2006 Texas elections
The 2006 Texas General Election was held on Tuesday, 7 November 2006, in the U.S. state of Texas. Voters statewide elected the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, and one Railroad Commissioner. Statewide judicial offices up for election were the chief justice and four justices of the Texas Supreme Court, and the presiding judge and two judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
Elections were additionally held for the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Texas Senate, and [2006 2006 Texas House of Representatives election|Texas House of Representatives election|Texas House].
Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held 7 March 2006. In races without a majority, the runoff elections were held on 11 April 2006.
Libertarian candidates were selected at the Texas Libertarian Convention 10 June 2006 in Houston.
Independent candidates had 60 days after the primaries are over to collect the necessary signatures to secure a place on the ballot. For statewide elections, state law proscribes the collection of one percent of voters casting ballots in the prior gubernatorial election from registered voters that did not vote in either primary or any runoffs. If there was a primary runoff for the office an independent candidate is seeking, the petition process shrank to only 30 days, from 12 April to 11 May 2006.
Attorney general
Incumbent Attorney general Greg Abbott ran for re-election, winning by a 22% margin.Railroad Commissioner
Texas Supreme Court
Chief Justice, ''Unexpired term''
; Republican : Wallace Jefferson, Incumbent; Libertarian : Tom Oxford
; Green : Charles E. Waterbury
Justice, Place 2
; Republican : Don Willett, Incumbent; Democrat : William E. Moody
; Libertarian : Wade Wilson
Justice, Place 4
; Republican : David M. Medina, Incumbent; Libertarian : Jerry Adkins
Justice, Place 6
; Republican : Nathan Hecht, Incumbent; Libertarian : Todd Phillipp
; Independent : Petition deadline has passed for ballot access, but may run as write-in candidate
Justice, Place 8, ''Unexpired term''
; Republican : Phil Johnson, Incumbent; Libertarian : Jay H. Cookingham
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Presiding Judge
; Republican : Sharon Keller, Incumbent; Democrat : J.R. Molina
Judge, Place 7
; Republican : Barbara Parker Hervey, Incumbent; Libertarian : Quanah Parker
Judge, Place 8
; Republican : Charles Holcomb, Incumbent; Libertarian : Dave Howard
Legislative elections
Sixteen Texas Senate seats and all 150 Texas House of Representatives seats are up for election in 2006. The senators and representatives elected in 2006 served in the Eightieth Texas Legislature, while the senators also served in the Eighty-first Texas Legislature.Texas Senate
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 will be unopposed in the fall election.Texas House of Representatives
In the Texas House of Representatives, 118 of the 150 seats were contested in the November 2006 election. Thirty races will be uncontested after the primary elections on 7 March 2006; the remaining two will be determined in the primary runoffs on 11 April 2006.State Board of Education
''Only contested elections are listed.''Member, State Board of Education, District 3
; Republican : Tony Cunningham; Democrat : Rick Agosto
Member, State Board of Education, District 5
; Republican : Ken Mercer; Libertarian : Bill Oliver
Member, State Board of Education, District 9
; Republican : Don McLeroy, Incumbent; Democrat : Maggie Charleton
Member, State Board of Education, District 10
; Republican : Cynthia Dunbar; Libertarian : Martin Thomen
Member, State Board of Education, District 12
; Republican : Geraldine "Tincy" Miller, Incumbent; Libertarian : Matthew Havener
Member, State Board of Education, District 15
; Republican : Bob Craig, Incumbent; Libertarian : Brandon Stacker
Courts of Appeal District elections
''Only contested elections are listed.''1st Court of Appeals District
Place 9
; Republican : Elsa Alcala, Incumbent; Democrat : Jim Sharp
3rd Court of Appeals District
Place 2
; Republican : Alan Waldrop, Incumbent; Democrat : Jim Sybert Coronado
Place 5
; Republican : David Puryear, Incumbent; Democrat : Mina A. Brees
Place 6
; Republican : Bob Pemberton, Incumbent; Democrat : Bree Buchanan
4th Court of Appeals District
Place 3
; Republican : Rebecca Simmons, Incumbent; Democrat : Richard Garcia, Jr.
Place 4
; Republican : Steve Hilbig; Democrat : Dan Pozza
Place 5
; Republican : Karen Angelini, Incumbent; Democrat : Lauro A. Bustamante
Place 7
; Republican : Phylis Speedlin, Incumbent; Democrat : Eddie DeLaGarza
6th Court of Appeals District
Place 2
; Republican : Bailey C. Moseley; Democrat : Ben Franks
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bailey C. Moseley | 92,334 | 58.18 |
| Democrat | Ben Franks | 66,351 | 41.81 |
13th Court of Appeals District
Place 2
; Democrat : Federico "Fred" Hinojosa, Incumbent; Republican : Rose Vela
14th Court of Appeals District
Place 6
; Republican : Richard Edelman, Incumbent; Democrat : Leora T. Kahn