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2006 Texas U.S. House District 21 Special

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Who won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 21 Special?

Lamar S. Smith won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 21 Special. Lamar S. Smith received 122,486 popular votes (60.11%). The main challenger was John Courage (24.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Courage

Smith +35.6 pts · won by 72,529 votes
Lamar S. SmithRepublicanWINNER60.11%
122,486 votes
John CourageDemocratic24.51%
49,957 votes
Gene KellyDemocratic9.01%
18,355 votes
Tommy CalvertIndependent2.59%
5,280 votes
James Arthur StrohmLibertarian2%
4,076 votes
James Lyle PetersonIndependent1.07%
2,189 votes
Mark J RossanoIndependent0.71%
1,439 votes
A special election fills a U.S. House seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.