The 2006 Texas Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. Fifteen of the sixteen elections for the

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were contested to some extent. The winners of this election served in the

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. In the

District 3 District 3 can refer to: * III District, Turku, in Finland * District 3, Düsseldorf, in Germany * District 3, Grand Bassa County, in Liberia * District 3, Malta, an electoral district of Malta *District 3, a police district of Malta * Wiedikon, a ...

race, Robert Nichols won his

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and was unopposed in the fall election. Five Senators chose to not run or were defeated in the primaries.

Senate race statewide summary

Senate race summary by district

Senate race details

District 1 District 1 may refer to: * I District, Turku, in Finland * District 1, Düsseldorf, a district in Düsseldorf, Germany * Sector 1 (Bucharest), also known as District 1, in Bucharest, Romania * District I, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary * District ...

District 2 District 2 may refer to: Places by country * II District, Turku, in Finland *District 2, Düsseldorf, Germany *District 2, Grand Bassa County, a district in Liberia *District 2, an electoral district of Malta *District 2, a police district of Mal ...

Race uncontested after Nichols’ win in the Republican primary.

District 5 District 5, 5 District or 5th District may refer to: Europe * District 5 (Zürich) * District 5, Düsseldorf * V District, Turku * District 5, an electoral district of Malta * District 5, a police district of Malta * Palma-Palmilla, also know ...

District 7 District 7 could refer to: *District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam *District 7 (Zürich), Switzerland * District 7, Düsseldorf, Germany *VII District, Turku, Finland * District 7 School (Groton, Massachusetts), United States * District 7 School (Ha ...

District 8 District 8 can refer to: * District 8 Jakarta, in Indonesia * District 8 (Ho Chi Minh City), in Vietnam * VIII District, Turku, in Finland * VIII District, Budapest, in Hungary * Riesbach, also known as District 8, in Zürich, Switzerland * Distri ...

District 12 District 12 may refer to: *District 12 (Ho Chi Minh city), Vietnam * Schwamendingen, Zürich, Switzerland, also known as District 12 * District 12, an electoral district of Malta *District 12 (Hunger Games), fictional district in the Hunger Games ...

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Incumbent Democratic Senator Ken Armbrister did not run for re-election. No other Democrat ran to replace him, allowing Republican Glen Hegar to easily win the race, flipping the seat.

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Incumbent Frank Madla was ousted by Uresti in contentious Democratic primary race. Madla was the only incumbent senator to lose a primary race in 2006.

District 22 District 22 may refer to: * District 22 (Chile) * District 22 (Tehran) * Texas Senate, District 22 * Florida's 22nd congressional district * Texas's 22nd congressional district * New York's 22nd congressional district * California's 22nd congr ...

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This was considered by some to be an extremely important Texas Senate election race.Texas Monthly: Textalk
/ref> Thought to potentially add to the competitiveness of this Senate race was District 29's historically low-voter turnout and Republican "Dee" Margo's close connections to President

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via First Lady

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's close friendship to "Dee" Margo's spouse, El Pasoan

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. As it turned out, Shapleigh won reelection in a race that was not that close.

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