2006Final results
2006 election for Texas's 31st District
U.S. House · Texas
John Carter (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Beth Harrell (D) by 19.7 points.
John CarterRepublican · winner
58.5%90,869
Mary Beth HarrellDemocrat
38.8%60,293
Matt McAdooLibertarian
2.7%4,221
155,383 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.
Mary Beth HarrellJohn Carter
$207.4K
Raised by the campaign
$876.9K
$207.3K
Spent by the campaign
$908.8K
$146
Cash on hand
$158K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006