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2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 U. S. Senator Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Kay Bailey Hutchison - Incumbent 248,517 100.00% 626,732 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 248,517 1.95% Voting Early 626,732 4.93% Voting U. S. Representative District 3 Multi County Precincts Reported: 179 of 179 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Bob Johnson 1,040 14.87% 2,292 14.67% Sam Johnson - Incumbent 5,953 85.13% 13,336 85.33% Total Votes Cast 6,993 15,628 U. S. Representative District 14 Multi County Precincts Reported: 287 of 287 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Ron Paul - Incumbent 10,274 79.53% 24,075 77.65% Cynthia Sinatra 2,644 20.47% 6,931 22.35% Total Votes Cast 12,918 31,006 U. S. Representative District 15 Multi County Precincts Reported: 284 of 284 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Paul B. Haring 1,541 65.38% 5,550 70.92% Eddie Zamora 816 34.62% 2,276 29.08% Total Votes Cast 2,357 7,826 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 1 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 U. S. Representative District 17 Multi County Precincts Reported: 266 of 266 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Tucker Anderson 5,699 51.46% 14,673 46.02% Van Taylor 5,375 48.54% 17,214 53.98% Total Votes Cast 11,074 31,887 U. S. Representative District 22 Multi County Precincts Reported: 216 of 216 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Pat Baig 440 3.53% 1,115 3.36% Tom Campbell 3,064 24.57% 9,937 29.97% Tom DeLay - Incumbent 8,310 66.63% 20,558 62.00% Mike Fjetland 658 5.28% 1,550 4.67% Total Votes Cast 12,472 33,160 U. S. Representative District 30 Single County Precincts Reported: 241 of 241 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Wilson Aurbach 644 42.65% 1,604 44.64% Amir Omar 550 36.42% 1,292 35.96% Fred A. Wood 316 20.93% 697 19.40% Total Votes Cast 1,510 3,593 Governor Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Larry Kilgore 18,343 7.06% 50,685 7.66% Star Locke 9,490 3.65% 23,281 3.52% Rick Perry - Incumbent 220,296 84.80% 557,130 84.18% Rhett R. Smith 11,653 4.49% 30,701 4.64% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 259,782 2.04% Voting Early 661,797 5.20% Voting 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 2 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 Lieutenant Governor Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % David Dewhurst - Incumbent 197,272 78.95% 496,716 78.23% Tom Kelly 52,597 21.05% 138,257 21.77% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 249,869 1.96% Voting Early 634,973 4.99% Voting Attorney General Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Greg Abbott - Incumbent 231,055 100.00% 580,069 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 231,055 1.82% Voting Early 580,069 4.56% Voting Comptroller of Public Accounts Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Susan Combs 226,529 100.00% 565,699 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 226,529 1.78% Voting Early 565,699 4.45% Voting Commissioner of the General Land Office Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Jerry Patterson - Incumbent 221,385 100.00% 551,490 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 221,385 1.74% Voting Early 551,490 4.33% Voting Commissioner of Agriculture Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Todd Staples 217,521 100.00% 542,816 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 217,521 1.71% Voting Early 542,816 4.27% Voting 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 3 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 Railroad Commissioner Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Elizabeth Ames Jones - Incumbent 144,720 62.91% 385,265 65.60% Buck Werner 85,307 37.09% 201,987 34.40% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 230,027 1.81% Voting Early 587,252 4.62% Voting Chief Justice, Supreme Court - Unexpired Term Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Wallace Jefferson - Incumbent 208,266 100.00% 519,926 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 208,266 1.64% Voting Early 519,926 4.09% Voting Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Steve Smith 108,178 49.11% 274,979 49.51% Don Willett - Incumbent 112,092 50.89% 280,420 50.49% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 220,270 1.73% Voting Early 555,399 4.37% Voting Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % David M. Medina - Incumbent 202,732 100.00% 506,539 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 202,732 1.59% Voting Early 506,539 3.98% Voting Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Nathan Hecht - Incumbent 203,889 100.00% 508,872 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 203,889 1.60% Voting Early 508,872 4.00% Voting 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 4 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8 - Unexpired Term Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Phil Johnson - Incumbent 201,165 100.00% 503,865 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 201,165 1.58% Voting Early 503,865 3.96% Voting Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Sharon Keller - Incumbent 119,290 53.64% 295,210 52.82% Tom Price 103,103 46.36% 263,722 47.18% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 222,393 1.75% Voting Early 558,932 4.39% Voting Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Barbara Parker Hervey - Incumbent 199,401 100.00% 495,622 100.00% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 199,401 1.57% Voting Early 495,622 3.90% Voting Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 Early Provisional Ballots: 40 Total Provisional Ballots: 341 Precincts Reported: 7,994 of 7,994 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Robert W. Francis 51,667 24.61% 128,138 24.28% Charles Holcomb - Incumbent 94,893 45.20% 237,516 45.01% Terry Keel 63,397 30.20% 162,054 30.71% Registered Voters: 12,722,671 Total Votes Cast 209,957 1.65% Voting Early 527,708 4.15% Voting 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 5 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 Member, State Board of Education, District 5 Multi County Precincts Reported: 548 of 548 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Mark Loewe 3,623 16.61% 7,594 15.22% Ken Mercer 10,022 45.94% 24,855 49.81% Dan Montgomery - Incumbent 8,169 37.45% 17,450 34.97% Total Votes Cast 21,814 49,899 Member, State Board of Education, District 10 Multi County Precincts Reported: 576 of 576 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Tony Dale 7,098 38.33% 18,290 36.06% Cynthia Dunbar 11,422 61.67% 32,438 63.94% Total Votes Cast 18,520 50,728 State Senator, District 2 Multi County Precincts Reported: 300 of 300 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Bob Deuell - Incumbent 5,917 67.93% 17,026 67.34% Tim McCallum 2,794 32.07% 8,259 32.66% Total Votes Cast 8,711 25,285 State Senator, District 3 Multi County Precincts Reported: 324 of 324 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Frank Denton 2,459 16.66% 5,635 15.15% Dave Kleimann 2,832 19.18% 6,716 18.05% Robert Nichols 7,796 52.80% 20,176 54.24% Bob Reeves 1,677 11.36% 4,674 12.56% Total Votes Cast 14,764 37,201 05/11/2006 10:01 am Page 6 of 19 Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams Race Summary Report Unofficial Election Tabulation 2006 Republican Party Primary Election March 7, 2006 State Senator, District 7 Single County Precincts Reported: 171 of 171 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Mark Ellis 825 4.79% 2,545 6.07% Peggy Hamric 2,574 14.96% 6,900 16.45% Joe Nixon 1,399 8.13% 3,629 8.65% Dan Patrick 12,408 72.11% 28,860 68.82% Total Votes Cast 17,206 41,934 State Senator, District 18 Multi County Precincts Reported: 404 of 404 100.00% Early Voting % Vote Total % Gary Gates 4,880 38.43% 12,933 35.63% Glenn Hegar 6,746 53.13% 19,934 54.92% David Stall 1,072
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