Texas — 2006 Election Results

U.S. SenateU.S. House

Certified returns for every federal race in Texas in 2006, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 32 of 35 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican	2,661,789	61.7%
Barbara Ann Radnofsky	Democrat	1,555,202	36.0%
Scott Lanier Jameson	Libertarian	97,672	2.3%
Total		4,314,663

U.S. House of Representatives

District 15Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rubén Hinojosa	Democrat	43,236	61.8%
Paul B. Haring	Republican	16,601	23.7%
Eddie Zamora	Republican	10,150	14.5%
Total		69,987

District 21Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lamar S. Smith	Republican	122,486	60.1%
John Courage	Democrat	49,957	24.5%
Gene Kelly	Democrat	18,355	9.0%
Tommy Calvert	Independent	5,280	2.6%
James Arthur Strohm	Libertarian	4,076	2.0%
James Lyle Peterson	Independent	2,189	1.1%
Mark J. Rossano	Independent	1,439	0.7%
Total		203,782

District 22Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Shelley Sekula Gibbs	Republican	76,924	62.1%
Bob Smither	Libertarian	23,425	18.9%
Steve Stockman	Republican	13,600	11.0%
Don Richardson	Republican	7,405	6.0%
Giannibicego Hoa Tran	Republican	2,568	2.1%
Total		123,922

The Clerk's recapitulation gives no separate total for this race.

District 23Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry Bonilla	Republican	60,175	48.6%
Ciro D. Rodriguez	Democrat	24,594	19.9%
Albert Uresti	Democrat	14,552	11.8%
Lukin Gilliland	Democrat	13,728	11.1%
Craig T. Stephens	Independent	3,341	2.7%
August G. ‘‘Augie’’ Beltran	Democrat	2,647	2.1%
Rick Bolanos	Democrat	2,564	2.1%
Adrian DeLeon	Democrat	2,198	1.8%
Total		123,799

The Clerk's recapitulation gives no separate total for this race.

District 25Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lloyd Doggett	Democrat	109,911	67.3%
Grant Rostig	Republican	42,975	26.3%
Barbara Cunningham	Libertarian	6,942	4.2%
Brian Parrett	Independent	3,596	2.2%
Total		163,424

District 28Special Election—November 7, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry Cuellar	Democrat	52,574	67.6%
Frank Enriquez	Democrat	15,798	20.3%
Ron Avery	Conservative	9,383	12.1%
Total		77,755

The Clerk's report prints a total of 68,372 for this race; the votes listed sum to 77,755.

District 1General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Louie Gohmert	Republican	104,099	68.0%
Roger L. Owen	Democrat	46,303	30.2%
Donald Perkison	Libertarian	2,668	1.7%
Total		153,070

District 2General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ted Poe	Republican	90,490	65.6%
Gary E. Binderim	Democrat	45,080	32.7%
Justo J. Perez	Libertarian	2,295	1.7%
Total		137,865

District 3General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sam Johnson	Republican	88,690	62.5%
Dan Dodd	Democrat	49,529	34.9%
Christopher J. Claytor	Libertarian	3,662	2.6%
Total		141,881

District 4General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph M. Hall	Republican	106,495	64.4%
Glenn Melancon	Democrat	55,278	33.4%
Kurt G. Helm	Libertarian	3,496	2.1%
Total		165,269

District 5General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jeb Hensarling	Republican	88,478	61.8%
Charlie Thompson	Democrat	50,983	35.6%
Mike Nelson	Libertarian	3,791	2.6%
Total		143,252

District 6General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joe Barton	Republican	91,927	60.5%
David T. Harris	Democrat	56,369	37.1%
Carl Nulsen	Libertarian	3,740	2.5%
Total		152,036

District 7General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Abney Culberson	Republican	99,318	59.2%
Jim Henley	Democrat	64,514	38.5%
Drew Parks	Libertarian	3,953	2.4%
Total		167,785

