2006 Texas Legislature election

The 2006 Texas Legislature election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Texas Legislature election was conducted as a part of the 2006 Texas general election, which also included the 2006 United States Senate election in Texas, the 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, and the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election.

Successful candidates served in the Eightieth Texas Legislature, which convened on January 9, 2007, at the capitol in Austin.

Texas Senate[]

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

Five Senators chose to not run or were defeated in their local primary.

District	Outgoing Senator	Party	Reason
3	Todd Staples	Republican	Ran for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
7	Jon Lindsay	Republican	Did not run
14	Gonzalo Barrientos	Democrat	Did not run
18	Kenneth L. Armbrister	Democrat	Did not run
19	Frank L. Madla	Democrat	Defeated in primary

Senate race summary[]

District 1

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 1^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin P. Eltife	109,450	83.13
	Libertarian		22,211	16.86
Majority			87,239	66.26
Turnout			131,661
	Republican hold

District 2

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 2^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Deuell	92,431	78.68
	Libertarian		25,043	21.31
Majority			67,388	57.36
Turnout			117,474
	Republican hold

District 3 Race uncontested after Nichols’ win in the Republican primary.

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 3^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Nichols	119,629	100.00
Majority			119,629	100.00
Turnout			119,629
	Republican hold

District 5

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 5^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Ogden	105,979	61.48
	Democratic		59,671	34.61
	Libertarian		6,719	3.89
Majority			46,308	26.87
Turnout			172,369
	Republican hold

District 7

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 7^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Patrick	118,067	69.18
	Democratic		52,586	30.81
Majority			65,481	38.37
Turnout			170,653
	Republican hold

District 8

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 8^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro	127,590	100.00
Majority			127,590	100.00
Turnout			127,590
	Republican hold

District 12

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 12^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Nelson	109,513	63.98
	Democratic		55,380	32.35
	Libertarian		6,273	3.66
Majority			54,133	31.63
Turnout			171,166
	Republican hold

District 13

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 13^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodney Ellis	90,148	100.00
Majority			90,148	100.00
Turnout			90,148
	Democratic hold

District 14

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 14^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kirk Watson	127,223	80.31
	Libertarian		31,180	19.68
Majority			96,043	60.63
Turnout			158,403
	Democratic hold

District 15

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 15^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican		33,396	36.99
	Democratic	John Whitmire	56,884	63.00
Majority			23,488	26.02
Turnout			90,280
	Democratic hold

District 17

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 17^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kyle Janek	88,483	77.82
	Libertarian		25,212	22.17
Majority			63,271	55.65
Turnout			113,695
	Republican hold

District 18

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 18^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	110,512	78.92
	Libertarian		29,511	21.07
Majority			81,001	57.85
Turnout			140,023
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 19

Incumbent Frank Madla was ousted by Uresti in contentious Democratic primary race. Madla was the only incumbent senator to lose a primary race in 2006.

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 19^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican		40,621	40.82
	Democratic	Carlos I. Uresti	58,876	59.17
Majority			18,255	18.35
Turnout			99,497
	Democratic hold

District 22

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 22^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kip Averitt	112,765	80.60
	Libertarian	Phil Smart	27,141	19.39
Majority			85,624	61.20
Turnout			139,906
	Republican hold

District 25

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 25^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth	132,872	58.32
	Democratic	Kathleen “Kathi” Thomas	84,816	37.22
	Libertarian		10,137	4.44
Majority			48,056	21.09
Turnout			227,825
	Republican hold

District 29

This was considered by some to be an extremely important Texas Senate election race.^[2] Thought to potentially add to the competitiveness of this Senate race was District 29's historically low-voter turnout and Republican "Dee" Margo's close connections to President George W. Bush via First Lady Laura Bush's close friendship to "Dee" Margo's spouse, El Pasoan Adair Margo. As it turned out, Shapleigh won reelection in a race that was not that close.

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 29^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican		36,127	41.21
	Democratic	Eliot Shapleigh	51,531	58.78
Majority			15,404	17.57
Turnout			87,658
	Democratic hold

House of Representatives[]

In the Texas House of Representatives, 117 of the 150 seats were contested in the November 2006 election. Thirty-two races were uncontested after the primary elections on March 7, 2006, while the remaining two were determined in the primary runoffs on April 11. One previously uncontested race came back into play with the withdrawal of the incumbent, thus allowing a new nomination process by both major parties.

