2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 7, 2006

Nominee David Dewhurst Maria Luisa Alvarado Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,513,530 1,617,490 Percentage 58.2% 37.5%

County results Dewhurst:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Alvarado:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant Governor before election David Dewhurst Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst Republican

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The incumbent, Republican David Dewhurst, was reelected in a landslide over Democrat Maria Luisa Alvarado. Dewhurst became the first Republican to be re-elected as lieutenant governor.

Primaries

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dewhurst (incumbent)	492,052	78.26
	Republican	Tom Kelly	136,707	21.74
Total votes			628,759	100.0

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Luisa Alvarado	207,835	41.52
	Democratic	Benjamin Z. Grant	180,769	36.11
	Democratic	Adrian De Leon	112,011	22.37
Total votes			500,615	100.0

General Election Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Dewhurst (incumbent)	2,513,530	58.19
	Democratic	Maria Luisa Alvarado	1,617,490	37.45
	Libertarian	Judy Baker	188,206	4.36
Total votes			4,319,226	100.0
	Republican hold