2006 Texas gubernatorial election

none related races 2006 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 April 2023 2006 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 2002 Texas gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Texas gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:RickPerry2006 (1).jpg Rick Perry Republican Party (United States) 1,716,803 39.03% Chris Bell (2006) (3x4cropped).jpg Chris Bell Democratic Party (United States) 1,310,353 29.79% File:Carole Keeton Strayhorn (1).jpg Carole Keeton Strayhorn Independent 797,577 18.13% File:Kinky Friedman portrait (21610) (cropped).jpg 150x150px Kinky Friedman Independent 546,869 12.43% 2006 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County results Perry: #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Bell: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Strayhorn: #b0ffaeff 20–30% #a8daa5ff 30–40% #8bce88ff 40–50% Governor Rick Perry Republican Party (United States) Rick Perry Republican Party (United States) The 2006 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect the governor of Texas. The election was a rare five-way race, with incumbent Republican governor Rick Perry running for re-election against Democrat Chris Bell and Independents Carole Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman, as well as Libertarian nominee James Werner. Perry was re-elected to a second full term in office, winning 39% of the vote to Bell's 30%, Strayhorn's 18%, and Friedman's 12%. This was lowest percentage of the popular vote that a Texas governor had received and still won the election since 1861. Perry carried 209 of the state's 254 counties, while Bell carried 39 and Strayhorn carried 6.Exit polls revealed that Perry won the white vote with 46%, while Bell got 22%, Strayhorn got 16% and Friedman got 15%. Bell won 63% of African Americans, while Perry got 16%, Strayhorn got 15% and Friedman got 4%. Bell also won the Latino vote with 41%, while Perry got 31%, Strayhorn got 18% and Friedman got 4%. Perry was inaugurated for a second full four-year term on January 16, 2007. The ceremony was held inside the House of Representatives chamber at the Texas Capitol after thunderstorms canceled the planned outdoor ceremony. This remains the last time Republicans won a statewide race in Texas with only a plurality. Despite only winning 29% of the vote, this is the closest the Democrats have come to winning a Texas gubernatorial election in the 21st century. To date, this is the most recent gubernatorial election where Swisher, Crosby, Fisher, Haskell, Red River, Morris, Marion, Bastrop, Newton, Jefferson, Bee, and Calhoun counties voted for the Democratic candidate, and the most recent in which Cooke, Nolan, Wilson, Goliad, and Wharton counties did not vote for the Republican candidate. Background Incumbent Rick Perry became governor in late 2000 when then-Governor George W. Bush resigned following his election as President of the United States. He had been elected lieutenant governor in 1998. Perry was subsequently elected governor in his own right in 2002 and was seeking a second full term in 2006. Perry's overall poll ratings had plummeted since the 2002 election, plagued by budget woes, battles over school financing reform, and a contentious and controversial redistricting battle. His approval rating dropped to 38% during the latter part of the 2005 legislative session. Republican primary Candidates Star Locke Larry Kilgore, advocate for Texas secession Rick Perry, incumbent governor since 2000 Rhett Smith Withdrew Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Texas Comptroller and former Railroad Commissioner and mayor of Austin (withdrew