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	Jason Albers	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	Dennis Kaptain	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	Stephen Wyman	59,671	34.61
	Libertarian	Darrell R. Grear	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	F. Michael Kubosh	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	Dwight B. Fullingim	55,380	32.35
	Libertarian	Morgan Ware	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	Robert "Rock" Howard	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	Angel DeLaRosa	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	Phil Kurtz	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	Roy O. Wright II	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	Dick Bowen	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	James R. “Bob” Thompson	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	Donald R. “Dee” Margo	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
9	Roy Blake Jr.	Republican	Lost in primary
16	Ruben Hope Jr.	Republican	Did not run
28	Glenn Hegar	Republican	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18
29	Glenda Dawson	Republican	Deceased. Dawson's name remained on the ballot
33	Vilma Luna	Democrat	Withdrew from race after nomination
38	Jim Solis	Democrat	Did not run
47	Terry Keel	Republican	Unsuccessful run for Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
54	Suzanna Gratia Hupp	Republican	Did not run
63	Mary Denny	Republican	Did not run
71	Bob Hunter	Republican	Did not run
72	Scott Campbell	Republican	Lost in primary
73	Carter Casteel	Republican	Lost in primary to Nathan Macias
85	Pete Laney	Democrat	Did not run
91	Bob E. Griggs	Republican	Did not run
94	Kent Grusendorf	Republican	Lost in primary
101	Elvira Reyna	Republican	Lost in primary
110	Jesse W. Jones	Democrat	Lost in primary
118	Charlie Uresti	Democrat	Elected to Texas Senate, District 19
126	Peggy Hamric	Republican	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
133	Joe Nixon	Republican	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7
146	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	Tim Eason	3,324	13.20	+13.20
2	Republican	Dan Flynn	Reelected	Republican	Dan Flynn	18,783	58.49	-41.51
				Democratic	Scott Cornuaud	11,926	37.13	+37.13
				Libertarian	Dawn M. Childs	1,404	4.37	+4.37
3	Democratic	Mark S. Homer	Reelected	Republican	Kirby Hollingsworth	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	K.J. “Bear” Gleason	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	Tim Carmichael	5,795	18.06	+18.06
6	Republican	Leo Berman	Reelected	Republican	Leo Berman	25,496	100.00
7	Republican	Tommy Merritt	Reelected	Republican	Tommy Merritt	20,810	68.43	-31.57
				Democratic	Patrick Franklin	8,701	28.61	+28.61
