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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas House District 143

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ana Hernandez (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Olmos (R) by 44.6 points.

Ana HernandezDemocrat · winner
70.6%6,026
Dorothy OlmosRepublican
26.0%2,218
Joe O. MarcomLibertarian
3.4%286
8,530 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+38.12000D+44.62006D+43.02008D+36.62010D+45.92012D+55.62026

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

The candidates

Ana Hernandez (D)Dorothy Olmos (R)

Also on the ballot: Joe O. Marcom (Libertarian), 3.4%