2006 Texas gubernatorial election

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2006 Texas gubernatorial election
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  2002 November 7, 2006 2010  
  RickPerry2006 (1).jpg Chris Bell (2006) (3x4cropped).jpg
Nominee Rick Perry Chris Bell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,716,8031,310,353
Percentage39.0%29.8%

  Carole Keeton Strayhorn (1).jpg Kinky Friedman portrait (21610) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Carole Keeton Strayhorn Kinky Friedman
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote797,577546,869
Percentage18.1%12.4%

2006 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Perry:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Bell:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Contents

Strayhorn:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election

Rick Perry
Republican

Elected Governor

Rick Perry
Republican

The 2006 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Texas. The election was a rare five-way race, with incumbent Republican governor Rick Perry running for re-election against Democrat Chris Bell and Independents Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman, as well as Libertarian nominee James Werner.

Perry was re-elected to a second full term in office, winning 39% of the vote to Bell's 30%, Strayhorn's 18%, and Friedman's 12%. Perry carried 209 out of the state's 254 counties, while Bell carried 39 and Strayhorn carried 6. Exit polls revealed that Perry won the white vote with 46%, while Bell got 22%, Strayhorn got 16% and Friedman got 15%. Bell won 63% of African Americans, while Perry got 16%, Strayhorn got 15% and Friedman got 4%. Bell also won the Latino vote with 41%, while Perry got 31%, Strayhorn got 18% and Friedman got 4%.

Perry was inaugurated for a second full four-year term on January 16, 2007. The ceremony was held inside the House of Representatives chamber at the Texas Capitol after thunderstorms canceled the planned outdoor ceremony. This remains the last time Republicans won a statewide race in Texas with only a plurality. Despite only winning 29% of the vote, this is the closest the Democrats have come to winning a Texas gubernatorial election in the 21st century.

As of 2023, this is the most recent gubernatorial election where Swisher, Crosby, Fisher, Haskell, Red River, Morris, Marion, Bastrop, Newton, Jefferson, Bee, and Calhoun counties voted for the Democratic candidate, and the most recent where Cameron County voted for the Republican candidate, as well as the most recent where Cooke, Nolan, Wilson, Goliad, and Wharton counties did not vote for the Republican candidate.

Background

Incumbent Rick Perry became governor in late 2000 when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned following his election as President of the United States. He had been elected lieutenant governor in 1998. Perry was subsequently elected governor in his own right in 2002 and successfully ran for a second full term in 2006.

Perry's overall poll ratings had plummeted since the 2002 election, plagued by budget woes, battles over school financing reform, and a contentious and controversial redistricting battle. His approval rating dropped to 38% during the latter part of the 2005 legislative session.

Qualifications

It is difficult for an independent gubernatorial candidate to gain ballot access in the state of Texas. The election law, summarized briefly, requires the following:

In the event a candidate does not qualify for independent status, they may still run as a write-in candidate. The candidate must pay a $3,750 filing fee and submit 5,000 qualified signatures. However, the filing cannot take place any earlier than July 30, nor later than 5:00 PM on August 29.

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

Campaign

The race was initially expected to be a contentious three-way primary between Perry, Comptroller of Public Accounts Carole Keeton Strayhorn, and U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Hutchison declined to run for governor in late 2005, instead opting to run for re-election to the Senate. This left Strayhorn and Perry vying for the GOP nomination. Believing her chances to be better running as an independent and appealing directly to voters, rather than those of the Republican Party first, she announced her intent to challenge him in the general election instead. Had she run in the primary, the December 2005 Scripps Howard Texas Poll of match ups had Perry in the lead against Strayhorn by a 55%-24% margin.

Despite weak polling numbers, Perry had the support of the Texas Republican Party. According to Perry's campaign website, he gained 142 separate endorsements. Perry had endorsements from virtually the entire Texas Republican congressional delegation (all but two members),[ citation needed ] every Republican statewide officeholder (except Strayhorn and judicial officeholders, who by law cannot endorse political candidates), 51 of the 62 members of the Texas Republican Party executive committee, and nearly every major Texas pro-business, fiscal conservative, and social conservative organization and PAC. Perry even managed to gain the endorsement of the Teamsters Union,[ citation needed ] notwithstanding Texas's strong right to work laws.