				Libertarian	Jonathan A. Rasco	897	2.94	+2.94
8	Republican	Byron Cook	Reelected	Republican	Byron Cook	17,767	57.86	-42.14
8	Republican	Byron Cook	Reelected	Democratic	Sharon Cade Davis	12,938	42.13	+42.13
9	Republican	Roy Blake Jr.	Lost in Republican Primary	Republican	Wayne Christian	20,838	100.00	+43.11
10	Republican	Jim Pitts	Reelected	Republican	Jim Pitts	25,196	66.81	-5.98
10	Republican	Jim Pitts	Reelected	Democratic	Kerry L. Horn	12,516	33.18	+5.98
11	Democratic	Chuck Hopson	Reelected	Republican	Larry K. Durrett	15,918	46.11	-1.18
				Democratic	Chuck Hopson	17,603	50.99	-1.71
				Libertarian	Paul “Blue” Story	998	2.89	+2.89
12	Democratic	Jim McReynolds	Reelected	Republican	Jody Anderson	15,707	42.07	-6.88
				Democratic	Jim McReynolds	20,747	55.58	+4.54
				Libertarian	Donald B. Keith	873	2.33	+2.33
13	Republican	Lois W. Kolkhorst	Reelected	Republican	Lois W. Kolkhorst	24,170	82.84	-17.16
13	Republican	Lois W. Kolkhorst	Reelected	Libertarian	Charles Stigall	5,006	17.15	+17.15
14	Republican	Fred Brown	Reelected	Republican	Fred Brown	22,056	100.00
15	Republican	Rob Eissler	Reelected	Republican	Rob Eissler	30,880	73.33	-17.42
				Democratic	Sammie Miller	9,597	22.79	+22.79
				Libertarian	Brian J. Drake	1,633	3.87	-5.37
16	Republican	Ruben Hope Jr.	Did not run	Republican	Brandon Creighton	23,945	75.04	-24.96
16	Republican	Ruben Hope Jr.	Did not run	Democratic	Pat Poland	7,963	24.95	+24.95
17	Democratic	Robby Cook	Reelected	Republican	Tim Kleinschmidt	19,225	47.88	+3.70
				Democratic	Robby Cook	19,640	48.91	-4.75
				Libertarian	Roderick “Rod” Gibbs	1,283	3.19	+1.04
18	Republican	John Otto	Reelected	Republican	John Otto	19,153	76.00	+21.43
18	Republican	John Otto	Reelected	Libertarian	Kris Overstreet	6,048	23.99	+23.99
19	Republican	Mike Hamilton	Reelected	Republican	Mike Hamilton	16,082	57.35	+1.92
19	Republican	Mike Hamilton	Reelected	Democratic	Paul Clayton	11,957	42.64	-1.92
20	Republican	Dan M. Gattis	Reelected	Republican	Dan M. Gattis	31,158	63.37	-5.41
20	Republican	Dan M. Gattis	Reelected	Democratic	Jim Stauber	18,006	36.62	+5.41
21	Democratic	Allan Ritter	Reelected	Democratic	Allan Ritter	20,811	100.00
22	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	Reelected	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	14,516	90.75	-2.98
22	Democratic	Joe Deshotel	Reelected	Libertarian	Judith Cobbett	1,479	9.24	+2.98
23	Democratic	Craig Eiland	Reelected	Democratic	Craig Eiland	22,618	83.79	-16.21
23	Democratic	Craig Eiland	Reelected	Libertarian	Raymond Lloyd	4,374	16.20	+16.20
24	Republican	Larry Taylor	Reelected	Republican	Larry Taylor	24,992	77.69	-22.31
24	Republican	Larry Taylor	Reelected	Libertarian	Brady Lee Hutchison	7,176	22.30	+22.30
25	Republican	Dennis Bonnen	Reelected	Republican	Dennis Bonnen	21,867	100.00	+33.99

