# 2006 Texas elections

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The 2006 Texas General Election was held on Tuesday, 7 November 2006, in the U.S. state of Texas. Voters statewide elected the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the Texas 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.
Elections were additionally held for the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas Senate, and Texas House.
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held 7 March 2006. In races without a majority, the runoff elections were held on 11 April 2006.
Libertarian candidates were selected at the Texas Libertarian Convention 10 June 2006 in Houston (the Libertarian Party does not use a primary system to select candidates).
Independent candidates had 60 days after the primaries are over (from 8 March, one day after the primary election, to 11 May 2006) to collect the necessary signatures to secure a place on the ballot. For statewide elections, state law proscribes the collection of one percent of voters casting ballots in the prior gubernatorial election (for 2006, this equates to 45,540 signatures) from registered voters that did not vote in either primary or any runoffs. If there was a primary runoff for the office an independent candidate is seeking, the petition process shrank to only 30 days, from 12 April (one day after the runoff elections) to 11 May 2006.

## United States Senator

2006 United States Senate election, Texas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (inc.) | 2,661,789 | 61.7 | −3.3 |
| | Democratic | Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 1,555,202 | 36.0 | +3.6 |
| | Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 97,672 | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,106,587 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,314,663 | | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | | |

## Governor

Texas general election, 2006: Governor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Rick Perry (incumbent) | 1,716,803 | 39.03 | −18.78 |
| | Democratic | Chris Bell | 1,310,353 | 29.79 | −10.17 |
| | Independent | Carole Keeton Strayhorn | 797,577 | 18.13 | |
| | Independent | Richard "Kinky" Friedman | 546,869 | 12.43 | |
| | Libertarian | James Werner | 26,748 | 0.61 | −0.86 |
| | Write-in | James "Patriot" Dillon | 718 | 0.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406,450 | 9.24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,399,068 | | −3.40 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Lieutenant governor

2006 election for Lieutenant Governor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Dewhurst (inc.) | 2,513,530 | 58.19 |
| | Democratic | Maria Luisa Alvarado | 1,617,490 | 37.44 |
| | Libertarian | Judy Baker | 188,206 | 4.35 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 896,040 | 20.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,319,226 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## Attorney general

Incumbent Attorney general Greg Abbott ran for re-election, winning by a 22% margin.
2006 election for Attorney General :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Greg Abbott (inc.) | 2,556,063 | 59.51 |
| | Democratic | David Van Os | 1,599,069 | 37.23 |
| | Libertarian | Jon Roland | 139,668 | 3.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 956,994 | 22.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,294,800 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## Comptroller of Public Accounts

2006 election for Comptroller of Public Accounts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Susan Combs | 2,547,323 | 59.47 |
| | Democratic | Fred Head | 1,585,362 | 37.01 |
| | Libertarian | Mike Burris | 150,565 | 3.51 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961,961 | 22.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,283,250 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## Commissioner of the General Land Office

2006 election for Commissioner of the General Land Office :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jerry E. Patterson (inc.) | 2,317,554 | 55.13 |
| | Democratic | VaLinda Hathcox | 1,721,964 | 40.96 |
| | Libertarian | Michael A. French | 164,098 | 3.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595,590 | 14.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,203,616 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## Commissioner of Agriculture

Texas general election, 2006: Texas Commissioner of Agriculture :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Todd Staples | 2,307,406 | 54.77 | −4.77 |
| | Democratic | Hank Gilbert | 1,760,402 | 41.79 | +3.97 |
| | Libertarian | Clay Woolam | 144,989 | 3.44 | +2.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 547,004 | 12.98 | −8.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212,797 | | −4.85 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Railroad Commissioner

2006 election for Railroad Commissioner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth Ames Jones (inc.) | 2,269,743 | 54.03 |
| | Democratic | Dale Henry | 1,752,947 | 41.73 |
| | Libertarian | Tabitha Serrano | 177,648 | 4.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516,796 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,200,338 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Swing | |

## Texas Supreme Court
### Chief Justice, Unexpired term
#### Republican

    Wallace Jefferson, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Tom Oxford

#### Green (Write-in)

    Charles E. Waterbury

### Justice, Place 2
#### Republican

    Don Willett, Incumbent

#### Democrat

    William E. Moody

#### Libertarian

    Wade Wilson

### Justice, Place 4
#### Republican

    David M. Medina, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Jerry Adkins

### Justice, Place 6
#### Republican

    Nathan Hecht, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Todd Phillipp

#### Independent (declared)

    Petition deadline has passed for ballot access, but may run as write-in candidate
       William W. McNeal

### Justice, Place 8, Unexpired term
#### Republican

    Phil Johnson, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Jay H. Cookingham

## Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
### Presiding Judge
#### Republican

    Sharon Keller, Incumbent

#### Democrat

    J.R. Molina

### Judge, Place 7
#### Republican

    Barbara Parker Hervey, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Quanah Parker

### Judge, Place 8
#### Republican

    Charles Holcomb, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Dave Howard

## Legislative elections

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

### 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 will be unopposed in the fall election.

### Texas House of Representatives

In the Texas House of Representatives, 118 of the 150 seats were be contested in the November 2006 election. Thirty races will be uncontested after the primary elections on 7 March 2006; the remaining two will be determined in the primary runoffs on 11 April 2006.

## State Board of Education

Only contested elections are listed.

### Member, State Board of Education, District 3
#### Republican

    Tony Cunningham

#### Democrat

    Rick Agosto

### Member, State Board of Education, District 5
#### Republican

    Ken Mercer

#### Libertarian

    Bill Oliver

### Member, State Board of Education, District 9
#### Republican

    Don McLeroy, Incumbent

#### Democrat

    Maggie Charleton

### Member, State Board of Education, District 10
#### Republican

    Cynthia Dunbar

#### Libertarian

    Martin Thomen

### Member, State Board of Education, District 12
#### Republican

    Geraldine "Tincy" Miller, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Matthew Havener

### Member, State Board of Education, District 15
#### Republican

    Bob Craig, Incumbent

#### Libertarian

    Brandon Stacker

## Courts of Appeal District elections

Only contested elections are listed.

### 1st Court of Appeals District
#### Place 9
##### Republican

    Elsa Alcala, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Jim Sharp

### 3rd Court of Appeals District
#### Place 2
##### Republican

    Alan Waldrop, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Jim Sybert Coronado

#### Place 5
##### Republican

    David Puryear, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Mina A. Brees

#### Place 6
##### Republican

    Bob Pemberton, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Bree Buchanan

### 4th Court of Appeals District
#### Place 3
##### Republican

    Rebecca Simmons, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Richard Garcia, Jr.

#### Place 4
##### Republican

    Steve Hilbig

##### Democrat

    Dan Pozza

#### Place 5
##### Republican

    Karen Angelini, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Lauro A. Bustamante

#### Place 7
##### Republican

    Phylis Speedlin, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Eddie DeLaGarza

### 6th Court of Appeals District
#### Place 2
##### Republican

    Bailey C. Moseley

##### Democrat

    Ben Franks
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bailey C. Moseley | 92,334 | 58.18 |
| Democrat | Ben Franks | 66,351 | 41.81 |

### 13th Court of Appeals District
#### Place 2
##### Democrat

    Federico "Fred" Hinojosa, Incumbent

##### Republican

    Rose Vela

### 14th Court of Appeals District
#### Place 6
##### Republican

    Richard Edelman, Incumbent

##### Democrat

    Leora T. Kahn