2002 Texas Senate election

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2002 Texas Senate election
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  2000 November 5, 2002 2004  

All of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Rep
Dem
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before1615
Seats won1912
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote2,360,6821,567,895
Percentage57.77%38.37%

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Senate results by district
     Republican hold     Democratic hold
     Republican gain
     No election

President Pro Tempore before election


Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore


Republican

The 2002 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 31 Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election, with half of the seats elected for two-year terms and the other half elected for four-year terms. The winners of this election served in the 78th Texas Legislature.

Contents

Following the 2000 elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with sixteen members to the Democrats' fifteen.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain one seat. Instead, Republicans gained three seats.

Background

The Republican Party had held the State Senate since the 1996 elections. [1] Due to the state's divided government after Democrats maintained control of the Texas House of Representatives in the 2000 elections, neither party held control over the redistricting process. [2] [3] During the 2001 regular session, the divided legislature failed to pass any redistricting plans. [4] The task then fell to the Legislative Redistricting Board after Republican governor Rick Perry did not call a special session. Republicans controlled four of the five seats on the board, so Democrats tried to convince the Republican members of the board to adopt a plan that would keep the partisan balance of the legislature intact. While Republican lieutenant governor Bill Ratliff was open to such a plan, the majority of the board pushed for a plan that heavily favored Republicans. [5] [6]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook
Political Report [7]
Likely ROctober 4, 2002

Results

Republicans major gains in the Texas Senate in 2002, flipping three seats from the Democrats. In addition to their victory in the concurrent elections for the Texas House, Republicans won a government trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction. [8] [9]

Statewide

Summary of the November 6, 2012 Texas Senate election results
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PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Republican 222,360,68257.77%16161919Increase2.svg3
Democratic 221,567,89538.37%15151212Decrease2.svg3
Libertarian 16157,5653.86%0000Steady2.svg
Total4,086,142100.00%31313131Steady2.svg
Source: [10]
Popular vote
Republican
57.77%
Democratic
38.37%
Libertarian
3.86%
Senate seats won
Republican
61.29%
Democratic
38.71%

Close races

DistrictWinnerMargin
District 18Democratic8.18%
District 2Republican (flip)9.38%
District 14Democratic9.58%

Results by district

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanLibertarianTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 53,20131.83%133,93968.17%--167,140100.00%Republican hold
District 2 66,15144.56%80,07553.94%2,2171.49%148,443100.00%Republican gain
District 3 --119,99388.23%16,00111.77%135,994100.00%Republican hold
District 4 55,80836.47%97,23763.53%--153,045100.00%Republican gain
District 5 --122,11986.86%18,48213.14%140,601100.00%Republican hold
District 6 54,130100.00%----54,130100.00%Democratic hold
District 7 --139,82791.31%13,3058.69%153,132100.00%Republican hold
District 8 --135,92789.75%15,52510.25%151,452100.00%Republican hold
District 9 89,25538.21%136,28858.35%--225,543100.00%Republican hold
District 10 69,03839.93%101,51158.71%2,3671.37%172,916100.00%Republican hold
District 11 --103,20486.30%16,38713.70%119,591100.00%Republican hold
District 12 --121,99189.83%13,81810.17%135,809100.00%Republican gain
District 13 107,897100.00%----107,897100.00%Democratic hold
District 14 95,18252.70%77,88543.12%7,5374.17%180,604100.00%Democratic hold
District 15 62,45860.37%41,00339.63%--103,461100.00%Democratic hold
District 16 50,89534.02%95,85364.07%2,8571.91%149,605100.00%Republican hold
District 17 55,50238.57%88,39361.43%--143,895100.00%Republican hold
District 18 85,40153.31%72,29645.13%2,5081.57%160,205100.00%Democratic hold
District 19 76,590100.00%----76,590100.00%Democratic hold
District 20 78,685100.00%----78,685100.00%Democratic hold
District 21 95,64489.11%--11,68810.89%107,332100.00%Democratic hold
District 22 51,50632.62%106,37167.38%--157,877100.00%Republican hold
District 23 101,793100.00%----101,793100.00%Democratic hold
District 24 --122,35590.47%12,8879.53%135,242100.00%Republican hold
District 25 61,89930.20%136,80266.73%6,2933.07%204,994100.00%Republican hold
District 26 74,163100.00%----74,163100.00%Democratic hold
District 27 61,382100.00%----61,382100.00%Democratic hold
District 28 --119,50891.31%11,3728.69%130,880100.00%Republican hold
District 29 73,205100.00%----73,205100.00%Democratic hold
District 30 48,11029.77%109,16767.55%4,3212.67%161,598100.00%Republican hold
District 31 --118,938100.00%--118,938100.00%Republican hold
Total1,567,89538.37%2,360,68257.77%157,5653.86%4,086,142100.00%Source: [10]