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Perry (incumbent) 552,545 84.23
Republican Larry Kilgore 50,1197.64
Republican Rhett Smith30,2554.60
Republican Star Locke23,0303.51
Total votes655,919 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Chris Bell, a former congressman from Houston, had been defeated in his party's 2004 primary after the controversial mid-decade redistricting in the state.[ citation needed ] Bell announced his run in July 2005.[ citation needed ]

Results

Democratic primary results [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Bell 324,869 63.87
Democratic Bob Gammage 145,08128.53
Democratic Rashad Jafer38,6527.60
Total votes508,602 100.00

General election

Candidates

Kinky Friedman, an independent candidate, claimed that country-music lovers, college students, animal lovers, ranchers, and anyone who didn't vote in the last election were among his supporters.[ citation needed ]

Campaign

Bell's official strategy was to get Democrats to unite behind and vote for a Democrat, predicting (and betting on) a splintering of the Republican vote among Perry, Strayhorn, and Friedman, giving the Democrats the needed plurality to win the election. [6] Running on a platform of ethics reform and education issues, he stayed with the pack of three candidates with better name recognition. After a good debate performance, his poll numbers improved significantly to where he had taken second place in nearly every poll afterward.

Friedman briefly enjoyed a high standing in the polls, and surpassed Democrat Chris Bell for second place by Independence Day.[ citation needed ] As Election Day drew near, the Friedman campaign fizzled out as much of his wide support was among young voters. He finished fourth in the election with under 13% of the vote. His website claimed that "he doesn't put much stock in unscientific political polls among "likely" voters, saying, "It's Kinky Friedman versus apathy". Friedman stated during the campaign that he was going after the 71% who didn't make it to the polls in 2002.[ citation needed ]

Perry's position in polling improved during the campaign, with a 44% approval rating and 51% disapproving as of September 2006. [7]

Debates

2006 Texas Governor Debates
No.DateHostLinkParticipants
Key:
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   W Withdrawn
Rick PerryChris BellCarole Keeton StrayhornKinky FriedmanJames Werner
1October 6, 2006 KERA-TV PPPPN

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [8] Likely RNovember 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9] Safe RNovember 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report [10] Likely RNovember 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics [11] Likely RNovember 6, 2006

Endorsements

Individuals

Polling

Graphical summary

SourceDateMoEBell (D)Friedman (I)Perry (R)Strayhorn (I)Werner (L)
WSJ/Zogby [13] October 31, 2006±2.9%28.5%14.4%36.7%15%2.1%
Houston Chronicle/KHOU [14] October 29, 2006±3.2%22%10.5%38%21%1%
Rasmussen [15] October 27, 2006±4.5%25%12%36%22%N/A
SurveyUSA [16] October 24, 2006±4.3%26%16%36%19%1%
WSJ/Zogby [13] October 19, 2006±3%26.2%13.2%37.5%13%3.9%
Dallas Morning News [17] October 5, 2006±3.5%15%14%38%18%N/A
WSJ/Zogby [18] September 25, 2006±2.6%22.3%18.9%33%15.5%1.5%
Survey USA [19] September 19, 2006±4.3%23%23%35%15%2%
Rasmussen [20] September 13, 2006±4.5%18%16%33%22%N/A
WSJ/Zogby [18] September 5, 2006±2.9%25.3%22.4%30.7%*11.1%2.6%
WSJ/Zogby [18] August 28, 2006N/A23.1%22.7%34.8%9.6%N/A
Rasmussen [21] August 9, 2006±4.5%18%18%35%18%N/A
Rasmussen [22] July 24, 2006±4.5%13%19%40%20%N/A
WSJ/Zogby [18] July 24, 2006N/A20.8%20.7%38.3%11%N/A
Survey USA [23] June 26, 2006±4.2%20%21%35%19%N/A
WSJ/Zogby [18] June 21, 2006N/A19.7%17.5%37.7%14.1%N/A
Rasmussen [24] June 12, 2006±4.5%14%20%38%19%N/A
Survey USA [25] May 22, 2006±4.1%18%16%41%20%N/A
Survey USA [26] April 26, 2006±4.2%15%16%39%25%N/A
Rasmussen [27] April 20, 2006±3%17%15%40%19%N/A
WSJ/Zogby [18] March 30, 2006N/A20.7%16.6%36.3%19%N/A
Dallas Morning News [28] February 18, 2006±3%19%10%36%16%N/A
Rasmussen [29] February 14, 2006±4.5%13%9%40%31%N/A
Rasmussen [30] January 5, 2006±4.5%14%12%40%21%N/A

Results

Results for Kinky Friedman by county:
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25-30% Texas Gubernatorial Election Results by County, 2006 Kinky Friedman.svg
Results for Kinky Friedman by county:
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Texas election laws do not require a run-off in the event that a majority is not achieved, and so Perry became one of only three Texas governors to achieve the office by a plurality of less than 40%, the other two being Elisha M. Pease in 1853 and Francis Lubbock in 1861.

