Texas general election, 2006

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.

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. [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/elections/2006/stories/030806dnmetvote.f8ebc5.html]

United States Senator

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Kay Bailey Hutchison (inc.)
votes = 2,661,789
percentage = 61.7
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Barbara Ann Radnofsky
votes = 1,555,202
percentage = 36.0
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Scott Jameson
votes = 97,672
percentage = 2.3
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 1,106,587
percentage = 25.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,314,663
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
swing =

Governor

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Governor [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Rick Perry (incumbent)
votes = 1,716,803
percentage = 39.03
change = -18.78Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Chris Bell
votes = 1,310,353
percentage = 29.79
change = -10.17Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = James Werner
votes = 26,748
percentage = 0.61
change = -0.86Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Richard “Kinky” Friedman
votes = 546,869
percentage = 12.43
change = Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = Carole Keeton Strayhorn
votes = 797,577
percentage = 18.13
change = Election box candidate
party = Write-in
candidate = James “Patriot” Dillon
votes = 718
percentage = 0.02
change = Election box majority
votes = 406,450
percentage = 9.24
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,399,068
percentage =
change = -3.40Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Lieutenant Governor

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = David Dewhurst (inc.)
votes = 2,513,530
percentage = 58.19
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Maria Luisa Alvarado
votes = 1,617,490
percentage = 37.44
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Judy Baker
votes = 188,206
percentage = 4.35
change = Election box majority
votes = 896,040
percentage = 20.75
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,319,226
percentage =
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winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
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Attorney General

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Greg Abbott (inc.)
votes = 2,556,063
percentage = 59.51
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David Van Os
votes = 1,599,069
percentage = 37.23
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Jon Roland
votes = 139,668
percentage = 3.25
change = Election box majority
votes = 956,994
percentage = 22.28
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,294,800
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
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Comptroller of Public Accounts

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Susan Combs
votes = 2,547,323
percentage = 59.47
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Fred Head
votes = 1,585,362
percentage = 37.01
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Mike Burris
votes = 150,565
percentage = 3.51
change = Election box majority
votes = 961,961
percentage = 22.46
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,283,250
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
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Commissioner of the General Land Office

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jerry E. Patterson (inc.)
votes = 2,317,554
percentage = 55.13
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = VaLinda Hathcox
votes = 1,721,964
percentage = 40.96
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Michael A. French
votes = 164,098
percentage = 3.90
change = Election box majority
votes = 595,590
percentage = 14.17
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,203,616
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
swing =

Commissioner of Agriculture

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title=Texas general election, 2006: Texas Commissioner of Agriculture [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Todd Staples
votes = 2,307,406
percentage = 54.77
change = -4.77Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Hank Gilbert
votes = 1,760,402
percentage = 41.79
change = +3.97Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Clay Woolam
votes = 144,989
percentage = 3.44
change = +2.26Election box majority
votes = 547,004
percentage = 12.98
change = -8.74Election box turnout
votes = 4,212,797
percentage =
change = -4.85Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Railroad Commissioner

Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Elizabeth Ames Jones (inc.)
votes = 2,269,743
percentage = 54.03
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Dale Henry
votes = 1,752,947
percentage = 41.73
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Tabitha Serrano
votes = 177,648
percentage = 4.22
change = Election box majority
votes = 516,796
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 4,200,338
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser =
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:

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

References

ee also

* United States midterm elections, 2006
** United States congressional elections, 2006
*** United States Senate elections, 2006
*** United States House elections, 2006
** United States gubernatorial elections, 2006