December 2005, ran as independent) Declined Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. senator since 1993 (ran for re-election) Campaign The race was initially expected to be a contentious three-way primary between Perry, Comptroller of Public Accounts Carole Keeton Strayhorn, and U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Hutchison declined to run for governor in late 2005, instead opting to run for re-election to the Senate. This left Strayhorn and Perry vying for the GOP nomination. Believing her chances to be better running as an independent and appealing directly to voters, rather than those of the Republican Party first, she announced her intent to challenge him in the general election instead. Had she run in the primary, the December 2005 Scripps Howard Texas Poll of match ups had Perry in the lead against Strayhorn by a 55%-24% margin. Despite weak polling numbers, Perry had the support of the Texas Republican Party. According to Perry's campaign website, he gained 142 separate endorsements. Perry had endorsements from virtually the entire Texas Republican congressional delegation (all but two members),March 2010 every Republican statewide officeholder (except Strayhorn and judicial officeholders, who by law cannot endorse political candidates), 51 of the 62 members of the Texas Republican Party executive committee, and nearly every major Texas pro-business, fiscal conservative, and social conservative organization and PAC. Perry even managed to gain the endorsement of the Teamsters Union,March 2010 notwithstanding Texas's strong right to work laws. Results Republican primary results2006 Republican Party Primary Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist118_state.htm elections.sos.state.tx.us 20 July 2021 3 July 2006 Rick Perry (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 552,545 84.23 Larry Kilgore Republican Party (United States) 50,119 7.64 Rhett Smith Republican Party (United States) 30,255 4.60 Star Locke Republican Party (United States) 23,030 3.51 655,919 100.00 |} Democratic primary Candidates Chris Bell, former U.S. representative from Houston and member of the Houston City Council Bob Gammage, former justice of the Texas Supreme Court and U.S. representative from Houston Rashad Jafer Chris Bell, a former congressman from Houston, had been defeated in his party's 2004 primary after the controversial mid-decade redistricting in the state.March 2010 Bell announced his run in July 2005.March 2010 Results Democratic primary resultsgov1845-2010table https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/uploads/gov1845-2010table.pdf texasalmanac.com2006 Democratic Party Primary Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist119_state.htm elections.sos.state.tx.us 20 July 2021 3 July 2006 Chris Bell Democratic Party (United States) 324,869 63.87 Bob Gammage Democratic Party (United States) 145,081 28.53 Rashad Jafer Democratic Party (United States) 38,652 7.60 508,602 100.00 |} General election Candidates Chris Bell, former U.S. representative from Houston and member of the Houston City Council (Democratic) James "Patriot" Dillon (Independent) (write-in)2006-11-15 Cumulative Results Special Congressional Election and Gubernatorial Election http://www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20061107/files/ENightCume1.PDF dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080919111902/http://www.co.travis.tx.us/county_clerk/election/20061107/files/ENightCume1.PDF 2008-09-19 co.travis.tx.us Kinky Friedman, country singer and mystery author (Independent) Rick Perry, incumbent governor since 2001 (Republican) Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Texas