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2006 Texas U.S. House District 22 Special

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Who won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 22 Special?

Shelley Sekula Gibbs won the 2006 Texas U.S. House District 22 Special. Shelley Sekula Gibbs received 76,924 popular votes (62.07%). The main challenger was Bob Smither (18.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Gibbs and Smither

Gibbs +43.2 pts · won by 53,499 votes
Shelley Sekula GibbsRepublicanWINNER62.07%
76,924 votes
Bob SmitherLibertarian18.9%
23,425 votes
Steve StockmanRepublican10.97%
13,600 votes
Don RichardsonRepublican5.98%
7,405 votes
Giannibicego Hoa TranRepublican2.07%
2,568 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.