There will be at least 21 new members of the House of Representatives. Two Democratic and five Republican incumbents were defeated in the primaries. These current representatives will not be back:

District	Representative	Party	Reason
	Roy Blake Jr.	Republican	Lost in primary
		Republican	Did not run
	Glenn Hegar	Republican	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18
		Republican	Deceased. Dawson's name remained on the ballot
		Democrat	Withdrew from race after nomination
		Democrat	Did not run
47		Republican	Unsuccessful run for Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
	Suzanna Gratia Hupp	Republican	Did not run
63		Republican	Did not run
		Republican	Did not run
		Republican	Lost in primary
		Republican	Lost in primary to
	Pete Laney	Democrat	Did not run
		Republican	Did not run
		Republican	Lost in primary
		Republican	Lost in primary
		Democrat	Lost in primary
	Charlie Uresti	Democrat	Elected to Texas Senate, District 19
		Republican	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
		Republican	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
	Al Edwards	Democrat	Lost in primary

House race summary, Districts 1–25[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
1	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	Reelected	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	21,841	86.79	+33.99
1	Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	Reelected	Libertarian		3,324	13.20	+13.20
2	Republican	Dan Flynn	Reelected	Republican	Dan Flynn	18,783	58.49	-41.51
				Democratic		11,926	37.13	+37.13
				Libertarian		1,404	4.37	+4.37
3	Democratic	Mark S. Homer	Reelected	Republican		14,032	41.68	-8.09
3	Democratic	Mark S. Homer	Reelected	Democratic	Mark S. Homer	19,632	58.31	+8.09
4	Republican	Betty Brown	Reelected	Republican	Betty Brown	21,547	59.45	-40.55
				Democratic		13,128	36.22	+36.22
				Libertarian	Rick E. Carter	1,567	4.32	+4.32
5	Republican	Bryan Hughes	Reelected	Republican	Bryan Hughes	26,286	81.93	+19.96
5	Republican	Bryan Hughes	Reelected	Libertarian		5,795	18.06	+18.06
6	Republican	Leo Berman	Reelected	Republican	Leo Berman	25,496	100.00
	Republican	Tommy Merritt	Reelected	Republican	Tommy Merritt	20,810	68.43	-31.57
				Democratic	Patrick Franklin	8,701	28.61	+28.61
				Libertarian		897	2.94	+2.94
	Republican	Byron Cook	Reelected	Republican	Byron Cook	17,767	57.86	-42.14
	Republican	Byron Cook	Reelected	Democratic		12,938	42.13	+42.13
	Republican	Roy Blake Jr.	Lost in Republican Primary	Republican	Wayne Christian	20,838	100.00	+43.11
	Republican	Jim Pitts	Reelected	Republican	Jim Pitts	25,196	66.81	-5.98
	Republican	Jim Pitts	Reelected	Democratic		12,516	33.18	+5.98
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican		15,918	46.11	-1.18
				Democratic		17,603	50.99	-1.71
				Libertarian		998	2.89	+2.89
	Democratic	Jim McReynolds	Reelected	Republican		15,707	42.07	-6.88
				Democratic	Jim McReynolds	20,747	55.58	+4.54
				Libertarian		873	2.33	+2.33
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		24,170	82.84	-17.16
	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian		5,006	17.15	+17.15
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		22,056	100.00
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		30,880	73.33	-17.42
				Democratic		9,597	22.79	+22.79
				Libertarian		1,633	3.87	-5.37
	Republican		Did not run	Republican	Brandon Creighton	23,945	75.04	-24.96
	Republican		Did not run	Democratic		7,963	24.95	+24.95
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican		19,225	47.88	+3.70
				Democratic		19,640	48.91	-4.75
				Libertarian		1,283	3.19	+1.04
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		19,153	76.00	+21.43
	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian		6,048	23.99	+23.99
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		16,082	57.35	+1.92
	Republican		Reelected	Democratic		11,957	42.64	-1.92
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		31,158	63.37	-5.41
	Republican		Reelected	Democratic		18,006	36.62	+5.41
	Democratic	Allan Ritter	Reelected	Democratic	Allan Ritter	20,811	100.00
	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	Reelected	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	14,516	90.75	-2.98
	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	Reelected	Libertarian		1,479	9.24	+2.98
	Democratic	Craig Eiland	Reelected	Democratic	Craig Eiland	22,618	83.79	-16.21
	Democratic	Craig Eiland	Reelected	Libertarian		4,374	16.20	+16.20
	Republican	Larry Taylor	Reelected	Republican	Larry Taylor	24,992	77.69	-22.31
	Republican	Larry Taylor	Reelected	Libertarian		7,176	22.30	+22.30
	Republican	Dennis Bonnen	Reelected	Republican	Dennis Bonnen	21,867	100.00	+33.99