Comptroller and former Railroad Commissioner and mayor of Austin (Independent) James Werner, sales consultant and candidate for U.S. House in 20042006 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=48&off=5&elect=0&f=0 7 July 2021 (Libertarian) Kinky Friedman, an independent candidate, claimed that country-music lovers, college students, animal lovers, ranchers, and anyone who did not vote in the last election were among his supporters.March 2010 Campaign Bell's official strategy was to get Democrats to unite behind and vote for a Democrat, predicting (and betting on) a splintering of the Republican vote among Perry, Strayhorn, and Friedman, giving the Democrats the needed plurality to win the election.Stanford, Jason. "3 Republicans, 1 Democrat https://web.archive.org/web/20060621232611/http://www.chrisbell.com/blog/010205_etch-a-sketch 2006-06-21". January 2, 2006. Accessed March 26, 2006. Running on a platform of ethics reform and education issues, he stayed with the pack of three candidates with better name recognition. After a good debate performance, his poll numbers improved significantly to where he had taken second place in nearly every poll afterward. Friedman briefly enjoyed a high standing in the polls, and surpassed Democrat Chris Bell for second place by Independence Day.March 2010 As election day drew near, the Friedman campaign fizzled out as much of his wide support was among young voters. He finished fourth in the election with under 13% of the vote. His website claimed that "he doesn't put much stock in unscientific political polls among "likely" voters, saying, "It's Kinky Friedman versus apathy".It's Kinky Friedman versus apathy". Friedman stated during the campaign that he was going after the 71% who had not made it to the polls in 2002.March 2010 Perry's position in polling improved during the campaign, with a 44% approval rating and 51% disapproving as of September 2006.Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #10269 http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=04e26af7-73ba-4a89-a0a6-9e49dcbeaaff 2007-01-02 SurveyUSA Debates + 2006 Texas governor debates No. Number Date Host Link ParticipantsKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #ff9090  A  Absent  black #A2B2C2  N  Non-invitee  #f0e68c W Withdrawn Rick Perry Chris Bell Carole Keeton Strayhorn Kinky Friedman James Werner 1 October 6, 2006 KERA-TV P P P PN Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Likely R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 June 25, 2021 Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Likely R November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Likely R November 6, 2006 Endorsements Chris Bell (D) Individuals Wesley Clark, general, 2004 Democratic presidential candidatehttp://securingamerica.com/node/1894 Chris Bell (TX-Governor) | WesPAC 4 November 2006 9 April 2023 November 4, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104130346/http://securingamerica.com/node/1894 bot: unknown Polling Graphical summary Opinion polling for the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election.chart Opinion polling for the 2006 Texas gubernatorial election.tab 700px Source DateMoE Bell (D) Friedman (I) Perry (R) Strayhorn (I) Werner (L)WSJ/Zogbyhttps://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-elections06.html info-elections06 www.wsj.com October 31, 2006±2.9% 28.5% 14.4% 36.7% 15% 2.1%Houston Chronicle/KHOUhttp://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4294865.html Houston Chronicle/KHOU October 29, 2006±3.2% 22% 10.5% 38% 21% 1%Rasmussenhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/October%202006/TexasGovernor.htm Election