2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Texas House District 47
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Valinda Bolton (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Welch (R) by 4.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Valinda BoltonDemocrat · winner
50.2%26,975
Bill WelchRepublican
45.5%24,447
Yvonne SchickLibertarian
4.2%2,265
53,687 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