Texas gubernatorial election, 2006
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Category: 2006 Texas elections
Major contenders in the run for Texas governor:
- Republicans
- Rick Perry (R) (Rick Perry for Governor cw) present republican governor. recieved 84.20% of the vote in the republican primary.
- Larry Kilgore (R) Recieved 7.58% of the vote in the republican primary.
- Rhett R. Smith (R) Recieved 4.63% of the vote in the republican primary.
- Star Locke (R) Recieved 3.58% of the vote in the republican primary.
- Rick Perry (R) (Rick Perry for Governor cw) present republican governor. recieved 84.20% of the vote in the republican primary.
- Democrats
- Chris Bell (D) (cw)a former congressman, former Houston City Councilman & Attorney. Recieved 63.65% of the vote in the democratic primary. (cw)
- Bob Grammage (D) (http://www.gammageforgovernor.com/ cw]) a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, former Congressman, former State Senator. Recieved 28.63%% of the vote in the democratic primary.
- Rashad Jafer (D) Recieved 7.72% of the vote in the democratic primary.
- Chris Bell (D) (cw)a former congressman, former Houston City Councilman & Attorney. Recieved 63.65% of the vote in the democratic primary. (cw)
- Independents
- Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R => I) (cw), Texas state comptroller and the mother of White House spokesman Scott McClellan, is quitting the GOP run for governor as an Independent. Strayhorn is a former State Railroad Commissioner.
- Kinky Friedman (I) (cw) country music singer. Campaign goal: "dewussification" of Texas.
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Outlook
Friedman is a populist wild-card who will definitely skew the election. Win or lose, he will bring people who don't normally vote to the polls (a la Jesse Ventura). The Friedman-effect will also similarly skew legislative and congressional races in the favor of Democrats. The Texas election returns will make for interesting reading.
Results
Perry won with 39%, Bell got 30%, Strayhorn got 18%, and Friedman and the Libertarian candidate combined for 13%.
External Links
- Chris Bell Comes To Town Burnt Orange Report
- Max Sandlin endorses Chris Bell
- LONE STAR by DAN HALPERN Kinky Friedman on the campaign trail New Yorker, 08-22-2005.
- Strayhorn's impact Off the Cuff, January 4, 2006.
- Strayhorn Goes Her Own Way Southpaw, January 3, 2006.
- Texas Governor: Perry (R) Dips to 35% -- Three Other Contenders Now Attract 18% Each Rassmussen Reports, August 9, 2006.
- Ratcliffe, R.G. Strayhorn lashes out at opponents' charges MySanAntonio.com, August 12, 2006.
Other Governor Races
For summary information on the other states, see 2006 Governor elections.
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