▁St ray horn ▁got ▁ 1 5 % ▁and ▁Fried man ▁got ▁ 4 %. ▁Bell ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁vote ▁with ▁ 4 1 %, ▁while ▁Perry ▁got ▁ 3 1 %, ▁St ray horn ▁got ▁ 1 8 % ▁and ▁Fried man ▁got ▁ 4 %. ▁ ▁Perry ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁full ▁four - year ▁term ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁inside ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁chamber ▁at ▁the ▁Texas ▁Capit ol ▁after ▁th under st orm s ▁cancel led ▁the ▁planned ▁out door ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Re quire ments ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁difficult ▁for ▁an ▁independent ▁g ubern atorial ▁candidate ▁to ▁gain ▁ball ot ▁access ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁law , ▁summar ized ▁briefly , ▁requires ▁the ▁following : ▁The ▁candidate ▁must ▁obtain ▁sign atures ▁from ▁registered ▁vot ers , ▁in ▁an ▁amount ▁equ alling ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁prior ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ball ot , ▁this ▁required ▁ 4 5 , 5 4 0 ▁sign atures . ▁ ▁( This ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁sign atures ▁required ▁for ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁to ▁gain ▁ball ot ▁access , ▁which ▁only ▁the ▁Libert arian ▁Party ▁did ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 .) ▁The ▁sign atures ▁must ▁come ▁from ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁vote ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁Democratic ▁or ▁Republican ▁prim