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2006Final results

2006 election for Texas Senate District 5

Texas State Senate · Texas

Steve Ogden (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Stephen M. Wyman (D) by 26.9 points.

Steve OgdenRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%105,979
34.6%59,671
Darrell R. GrearLibertarian
3.9%6,719
172,369 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+12.01994R+11.31998R+26.92006R+42.52010R+33.72014R+13.92018

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

The candidates

Steve Ogden (R)Stephen M. Wyman (D)

Also on the ballot: Darrell R. Grear (Libertarian), 3.9%