Texas gubernatorial election, 2006

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Major contenders in the run for Texas governor:

Republicans
- Rick Perry (R) (Rick Perry for Governor cw) present republican governor. recieved 84.20% of the vote in the republican primary.
  - Larry Kilgore (R) Recieved 7.58% of the vote in the republican primary.
  - Rhett R. Smith (R) Recieved 4.63% of the vote in the republican primary.
  - Star Locke (R) Recieved 3.58% of the vote in the republican primary.
Democrats
- Chris Bell (D) (cw)a former congressman, former Houston City Councilman & Attorney. Recieved 63.65% of the vote in the democratic primary. (cw)
  - Bob Grammage (D) (http://www.gammageforgovernor.com/ cw]) a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, former Congressman, former State Senator. Recieved 28.63%% of the vote in the democratic primary.
  - Rashad Jafer (D) Recieved 7.72% of the vote in the democratic primary.
Independents
- Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R => I) (cw), Texas state comptroller and the mother of White House spokesman Scott McClellan, is quitting the GOP run for governor as an Independent. Strayhorn is a former State Railroad Commissioner.
- Kinky Friedman (I) (cw) country music singer. Campaign goal: "dewussification" of Texas.

1 Outlook
2 Results
3 External Links
4 Other Governor Races

Outlook

Friedman is a populist wild-card who will definitely skew the election. Win or lose, he will bring people who don't normally vote to the polls (a la Jesse Ventura). The Friedman-effect will also similarly skew legislative and congressional races in the favor of Democrats. The Texas election returns will make for interesting reading.