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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        Date of Report: October 19, 2006

                               GENTEX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               Michigan                   0-10235           38-2030505
     (State or other jurisdiction       (Commission        (IRS Employer
           of incorporation)            File Number)    Identification No.)

               600 North Centennial Street
                   Zeeland, Michigan                         49464
        (Address of principal executive office)            (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (616) 772-1800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2.02   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On October 19, 2006, Gentex Corporation issued a news release announcing results
for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. A copy of the news release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K and the attached Exhibit shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in
such filing.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (d)   Exhibit

            99.1 - News Release Dated October 19, 2006.



                                    SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 19, 2006                            GENTEX CORPORATION
                                                   (Registrant)


                                                   By: /s/ Enoch Jen
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                                                       Enoch Jen
                                                       Senior Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1     News Release Dated October 19, 2006.