Strayhorn was seen as a moderate alternative to Perry, and found support among moderate Republicans and independent voters. Although a few polls had her tied for second going into Election day, she finished with 18.13%. [5]

2006 Texas gubernatorial election [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rick Perry (incumbent) 1,716,803 39.03 −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-ins James "Patriot" Dillon (Write-in)7180.02
Majority 406,4509.24
Turnout 4,399,068−3.40
Republican hold
Legend
Counties won by Perry
Counties won by Bell
Counties won by Strayhorn
Counties won by Friedman

WORK IN PROGRESS

2006 Gubernatorial election results by Texas county
CountyCruz
Republican
O'Rourke
Democratic
Strayhorn
Independent
Friedman
Independent
Werner
Libertarian
Dillon
Write-in
MarginTotal
votes
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
Anderson 11,33576.92%3,30722.44%940.64%8,02854.48%14,736
Andrews 3,33880.80%77618.78%170.41%2,56262.02%4,131
Angelina 19,16672.46%7,13026.96%1530.58%12,03645.51%26,449
Aransas 6,67774.35%2,24725.02%560.62%4,43049.33%8,980
Archer 3,20889.06%37610.44%180.50%2,83278.62%3,602
Armstrong 81991.10%748.23%60.67%74582.87%899
Atascosa 7,75363.53%4,33235.50%1190.98%3,42128.03%12,204
Austin 8,72278.95%2,24120.29%840.76%6,48158.67%11,047
Bailey 1,20474.50%40525.06%70.43%79949.44%1,616
Bandera 7,64379.75%1,86519.46%760.79%5,77860.29%9,584
Bastrop 15,06754.87%12,08244.00%3121.14%2,98510.87%27,461
Baylor 1,07086.64%15612.63%90.73%91474.01%1,235
Bee 4,34260.16%2,81138.95%640.89%1,53121.21%7,217
Bell 47,43754.79%38,41744.37%7230.84%9,02010.42%86,577
Bexar 217,60039.59%326,94659.49%5,0240.91%109,34619.90%549,570
Blanco 4,18171.99%1,57027.03%570.98%2,61144.96%5,808
Borden 32093.29%226.41%10.29%29886.88%343
Bosque 5,71879.92%1,37419.20%630.88%4,34460.71%7,155
Bowie 20,15771.17%7,98228.18%1820.64%12,17542.99%28,321
Brazoria 65,69358.78%45,22840.47%8320.74%20,46518.31%111,753
Brazos 35,97155.78%27,87643.23%6400.99%8,09512.55%64,487
Brewster 1,87945.99%2,14752.55%601.47%2686.56%4,086
Briscoe 55388.62%6911.06%20.32%48477.56%624
Brooks 54328.24%1,37671.55%40.21%83343.32%1,923
Brown 10,39185.65%1,67013.77%710.59%8,72171.88%12,132
Burleson 5,07977.53%1,42721.78%450.69%3,65255.75%6,551
Burnet 13,85974.95%4,44424.03%1871.01%9,41550.92%18,490
Caldwell 6,14753.54%5,22745.53%1070.93%9208.01%11,481
Calhoun 4,19868.61%1,87430.63%470.77%2,32437.98%6,119
Callahan 4,37387.06%61012.14%400.80%3,76374.92%5,023
Cameron 28,57436.67%48,77062.60%5680.73%20,19625.92%77,912
Camp 2,74970.63%1,11928.75%240.62%1,63041.88%3,892
Carson 2,19289.14%2459.96%220.89%1,94779.18%2,459
Cass 8,14879.75%2,02419.81%450.44%6,12459.94%10,217
Castro 1,21975.11%39424.28%100.62%82550.83%1,623
Chambers 12,14680.01%2,92619.27%1090.72%9,22060.73%15,181
Cherokee 11,63177.85%3,20721.46%1030.69%8,42456.38%14,941
Childress 1,52686.21%23613.33%80.45%1,29072.88%1,770
