2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
	November 7, 2006; December 12 (District 23 runoff)
All 32 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	4,179,701 - 25%
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 90>%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90>%

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 7, 2006, to determine the 32 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 32 congressional districts. These elections coincided with the 2006 midterm elections, which included a gubernatorial election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

Texas underwent a second round of mid-decade redistricting as a result of the Supreme Court case League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry. The court had ruled that District 23 violated the Voting Rights Act. Due to this ruling, the 15th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, and 28th districts were redrawn after the primary election had occurred, voiding the results. These districts instead conducted special elections concurrent with the general elections. This election marks the first time Democrats made a net gain of seats over Republicans since the 1992 elections.

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