2006 Texas Attorney General Election
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 2006 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the
attorney general of Texas The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the
. Incumbent Republican attorney general
Greg Abbott Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to ...
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 Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to ...
, incumbent


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates

* David Van Os, attorney


Results


General election


Candidates

*
Greg Abbott Gregory Wayne Abbott ( ; born November 13, 1957) is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served from 2002 to ...
(R), incumbent governor * David Van Os (D), attorney * John Roland (Libertarian), author


Results

On election night Abbott won re-election in a
landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...
against Van Os and Roland.


See also

*
Texas Attorney General The Texas attorney general is the chief legal officer
of the


References

* {{2006 United States elections
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
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 ...
Texas Attorney General elections