2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
2006 special election for Texas's 22nd District
U.S. House · Texas
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Smither (Lib) by 43.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shelley Sekula-GibbsRepublican · winner
62.1%76,924
Bob SmitherLibertarian
18.9%23,425
Steve StockmanRepublican
11.0%13,600
Don RichardsonRepublican
6.0%7,405
Giannibicego Hoa TranRepublican
2.1%2,568
123,922 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No independentShelley Sekula-Gibbs
—
Raised by the campaign
$993.5K
—
Spent by the campaign
$913K
—
Cash on hand
$80.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: Giannibicego Hoa Tran $34.9K · Don Richardson $33.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006
The candidates
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (R)Bob Smither (L)Steve Stockman (R)Don Richardson (R)
Also on the ballot: Giannibicego Hoa Tran (Republican), 2.1%