2006 Texas Legislature election

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 the primaries.

Senate race statewide summary

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	Before	Up	Won	After	+/–
	Republican	14	1,337,435	61.98%	19	10	11	20	1
	Democratic	9	637,115	29.52%	12	6	5	11	1
	Libertarian	9	183,355	8.50%	0	0	0	0
Total			2,157,977	100.00	31	16	16	31
Source:[1]

Popular vote Republican   61.98% Democratic   29.52% Libertarian   8.50%

Senate seats won Republican   68.75% Democratic   31.25%

Senate race summary by district

District	Democratic		Republican		Libertarian		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	-	-	109,450	83.13%	22,211	16.87%	131,661	100.00%	Republican hold
District 2	-	-	92,431	78.68%	25,043	21.32%	117,474	100.00%	Republican hold
District 3	-	-	119,629	100.00%	-	-	119,629	100.00%	Republican hold
District 5	59,671	34.62%	105,979	61.48%	6,719	3.90%	172,369	100.00%	Republican hold
District 7	52,586	30.81%	118,067	69.19%	-	-	170,653	100.00%	Republican hold
District 8	-	-	127,590	100.00%	-	-	127,590	100.00%	Republican hold
District 12	55,380	32.35%	109,513	63.98%	6,273	3.66%	171,166	100.00%	Republican hold
District 13	90,148	100.00%	-	-	-	-	90,148	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 14	127,223	80.32%	-	-	31,108	19.68%	158,403	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 15	56,884	63.01%	33,396	36.99%	-	-	90,280	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 17	-	-	88,483	77.82%	25,212	22.18%	113,695	100.00%	Republican hold
District 18	-	-	110,512	78.92%	29,511	21.08%	140,023	100.00%	Republican GAIN
District 19	58,876	59.17%	40,621	40.83%	-	-	99,497	100.00%	Democratic hold
District 22	-	-	112,765	80.60%	27,141	19.40%	139,906	100.00%	Republican hold
District 25	84,816	37.23%	132,872	58.32%	10,137	4.45%	227,825	100.00%	Republican hold
District 29	51,531	58.79%	36,127	41.21%	-	-	87,658	100.00%	Democratic hold
Total	637,115	29.52%	1,337,435	61.98%	183,355	8.50%	2,157,977	100.00%	Source:[2]

Senate race details

District 1

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 1^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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

Incumbent Democratic Senator Ken Armbrister did not run for re-election. No other Democrat ran to replace him, allowing Republican Glen Hegar to easily win the race, flipping the seat.

2006 Texas general election: Senate District 18^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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^[2]

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.^[3] 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^[2]

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

Discover more about Texas Senate related topics

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.

21 new members were elected to the House of Representatives. Seven incumbents were defeated in the primaries, six ran for higher office, seven either retired or withdrew after the primaries, one died after winning the primary, and five lost in the general election.

Party		Candi-dates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican Party	107	2,094,200	53.51%	81	5
	Democratic Party	113	1,585,408	40.51%	69	5
	Libertarian Party	88	231,098	5.91%	0	–
	Write-in	1	2,690	0.06%	0	–
Total			3,913,396	100.00%	150	–

Popular vote Republican   53.51% Democratic   40.51% Libertarian   5.91% Write-in   0.06%

House seats won Republican   54.00% Democratic   46.00%

Special Elections

District 48: A special election was held on January 7, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Todd Baxter, who resigned on November 1, 2005.^[4] Democrat Donna Howard received 49.46% in the special election, narrowly missing the 50% mark needed to win outright, so she faced Republican Ben Bentzin in the runoff on February 14, 2006.^[5] Howard won the runoff with 57.62%, flipping the district.^[6]

Texas's 97th state house district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Howard	6,705	49.46%
	Republican	Ben Bentzin	5,125	37.81%
	Democratic	Kathy Rider	1,416	10.45%
	Libertarian	Ben Easton	310	2.29%
Total votes			13,556	100.00%

Texas's 48th state house district special election runoff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Howard	12,620	57.62%
	Republican	Ben Bentzin	9,284	42.38%
Total votes			21,904	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	15.56%

House race summary, Districts 1–25

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
1		Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	Reelected		Democratic	Stephen J. Frost	21,841	86.79	+33.99
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Kris Overstreet	6,048	23.99	+23.99
19		Republican	Mike Hamilton	Reelected		Republican	Mike Hamilton	16,082	57.35	+1.92
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Judith Cobbett	1,479	9.24	+2.98
23		Democratic	Craig Eiland	Reelected		Democratic	Craig Eiland	22,618	83.79	-16.21
						Libertarian	Raymond Lloyd	4,374	16.20	+16.20
24		Republican	Larry Taylor	Reelected		Republican	Larry Taylor	24,992	77.69	-22.31
						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	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		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
						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
						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
						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
						Democratic	Solomon Ortiz Jr.	14,154	52.08	-47.92
34		Democratic	Abel Herrero	Reelected		Democratic	Abel Herrero	17,561	78.41	+23.37
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Ben Easton	8,939	22.23	+22.23
49		Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	Reelected		Democratic	Elliott Naishtat	32,381	84.12	-1.73
						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	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
51		Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	Reelected		Democratic	Eddie Rodriguez	13,521	85.72	-14.28
						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
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Tom Kilbride	7,556	21.27	+21.27
57		Democratic	Jim Dunnam	Reelected		Democratic	Jim Dunnam	19,274	86.15	+27.82
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Richard Forsythe Jr.	6,696	19.59	+19.59
62		Republican	Larry Phillips	Reelected		Republican	Larry Phillips	20,031	61.15	-38.85
						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
						Democratic	John McLeod	12,888	40.08	+40.08
65		Republican	Burt Solomons	Reelected		Republican	Burt Solomons	20,687	78.38	-8.05
						Libertarian	John E. Shuey	5,704	21.61	+8.05
66		Republican	Brian McCall	Reelected		Republican	Brian McCall	24,399	80.33	-19.67
						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
						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
						Democratic	Chente Quintanilla	10,413	65.70	-34.30

House race summary, Districts 76–100

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Robert M. Pritchett	1,578	11.19	+11.19

House race summary, Districts 101–125

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change from 2004
101		Republican	Elvira Reyna	Lost in Republican Primary		Republican	Thomas Latham	13,248	76.22	-23.78
						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
						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
						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
						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
						Democratic	Yvonne Davis	21,462	73.74	-26.26
112		Republican	Fred Hill	Reelected		Republican	Fred Hill	21,068	77.94	+12.18
						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
						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
						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
						Libertarian	Jo Ann Thabet	2,404	14.16	+14.16
121		Republican	Joe Straus	Reelected		Republican	Joe Straus	26,836	77.44	-22.56
						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
						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
						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	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		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
						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
						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
						Libertarian	C. S. Fuller	823	5.41	+5.41
132		Republican	Bill Callegari	Reelected		Republican	Bill Callegari	21,221	82.41	-17.59
						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
						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
						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
						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
						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
						Democratic	Hubert Vo	12,621	54.27	+4.24
150		Republican	Debbie Riddle	Reelected		Republican	Debbie Riddle	22,585	70.27	-29.73
						Democratic	Dot Nelson-Turnier	9,554	29.72	+29.72

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