District 8General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kevin Brady	Republican	105,665	67.3%
James ‘‘Jim’’ Wright	Democrat	51,393	32.7%
Total		157,058

District 9General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Al Green	Democrat	60,253	100.0%
Total		60,253

District 10General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael T. McCaul	Republican	97,726	55.3%
Ted Ankrum	Democrat	71,415	40.4%
Michael Badnarik	Libertarian	7,614	4.3%
Total		176,755

District 11General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. Michael Conaway	Republican	107,268	100.0%
Total		107,268

District 12General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kay Granger	Republican	98,371	66.9%
John R. Morris	Democrat	45,676	31.1%
Gardner Osborne	Libertarian	2,888	2.0%
Total		146,935

District 13General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mac Thornberry	Republican	108,107	74.4%
Roger J. Waun	Democrat	33,460	23.0%
Jim Thompson	Libertarian	3,829	2.6%
Total		145,396

District 14General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ron Paul	Republican	94,380	60.2%
Shane Sklar	Democrat	62,429	39.8%
Total		156,809

District 16General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Silvestre Reyes	Democrat	61,116	78.7%
Gordon R. Strickland	Libertarian	16,572	21.3%
Total		77,688

District 17General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chet Edwards	Democrat	92,478	58.1%
Van Taylor	Republican	64,142	40.3%
Guillermo Acosta	Libertarian	2,504	1.6%
Total		159,124

District 18General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sheila Jackson-Lee	Democrat	65,936	76.6%
Ahmad Hassan	Republican	16,448	19.1%
Patrick Warren	Libertarian	3,667	4.3%
Total		86,051

District 19General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	94,785	67.7%
Robert Ricketts	Democrat	41,676	29.8%
Fred C. Jones	Libertarian	3,349	2.4%
Mike Sadler	Write-in	197	0.1%
Total		140,007

District 20General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Charles A. Gonzalez	Democrat	68,348	87.4%
Michael Idrogo	Libertarian	9,897	12.6%
Total		78,245

District 22General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nick Lampson	Democrat	76,775	51.8%
Shelley Sekula Gibbs	Write-in	61,938	41.8%
Bob Smither	Libertarian	9,009	6.1%
Don Richardson	Write-in	428	0.3%
Joe Reasbeck	Write-in	89	0.1%
Total		148,239

District 24General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kenny Marchant	Republican	83,835	59.8%
Gary R. Page	Democrat	52,075	37.2%
Mark Frohman	Libertarian	4,228	3.0%
Total		140,138

District 26General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Michael C. Burgess	Republican	94,219	60.2%
Tim Barnwell	Democrat	58,271	37.2%
Rich Haas	Libertarian	3,993	2.6%
Total		156,483

District 27General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Solomon P. Ortiz	Democrat	62,058	56.8%
Wm. ‘‘Willie’’ Vaden	Republican	42,538	38.9%
Robert Powell	Libertarian	4,718	4.3%
Total		109,314

District 29General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gene Green	Democrat	37,174	73.5%
Eric Story	Republican	12,347	24.4%
Clifford Lee Messina	Libertarian	1,029	2.0%
Total		50,550

District 30General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democrat	81,348	80.2%
Wilson Aurbach	Republican	17,850	17.6%
Ken Ashby	Libertarian	2,250	2.2%
Total		101,448

District 31General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John R. Carter	Republican	90,869	58.5%
Mary Beth Harrell	Democrat	60,293	38.8%
Matt McAdoo	Libertarian	4,221	2.7%
Total		155,383

District 32General Election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Pete Sessions	Republican	71,461	56.4%
Will Pryor	Democrat	52,269	41.3%
John B. Hawley	Libertarian	2,922	2.3%
Total		126,652

District 23Runoff Election—December 12, 2006

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ciro D. Rodriguez	Democrat	38,256	54.3%
Henry Bonilla	Republican	32,217	45.7%
Total		70,473

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2006 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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