Texas State Senate elections, 2006

Elections for the Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on March 7, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas State Senate, a candidate must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• 26 years old before the general election
• A five-year resident of Texas before the general election
• A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

List of candidates

District 1

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Kevin P. Eltife: 28,098 a Incumbent Eltife first assumed office in 2004.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Jason Albers a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kevin P. Eltife: 109,450

Jason Albers: 22,211

District 2

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Bob Deuell: 16,992 a Incumbent Deuell first assumed office in 2003.
• Tim McCallum: 8,261

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Dennis Kaptain a

November 7 General election candidates:

Bob Deuell: 92,431

Dennis Kaptain: 25,043

District 3

Note: Incumbent Todd Staples did not seek re-election and ran for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture in 2006.

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Frank Denton: 5,642
• Dave Kleimann: 6,721
• Robert Nichols: 20,190 a
• Bob Reeves: 4,678

November 7 General election candidate:

Robert Nichols: 119,629

District 5

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Stephen Wyman: 12,965 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• Steve Ogden: 26,909 a Incumbent Ogden first assumed office in 1997

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Darrell R. Grear a

November 7 General election candidates:

Stephen Wyman: 59,671

Steve Ogden: 105,979

Darrell R. Grear: 6,719

District 7

March 7 Democratic primary:

• F. Michael Kubosh: 2,470 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• Mark Ellis: 2,548
• Peggy Hamric: 6,904
• Joe Nixon: 3,630
• Dan Patrick: 28,870 a

November 7 General election candidates:

F. Michael Kubosh: 52,586

Dan Patrick: 118,067

District 8

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Florence Shapiro: 15,599 a Incumbent Shapiro first assumed office in 1991.

November 7 General election candidate:

Florence Shapiro: 127,590

District 12

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Dwight Fullingim: 3,854 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• Jane Nelson: 17,402 a Incumbent Nelson first assumed office in 1993.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Morgan Ware a

November 7 General election candidates:

Dwight B. Fullingim: 55,380

Jane Nelson: 109,513

Morgan Ware: 6,273

District 13

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Rodney Ellis: 16,875 a Incumbent Ellis first assumed office in 1991.

March 7 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 7 General election candidate:

Rodney Ellis: 90,148

District 14

Note: Incumbent Gonzalo Barrientos did not run for re-election.

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Kirk Watson: 14,868 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Robert "Rock" Howard a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kirk Watson: 127,223

Robert "Rock" Howard: 31,180

District 15

March 7 Democratic primary:

• John Whitmire: 4,195 a Incumbent Whitmire first assumed office in 1983.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Angel DeLaRosa: 5,938 a

November 7 General election candidates:

John Whitmire: 56,884

Angel DeLaRosa: 33,396

District 17

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Kyle Janek: 19,830 a Incumbent Janek first assumed office in 2003.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Phil Kurtz a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kyle Janek: 88,483

Phil Kurtz: 25,212

District 18

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Gary Gates: 12,985
• Glenn Hegar: 20,112
• David Stall: 3,449

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Roy O. Wright, II a

November 7 General election candidates:

Glenn Hegar: 110,512

Roy O. Wright, II: 29,511

District 19

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Frank Madla: 18,936 - Incumbent Madla first assumed office in 1993.
• Carols I. Uresti: 24,610 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• Dick Bowen: 3,513 a
• Darrel Brown: 3,332

November 7 General election candidates:

Carlos I. Uresti: 58,876

Dick Bowen: 40,621

District 22

March 7 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Kip Averitt: 28,220 a Incumbent Averitt first assumed office in 2002.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Phil Smart a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kip Averitt: 112,765

Phil Smart: 27,141

District 25

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Kathleen "Kathi" Thomas: 10,390 a

March 7 GOP primary:

• Jeff Wentworth: 29,833 a Incumbent Wentworth first assumed office in 1993.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• James R. "Bob" Thompson a

November 7 General election candidates:

Kathleen "Kathi" Thomas: 84,816

Jeff Wentworth: 132,872

James R. "Bob" Thompson: 10,137

District 29

March 7 Democratic primary:

• Eliot Shapleigh: 26,897 a Incumbent Shapleigh first assumed office in 1997.

March 7 GOP primary:

• Donald R. "Dee" Margo: 9,064 a

November 7 General election candidates:

Eliot Shapleigh: 51,531

Donald R. "Dee" Margo: 36,127

See also

• Texas State Senate
• Texas State Legislature

External links

• Texas Secretary of State - Primary and General Election Results 1992-Present

Footnotes

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Vacant

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Taylor Rehmet (D)

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Brent Hagenbuch (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

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