Clay 3,71086.52%54712.76%310.72%3,16373.76%4,288
Cochran 54178.86%14020.41%50.73%40158.45%686
Coke 1,15088.67%13710.56%100.77%1,01378.10%1,297
Coleman 2,75988.26%35111.23%160.51%2,40877.03%3,126
Collin 187,24552.63%165,61446.55%2,9270.82%21,6316.08%355,786
Collingsworth 81087.28%11312.18%50.54%69775.11%928
Colorado 5,77975.67%1,82523.90%330.43%3,95451.77%7,637
Comal 44,07971.68%16,83027.37%5860.95%27,24944.31%61,495
Comanche 3,79982.41%78116.94%300.65%3,01865.47%4,610
Concho 80381.94%16316.63%141.43%64065.31%980
Cooke 11,87981.70%2,55017.54%1110.76%9,32964.16%14,540
Coryell 10,62666.99%5,06731.94%1701.07%5,55935.04%15,863
Cottle 45882.23%9717.41%20.36%36164.81%557
Crane 83679.24%21320.19%60.57%62359.05%1,055
Crockett 92872.73%34026.65%80.63%58846.08%1,276
Crosby 97868.78%43730.73%70.49%54138.05%1,422
Culberson 29735.91%52163.00%91.09%22427.09%827
Dallam 97087.00%13912.47%60.54%83174.53%1,115
Dallas 241,12633.13%481,39566.14%5,3680.74%240,26933.01%727,889
Dawson 2,19272.70%81126.90%120.40%1,38145.80%3,015
Deaf Smith 2,68070.99%1,06728.26%280.74%1,61342.73%3,775
Delta 1,56280.85%35418.32%160.83%1,20862.53%1,932
Denton 158,74453.67%134,64945.52%2,4090.81%24,0958.15%295,802
Dewitt 4,97481.13%1,12818.40%290.47%3,84662.73%6,131
Dickens 63584.22%11314.99%60.80%52269.23%754
Dimmit 84029.03%2,04270.56%120.41%1,20241.53%2,894
Donley 1,11086.79%16112.59%80.63%94974.20%1,279
Duval 1,33032.34%2,76567.23%180.44%1,43534.89%4,113
Eastland 5,37786.66%80012.89%280.45%4,57773.76%6,205
Ector 20,99668.90%9,23030.29%2480.81%11,76638.61%30,474
Edwards 60479.79%14519.15%81.06%45960.63%757
Ellis 41,02267.71%19,10631.53%4610.76%21,91636.17%60,589
El Paso 50,94325.02%151,48274.40%1,1890.58%100,53949.38%203,614
Erath 10,05579.64%2,48619.69%840.66%7,56959.95%12,625
Falls 3,21568.70%1,44530.88%200.43%1,77037.82%4,680
Fannin 8,56979.71%2,10719.60%740.69%6,46260.11%10,750
Fayette 8,22878.52%2,19820.98%530.51%6,03057.54%10,479
Fisher 1,13976.24%34022.76%151.00%79953.48%1,494
Floyd 1,39474.19%47625.33%90.48%91848.86%1,879
Foard 32173.79%11325.98%10.23%20847.82%435
Fort Bend 111,42343.62%142,39955.75%1,6160.63%30,97612.13%255,438
Franklin 3,30083.04%63916.08%350.88%2,66166.96%3,974
Freestone 5,24379.90%1,27919.49%400.61%3,96460.41%6,562
Frio 1,63644.46%2,01654.78%280.76%38010.33%3,680
Gaines 3,31786.18%51313.33%190.49%2,80472.85%3,849
Galveston 67,64159.53%45,06539.66%9160.81%22,57619.87%113,622
Garza 1,06882.98%20315.77%161.24%86567.21%1,287
Gillespie 9,89078.85%2,57220.51%810.65%7,31858.34%12,543
Glasscock 51392.60%376.68%40.72%47685.92%554
Goliad 2,32675.72%71723.34%290.94%1,60952.38%3,072
Gonzales 4,17374.19%1,42125.26%310.55%2,75248.92%5,625
Gray 5,24688.90%61510.42%400.68%4,63178.48%5,901
Grayson 31,65573.37%11,15725.86%3320.77%20,49847.51%43,144
Gregg 24,56968.37%11,13330.98%2340.65%13,43637.39%35,936
Grimes 6,49975.51%2,03723.67%710.82%4,46251.84%8,607