House race summary, Districts 26–50

District 33: Incumbent Vilma Luna 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.

District 48: Ben Bentzin, 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
26	Republican	Charles F. “Charlie” Howard	Reelected	Republican	Charles F. “Charlie” Howard	26,374	100.00
27	Democratic	Dora Olivo	Reelected	Republican	Ken Bryant	13,475	39.20	+39.20
27	Democratic	Dora Olivo	Reelected	Democratic	Dora Olivo	20,898	60.79	-39.21
28	Republican	Glenn Hegar	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18	Republican	John Zerwas	25,094	62.96	-1.17
28	Republican	Glenn Hegar	Elected to Texas Senate, District 18	Democratic	Dorothy Bottos	14,760	37.03	+1.17
29	Republican	Glenda Dawson	Reelected. Dawson died September 12, 2006, but remained on the ballot due to election law.	Republican	Glenda Dawson	21,221	60.40	-39.60
29	Republican	Glenda Dawson		Democratic	Anthony A. Dinovo	13,908	39.59	+39.59
30	Republican	Geanie Morrison	Reelected	Republican	Geanie Morrison	24,725	100.00	+12.60
31	Democratic	Ryan Guillen	Reelected	Democratic	Ryan Guillen	12,711	100.00
32	Republican	Gene Seaman	Defeated	Republican	Gene Seaman	16,840	46.15	-53.85
				Democratic	Juan M. Garcia	17,607	48.25	+48.25
				Libertarian	Lenard L. Nelson	2,038	5.58	+5.58
33	Democratic	Vilma Luna	Withdrew from race after primary	Republican	Joe McComb	13,023	47.91	+47.91
33	Democratic	Vilma Luna	Withdrew from race after primary	Democratic	Solomon Ortiz Jr.	14,154	52.08	-47.92
34	Democratic	Abel Herrero	Reelected	Democratic	Abel Herrero	17,561	78.41	+23.37
34	Democratic	Abel Herrero	Reelected	Libertarian	Bradley Moore	4,835	21.58	+21.58
35	Democratic	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	Reelected	Republican	Michael Esparza	12,780	41.97	-7.09
				Democratic	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles	16,042	52.69	+1.76
				Libertarian	Edward Elmer	1,623	5.33	+5.33
36	Democratic	Ismael “Kino” Flores	Reelected	Democratic	Ismael “Kino” Flores	8,776	100.00
37	Democratic	Rene O. Oliveira	Reelected	Democratic	Rene O. Oliveira	10,113	100.00
38	Democratic	Jim Solis	Did not run	Republican	Luis Cavazos	5,054	28.50	+28.50
				Democratic	Eddie Lucio III	11,335	63.93	-36.07
				Libertarian	Linda E. McNally	1,339	7.55	+7.55
39	Democratic	Armando “Mando” Martinez	Reelected	Democratic	Armando “Mando” Martinez	8,122	100.00
40	Democratic	Aaron Pena	Reelected	Democratic	Aaron Pena	7,073	100.00
41	Democratic	Veronica Gonzales	Reelected	Democratic	Veronica Gonzales	9,794	100.00
42	Democratic	Richard Raymond	Reelected	Democratic	Richard Raymond	12,787	100.00
43	Democratic	Juan Manuel Escobar	Reelected	Democratic	Juan Manuel Escobar	12,164	100.00	+40.70
44	Republican	Edmund Kuempel	Reelected	Republican	Edmund Kuempel	28,931	100.00
45	Democratic	Patrick M. Rose	Reelected	Republican	Jim Neuhaus	14,949	35.83	-9.60
				Democratic	Patrick Rose	25,080	60.12	+5.56
				Libertarian	Tom Gleinser	1,686	4.04	+4.04
46	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	Reelected	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	17,343	85.33	-14.67
46	Democratic	Dawnna Dukes	Reelected	Libertarian	Richard Wedeikes	2,980	14.66	+14.66
47	Republican	Terry Keel	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8	Republican	Bill Welch	24,447	45.53	-54.47
				Democratic	Valinda Bolton	26,975	50.24	+50.24
				Libertarian	Yvonne Schick	2,265	4.21	+4.21
48	Democratic	Donna Howard	Reelected	Democratic	Donna Howard	31,255	77.76	+27.87
48	Democratic	Donna Howard	Reelected	Libertarian	Ben Easton	8,939	22.23	+22.23
49	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	Reelected	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	32,381	84.12	-1.73
49	Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	Reelected	Libertarian	Lisa McKay	6,111	15.87	+1.73
50	Democratic	Mark Strama	Reelected	Republican	Jeff Fleece	13,681	33.63	-14.08
				Democratic	Mark Strama	25,098	61.70	+13.11
				Libertarian	Jerry Chandler	1,892	4.65	+0.96

