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2006 United States Senate election in Texas

The 2006 United States Senate election in Texas was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a third full term, defeating Democrat Barbara Ann Radnofsky.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Barbara Ann Radnofsky, author and mediator

Eliminated in runoff

  • Gene Kelly, perennial candidate and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2000
Eliminated in primary
  • Darrel Reece Hunter, perennial candidate

Runoff

Because no candidate received a majority of votes in the Democratic primary, a runoff was held April 11, 2006. Attorney Barbara Ann Radnofsky prevailed over Gene Kelly in the runoff.

Third party candidates

Scott Lanier Jameson won the Libertarian Party nomination at the party's state convention on June 10, 2006, defeating Timothy Wade and Ray Salinas. Arthur W. Loux, a Roman Forest City Councilman and a member of the Minutemen, ran as an independent.

Campaign

Incumbent Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison had co-sponsored legislation supporting a constitutional amendment that would contain senatorial term limits, but stated that she would only leave office after two terms if such limits applied to all senators. After deciding not to challenge Governor Rick Perry in a Republican gubernatorial primary, Hutchison sought re-election to the Senate for a third full term.

Debate

Predictions

Polling

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References

External links

Official campaign websites (Archived)