Polls 2006: Texas Governor January 2, 2018 November 5, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061105084926/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/October%202006/TexasGovernor.htm dead October 27, 2006±4.5% 25% 12% 36% 22% N/ASurveyUSAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportPopup.aspx?g=a0ae3960-9139-40cc-9756-adf081d6e0b6&q=31451 Poll Report Popup www.surveyusa.com October 24, 2006±4.3% 26% 16% 36% 19% 1%WSJ/Zogby October 19, 2006±3% 26.2% 13.2% 37.5% 13% 3.9%Dallas Morning Newshttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/100506dntexgovpoll.252570c.html Dallas Morning News October 5, 2006±3.5% 15% 14% 38% 18% N/AWSJ/Zogbyhttps://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-flash06.html WSJ.com www.wsj.com September 25, 2006±2.6% 22.3% 18.9% 33% 15.5% 1.5%Survey USAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=af64ca7a-80b4-4fee-abad-22fdd9cd7fc0 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #10291 www.surveyusa.com September 19, 2006±4.3% 23% 23% 35% 15% 2%Rasmussenhttp://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/August%202006/texasGovernoraug30.htm Election Poll 2006: Texas Governor January 2, 2018 October 21, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061021124917/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/August%202006/texasGovernoraug30.htm dead September 13, 2006±4.5% 18% 16% 33% 22% N/AWSJ/Zogby September 5, 2006±2.9% 25.3% 22.4% 30.7%* 11.1% 2.6%WSJ/Zogby August 28, 2006N/A 23.1% 22.7% 34.8% 9.6% N/ARasmussenRasmussen August 9, 2006±4.5% 18% 18% 35% 18% N/ARasmussenRasmussen July 24, 2006±4.5% 13% 19% 40% 20% N/AWSJ/Zogby July 24, 2006N/A 20.8% 20.7% 38.3% 11% N/ASurvey USAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=5d90d44a-e155-4d92-8f08-14fd1696d602 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9620 www.surveyusa.com June 26, 2006±4.2% 20% 21% 35% 19% N/AWSJ/Zogby June 21, 2006N/A 19.7% 17.5% 37.7% 14.1% N/ARasmussenhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/TexasGovMay.htm Texas Gov May January 2, 2018 June 20, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060620074231/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/TexasGovMay.htm dead June 12, 2006±4.5% 14% 20% 38% 19% N/ASurvey USAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=c90fa3e7-dd42-4dfd-917b-a05519181646 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9281 www.surveyusa.com May 22, 2006±4.1% 18% 16% 41% 20% N/ASurvey USAhttps://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReportEmail.aspx?g=b9491b59-69d3-49f0-9a58-4944d8f634c9 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #9043 www.surveyusa.com April 26, 2006±4.2% 15% 16% 39% 25% N/ARasmussenhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/April%202006/Texas%20Governor%20April.htm Election 2006 Poll January 2, 2018 April 21, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060421161722/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/April%202006/Texas%20Governor%20April.htm dead April 20, 2006±3% 17% 15% 40% 19% N/AWSJ/Zogby March 30, 2006N/A 20.7% 16.6% 36.3% 19% N/ADallas Morning Newshttp://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/longterm/stories/021906dntexgovpoll.3e2c028c.html Dallas Morning News February 18, 2006±3% 19% 10% 36% 16% N/ARasmussenhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/February%202006/Texas%20Governor%20February.htm Election 2006 Poll January 2, 2018 February 27, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060227121854/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/February%202006/Texas%20Governor%20February.htm dead February 14, 2006±4.5% 13% 9% 40% 