2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
	November 7, 2006
	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^[1]
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^[2]
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^[3]
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

References

^ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 General Election, 11/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[1] "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Republican Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[2] "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 Democratic Party Primary Election, 3/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[3] "Office of the Secretary of State, Race Summary Report, 2006 General Election, 11/7/2006". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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