Notable races

District 2

2nd senate district election
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  2000
2006  
 
Nominee Bob Deuell David Cain
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote80,07566,151
Percentage53.94%44.56%

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County results
Deuell:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%
Cain:     50–60%     70–80%

Texas Senator before election

David Cain
Democratic Party

Elected Texas Senator

Bob Deuell
Republican Party

Incumbent Democratic senator David Cain sought re-election, but he lost to Republican Bob Deuell in a rematch of the 2000 election, which Cain had narrowly won.

District 2 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Deuell 80,075 53.94%
Democratic David Cain (incumbent)66,15144.56%
Libertarian Robert Parker2,2171.49%
Total votes148,443 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 18

18th senate district election
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  1998
2006  
 
Nominee Ken Armbrister Lester Phillips
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote85,40172,296
Percentage53.31%45.13%

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County results
Armbrister:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Phillips:     50–60%     60–70%

Texas Senator before election

Ken Armbrister
Democratic Party

Elected Texas Senator

Ken Armbrister
Democratic Party

Incumbent Democratic senator Ken Armbrister ran for re-election. District 18, centered around Victoria, voted strongly for President George W. Bush during his gubernatorial elections and in the 2000 presidential election. Armbrister was considered the most conservative Democrat in the Senate and had endorsed and openly campaigned for Bush during his presidential run, although he did not consider switching parties. [11] He won re-election.

District 18 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Armbrister (incumbent) 85,401 53.31%
Republican Lester Phillips72,29645.13%
Libertarian Horace Henley2,5081.57%
Total votes160,205 100.00%
Democratic hold

    References

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    2. "National Parties Spend For Texas Redistricting Advantage". Congress Daily AM. The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC. September 28, 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2023 via Gale Academic OneFile.
    3. Ramsey, Ross (November 13, 2000). "A Truly Fantastic Week for Political Junkies". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
    4. "Texas Legislature Deadlocked Over Redistricting Plan". Congress Daily AM. The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC. May 22, 2001. Retrieved March 16, 2023 via Gale Academic OneFile.
    5. Attlesey, Sam (2001). "New maps could give GOP large majority in both houses Texas board OKs redistricting plans despite criticism". The Dallas Morning News . p. 1.
    6. Bickerstaff, Steve (2020). Heath, C. Robert (ed.). Gerrymandering Texas. Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press. pp. 132–134. ISBN   978-1-68283-073-4.
    7. Jacobson, Louis (October 4, 2002). "2002 State Legislature Ratings" . The Cook Political Report : 149–150. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020 via Harvard Dataverse.
    8. Halbfinger, David M.; Yardley, Jim (November 7, 2002). "THE 2002 ELECTIONS: THE SOUTH; Vote Solidifies Shift of South To the G.O.P." The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
    9. Barta, Carolyn; Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce (2004). "Republicans Take Total Control of State Government". Texas Almanac, 2004-2005. Dallas, Texas: The Dallas Morning News. pp. 395–396. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
    10. 1 2 "Race Summary Report - 2002 General Election". Texas Secretary of State.
    11. Ramsey, Ross (May 1, 2000). "Four Dems in Ohio". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved October 8, 2024.