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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas House District 69

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

David Farabee (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Shirley Craft (R) by 18.6 points.

David FarabeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%17,571
Shirley CraftRepublican
39.6%11,966
Richard BrownLibertarian
2.2%659
30,196 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+3.11988D+12.11998D+6.22004D+18.62006R+48.32010R+60.42022

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

The candidates

David Farabee (D)Shirley Craft (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard Brown (Libertarian), 2.2%