House race summary, Districts 26–50[]

: Incumbent was unopposed in Democratic primary and was to be unopposed in the fall, but she withdrew from the race, allowing the Democratic Party a new nomination process and giving the Republican Party the chance to make its own nomination.

: , unopposed in the Republican primary, withdrew from the race for House District 48 on August 21, 2006. Under the Texas Election Code, when a party nominee withdraws from a contested race, the party does not have the option to replace the candidate unless the candidate has been declared ineligible.

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
	Republican	Charles F. “Charlie” Howard	Reelected	Republican	Charles F. “Charlie” Howard	26,374	100.00
	Democratic	Dora Olivo	Reelected	Republican	Ken Bryant	13,475	39.20	+39.20
	Democratic	Dora Olivo	Reelected	Democratic	Dora Olivo	20,898	60.79	-39.21
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18	Republican	John Zerwas	25,094	62.96	-1.17
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18	Democratic		14,760	37.03	+1.17
	Republican		Reelected. Dawson died September 12, 2006, but remained on the ballot due to election law.	Republican		21,221	60.40	-39.60
	Republican			Democratic		13,908	39.59	+39.59
	Republican	Geanie Morrison	Reelected	Republican	Geanie Morrison	24,725	100.00	+12.60
	Democratic	Ryan Guillen	Reelected	Democratic	Ryan Guillen	12,711	100.00
	Republican		Defeated	Republican		16,840	46.15	-53.85
				Democratic	Juan M. Garcia	17,607	48.25	+48.25
				Libertarian		2,038	5.58	+5.58
	Democratic		Withdrew from race after primary	Republican	Joe McComb	13,023	47.91	+47.91
	Democratic		Withdrew from race after primary	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz Jr.	14,154	52.08	-47.92
	Democratic	Abel Herrero	Reelected	Democratic	Abel Herrero	17,561	78.41	+23.37
	Democratic	Abel Herrero	Reelected	Libertarian		4,835	21.58	+21.58
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican		12,780	41.97	-7.09
				Democratic		16,042	52.69	+1.76
				Libertarian		1,623	5.33	+5.33
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		8,776	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		10,113	100.00
	Democratic		Did not run	Republican		5,054	28.50	+28.50
				Democratic	Eddie Lucio III	11,335	63.93	-36.07
				Libertarian		1,339	7.55	+7.55
	Democratic	Armando “Mando” Martinez	Reelected	Democratic	Armando “Mando” Martinez	8,122	100.00
	Democratic	Aaron Pena	Reelected	Democratic	Aaron Pena	7,073	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		9,794	100.00
	Democratic	Richard Raymond	Reelected	Democratic	Richard Raymond	12,787	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		12,164	100.00	+40.70
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		28,931	100.00
	Democratic	Patrick M. Rose	Reelected	Republican		14,949	35.83	-9.60
				Democratic	Patrick Rose	25,080	60.12	+5.56
				Libertarian		1,686	4.04	+4.04
	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	Reelected	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	17,343	85.33	-14.67
	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	Reelected	Libertarian		2,980	14.66	+14.66
47	Republican		Unsuccessful bid for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8	Republican	Bill Welch	24,447	45.53	-54.47
				Democratic		26,975	50.24	+50.24
				Libertarian		2,265	4.21	+4.21
	Democratic	Donna Howard	Reelected	Democratic	Donna Howard	31,255	77.76	+27.87
	Democratic	Donna Howard	Reelected	Libertarian	Ben Easton	8,939	22.23	+22.23
	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	Reelected	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	32,381	84.12	-1.73
	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	Reelected	Libertarian		6,111	15.87	+1.73
	Democratic	Mark Strama	Reelected	Republican		13,681	33.63	-14.08
				Democratic	Mark Strama	25,098	61.70	+13.11
				Libertarian		1,892	4.65	+0.96