Guadalupe 33,93862.19%20,07936.79%5541.02%13,85925.40%54,571
Hale 5,36072.51%1,97026.65%620.84%3,39045.86%7,392
Hall 80783.11%16116.58%30.31%64666.53%971
Hamilton 2,79583.93%50715.23%280.84%2,28868.71%3,330
Hansford 1,55290.76%1388.07%201.17%1,41482.69%1,710
Hardeman 97383.73%18515.92%40.34%78867.81%1,162
Hardin 17,39186.53%2,63613.12%710.35%14,75573.42%20,098
Harris 498,90241.31%700,20057.98%8,6520.72%201,29816.67%1,207,754
Harrison 16,22671.82%6,24527.64%1220.54%9,98144.18%22,593
Hartley 1,46790.33%1539.42%40.25%1,31480.91%1,624
Haskell 1,36281.36%30218.04%100.60%1,06063.32%1,674
Hays 33,30841.77%45,58457.16%8541.07%12,27615.39%79,746
Hemphill 1,20987.93%15711.42%90.65%1,05276.51%1,375
Henderson 20,89178.80%5,41520.43%2050.77%15,47658.38%26,511
Hidalgo 46,50530.64%104,41668.81%8340.55%57,91138.16%151,755
Hill 8,92778.08%2,44321.37%630.55%6,48456.71%11,433
Hockley 4,84479.49%1,21119.87%390.64%3,63359.62%6,094
Hood 20,09080.34%4,72018.88%1950.78%15,37061.47%25,005
Hopkins 9,30678.07%2,54521.35%690.58%6,76156.72%11,920
Houston 5,55275.43%1,77224.08%360.49%3,78051.36%7,360
Howard 5,65176.32%1,69322.87%600.81%3,95853.46%7,404
Hudspeth 50954.56%40743.62%171.82%10210.93%933
Hunt 21,11574.12%7,15125.10%2220.78%13,96449.02%28,488
Hutchinson 5,85488.14%75311.34%350.53%5,10176.80%6,642
Irion 63686.18%9613.01%60.81%54073.17%738
Jack 2,49888.80%29610.52%190.68%2,20278.28%2,813
Jackson 3,99182.46%83217.19%170.35%3,15965.27%4,840
Jasper 9,50480.32%2,28219.29%470.40%7,22261.03%11,833
Jeff Davis 68358.03%46639.59%282.38%21718.44%1,177
Jefferson 36,73149.48%37,12850.01%3800.51%3970.53%74,239
Jim Hogg 41027.74%1,06071.72%80.54%65043.98%1,478
Jim Wells 4,52045.66%5,33153.85%490.49%8118.19%9,900
Johnson 39,57175.47%12,41123.67%4540.87%27,16051.80%52,436
Jones 4,11582.56%83216.69%370.74%3,28365.87%4,984
Karnes 2,90070.12%1,20329.09%330.80%1,69741.03%4,136
Kaufman 26,11868.07%12,00231.28%2520.66%14,11636.79%38,372
Kendall 15,29277.25%4,34021.92%1640.83%10,95255.32%19,796
Kenedy 10055.56%7742.78%31.67%2312.78%180
Kent 28885.46%4413.06%51.48%24472.40%337
Kerr 16,82275.76%5,19823.41%1850.83%11,62452.35%22,205
Kimble 1,49587.73%19511.44%140.82%1,30076.29%1,704
King 12494.66%64.58%10.76%11890.08%131
Kinney 82768.97%35829.86%141.17%46939.12%1,199
Kleberg 4,08147.48%4,45651.84%590.69%3754.36%8,596
Knox 85578.23%22920.95%90.82%62657.27%1,093
Lamar 12,71176.72%3,73122.52%1260.76%8,98054.20%16,568
Lamb 2,74179.29%69920.22%170.49%2,04259.07%3,457
Lampasas 5,83678.13%1,56921.00%650.87%4,26757.12%7,470
La Salle 67345.20%81354.60%30.20%1409.40%1,489
Lavaca 6,68886.44%1,01913.17%300.39%5,66973.27%7,737
Lee 4,48776.74%1,32222.61%380.65%3,16554.13%5,847
Leon 5,71186.67%85512.98%230.35%4,85673.70%6,589
Liberty 16,04177.96%4,42121.49%1140.55%11,62056.47%20,576
Limestone 5,21175.35%1,67224.18%330.48%3,53951.17%6,916
Lipscomb 94288.28%11610.87%90.84%82677.41%1,067
