General Election Results
November 7, 2006
Grimes County, Texas

State Turnout:

33.61%

Registered Voters:

13,074,279

Votes Cast:

4,394,881

County Turnout: 

40.41%

Registered Voters:

13,409

Votes Cast:

5,419

 

Candidate

Vote Count

Vote Percent

 

Winner

Governor (Statewide) – 8,510 of 8,510 precincts reporting (100.00%)
Governor

 

* Rick Perry (R) [GOP]

1,714,618

39.01%

(X)

 

Chris Bell (D) [Dem]

1,309,774

29.80%

 

 

Carole Strayhorn (I) [Ind]

789,432

17.96%

 

 

Kinky Friedman (I) [Ind]

553,327

12.59%

 

 

James Werner (L) [Lib]

26,726

0.61%

 

 

James "Patriot" Dillon (W-I) [Ind]

1004

0.02%

 

Governor – (Grimes County) 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
Governor

 

* Rick Perry (R) [GOP]

1,766

32.58%

(X)

 

Chris Bell (D) [Dem]

1,361

25.11%

 

 

Carole Strayhorn (I) [Ind]

1,345

24.82%

 

 

Kinky Friedman (I) [Ind]

903

16.66%

 

 

James Werner (L) [Lib]

43

0.79%

 

 

James "Patriot" Dillon (W-I) [Ind]

1

0.01%

 

Grimes Co. Commissioner Pct. 2 -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
Commissioner, Pct. 2

 

* Bill Pendley (R) [R]

884

53%

(X)

 

Carl Smith (D) [D]

610

37%

 

 

Gwen Petersen (WI) [W]

175

10%

 

Grimes Co. Commissioner Pct. 4 -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
Commissioner, Pct. 4

 

* Pam Finke (R) [R]

852

65%

(X)

 

Charlie Abke (D) [D]

460

35%

 

Grimes Co. District Clerk -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
District Clerk

 

* Gay Wells (R) [R]

3,149

59%

(X)

 

Mildred Edwards (D) [D]

2,153

41%

 

Grimes Co. JP Pct. 1 -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1

 

* Gene Stapleton (R) [R]

612

42%

(X)

 

Bill Williamson (D) [D]

564

39%

 

 

Ira Betts (I) [I]

271

19%

 

Grimes Co. Judge -- 14 of 14 precincts reporting (100%)
Judge

 

Morris Weaver (D) [D]

2,643

50%

 

 

* Betty Shiflett (R) [R]

2,690

50%

(X)