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| Election Dynamics
The Texas 22nd Congressional District 2006 saw two elections: one special election and a general election. In 2006, Tom DeLay, the republican House Majority leader, won the Republican primary on March 7, 2006, taking 62% of the vote in the 4-way race. It was DeLay's weakest showing in a primary election, which prompted questions about whether he could win the general election. DeLay has been representing Texan 22nd for the past 20 years. The poor performance of the leader at the primary elections led him to not contest in the general election. A primary election (nominating primary) is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. In other words, primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the following general election. In the special election there were five candidates: four Republicans: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, Don Richardson, former US Representative Steve Stockman and Giannibecego Hoa Tran, and one Libertarian, Bob Smither. The Democrats were not represented with a candidate. Sekula-Gibbs won that race with approximately 63 percent of the vote and was sworn in as a Member of Congress on November 13, 2006. In the general election there were three main candidates. Democrat and former US Representative Nick Lampson, Libertarian Party candidate Bob Smither, and Republican Sekula-Gibbs. Only Lampson's and Smither's names appeared on the ballot, as Shelley Sekula-Gibbs had to run as a write-in candidate because DeLay had previously won the Republican primary. In this race, Lampson captured 52% of the vote, to Sekula-Gibbs' 42%, and Smither collected 6%. Lampson is standing for a re-election in 2008. The democrat is expected to face a tough competition, this time in a heavily Republican constituency. Currently represented by the Democrat Nick Lampson, the race is contested by many known names. This includes Dean Hrbacek (R) - Former Councilman and Mayor of Sugar Land, Brian Klock (R) - Naval reserve commander, Incumbent Nick Lampson, who is standing for a re-election etc. among many others.  |
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