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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas House District 125

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joaquin Castro (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Nelson H. Balido (R) by 19.7 points.

Joaquin CastroDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%14,466
38.0%9,516
Jeffrey C. BluntLibertarian
4.3%1,082
25,064 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+22.21996D+19.02000D+20.62002D+19.72006D+24.12012D+24.82022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Joaquin Castro (D)Nelson H. Balido (R)

Also on the ballot: Jeffrey C. Blunt (Libertarian), 4.3%