2008 Texas Senate election

none September 2023 2008 Texas Senate election 8.31% Republican Republican 10.62% 40.14% 1,203,432 1 12 4 11 Texas Democratic Party 53.67% Texas 16 legislative 2006 Texas Senate election 2006 2010 Texas Senate election 2010 16 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate November 4, 2008 1,608,910 Republican Party of Texas 20 19 1 no TxSen2008Results.svg Senate results by district#F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold#0571B0 Democratic gain#D3D3D3 No election Libertarian 0 0 185,537 6.19% 2.31% The 2008 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 16 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 81st Texas Legislature. The elected senators served four-year terms in the Texas Senate. Background Following the 2006 elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with nineteen members to the Democrats' twelve, a gain of one from the previous elections. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain four seats. Predictions SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline | Safe R October 15, 2008 Results Democrats gained one seat with the election of Wendy Davis in District 10.2012-11-07 Wendy Davis narrowly defeats Mark Shelton in state Senate District 10 https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2012/11/07/wendy-davis-narrowly-defeats-mark-shelton-in-state-senate-district-10/ 2023-05-08 Dallas News en Statewide +Summary of the November 4, 2008 Texas Senate election resultsFile:Texas_State_Senate_2012.svgPartyCandidatesVotesSeatsNo. Number %BeforeUpWonAfter+/–Republican111,608,91053.67%2098191Democratic101,203,43240.14%1167121Libertarian12185,5376.19%0000Total2,997,879100.00%3131 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 53.67 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 40.14 Libertarian Libertarian Party (United States) 6.19 Senate seats won #ddd 600px 410px Republican Republican Party (United States) 53.33 Democratic Democratic Party (United States) 46.67 Close races DistrictWinnerMarginDistrict 10Democratic (flip)2.40% Results by district Race results:Race Summary Report 2008 General Election https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20210427222156/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm 2021-04-27 2021-05-28 elections.sos.state.tx.us DistrictDemocraticRepublicanLibertarianTotalResultVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%District 4 - -203,367100.00% - -203,367100.00%Republican holdDistrict 672,96070.01%27,75126.63%3,4963.35%104,207100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 9100,50943.33%125,44354.08%5,9912.58%231,943100.00%Republican holdDistrict 10147,83249.92%140,73747.52%7,5912.56%296,160100.00%Democratic gainDistrict 11113,56741.18%155,77256.49%6,4192.33%275,758100.00%Republican holdDistrict 1689,34641.06%122,43956.27%5,8252.86%217,610100.00%Republican holdDistrict 20124,45681.40% - -28,42918.60%152,885100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 21129,80268.22%55,48029.16%4,9802.62%190,262100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 23176,45192.40% - -14,5037.60%190,954100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 24 - -197,12585.47%33,51814.53%230,643100.00%Republican holdDistrict 26136,91381.44% - -31,19418.56%168,107100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 27111,596100.00% - - - -111,596100.00%Democratic holdDistrict 28 - -179,05988.17%24,02211.83%203,081100.00%Republican holdDistrict 30 - -221,470100.00% - -221,470100.00%Republican holdDistrict 31 - -180,26790.21%19,5699.79%199,836100.00%Republican holdTotal1,203,43240.14%1,608,91053.67%185,5376.19%2,997,879100.00% There were two new members of the Senate. District Outgoing senator Party Reason 10 Kim Brimer Republican Defeated in general election 17 Kyle Janek Republican Resigned June 2, 2008 Notable races District 10: The Democratic Party ran City Councilwoman Wendy Davis against Republican and Sunset Advisory Commission chairperson Kim Brimer. The district had been Republican-leaning, having been won by George W. Bush in 2004 and by Governor Rick Perry in 2002 and 2006. Davis won that race with 49.91% of the vote. In 2014, she was the Democratic nominee for governor to succeed Perry. District 11: The Democrats ran former Galveston city council member Joseph Jaworski against Republican candidate Mike Jackson. The district encompasses the southeast Houston suburbs and part of Galveston County that has consistently voted for Republicans including George W. Bush in 2004, Governor Perry in 2002 and 2006, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn in 2002. Mike Jackson won that race with 56.48% of the vote. District 17: The Incumbent Republican Kyle Janek announced he would be resigning from the State Senate effective June 2, 2008 to spend more time with his family, who had moved to Austin. A special election was called and was held concurrently with the general election. 4 Republicans and 2 Democrats ran for the unexpired term, most notably, the Republican Party's Joan Huffman, and Democratic former U.S. Representative Christopher Bell, the party's 2006 nominee for governor. Huffman and Bell advanced to a runoff,2008-11-04 Race Summary Report Special Election State Senate District 17 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist142_state.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200625041108/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist142_state.htm 2020-06-25 2021-05-28 elections.sos.state.tx.us held December 16, 2008. Huffman won that race with 56% of the vote.2008-12-16 Special Runoff Election State Senate District 17 https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist145_state.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20200625231529/https://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist145_state.htm 2020-06-25 2021-05-28 elections.sos.state.tx.usTexas's 17th state senate district special electionDemocratic Party (United States) Christopher Bell 85,725 38.39%Republican Party (United States) Joan Huffman 58,359 26.14%Stephanie E. Simmons Democratic Party (United States) 30,839 13.81%Austen Furse Republican Party (United States) 22,588 10.12%Ken Sherman Republican Party (United States) 16,728 7.49% Grant Harpold Republican Party (United States) 9,056 4.06% 223,295 100.00% Texas's 17th state senate district special election runoff Joan Huffman Republican Party (United States) 24,497 56.09% Christopher Bell Democratic Party (United States) 19,176 43.91% 43,673 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 21: Democratic candidate Judith Zaffirini prevailed in her historically Democratic state Senate seat, which includes Laredo. The seat was held from 1967 to 1973 by her mentor, Wayne Connally, a younger brother of John Connally. Republicans fielded former Webb County administrative judge Louis Henry Bruni (born 1949), who switched parties in December 2007 to run against Zaffirini. The district voted for George W. Bush in 2004 and Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2006 but for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell in 2006. References Category:Texas Senate elections Texas Senate Category:2008 Texas elections