Money Raised by
All Candidates

Money Raised by Senate Candidates

Money Raised by
House Candidates

 

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Office	Winner Totals	General Loser Totals	Primary Loser Totals	No. of Candidates
House	$42,009,324	$10,720,172	$6,850,313	309
Senate*	$14,686,447	$8,767,327	$4,023,445	48
Governor	$21,091,448	$21,223,785	$178,567	7
Lieutenant Governor	$10,837,273	$41,757	$33,069	3
Comptroller	$4,476,390	$55,622	$0	2
Attorney General	$6,855,483	$208,834	$0	2
Agricultural Commissioner	$2,203,298	$81,522	$0	2
Railroad Commissioner	$2,165,588	$2,100	$250	3
Land Commissioner	$1,051,743	$4,406	$0	2
TOTALS:	$105,376,994	$41,105,525	$11,085,644	378

*Includes 15 senators who raised money but did not face reelection in 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

Incumbents vs. Challengers

Office	Incumbents Seeking Reelection	Incumbents Winning Gen. Election	Challengers Winning Gen. Election*	All Incumbents	All Challengers
House	138**	126	10	$36,885,417	$12,435,790
Senate	12	11	1	$10,020,228	$2,822,522
Governor	1	1	0	$21,091,448	$21,402,352
Lieutenant Governor	1	1	0	$10,837,273	$74,826
Comptroller	0	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Attorney General	1	1	0	$6,855,483	$208,834
Agricultural Commissioner	0	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Railroad Commissioner	1	1	0	$2,165,588	$2,350
Land Commissioner	1	1	0	$1,051,743	$4,406
TOTALS:	155	142	11	$88,907,180	$36,951,080

Note: Excludes 15 senators who did not face reelection in 2006.
* Includes 8 challengers who defeated incumbents in primary.
** See note.

 

Open Seats

Office	Number of Open Seats	Winner Totals	Loser Totals	Total for All Open Seats
House	14	$4,349,433	$5,909,170	$10,258,603
Senate	4	$4,312,974	$2,413,646	$6,726,620
Comptroller	1	$4,476,390	$55,622	$4,532,012
Agricultural Commissioner	1	$2,203,298	$81,522	$2,284,820
TOTALS:	20	$15,342,095	$8,459,960	$23,802,055

 

 

 

Note: Excludes $2 million in unitemized contributions

 

 

 

Note: Excludes $2 million in unitemized contributions.

 

 

Note: Excludes $4,820 in itemized contributions without dates.

 

 

Note: Excludes $2 million in unitemized contributions.

 

      Top 5 Texas Sources
            ( 67% of Total )

City	Total
Austin	$42,219,449
Houston	$31,894,187
Dallas	$17,744,465
San Antonio	$9,105,120
Fort Worth	$3,185,140

 

Top 5 Non-Texas Sources
          ( 3% of Total )

Non-Texas Sources	Total
District of Columbia	$2,485,485
California	$1,032,974
New York	$596,492
Oklahoma	$513,297
Georgia	$504,148

 

 

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*Also includes money raised by independent gubernatorial candidates Kinky Friedman and Carole Keeton Strayhorn.