withdrew after the primaries, one died after winning the primary, and five lost in the general election. Special Elections District 48: A special election was held on January 7, 2006 to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Todd Baxter, who resigned on November 1, 2005. Democrat Donna Howard received 49.46% in the special election, narrowly missing the 50% mark needed to win outright, so she faced Republican Ben Bentzin in the runoff on February 14, 2006. Howard won the runoff with 57.62%, flipping the district. House race summary, Districts 1–25 |} House race summary, Districts 26–50 District 33 Incumbent Vilma Luna was unopposed in Democratic primary and was to be unopposed in the fall, but she withdrew from the race, allowing the Democratic Party a new nomination process and giving the Republican Party the chance to make its own nomination. District 48 Ben Bentzin, unopposed in the Republican primary, withdrew from the race for House District 48 on August 21, 2006. Under the Texas Election Code, when a party nominee withdraws from a contested race, the party does not have the option to replace the candidate unless the candidate has been declared ineligible. |} House race summary, Districts 51–75 House race summary, Districts 76–100 House race summary, Districts 101–125 House race summary, Districts 126–150 See also 2006 United States elections 2006 United States Senate elections 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 2006 United States gubernatorial elections References External links Legislature Texas Legislature elections Texas Legislature