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2006 Texas Attorney General election
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2006 Texas Attorney General election Texas presidential no 2002 Texas Attorney General election 2002 2010 Texas Attorney General election 2010 32.8%Of registered voters.Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Texas Secretary of State 2.9% November 7, 2006 File:Greg Abbott crop.jpg 150x150px Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 2,556,063 59.5% Audacitytexan (cropped).jpg David Van Os Texas Democratic Party 1,599,069 37.2% 2006 Texas attorney general election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsAbbott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%
Van Os: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Attorney General Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas
The 2006 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the attorney general of Texas. Incumbent Republican attorney general Greg Abbott successfully ran for re-election and defeated Democratic attorney David Van Os with 59.51% of the vote to his second term as attorney general.
Republican primary
Candidates
Greg Abbott, incumbent
Results
Republican primary resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist118_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 21 October 2024
Greg Abbott Republican Party of Texas 580,551 100.00
580,551 100.0
Democratic primary
Candidates
David Van Os, attorney
Results
Republican primary resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist119_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 21 October 2024
David Van Os Texas Democratic Party 414,712 100.00
414,712 100.0
General election
Candidates
Greg Abbott (R), incumbent
David Van Os (D), attorney
John Roland (Libertarian), authorAbout the Author https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01M5FSGAO/about Amazon 4 September 2024
Results
On election night Abbott won re-election in a landslide against Van Os and Roland.
General election resultsOffice of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 General Election, 11/7/2006 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist127_state.htm Texas Secretary of State 21 October 2024
Greg Abbott (incumbent) Republican Party of Texas 2,553,610 59.50
David Van Os Texas Democratic Party 1,598,378 37.25
Jon Roland Libertarian Party of Texas 139,525 3.25
4,294,800 100.0
32.84%
Republican Party (United States)
See also
Texas Attorney General
References
Attorney General
Texas
Category:Texas Attorney General elections
Category:November 2006 in the United States