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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

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