House race summary, Districts 51–75

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
51	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	Reelected	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	13,521	85.72	-14.28
51	Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	Reelected	Libertarian	Arthur DiBianca	2,252	14.27	+14.27
52	Republican	Mike Krusee	Reelected	Republican	Mike Krusee	18,853	50.44	-43.18
				Democratic	Karen Felthauser	16,520	44.20	+44.20
				Libertarian	Lillian Simmons	1,998	5.34	+5.34
53	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	Reelected	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	30,966	85.31	-14.69
53	Republican	Harvey Hilderbran	Reelected	Libertarian	B. W. Holk	5,328	14.68	+14.68
54	Republican	Suzanna Gratia Hupp	Did not run	Republican	Jimmie Don Aycock	16,314	60.44	-0.41
				Democratic	Edward Lindsay	9,802	36.31	-2.83
				Libertarian	Nicolaas Kramer	873	3.23	+3.23
55	Republican	Dianne White Delisi	Reelected	Republican	Dianne White Delisi	17,428	66.35	-33.65
55	Republican	Dianne White Delisi	Reelected	Democratic	Bill Smith	8,837	33.64	+33.64
56	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	Reelected	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	27,961	78.72	+25.51
56	Republican	Charles “Doc” Anderson	Reelected	Libertarian	Tom Kilbride	7,556	21.27	+21.27
57	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	Reelected	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	19,274	86.15	+27.82
57	Democratic	Jim Dunnam	Reelected	Libertarian	Neill Snider	3,097	13.84	+13.84
58	Republican	Rob Orr	Reelected	Republican	Rob Orr	21,766	62.75	-7.03
				Democratic	Greg A. Kauffman	11,419	32.92	+2.71
				Libertarian	Tom Stewart	1,497	4.31	+4.31
59	Republican	Sid Miller	Reelected	Republican	Sid Miller	15,235	55.53	-8.37
59	Republican	Sid Miller	Reelected	Democratic	Ernie Casbeer	12,198	44.46	+8.37
60	Republican	James L. “Jim” Keffer	Reelected	Republican	James L. “Jim” Keffer	24,223	67.18	-2.70
				Democratic	Robert McKelvain	10,645	29.52	-0.59
				Libertarian	Al Barrera	1,185	3.28	+3.28
61	Republican	Phil King	Reelected	Republican	Phil King	27,470	80.40	-19.60
61	Republican	Phil King	Reelected	Libertarian	Richard Forsythe Jr.	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	Peter “Pete” Veeck	12,725	38.84	+38.84
63	Republican	Mary Denney	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	John McLeod	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	John E. Shuey	5,704	21.61	+8.05
66	Republican	Brian McCall	Reelected	Republican	Brian McCall	24,399	80.33	-19.67
66	Republican	Brian McCall	Reelected	Libertarian	Benjamin Westfried	5,972	19.66	+19.66
67	Republican	Jerry Madden	Reelected	Republican	Jerry Madden	18,211	100.00
68	Republican	Richard L. “Rick” Hardcastle	Reelected	Republican	Rick Hardcastle	26,949	100.00
69	Democratic	David Farabee	Reelected	Republican	Shirley Craft	11,966	39.62	-7.28
				Democratic	David Farabee	17,571	58.18	+5.09
				Libertarian	Richard Brown	659	2.18	+2.18
70	Republican	Ken Paxton	Reelected	Republican	Ken Paxton	30,062	69.03	-6.99
				Democratic	Rick Koster	12,265	28.16	+4.19
				Libertarian	Robert R. Virasin	1,222	2.80	+2.80
71	Republican	Bob Hunter	Did not run	Republican	Susan King	18,026	57.66	-32.10
				Democratic	Mel Hailey	12,547	40.13	+40.13
				Libertarian	Vanessa Harris	687	2.19	-8.04
72	Republican	Scott Campbell	Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican	Drew Darby	19,334	81.45	+24.24
72	Republican	Scott Campbell	Defeated in Republican Primary	Libertarian	Dennis Higgins	4,401	18.54	+18.54
73	Republican	Carter Casteel	Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican	Nathan Macias	35,785	75.15	-24.85
				Libertarian	Charles B. Ellis	9,142	19.19	+19.19
				Write-In	Daniel C. Boone	2,690	5.64	+5.64
74	Democratic	Pete P. Gallego	Reelected	Democratic	Pete P. Gallego	19,324	100.00
75	Democratic	Chente Quintanilla	Reelected	Republican	Paul B. Johnson Jr.	5,435	34.29	+34.29
75	Democratic	Chente Quintanilla	Reelected	Democratic	Chente Quintanilla	10,413	65.70	-34.30