Live Oak 3,02982.96%60116.46%210.58%2,42866.50%3,651
Llano 7,95478.33%2,12420.92%760.75%5,83057.42%10,154
Loving 4787.04%611.11%11.85%4175.93%54
Lubbock 58,78064.19%32,06835.02%7310.80%26,71229.17%91,579
Lynn 1,36980.67%32319.03%50.29%1,04661.64%1,697
McCulloch 2,24584.05%40014.98%260.97%1,84569.08%2,671
McLennan 45,85561.24%28,45238.00%5680.76%17,40323.24%74,875
McMullen 38790.00%419.53%20.47%34680.47%430
Madison 3,03379.17%78020.36%180.47%2,25358.81%3,831
Marion 2,44870.00%1,01829.11%310.89%1,43040.89%3,497
Martin 1,29783.46%24315.64%140.90%1,05467.82%1,554
Mason 1,56079.31%40220.44%50.25%1,15858.87%1,967
Matagorda 7,33070.10%3,04929.16%780.75%4,28140.94%10,457
Maverick 2,95127.38%7,72771.71%980.91%4,77644.32%10,776
Medina 11,44470.73%4,62128.56%1140.70%6,82342.17%16,179
Menard 63280.72%14518.52%60.77%48762.20%783
Midland 32,86776.51%9,72322.64%3650.85%23,14453.88%42,955
Milam 5,92274.15%1,99725.00%680.85%3,92549.14%7,987
Mills 1,76488.02%22911.43%110.55%1,53576.60%2,004
Mitchell 1,58582.85%32316.88%50.26%1,26265.97%1,913
Montague 6,42486.57%94112.68%560.75%5,48373.88%7,421
Montgomery 137,39572.28%51,26826.97%1,4330.75%86,12745.31%190,096
Moore 3,24880.00%78719.38%250.62%2,46160.62%4,060
Morris 2,95369.74%1,26029.76%210.50%1,69339.99%4,234
Motley 48391.65%407.59%40.76%44384.06%527
Nacogdoches 13,77563.68%7,73235.74%1260.58%6,04327.93%21,633
Navarro 10,39172.08%3,91827.18%1070.74%6,47344.90%14,416
Newton 3,66078.27%99321.24%230.49%2,66757.04%4,676
Nolan 3,12076.58%92822.78%260.64%2,19253.80%4,074
Nueces 45,95648.85%47,39250.38%7190.76%1,4361.53%94,067
Ochiltree 2,16089.44%2309.52%251.04%1,93079.92%2,415
Oldham 73289.71%8210.05%20.25%65079.66%816
Orange 21,16480.37%5,05019.18%1180.45%16,11461.20%26,332
Palo Pinto 7,54780.03%1,83719.48%460.49%5,71060.55%9,430
Panola 7,12081.38%1,59818.26%310.35%5,52263.12%8,749
Parker 44,07180.87%9,95618.27%4680.86%34,11562.60%54,495
Parmer 1,67581.43%37218.08%100.49%1,30363.34%2,057
Pecos 2,16161.39%1,33938.04%200.57%82223.35%3,520
Polk 12,79476.38%3,85022.99%1060.63%8,94453.40%16,750
Potter 16,68968.33%7,52130.79%2140.88%9,16837.54%24,424
Presidio 43626.15%1,22173.25%100.60%78547.09%1,667
Rains 3,70284.02%68115.46%230.52%3,02168.57%4,406
Randall 38,47979.41%9,61319.84%3630.75%28,86659.57%48,455
Reagan 69282.97%13616.31%60.72%55666.67%834
Real 1,31183.82%24515.66%80.51%1,06668.16%1,564
Red River 3,42777.57%97322.02%180.41%2,45455.55%4,418
Reeves 1,12847.04%1,25552.34%150.63%1275.30%2,398
Refugio 1,63665.65%84733.99%90.36%78931.66%2,492
Roberts 44195.87%194.13%00.00%42291.74%460
Robertson 4,29568.52%1,94230.98%310.49%2,35337.54%6,268
Rockwall 26,61568.77%11,75430.37%3300.85%14,86138.40%38,699
Runnels 2,84287.88%38511.90%70.22%2,45775.97%3,234
Rusk 12,59777.37%3,60922.17%760.47%8,98855.20%16,282
Sabine 3,45687.12%49612.50%150.38%2,96074.62%3,967
San Augustine 2,26675.13%73424.34%160.53%1,53250.80%3,016
