roy Blake, Jr. RepublicanLost in primary
16 Ruben Hope, Jr. RepublicanDid not run
28 Glenn Hegar RepublicanRunning for Texas Senate, District 18
33 Vilma Luna DemocratWithdrew from race after nomination
38 Jim Solis DemocratDid not run
47 Terry Keel RepublicanUnsuccessful bid for Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
54 Suzanna Gratia Hupp RepublicanDid not run
63 Mary Denny RepublicanDid not run
71 Bob Hunter RepublicanDid not run
72 Scott Campbell RepublicanLost in primary
73 Carter Casteel RepublicanLost in primary
85 Pete Laney DemocratDid not run
91 Bob E. Griggs RepublicanDid not run
94 Kent Grusendorf RepublicanLost in primary
101 Elvira Reyna RepublicanLost in primary
110 Jesse W. Jones DemocratLost in primary
118 Charlie Uresti DemocratRunning for Texas Senate, District 19
126 Peggy Hamric RepublicanUnsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
133 Joe Nixon RepublicanUnsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
146 Al Edwards DemocratLost in primary

State Board of Education

Only contested elections are listed.

Member, State Board of Education, District 3

Republican
Tony Cunningham
Democrat
Rick Agosto

Member, State Board of Education, District 5

Republican
Ken Mercer
Libertarian
Bill Oliver

Member, State Board of Education, District 9

Republican
Don McLeroy, Incumbent
Democrat
Maggie Charleton

Member, State Board of Education, District 10

Republican
Cynthia Dunbar
Libertarian
Martin Thomen

Member, State Board of Education, District 12

Republican
Geraldine "Tincy" Miller, Incumbent
Libertarian
Matthew Havener

Member, State Board of Education, District 15

Republican
Bob Craig, Incumbent
Libertarian
Brandon Stacker

Courts of Appeal District elections

Only contested elections are listed.

1st Court of Appeals District

Place 9

Republican
Elsa Alcala, Incumbent
Democrat
Jim Sharp

3rd Court of Appeals District

Place 2

Republican
Alan Waldrop, Incumbent
Democrat
Jim Sybert Coronado

Place 5

Republican
David Puryear, Incumbent
Democrat
Mina A. Brees

Place 6

Republican
Bob Pemberton, Incumbent
Democrat
Bree Buchanan

4th Court of Appeals District

Place 3

Republican
Rebecca Simmons, Incumbent
Democrat
Richard Garcia, Jr.

Place 4

Republican
Steve Hilbig
Democrat
Dan Pozza

Place 5

Republican
Karen Angelini, Incumbent
Democrat
Lauro A. Bustamante

Place 7

Republican
Phylis Speedlin, Incumbent
Democrat
Eddie DeLaGarza

6th Court of Appeals District

Place 2

Republican
Bailey C. Moseley
Democrat
Ben Franks
PartyCandidateVotes %
RepublicanBailey C. Moseley92,33458.18
DemocratBen Franks66,35141.81

13th Court of Appeals District

Place 2

Democrat
Federico "Fred" Hinojosa, Incumbent
Republican
Rose Vela

14th Court of Appeals District

Place 6

Republican
Richard Edelman, Incumbent
Democrat
Leora T. Kahn

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References

  1. 1 2 "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 8 November 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2007.

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