House race summary, Districts 76–100

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
76	Democratic	Norma Chavez	Reelected	Democratic	Norma Chavez	12,886	100.00
77	Democratic	Paul C. Moreno	Reelected	Democratic	Paul C. Moreno	11,375	100.00
78	Republican	Patrick B. Haggerty	Reelected	Republican	Patrick B. Haggerty	18,837	100.00
79	Democratic	Joe C. Pickett	Reelected	Democratic	Joe C. Pickett	12,623	100.00	+33.41
80	Democratic	Tracy O. King	Reelected	Democratic	Tracy O. King	15,466	100.00
81	Republican	George E. "Buddy" West	Reelected	Republican	George E. "Buddy" West	16,187	84.77	+9.68
81	Republican	George E. "Buddy" West	Reelected	Libertarian	Billy Grimes	2,907	15.22	+15.22
82	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
84	Republican	Carl H. Isett	Reelected	Republican	Carl H. Isett	15,751	66.12	-1.98
84	Republican	Carl H. Isett	Reelected	Democratic	Pearlie Mayfield	8,068	33.87	+1.98
85	Democratic	Pete Laney	Did not run	Republican	Jim Landtroop	14,106	48.27	+7.04
				Democratic	Joseph P. Heflin	14,323	49.01	-9.75
				Libertarian	David K. Schumacher	793	2.71	+2.71
86	Republican	John T. Smithee	Reelected	Republican	John T. Smithee	28,951	86.46	-13.54
86	Republican	John T. Smithee	Reelected	Libertarian	Bill Glover	4,532	13.53	+13.53
87	Republican	David Swinford	Reelected	Republican	David Swinford	16,993	100.00
88	Republican	Warren Chisum	Reelected	Republican	Warren Chisum	24,044	84.99	-15.01
88	Republican	Warren Chisum	Reelected	Libertarian	Timothy Justice	4,244	15.00	+15.00
89	Republican	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	Reelected	Republican	Jodie Anne Laubenberg	30,841	69.87	-6.58
				Democratic	Lehman Harris	11,522	26.10	+2.56
				Libertarian	Helen Rhine	1,773	4.01	+4.01
90	Democratic	Lon Burnam	Reelected	Democratic	Lon Burnam	9,650	86.43	+21.21
90	Democratic	Lon Burnam	Reelected	Libertarian	Rod Wingo	1,515	13.56	+13.56
91	Republican	Bob E. Griggs	Did not run	Republican	Kelly Hancock	17,770	59.07	-40.93
				Democratic	Byron Sibbet	11,361	37.76	+37.76
				Libertarian	Garland Franklin	950	3.15	+3.15
92	Republican	Todd Smith	Reelected	Republican	Todd Smith	22,491	100.00
93	Republican	Toby Goodman	Defeated	Republican	Toby Goodman	10,349	46.94	-9.11
				Democratic	Paula Hightower Pierson	10,936	49.60	+5.66
				Libertarian	Max W. Koch III	759	3.44	+3.44
94	Republican	Kent Grusendorf	Defeated in Republican Primary	Republican	Diane Patrick	21,800	63.53	+0.42
				Democratic	David Pillow	11,147	32.48	-4.40
				Libertarian	Leslie Herman	1,363	3.97	+3.97
95	Democratic	Marc Veasey	Reelected	Democratic	Marc Veasey	18,259	90.53	-9.47
95	Democratic	Marc Veasey	Reelected	Libertarian	John Paul Robinson	1,909	9.46	+9.46
96	Republican	Bill Zedler	Reelected	Republican	Bill Zedler	19,520	52.46	-7.87
				Democratic	Christopher Youngblood	16,483	44.29	+4.63
				Libertarian	Samuel S. Thomas	1,206	3.24	+3.24
97	Republican	Anna Mowery	Reelected	Republican	Anna Mowery	23,164	55.93	-7.31
				Democratic	Dan Barrett	16,908	40.82	+4.07
				Libertarian	Carlos M. Garcia	1,344	3.24	+3.24
98	Republican	Vicki Truitt	Reelected	Republican	Vicki Truitt	36,509	83.59	-16.41
98	Republican	Vicki Truitt	Reelected	Libertarian	Jacob Gregory Glatz	7,165	16.40	+16.40
99	Republican	Charlie Geren	Reelected	Republican	Charlie Geren	22,906	63.07	-6.60
				Democratic	Sheila Ford	12,285	33.82	+3.50
				Libertarian	John C. Waldowski	1,125	3.09	+3.09
100	Democratic	Terri Hodge	Reelected	Democratic	Terri Hodge	12,523	88.80	-11.20
100	Democratic	Terri Hodge	Reelected	Libertarian	Robert M. Pritchett	1,578	11.19	+11.19

House race summary, Districts 101–125

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
101	Republican	Elvira Reyna	Lost in Republican Primary	Republican	Thomas Latham	13,248	76.22	-23.78
101	Republican	Elvira Reyna	Lost in Republican Primary	Libertarian	Jeffrey S. Joyner	4,132	23.77	+23.77
102	Republican	Tony Goolsby	Reelected	Republican	Tony Goolsby	13,166	51.93	-1.26
				Democratic	Harriet Miller	11,613	45.81	-0.99
				Libertarian	Thomas Hall	571	2.25	+2.25
103	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	Reelected	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	7,702	83.40	-16.60
103	Democratic	Rafael Anchia	Reelected	Libertarian	David R. Mason	1,533	16.59	+16.59
104	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	Reelected	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	7,906	85.47	-14.53
104	Democratic	Roberto R. Alonzo	Reelected	Libertarian	Cameron McSpadden	1,344	14.52	+14.52
105	Republican	Linda Harper-Brown	Reelected	Republican	Linda Harper-Brown	11,881	55.08	-4.12
				Democratic	Bob Romano	8,865	41.10	+0.31
				Libertarian	John Turner	822	3.81	+3.81
106	Republican	Kirk England	Reelected	Republican	Kirk England	10,459	49.16	-3.41
				Democratic	Katy Hubener	10,224	48.05	+0.63
				Libertarian	Gene Freeman	591	2.77	+2.77
107	Republican	Bill Keffer	Defeated	Republican	Bill Keffer	15,145	46.69	-53.31
				Democratic	Allen Vaught	16,254	50.10	+50.10
				Libertarian	Chris Jones	1,038	3.20	+3.20
108	Republican	Dan Branch	Reelected	Republican	Dan Branch	17,244	55.99	-6.51
				Democratic	Jack F. Borden	12,447	40.41	+2.92
				Libertarian	T. Evan Fisher	1,106	3.59	+3.59
109	Democratic	Helen Giddings	Reelected	Democratic	Helen Giddings	26,511	90.41	-9.59
109	Democratic	Helen Giddings	Reelected	Libertarian	Maurice Dubois	2,811	9.58	+9.58
110	Democratic	Jesse W. Jones	Lost in Democratic Primary	Democratic	Barbara Mallory Caraway	14,896	100.00
111	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	Reelected	Republican	Cindy Werner	7,641	26.25	+26.25
111	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	Reelected	Democratic	Yvonne Davis	21,462	73.74	-26.26
112	Republican	Fred Hill	Reelected	Republican	Fred Hill	21,068	77.94	+12.18
112	Republican	Fred Hill	Reelected	Libertarian	Matthew G. Moseley	5,961	22.05	+22.05
