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2006 Texas Senate election
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The 2006 Texas Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006.
Quick Facts 16 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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Fifteen of the sixteen elections for the Texas Senate were contested to some extent. The winners of this election served in the 80th Texas Legislature. In the District 3 race, Robert Nichols won his Republican primary and was unopposed in the fall election.
Five Senators chose to not run or were defeated in the primaries.