https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2006-11-08/418461/

Seaman All Spent

By Wells Dunbar, November 8, 2006, 4:07pm, Newsdesk

Quorum Report has Dem challenger Juan Garcia creaming Gene Seaman by 200 votes in Corpus Christi.

Declaring victory, the Garcia camp issued this statement: "Ten months ago I vowed to reach across the partisan divide to bring new leadership to the Coastal Bend. With the support of thousands of supporters across four counties, we will deliver on that promise: New leadership begins today," said Garcia.

UPDATE: The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports that those final boxes in San Patricio County put Garcia up by 602 votes, with 328 ballots still uncounted.

As QR notes, the Garcia win brings Dem House gains to six this cycle, cutting the GOP majority to 81 – possibly low enough for a challenge to Speaker Tom Craddick to emerge.