113	Republican	Joe Driver	Reelected	Republican	Joe Driver	15,242	58.99	-6.12
				Democratic	Eric Brandler	9,793	37.90	+3.02
				Libertarian	Justin Winn	799	3.09	+3.09
114	Republican	Will Hartnett	Reelected	Republican	Will Ford Hartnett	16,808	55.58	-44.42
				Democratic	Phillip Shinoda	12,791	42.30	+42.30
				Libertarian	Edward C. Cormack	639	2.11	+2.11
115	Republican	Jim Jackson	Reelected	Republican	Jim Jackson	22,050	100.00
116	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	Reelected	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	14,276	85.29	+21.08
116	Democratic	Trey Martinez Fischer	Reelected	Libertarian	John T. Tennison	2,461	14.70	+14.70
117	Democratic	David McQuade Leibowitz	Reelected	Republican	Ted Kenyon	8,820	40.37	-8.99
117	Democratic	David McQuade Leibowitz	Reelected	Democratic	David McQuade Leibowitz	13,024	59.62	+8.99
118	Democratic	Carlos “Charlie” Uresti	Elected to Texas Senate, District 19	Republican	George Antuna	10,082	44.28	+1.07
				Democratic	Joe Farias	10,982	48.24	-8.54
				Libertarian	James L. Thompson	1,701	7.47	+7.47
119	Democratic	Robert R. Puente	Reelected	Democratic	Robert R. Puente	14,818	100.00	+37.63
120	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	Reelected	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	14,563	85.83	-14.17
120	Democratic	Ruth Jones McClendon	Reelected	Libertarian	Jo Ann Thabet	2,404	14.16	+14.16
121	Republican	Joe Straus	Reelected	Republican	Joe Straus	26,836	77.44	-22.56
121	Republican	Joe Straus	Reelected	Libertarian	Barry L. Allison	7,816	22.55	+22.55
122	Republican	Frank Corte Jr.	Reelected	Republican	Frank Corte Jr.	37,625	66.47	-33.53
				Democratic	Larry Dean Stallings	16,651	29.41	+29.41
				Libertarian	Sally Baynton	2,325	4.10	+4.10
123	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	Reelected	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	14,659	84.60	+23.00
123	Democratic	Mike Villarreal	Reelected	Libertarian	Daniel P. Ragsdale	2,668	15.39	+15.39
124	Democratic	Jose Menendez	Reelected	Republican	Richard W. King	7,546	35.53	+35.53
124	Democratic	Jose Menendez	Reelected	Democratic	Jose Menendez	13,687	64.46	-35.54
125	Democratic	Joaquin Castro	Reelected	Republican	Nelson Balido	9,516	37.96	+37.96
				Democratic	Joaquin Castro	14,466	57.71	-42.29
				Libertarian	Jeffrey C. Blunt	1,082	4.31	+4.31

