2006Final resultsSpecial election

2006 special election for Texas's 23rd District

Name: 2006 special election for Texas's 23rd District
Start: 2006-11-07
Location: Texas

U.S. House · Texas

Henry Bonilla (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Ciro Rodriguez (D) by 28.7 points.

Henry BonillaRepublican · winner

48.6%60,175

Ciro RodriguezDemocrat

19.9%24,594

Albert UrestiDemocrat

11.8%14,552

Lukin GillilandDemocrat

11.1%13,728

Craig T. StephensIndependent

2.7%3,341

August G. "augie" BeltranDemocrat

2.1%2,647

Rick BolanosDemocrat

2.1%2,564

Adrian DeleonDemocrat

1.8%2,198

123,799 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.

Ciro RodriguezNo Republican

$1.1M

Raised by the campaign

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$981.8K

Spent by the campaign

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$93.6K

Cash on hand

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Other candidates' campaigns: Lukin Gilliland $1.1M · Albert Uresti $75.3K · Rick Bolanos $28.1K · August G. "augie" Beltran $24.9K · Adrian Deleon $400.

Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 22, 2006.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Nov 22, 2006

The candidates

Henry Bonilla (R)Ciro Rodriguez (D)Albert Uresti (D)Lukin Gilliland (D)

Also on the ballot: Craig T. Stephens (Independent), 2.7%; August G. "augie" Beltran (Democrat), 2.1%; Rick Bolanos (Democrat), 2.1%; Adrian Deleon (Democrat), 1.8%