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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas Senate District 12

Texas State Senate · Texas

Jane Nelson (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Dwight B. Fullingim (D) by 31.6 points.

Jane NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%109,513
32.4%55,380
Morgan WareLibertarian
3.7%6,273
171,166 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+17.51986D+29.71990D+27.32000R+31.62006R+24.62020R+22.92022

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

The candidates

Jane Nelson (R)Dwight B. Fullingim (D)

Also on the ballot: Morgan Ware (Libertarian), 3.7%