House race summary, Districts 126–150

District		Incumbent	Status		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
126	Republican	Peggy Hamric	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7	Republican	Patricia Harless	18,112	64.77	-4.50
				Democratic	Chad Khan	9,114	32.59	+1.87
				Libertarian	Oscar J. Palma Jr.	736	2.63	+2.63
127	Republican	Joe Crabb	Reelected	Republican	Joe Crabb	20,773	57.87	-12.57
				Democratic	Diane Trautman	14,305	39.85	+10.30
				Libertarian	Veal Johnson	814	2.26	+2.26
128	Republican	Wayne Smith	Reelected	Republican	Wayne Smith	15,327	100.00	+34.68
129	Republican	John E. Davis	Reelected	Republican	John E. Davis	19,616	57.67	-42.33
129	Republican	John E. Davis	Reelected	Democratic	Sherrie L. Matula	14,397	42.32	+42.32
130	Republican	Corbin Van Arsdale	Reelected	Republican	Corbin Van Arsdale	29,860	83.40	-9.01
130	Republican	Corbin Van Arsdale	Reelected	Libertarian	William B. Gray Jr.	5,941	16.59	+9.01
131	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	Reelected	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	14,379	94.58	-5.42
131	Democratic	Alma A. Allen	Reelected	Libertarian	C. S. Fuller	823	5.41	+5.41
132	Republican	Bill Callegari	Reelected	Republican	Bill Callegari	21,221	82.41	-17.59
132	Republican	Bill Callegari	Reelected	Libertarian	Cesar A. De La Canal	4,527	17.58	+17.58
133	Republican	Joe Nixon	Unsuccessful bid for Texas Senate, District 7	Republican	Jim Murphy	11,693	55.77	-22.49
				Democratic	Kristi Thibaut	8,750	41.73	+41.73
				Libertarian	Chris Camero	522	2.48	+2.48
134	Republican	Martha Wong	Defeated	Republican	Martha Wong	20,005	43.26	-10.31
				Democratic	Ellen Cohen	25,219	54.53	+10.20
				Libertarian	Mhair S. Dekmezian	1,018	2.20	+0.11
135	Republican	Gary Elkins	Reelected	Republican	Gary Elkins	16,083	100.00
136	Republican	Beverly Woolley	Reelected	Republican	Beverly Woolley	23,392	68.24	-22.08
				Democratic	Scott R. Brann	9,976	29.10	+29.10
				Libertarian	J. W. Stables	910	2.65	-7.02
137	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	Reelected	Republican	Sylvia Spivey	3,792	42.16	-1.22
137	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	Reelected	Democratic	Scott Hochberg	5,201	57.83	+1.22
138	Republican	Dwayne Bohac	Reelected	Republican	Dwayne Bohac	12,504	58.42	-5.33
				Democratic	Mark McDavid	8,286	38.71	+2.47
				Libertarian	Mike Craig	610	2.85	+2.85
139	Democratic	Sylvester Turner	Reelected	Democratic	Sylvester Turner	13,969	100.00
140	Democratic	Kevin Bailey	Reelected	Democratic	Kevin Bailey	6,168	100.00	+32.56
141	Democratic	Senfronia Thompson	Reelected	Democratic	Senfronia Thompson	12,926	100.00
142	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	Reelected	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	15,025	93.55	+13.41
142	Democratic	Harold V. Dutton Jr.	Reelected	Libertarian	Mary Czapla-Fullard	1,035	6.44	+6.44
143	Democratic	Ana E. Hernandez	Reelected	Republican	Dorothy Olmos	2,218	26.00	+26.00
				Democratic	Ana E. Hernandez	6,026	70.64	-22.19
				Libertarian	Joe O. Marcom	286	3.35	-3.81
144	Republican	Robert Talton	Reelected	Republican	Robert Talton	11,125	56.29	-43.71
				Democratic	Janette Padilla Sexton	8,017	40.56	+40.56
				Libertarian	Matthew Kolar	620	3.13	+3.13
145	Democratic	Richard J. “Rick” Noriega	Reelected	Democratic	Richard J. “Rick” Noriega	7,773	100.00
146	Democratic	Al Edwards	Lost in Democratic Primary	Democratic	Borris L. Miles	19,812	90.54	-9.46
146	Democratic	Al Edwards	Lost in Democratic Primary	Libertarian	Gerald W. “Jerry” LaFleur	2,068	9.45	+9.45
147	Democratic	Garnet F. Coleman	Reelected	Democratic	Garnet F. Coleman	17,273	100.00
148	Democratic	Jessica Cristina Farrar	Reelected	Democratic	Jessica Cristina Farrar	12,790	84.27	-15.73
148	Democratic	Jessica Cristina Farrar	Reelected	Libertarian	Ray E. Dittmar	2,387	15.72	+15.72
149	Democratic	Hubert Vo	Reelected	Republican	Talmadge L. Heflin	10,632	45.72	-4.24
149	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	Dot Nelson-Turnier	9,554	29.72	+29.72

References

Office of the Secretary of State. 2006 General Election. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2008-05-19.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

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[sos-1] Office of the Secretary of State. 2006 General Election. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2008-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (accessed 15 December 2006)

[2] Texas Monthly: Textalk

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