House race summary, Districts 51–75[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	Reelected	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	13,521	85.72	-14.28
	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	Reelected	Libertarian		2,252	14.27	+14.27
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		18,853	50.44	-43.18
				Democratic		16,520	44.20	+44.20
				Libertarian		1,998	5.34	+5.34
	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	Reelected	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	30,966	85.31	-14.69
	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	Reelected	Libertarian		5,328	14.68	+14.68
	Republican	Suzanna Gratia Hupp	Did not run	Republican	Jimmie Don Aycock	16,314	60.44	-0.41
				Democratic		9,802	36.31	-2.83
				Libertarian		873	3.23	+3.23
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		17,428	66.35	-33.65
	Republican		Reelected	Democratic		8,837	33.64	+33.64
	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	Reelected	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	27,961	78.72	+25.51
	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	Reelected	Libertarian		7,556	21.27	+21.27
	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	Reelected	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	19,274	86.15	+27.82
	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	Reelected	Libertarian		3,097	13.84	+13.84
	Republican	Rob Orr	Reelected	Republican	Rob Orr	21,766	62.75	-7.03
				Democratic		11,419	32.92	+2.71
				Libertarian	Tom Stewart	1,497	4.31	+4.31
	Republican	Sid Miller	Reelected	Republican	Sid Miller	15,235	55.53	-8.37
	Republican	Sid Miller	Reelected	Democratic		12,198	44.46	+8.37
	Republican	James L. “Jim” Keffer	Reelected	Republican		24,223	67.18	-2.70
				Democratic		10,645	29.52	-0.59
				Libertarian		1,185	3.28	+3.28
	Republican	Phil King	Reelected	Republican	Phil King	27,470	80.40	-19.60
	Republican	Phil King	Reelected	Libertarian		6,696	19.59	+19.59
62	Republican	Larry Phillips	Reelected	Republican	Larry Phillips	20,031	61.15	-38.85
62	Republican	Larry Phillips	Reelected	Democratic		12,725	38.84	+38.84
63	Republican		Did not run	Republican	Tan Parker	31,958	100.00
64	Republican	Myra Crownover	Reelected	Republican	Myra Crownover	19,266	59.91	-40.09
64	Republican	Myra Crownover	Reelected	Democratic		12,888	40.08	+40.08
65	Republican	Burt Solomons	Reelected	Republican	Burt Solomons	20,687	78.38	-8.05
65	Republican	Burt Solomons	Reelected	Libertarian		5,704	21.61	+8.05
66	Republican		Reelected	Republican		24,399	80.33	-19.67
66	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian		5,972	19.66	+19.66
67	Republican		Reelected	Republican		18,211	100.00
	Republican	Richard L. “Rick” Hardcastle	Reelected	Republican	Rick Hardcastle	26,949	100.00
	Democratic	David Farabee	Reelected	Republican	Shirley Craft	11,966	39.62	-7.28
				Democratic	David Farabee	17,571	58.18	+5.09
				Libertarian		659	2.18	+2.18
	Republican	Ken Paxton	Reelected	Republican	Ken Paxton	30,062	69.03	-6.99
				Democratic		12,265	28.16	+4.19
				Libertarian		1,222	2.80	+2.80
	Republican	Bob Hunter	Did not run	Republican		18,026	57.66	-32.10
				Democratic		12,547	40.13	+40.13
				Libertarian	Vanessa Harris	687	2.19	-8.04
	Republican		Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican	Drew Darby	19,334	81.45	+24.24
	Republican		Defeated in Republican Primary	Libertarian	Dennis Higgins	4,401	18.54	+18.54
	Republican		Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican		35,785	75.15	-24.85
				Libertarian		9,142	19.19	+19.19
				Write-In		2,690	5.64	+5.64
	Democratic	Pete P. Gallego	Reelected	Democratic	Pete P. Gallego	19,324	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican	Paul B. Johnson Jr.	5,435	34.29	+34.29
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		10,413	65.70	-34.30

