2006Final results
2006 election for Texas House District 144
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Robert E. Talton (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Janette Padilla Sexton (D) by 15.7 points.
Robert E. TaltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%11,125
Janette Padilla SextonDemocrat
40.6%8,017
Matthew KolarLibertarian
3.1%620
19,762 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET