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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Betty Brown (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating K. J. Gleason (D) by 23.2 points.

Betty BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%21,547
36.2%13,128
Rick E. CarterLibertarian
4.3%1,567
36,242 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

EvenR+6.61998R+27.72000R+19.42002R+23.22006R+27.42008R+49.92018

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

The candidates

Betty Brown (R)K. J. Gleason (D)

Also on the ballot: Rick E. Carter (Libertarian), 4.3%