House race summary, Districts 76–100[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
	Democratic	Norma Chavez	Reelected	Democratic	Norma Chavez	12,886	100.00
	Democratic	Paul C. Moreno	Reelected	Democratic	Paul C. Moreno	11,375	100.00
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		18,837	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		12,623	100.00	+33.41
	Democratic	Tracy O. King	Reelected	Democratic	Tracy O. King	15,466	100.00
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		16,187	84.77	+9.68
	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian	Billy Grimes	2,907	15.22	+15.22
	Republican	Tom Craddick	Reelected	Republican	Tom Craddick	24,187	100.00
83	Republican	Delwin Jones	Reelected	Republican	Delwin Jones	27,887	73.29	-5.37
83	Republican	Delwin Jones	Reelected	Democratic	John E. Miller	10,161	26.70	+5.37
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		15,751	66.12	-1.98
	Republican		Reelected	Democratic		8,068	33.87	+1.98
	Democratic	Pete Laney	Did not run	Republican	Jim Landtroop	14,106	48.27	+7.04
				Democratic		14,323	49.01	-9.75
				Libertarian		793	2.71	+2.71
	Republican	John T. Smithee	Reelected	Republican	John T. Smithee	28,951	86.46	-13.54
	Republican	John T. Smithee	Reelected	Libertarian	Bill Glover	4,532	13.53	+13.53
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		16,993	100.00
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		24,044	84.99	-15.01
	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian		4,244	15.00	+15.00
	Republican	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Reelected	Republican	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	30,841	69.87	-6.58
				Democratic		11,522	26.10	+2.56
				Libertarian		1,773	4.01	+4.01
	Democratic	Lon Burnam	Reelected	Democratic	Lon Burnam	9,650	86.43	+21.21
	Democratic	Lon Burnam	Reelected	Libertarian		1,515	13.56	+13.56
	Republican		Did not run	Republican	Kelly Hancock	17,770	59.07	-40.93
				Democratic		11,361	37.76	+37.76
				Libertarian		950	3.15	+3.15
	Republican	Todd Smith	Reelected	Republican	Todd Smith	22,491	100.00
	Republican	Toby Goodman	Defeated	Republican	Toby Goodman	10,349	46.94	-9.11
				Democratic		10,936	49.60	+5.66
				Libertarian		759	3.44	+3.44
	Republican		Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican	Diane Patrick	21,800	63.53	+0.42
				Democratic		11,147	32.48	-4.40
				Libertarian		1,363	3.97	+3.97
	Democratic	Marc Veasey	Reelected	Democratic	Marc Veasey	18,259	90.53	-9.47
	Democratic	Marc Veasey	Reelected	Libertarian		1,909	9.46	+9.46
	Republican	Bill Zedler	Reelected	Republican	Bill Zedler	19,520	52.46	-7.87
				Democratic		16,483	44.29	+4.63
				Libertarian		1,206	3.24	+3.24
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		23,164	55.93	-7.31
				Democratic		16,908	40.82	+4.07
				Libertarian	Carlos M. Garcia	1,344	3.24	+3.24
	Republican	Vicki Truitt	Reelected	Republican	Vicki Truitt	36,509	83.59	-16.41
	Republican	Vicki Truitt	Reelected	Libertarian		7,165	16.40	+16.40
	Republican	Charlie Geren	Reelected	Republican	Charlie Geren	22,906	63.07	-6.60
				Democratic		12,285	33.82	+3.50
				Libertarian		1,125	3.09	+3.09
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		12,523	88.80	-11.20
	Democratic		Reelected	Libertarian		1,578	11.19	+11.19

