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2006 Texas Senate Election
The 2006 Texas Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Fifteen of the sixteen elections for the Texas Senate were contested to some extent. The winners of this election served in the 80th Texas Legislature. Five Senators chose to not run or were defeated in the primaries. Predictions Summary of Results Results by district Detailed results District 1 District 2 District 3 Race uncontested after Nichols’ win in the Republican primary. District 5 District 7 District 8 District 12 District 13 District 14 District 15 District 17 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. District 19 Incumbent Frank Madla was ousted by Uresti in contentious Democratic primary race. Madla was the only incumb ...
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Texas Senate, District 8
District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Rains and Hunt counties and portions of Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we .... The current senator from District 8 is Angela Paxton. Election history Election history of District 8 from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown. 2024 2022 2018 2014 2012 2010 2006 2002 2000 1996 1994 1992 District officeholders References {{Texas state legislative districts 08 Collin County, Texas Dallas County, Texas ...
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Robert Nichols (Texas Politician)
Robert Lee Nichols (born November 25, 1944) is an American politician who represents the Texas Senate, District 3, 3rd District of the Texas Senate. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was the President of the Senate, senate president ''pro tempore'' of the 85th legislative session. Early years Nichols graduated in 1968 from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, with a degree in industrial engineering. He had a career as a small businessman before being elected mayor of Jacksonville, Texas, and served as mayor 1985-1989. Public service During his tenure as mayor, Nichols streamlined the city government and helped to cut property tax rates. His service as Mayor eventually convinced then-Governor of Texas George W. Bush to appoint him to a six-year term on the Texas Transportation Commission in 1997. Nichols was appointed again in 2003 by former Texas Governor Rick Perry, and continued to serve until he resigned to prepare for a bid for the Texas Senate. According t ...
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Bob Deuell
Robert Franklin Deuell, known as Bob Deuell (born 11 March 1950), is a physician from Greenville, Texas, and a former Republican member of the Texas Senate. He entered office in 2003 and represented the ten counties of Senate District 2 in the northeastern portion of the state. His term ended in 2015. Deuell was narrowly unseated in the runoff election held on May 27, 2014; he polled 17,930 (49.6 percent) to intraparty challenger Bob Hall's 18,230 (50.4 percent). Deuell had led a three-candidate field in the primary on March 4, with 23,847 votes (48.5 percent). Because he fell short of a majority, he was placed in the runoff with the number-two candidate, Bob Hall, who in the primary polled 19,085 votes (38.8 percent). The remaining 6,240 votes (12.7 percent) went to the third candidate, Mark Thompson. Background Deuell, was educated at George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia, and the Medical College of Virginia. He is a partner in Primary Care Associates in Gr ...
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Kevin Eltife
Kevin Paul Eltife (born March 1, 1959) is an American businessman and former politician from Tyler, Texas. A Republican, served in the Texas Senate from 2004 through 2017. He was sworn in on August 15, 2004, after winning a special election to represent District 1. He declined to seek re-election in 2016 and was succeeded in office by fellow Republican Bryan Hughes. Early life and education Eltife was born in Tyler, Texas, and grew up there. He is a Lebanese American; all of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Lebanon. His father died when he was under two years old. Business and political career Eltife is the owner and operator of Eltife Properties, a commercial real estate company. He first entered politics in 1991, when he ran for a city council seat. He subsequently served as mayor of Tyler for two terms (six years). He defeated Paul Sadler in the special election for Texas Senate; in 2012, Sadler was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee against Ted Cru ...
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Texas Senate, District 29
District 29 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, and Reeves counties, and a portion of Brewster county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 29 is Cesar Blanco César Jose Blanco is an American Politician who is currently serving as a member of the Texas Senate. Early life and education Blanco was raised in El Paso by a single mother and graduated from Eastwood High School. Before pursuing a college .... Biggest cities in the district District 29 has a population of 816,681 with 571,426 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 30 from 1992. 2024 2022 2020 2016 2012 2010 2006 2002 2000 1996 1994 1992 District officeholders Notes References {{Texas state legislative districts 29 Cu ...
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Texas Senate, District 25
District 25 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Blanco, Comal, and Kendall counties and portions of Bexar, Guadalupe, Hays, and Travis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 25 is Donna Campbell Donna Sue Campbell ( Burrows; born September 17, 1954) is an American politician and physician who is the 25th District member of the Texas Senate. On July 31, 2012, she became the first person in Texas history to defeat an incumbent Republica .... Biggest cities in the district District 25 has a population of 815,771 with 610,120 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 25 from 1992. 2024 2022 2018 2014 2012 2010 2006 2002 2000 1996 1994 1992 District officeholders Notes References {{Texas state legislative districts 25 ...
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Texas Senate, District 22
District 22 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Bosque, Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Ellis, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, McLennan, and Somervell counties and portions of Ellis and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we .... The current senator from District 22 is Brian Birdwell. Biggest cities in the district District 22 has a population of 809,840 with 592,255 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 22 from 1992. 2022 2020 2016 2012 2010 2010 (special) 2006 2002 1998 1994 1992 District officeholders Notes References {{Texas state legislativ ...
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Texas Senate, District 19
District 19 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Crockett, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, Maverick, Real, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala counties, and portions of Atascosa , Bexar, Brewster, and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The district is currently served by Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) **Democratic Part ... Roland Gutierrez. District 19 is one of the largest legislative districts in the United States, containing all or part of 14 counties and covering more than 35,000 square miles and about 400 miles of the Texas-Mexico border. Redistricting in 2010 led to District 19 losing several western counties and gaining several eastern ones. The district is 66% Hispanic.Palacios, JoeyGallego, Flores Spend Las ...
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Texas Senate, District 18
District 18 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Aransas, Austin, Burleson, Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, Lavaca, Lee, Refugio, Victoria, and Washington counties, and portions of Fort Bend, Harris, Montgomery, Waller counties in the U.S. state of Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we .... The current senator from District 18 is Lois Kolkhorst. Biggest cities in the district District 18 has a population of 809,726 with 587,890 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 18 from 1992. 2022 2020 2016 2014 (special) 2012 2010 2006 2002 1998 1994 1992 Dis ...
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Texas Senate, District 17
District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Colorado, Jackson, Matagorda, and Wharton counties, and portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller counties in the U.S. state of Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we .... The current senator from District 17 is Joan Huffman. Biggest cities in the district District 17 has a population of 804,162 with 605,764 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 22 from 1992. 2024 2022 2018 2014 2012 2010 2008 (special) 2006 2002 Special 1998 1994 1992 District officeholders Notes References {{Tex ...
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Texas Senate, District 15
District 15 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of Harris county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 15 is Molly Cook. Cook was elected in a special election to succeed John Whitmire John Harris Whitmire (born August 13, 1949) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the List of mayors of Houston, 63rd mayor of Houston, Texas, since 2024. Whitmire was previously a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ..., who resigned on December 31, 2023, to take office as the mayor of Houston. Top 4 biggest cities in district District 15 has a population of 793,108 with 574,255 that is at voting age from the 2010 census. Election history Election history of District 27 from 1992. 2024 Changes with 2022. 2024 (special) 2022 2018 2014 2012 2010 2006 2002 2000 1996 1994 ...
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