Election Name: | 2006 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | Yes |
Previous Election: | 2002 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2002 |
Next Election: | 2010 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
Nominee1: | David Dewhurst |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 2,513,530 |
Percentage1: | 58.2% |
Nominee2: | Maria Luisa Alvarado |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,617,490 |
Percentage2: | 37.5% |
Map Size: | 325px |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | David Dewhurst |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Dewhurst |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.