House race summary, Districts 101–125[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
	Republican		Lost in Republican Primary	Republican	Thomas Latham	13,248	76.22	-23.78
	Republican		Lost in Republican Primary	Libertarian		4,132	23.77	+23.77
	Republican	Tony Goolsby	Reelected	Republican	Tony Goolsby	13,166	51.93	-1.26
				Democratic	Harriet Miller	11,613	45.81	-0.99
				Libertarian		571	2.25	+2.25
	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	Reelected	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	7,702	83.40	-16.60
	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	Reelected	Libertarian		1,533	16.59	+16.59
	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	Reelected	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	7,906	85.47	-14.53
	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	Reelected	Libertarian		1,344	14.52	+14.52
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		11,881	55.08	-4.12
				Democratic		8,865	41.10	+0.31
				Libertarian	John Turner	822	3.81	+3.81
106	Republican		Reelected	Republican		10,459	49.16	-3.41
				Democratic		10,224	48.05	+0.63
				Libertarian	Gene Freeman	591	2.77	+2.77
	Republican	Bill Keffer	Defeated	Republican	Bill Keffer	15,145	46.69	-53.31
				Democratic		16,254	50.10	+50.10
				Libertarian		1,038	3.20	+3.20
	Republican	Dan Branch	Reelected	Republican	Dan Branch	17,244	55.99	-6.51
				Democratic		12,447	40.41	+2.92
				Libertarian		1,106	3.59	+3.59
	Democratic	Helen Giddings	Reelected	Democratic	Helen Giddings	26,511	90.41	-9.59
	Democratic	Helen Giddings	Reelected	Libertarian		2,811	9.58	+9.58
	Democratic		Lost in Democratic Primary	Democratic	Barbara Mallory Caraway	14,896	100.00
	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	Reelected	Republican		7,641	26.25	+26.25
	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	Reelected	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	21,462	73.74	-26.26
	Republican	Fred Hill	Reelected	Republican	Fred Hill	21,068	77.94	+12.18
	Republican	Fred Hill	Reelected	Libertarian		5,961	22.05	+22.05
	Republican	Joe Driver	Reelected	Republican	Joe Driver	15,242	58.99	-6.12
				Democratic		9,793	37.90	+3.02
				Libertarian		799	3.09	+3.09
	Republican		Reelected	Republican	Will Ford Hartnett	16,808	55.58	-44.42
				Democratic		12,791	42.30	+42.30
				Libertarian		639	2.11	+2.11
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		22,050	100.00
	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	Reelected	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	14,276	85.29	+21.08
	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	Reelected	Libertarian		2,461	14.70	+14.70
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican		8,820	40.37	-8.99
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		13,024	59.62	+8.99
	Democratic	Carlos “Charlie” Uresti	Elected to Texas Senate, District 19	Republican		10,082	44.28	+1.07
				Democratic		10,982	48.24	-8.54
				Libertarian		1,701	7.47	+7.47
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		14,818	100.00	+37.63
	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	Reelected	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	14,563	85.83	-14.17
	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	Reelected	Libertarian		2,404	14.16	+14.16
	Republican	Joe Straus	Reelected	Republican	Joe Straus	26,836	77.44	-22.56
	Republican	Joe Straus	Reelected	Libertarian		7,816	22.55	+22.55
	Republican	Frank Corte Jr.	Reelected	Republican	Frank Corte Jr.	37,625	66.47	-33.53
				Democratic		16,651	29.41	+29.41
				Libertarian		2,325	4.10	+4.10
	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	Reelected	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	14,659	84.60	+23.00
	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	Reelected	Libertarian		2,668	15.39	+15.39
	Democratic	Jose Menendez	Reelected	Republican		7,546	35.53	+35.53
	Democratic	Jose Menendez	Reelected	Democratic	Jose Menendez	13,687	64.46	-35.54
	Democratic	Joaquin Castro	Reelected	Republican		9,516	37.96	+37.96
				Democratic	Joaquin Castro	14,466	57.71	-42.29
				Libertarian		1,082	4.31	+4.31

House race summary, Districts 126–150[]

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
	Republican		Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7	Republican	Patricia Harless	18,112	64.77	-4.50
				Democratic		9,114	32.59	+1.87
				Libertarian		736	2.63	+2.63
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		20,773	57.87	-12.57
				Democratic		14,305	39.85	+10.30
				Libertarian		814	2.26	+2.26
	Republican	Wayne Smith	Reelected	Republican	Wayne Smith	15,327	100.00	+34.68
	Republican	John E. Davis	Reelected	Republican	John E. Davis	19,616	57.67	-42.33
	Republican	John E. Davis	Reelected	Democratic		14,397	42.32	+42.32
	Republican		Reelected	Republican		29,860	83.40	-9.01
	Republican		Reelected	Libertarian		5,941	16.59	+9.01
	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	Reelected	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	14,379	94.58	-5.42
	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	Reelected	Libertarian		823	5.41	+5.41
	Republican	Bill Callegari	Reelected	Republican	Bill Callegari	21,221	82.41	-17.59
	Republican	Bill Callegari	Reelected	Libertarian		4,527	17.58	+17.58
	Republican		Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7	Republican	Jim Murphy	11,693	55.77	-22.49
				Democratic		8,750	41.73	+41.73
				Libertarian		522	2.48	+2.48
	Republican	Martha Wong	Defeated	Republican	Martha Wong	20,005	43.26	-10.31
				Democratic	Ellen Cohen	25,219	54.53	+10.20
				Libertarian		1,018	2.20	+0.11
	Republican	Gary Elkins	Reelected	Republican	Gary Elkins	16,083	100.00
	Republican	Beverly Woolley	Reelected	Republican	Beverly Woolley	23,392	68.24	-22.08
				Democratic		9,976	29.10	+29.10
				Libertarian		910	2.65	-7.02
137	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	Reelected	Republican		3,792	42.16	-1.22
137	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	Reelected	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	5,201	57.83	+1.22
	Republican	Dwayne Bohac	Reelected	Republican	Dwayne Bohac	12,504	58.42	-5.33
				Democratic		8,286	38.71	+2.47
				Libertarian		610	2.85	+2.85
	Democratic	Sylvester Turner	Reelected	Democratic	Sylvester Turner	13,969	100.00
	Democratic	Kevin Bailey	Reelected	Democratic	Kevin Bailey	6,168	100.00	+32.56
	Democratic	Senfronia Thompson	Reelected	Democratic	Senfronia Thompson	12,926	100.00
	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	Reelected	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	15,025	93.55	+13.41
	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	Reelected	Libertarian		1,035	6.44	+6.44
	Democratic		Reelected	Republican		2,218	26.00	+26.00
				Democratic		6,026	70.64	-22.19
				Libertarian		286	3.35	-3.81
	Republican	Robert Talton	Reelected	Republican	Robert Talton	11,125	56.29	-43.71
				Democratic		8,017	40.56	+40.56
				Libertarian		620	3.13	+3.13
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		7,773	100.00
	Democratic	Al Edwards	Lost in Democratic Primary	Democratic	Borris L. Miles	19,812	90.54	-9.46
	Democratic	Al Edwards	Lost in Democratic Primary	Libertarian		2,068	9.45	+9.45
	Democratic	Garnet F. Coleman	Reelected	Democratic	Garnet F. Coleman	17,273	100.00
	Democratic		Reelected	Democratic		12,790	84.27	-15.73
	Democratic		Reelected	Libertarian		2,387	15.72	+15.72
	Democratic	Hubert Vo	Reelected	Republican	Talmadge L. Heflin	10,632	45.72	-4.24
	Democratic	Hubert Vo	Reelected	Democratic	Hubert Vo	12,621	54.27	+4.24
150	Republican	Debbie Riddle	Reelected	Republican	Debbie Riddle	22,585	70.27	-29.73
150	Republican	Debbie Riddle	Reelected	Democratic		9,554	29.72	+29.72

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Office of the Secretary of State. 2006 General Election. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2008-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (accessed 15 December 2006)
^ Texas Monthly: Textalk

External links[]

Texas Legislature Online
Texas Senate
Texas House of Representatives
Election Results from the Office of the Secretary of State
Legislative Reference Library

[sos-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Office of the Secretary of State. 2006 General Election. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2008-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (accessed 15 December 2006)

[2] Texas Monthly: Textalk

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