31% N/ARasmussenhttp://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/January%202006/Texas%20Governor%20January%205.htm Election 2006 Poll January 2, 2018 January 12, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060112031810/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/January%202006/Texas%20Governor%20January%205.htm dead January 5, 2006±4.5% 14% 12% 40% 21% N/A Results thumb|right|300px|Results for Kinky Friedman by county: Friedman #E5FFE5 0–5% #D2F7D2 5–10% #C0F0C0 10–15% #AAE5AA 15–20% #87DE87 20–25% #5FD35F 25–30% Texas election laws for general elections do not require a run-off in the event that a majority is not achieved, so Governor Perry joined only two other Texas governors to achieve the office by a plurality of less than 40%. The Texas gubernatorial elections of 1853 and 1861 were also won with less than 40% of the vote. Strayhorn was seen as a moderate alternative to Perry, and found support among moderate Republicans and independent voters. Although a few polls had her tied for second going into election day, she finished with 18.13%.2006 Texas gubernatorial election http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe 2006 General Election 2007-01-02 Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe 2014-01-09 Republican Party (United States) Rick Perry (incumbent) 1,716,803 39.03 18.78 Democratic Party (United States) Chris Bell 1,310,353 29.79 10.17 Independent Carole Keeton Strayhorn 797,577 18.13 N/A Independent Richard "Kinky" Friedman 546,869 12.43 N/A Libertarian Party (United States) James Werner 26,748 0.61 0.86 Write-ins James "Patriot" Dillon (write-in) 718 0.02 N/A 406,450 9.24 8.61 4,399,068 35.01 3.40 Republican Party (United States) Results by county County2006 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=2006&f=0&off=5&elect=0 2026-08-06 uselectionatlas.orgRick Perry RepublicanChris Bell DemocraticCarole Keeton Strayhorn IndependentRichard 'Kinky' Friedman IndependentJames Werner LibertarianWrite-insMarginTotal#%#%#%#%#%#%#%Anderson4,30540.46%2,49623.46%2,75125.85%1,0359.73%540.51%00.00%1,55414.61%10,641Andrews1,28249.10%35213.48%68526.24%28410.88%80.31%00.00%59722.86%2,611Angelina8,78840.06%6,61830.17%4,17019.01%2,22810.16%1290.59%60.03%2,1709.89%21,939Aransas3,05144.87%1,34919.84%1,14016.77%1,22317.99%360.53%00.00%1,70225.03%6,799Archer1,33545.53%41914.29%85329.09%31510.74%100.34%00.00%48216.44%2,932Armstrong32447.44%7110.40%13219.33%15122.11%50.73%00.00%17325.33%683Atascosa2,42331.26%2,04026.32%1,93424.95%1,31416.95%410.53%00.00%3834.94%7,752Austin2,90836.53%1,37717.30%2,28428.69%1,35417.01%350.44%30.04%6247.84%7,961Bailey69245.44%28418.65%33121.73%20213.26%130.85%10.07%36123.71%1,523Bandera2,59539.46%88113.40%1,19218.13%1,85328.18%530.81%20.03%74211.28%6,576Bastrop5,21630.50%5,70933.38%2,96217.32%3,05717.88%1560.91%20.01% -493 -2.88%17,102Baylor39640.33%20220.57%28328.82%989.98%30.31%00.00%11311.51%982Bee2,30032.72%2,48935.41%1,43020.34%77411.01%340.48%30.04% -189 -2.69%7,030Bell17,63340.72%10,40424.03%10,71724.75%4,2769.88%2420.56%270.06%6,91615.97%43,299Bexar92,38733.71%86,90631.71%57,15020.85%35,59612.99%1,9550.71%870.03%5,4812.00%274,081Blanco1,41142.09%70921.15%59817.84%61218.26%220.66%00.00%70220.94%3,352Borden11846.09%4818.75%5621.88%3413.28%00.00%00.00%6224.21%256Bosque2,09937.18%1,16220.58%1,55927.62%81014.35%150.27%00.00%5409.56%5,645Bowie7,93643.12%5,85131.79%3,01916.40%1,5298.31%600.33%90.05%2,08511.33%18,404Brazoria22,54338.57%13,66123.38%10,65018.22%11,25019.25%3370.58%00.00%8,88215.19%58,441Brazos15,59051.30%6,44921.22%4,32514.23%3,77212.41%2480.82%40.01%9,14130.08%30,388Brewster74930.71%72229.60%38515.79%55922.92%240.98%00.00%271.11%2,439Briscoe22039.29%13023.21%13323.75%7413.21%30.54%00.00%8715.54%560Brooks22419.28%66256.97%18115.58%938.00%20.17%00.00% -438 -37.69%1,162Brown4,14746.75%1,64718.57%1,89621.37%1,11812.60%560.63%70.08%2,25125.38%8,871Burleson1,83740.84%1,17826.19%91220.28%54412.09%260.58%10.02%65914.65%4,498Burnet5,24646.70%2,33020.74%2,01317.92%1,53713.68%1070.95%00.00%2,91625.96%11,233Caldwell2,50232.16%2,47831.85%1,52019.54%1,20715.52%700.90%20.03%240.31%7,779Calhoun1,43532.52%1,49633.90%95821.71%50511.44%170.39%20.05% -61 -1.38%4,413Callahan1,38541.98%57417.40%42012.73%90027.28%200.61%00.00%48514.70%3,299Cameron14,40735.10%14,32734.90%9,43322.98%2,5816.29%2870.70%160.04%800.20%41,051Camp1,25441.39%95331.45%56118.51%2568.45%60.20%00.00%3019.94%3,030Carson96547.10%28714.01%46322.60%32715.96%70.34%00.00%50224.50%2,049Cass2,75837.00%2,54434.12%1,55020.79%5757.71%270.36%10.01%2142.88%7,455Castro72340.73%47126.54%30217.01%27415.44%50.28%00.00%25214.19%1,775Chambers3,14240.42%1,57720.29%1,42718.36%1,58720.42%400.51%00.00%1,55520.00%7,773Cherokee4,84743.22%2,43621.72%2,82325.17%1,0619.46%470.42%00.00%2,02418.05%11,214Childress53042.81%28022.62%25420.52%17013.73%40.32%00.00%25020.19%1,238Clay1,53043.32%61317.36%93926.59%43812.40%110.31%10.03%59116.73%3,532Cochran35639.69%17419.40%22024.53%13715.27%101.11%00.00%13615.16%897Coke52245.87%18215.99%26022.85%16314.32%110.97%00.00%26223.02%1,138Coleman93940.72%43018.65%59825.93%32414.05%150.65%00.00%34114.79%2,306Collin67,81349.11%32,45723.50%21,46715.55%15,34011.11%1,0110.73%00.00%35,35625.61%138,088Collingsworth48645.21%20118.70%26124.28%12111.26%60.56%00.00%22520.93%1,075Colorado1,80332.11%1,21321.60%1,74331.04%83214.82%240.43%00.00%601.07%5,615Comal13,55147.59%4,61616.21%5,49119.28%4,57016.05%2440.86%50.02%8,06028.31%28,477Comanche1,40839.61%1,00028.13%66818.79%45812.88%180.51%30.08%40811.48%3,555Concho37344.67%16920.24%12414.85%16720.00%20.24%00.00%20424.43%835Cooke3,29732.82%1,81718.09%3,90838.90%9779.72%480.48%00.00% 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Saba75749.77%26517.42%33321.89%15910.45%70.46%00.00%42427.88%1,521Schleicher33648.14%17124.50%9113.04%9713.90%30.43%00.00%16523.64%698Scurry1,33147.57%49417.66%65923.55%29010.36%240.86%00.00%67224.02%2,798Shackelford45147.67%13314.06%24325.69%11512.16%40.42%00.00%20821.98%946Shelby2,78346.81%1,56326.29%1,13219.04%4527.60%150.25%00.00%1,22020.52%5,945Sherman29447.50%7211.63%15124.39%9915.99%30.48%00.00%14323.11%619Smith23,70154.75%8,47719.58%6,97316.11%3,9669.16%1690.39%30.01%15,22435.17%43,289Somervell1,06742.14%53621.17%55321.84%36414.38%110.43%10.04%51420.30%2,532Starr1,28320.10%4,21566.05%6119.57%2163.38%510.80%60.09% -2,932 -45.95%6,382Stephens89742.53%40819.35%54725.94%24811.76%90.43%00.00%35016.59%2,109Sterling15851.80%4213.77%6019.67%4514.75%00.00%00.00%9832.13%305Stonewall13625.19%19235.56%14927.59%6211.48%10.19%00.00% -43 -7.97%540Sutton53748.33%26423.76%15313.77%15013.50%60.54%10.09%27324.57%1,111Swisher46327.87%52031.31%38323.06%27916.80%160.96%00.00% -57 -3.44%1,661Tarrant130,51339.99%101,40231.07%56,08417.19%36,77011.27%1,5590.48%90.00%29,1118.92%326,337Taylor12,28043.34%5,12718.09%7,98928.19%2,7939.86%1460.52%00.00%4,29115.15%28,335Terrell18635.98%17934.62%7013.54%7414.31%71.35%10.19%71.36%517Terry1,01540.65%68127.27%44617.86%33813.54%160.64%10.04%33413.38%2,497Throckmorton18738.01%8717.68%15431.30%6312.80%10.20%00.00%336.71%492Titus2,24238.40%1,85131.71%1,23521.15%4848.29%220.38%40.07%3916.69%5,838Tom Green10,98750.92%4,29619.91%2,74012.70%3,42315.86%1270.59%30.01%6,69131.01%21,576Travis59,79426.44%101,98945.09%31,09013.75%30,51913.49%2,7751.23%90.00% -42,195 -18.65%226,176Trinity1,29630.22%1,25929.36%1,03124.04%68115.88%160.37%50.12%370.86%4,288Tyler2,04338.93%1,49428.47%1,05320.06%63412.08%240.46%00.00%54910.46%5,248Upshur4,22144.29%2,23023.40%2,10222.05%9389.84%400.42%00.00%1,99120.89%9,531Upton29245.98%9414.80%18529.13%639.92%10.16%00.00%10716.85%635Uvalde1,98136.56%1,58229.20%98418.16%84615.61%250.46%00.00%3997.36%5,418Val Verde2,65136.45%2,73637.62%1,18416.28%6619.09%360.49%50.07% -85 -1.17%7,273Van Zandt5,69545.91%2,52520.36%2,62921.19%1,51312.20%380.31%40.03%3,06624.72%12,404Victoria7,75741.37%4,74325.30%4,15222.14%1,94210.36%1200.64%360.19%3,01416.07%18,750Walker4,01236.16%2,60023.43%2,52022.71%1,88216.96%710.64%110.10%1,41212.73%11,096Waller2,38929.50%2,16126.68%2,38229.41%1,12913.94%370.46%10.01%70.09%8,099Ward82839.60%36117.26%68532.76%2059.80%100.48%20.10%1436.84%2,091Washington3,86741.10%1,77418.85%1,88220.00%1,83119.46%530.56%20.02%1,98521.10%9,409Webb4,64125.24%9,25450.32%3,17217.25%1,2226.64%950.52%70.04%4,61325.08%18,391Wharton2,27825.98%2,39627.32%2,79731.90%1,25614.32%350.40%70.08% -401 -4.58%8,769Wheeler67151.14%19414.79%23918.22%20115.32%70.53%00.00%43232.92%1,312Wichita12,47545.40%5,21118.97%6,82424.84%2,82010.26%1360.49%100.04%5,65120.56%27,476Wilbarger1,40541.32%66319.50%87325.68%43812.88%210.62%00.00%53215.64%3,400Willacy71234.68%75936.92%44221.50%1316.37%110.54%00.00% -46 -2.24%2,055Williamson35,95642.79%23,07227.46%14,24216.95%9,56111.38%1,1791.40%180.02%12,88415.33%84,028Wilson2,98927.33%2,70224.70%3,45631.60%1,72615.78%650.59%00.00% -467 -4.27%10,938Winkler64142.79%27718.49%40126.77%16811.21%110.73%00.00%24016.02%1,498Wise5,29942.92%2,61021.14%2,70521.91%1,66913.52%620.50%00.00%2,59421.01%12,345Wood5,64150.01%2,01717.88%2,32120.58%1,24911.07%480.43%30.03%3,32029.43%11,279Yoakum74347.11%27517.44%35422.45%19412.30%110.70%00.00%38924.66%1,577Young2,39350.40%85117.92%95820.18%52110.97%240.51%10.02%1,43530.22%4,748Zapata38531.98%64853.82%887.31%776.40%60.50%00.00% -263 -21.84%1,204Zavala32218.33%1,07861.35%23213.20%1106.26%130.74%20.11% -756 -43.02%1,757Total1,716,80339.03%1,310,35329.79%797,57718.13%546,86912.43%26,7480.61%7180.02%406,4509.24%4,399,068 thumb|300px|County Flips: Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip Independent #696969 Flip Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cass (largest city: Atlanta) Cameron (largest city: Brownsville) Culberson (largest municipality: Van Horn) Kenedy (largest municipality: Sarita) Kleberg (largest municipality: Kingsville) Hudspeth (largest city: Fort Hancock) Pecos (largest city: Fort Stockton) Robertson (largest city: Hearne) Terrell (largest city: Sanderson) Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Cooke (largest city: Gainesville) Goliad (largest city: Goliad) Falls (largest city: Marlin) Nolan (largest city: Sweetwater) Wilson (largest city: Floresville) Wharton (largest city: El Campo) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bastrop (largest city: Elgin) Calhoun (largest city: Port Lavaca) Crosby (largest city: Crosbyton) Dallas (largest city: Dallas) Stonewall (largest city: Aspermont) Swisher (largest city: Tulia) Red River (largest city: Clarksville) Haskell (largest city: Haskell) See also 2006 United States gubernatorial elections External links Interview with Richard "Kinky" Friedman, January 14, 2011. University of Texas at San Antonio: Institute of Texan Cultures: Oral History Collection, UA 15.01, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections. The Texas Constitution Texas Secretary of State Elections info Governor Rick Perry campaign James Werner campaign Chris Bell campaign Texas Green 2006 candidates Libertarian Party of Texas Notes References 30em Gubernatorial 2006 Texas Category:Rick Perry Category:2006 in Texas Category:November 2006 in the United States