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  TX - District 21
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX - District 21
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Turnout 31.27% Total Population
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer May 03, 2022 05:22pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Open primary - if nobody gets over 50% there will be a runoff between the top two finishers.

The Congressional district map used for the March primaries was declared unconstitutional before the general election, leading to a reopening of filing and the use of an open primary for this district.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameLamar Smith Votes209,500 (61.51%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin88,595 (+26.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2008
NameLamar Smith Votes243,471 (80.00%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2011 Margin182,592 (+59.99%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 07, 2006 TX District 21 - D Primary
John Courage
D 11,264
Mar 07, 2006 TX District 21 - R Primary
Lamar Smith
R 27,166
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/18/2005 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Lamar Smith 3 1 5 14
Leaning Call: Lamar Smith (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Lamar Smith (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/01/2006 10/05/2006

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Rep. Lamar Smith John Courage Gene Kelly Tommy Calvert James Arthur Strohm James Peterson Mark Rossano
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic Independent Libertarian Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 122,486 (60.11%) 49,957 (24.52%) 18,355 (9.01%) 5,280 (2.59%) 4,076 (2.00%) 2,189 (1.07%) 1,439 (0.71%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -72,529 (-35.59%) -104,131 (-51.10%) -117,206 (-57.52%) -118,410 (-58.11%) -120,297 (-59.03%) -121,047 (-59.40%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 08/10/2006 -- 00/00/0001 -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.77%-- 27.27%-- 1.37%-- 2.66%-- 1.60%-- 0.00%-- 0.06%--
Forensic Economic Data Consulting, Inc. 
10/01/06-10/05/06		 45.60% -- 30.50% -- 4.60% -- 3.40% -- 2.90% -- 0.00% -- 0.80% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I Kinky Friedman 🔗
FWP CBlock941
D Democratic Party
  Democracy for America
B Mse Ripzaw


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