San Jacinto 7,49980.30%1,78519.11%550.59%5,71461.18%9,339
San Patricio 11,33562.22%6,77737.20%1070.59%4,55825.02%18,219
San Saba 1,81187.53%24711.94%110.53%1,56475.59%2,069
Schleicher 73577.21%20921.95%80.84%52655.25%952
Scurry 3,70584.92%64214.71%160.37%3,06370.20%4,363
Shackelford 1,17491.65%1038.04%40.31%1,07183.61%1,281
Shelby 6,00879.46%1,52120.12%320.42%4,48759.34%7,561
Sherman 69284.18%8710.58%435.23%60573.60%822
Smith 53,76069.46%23,18229.95%4580.59%30,57839.51%77,400
Somervell 3,03382.17%63317.15%250.68%2,40065.02%3,691
Starr 2,44322.65%8,27376.72%680.63%5,83054.06%10,784
Stephens 2,63188.65%32410.92%130.44%2,30777.73%2,968
Sterling 44290.95%449.05%00.00%39881.89%486
Stonewall 49780.94%11218.24%50.81%38562.70%614
Sutton 93477.45%26521.97%70.58%66955.47%1,206
Swisher 1,46177.10%42022.16%140.74%1,04154.93%1,895
Tarrant 309,18949.24%313,49749.93%5,2080.83%4,3080.69%627,894
Taylor 29,81173.32%10,48925.80%3570.88%19,32247.52%40,657
Terrell 32369.16%13929.76%51.07%18439.40%467
Terry 2,16977.11%62922.36%150.53%1,54054.75%2,813
Throckmorton 61787.77%7710.95%91.28%54076.81%703
Titus 5,68571.02%2,26528.29%550.69%3,42042.72%8,005
Tom Green 24,64871.18%9,69027.98%2920.84%14,95843.19%34,630
Travis 119,27824.63%359,77274.30%5,1541.06%240,49449.67%484,204
Trinity 4,14680.12%99819.29%310.60%3,14860.83%5,175
Tyler 5,91982.91%1,18516.60%350.49%4,73466.31%7,139
Upshur 11,52982.44%2,36416.91%910.65%9,16565.54%13,984
Upton 85482.83%16916.39%80.78%68566.44%1,031
Uvalde 4,34854.80%3,52844.46%590.74%82010.33%7,935
Val Verde 5,34546.87%5,95552.21%1050.92%6105.35%11,405
Van Zandt 15,18284.66%2,63414.69%1160.65%12,54869.98%17,932
Victoria 19,00569.85%8,04629.57%1570.58%10,95940.28%27,208
Walker 11,53564.61%6,18634.65%1320.74%5,34929.96%17,853
Waller 10,16761.24%6,33538.16%1010.61%3,83223.08%16,603
Ward 2,09671.78%80027.40%240.82%1,29644.38%2,920
Washington 10,13475.11%3,26324.18%950.70%6,87150.93%13,492
Webb 13,81427.97%35,15971.20%4080.83%21,34543.23%49,381
Wharton 9,09470.27%3,79329.31%550.42%5,30140.96%12,942
Wheeler 1,67992.76%1256.91%60.33%1,55485.86%1,810
Wichita 23,64869.72%9,97129.40%2990.88%13,67740.32%33,918
Wilbarger 2,63976.74%77622.56%240.70%1,86354.17%3,439
Willacy 1,52735.31%2,77364.12%250.58%1,24628.81%4,325
Williamson 99,85747.96%105,85050.84%2,5141.21%5,9932.88%208,221
Wilson 13,02573.51%4,56725.77%1270.72%8,45847.73%17,719
Winkler 1,12377.18%32122.06%110.76%80255.12%1,455
Wise 19,02382.29%3,91516.94%1790.77%15,10865.35%23,117
Wood 13,98783.55%2,63515.74%1180.70%11,35267.81%16,740
Yoakum 1,55881.87%33517.60%100.53%1,22364.27%1,903
Young 5,54386.54%82112.82%410.64%4,72273.72%6,405
Zapata 82136.93%1,39262.62%100.45%57125.69%2,223
Zavala 58920.19%2,31379.29%150.51%1,72459.10%2,917
Total4,260,55350.89%4,045,63248.32%65,4700.78%214,9212.57%8,371,655
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See also

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