Craig Estes

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Craig Estes
Member of the Texas Senate
from the 30th district
In office
2001 January 2019
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)217,87786.12-13.88
Libertarian Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. 35,12713.88+13.88
Majority182,75072.24+27.76
Turnout 253,004+14.24
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2012: Senate District 30 [7]
CandidateVotes %±
Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)44,46465.27
Jim Herblin 22,59934.73
Majority21,86530.54
Turnout 65,063

2008

Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 30. [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)221,470100.00+30.95
Majority221,470100.00+61.91
Turnout 221,470-16.01
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2008: Senate District 30 [9]
CandidateVotes %±
Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)44,10670.07
Charles R. Stafford 18,83829.93
Majority25,26840.14
Turnout 62,944

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 30. He was the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)182,05769.05+1.49
Democratic Paul S. Gibbs 81,61430.95+1.18
Majority100,44338.09+0.31
Turnout 263,671+63.16
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 30. [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)109,16467.55+4.91
Democratic Donald L. Acheson 48,11029.77-7.58
Libertarian Diane Wilson 4,3212.67+2.67
Majority61,05737.78+12.49
Turnout
Republican hold
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 30 [12]
CandidateVotes %±
Dave Deison 11,50842.30
Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)15,69857.70
Majority4,19015.40
Turnout

2001

Special Election Runoff: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term [13]
4 December 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Craig Estes15,33262.70 [14] +15.49
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 9,12037.30+14.38
Majority6,21225.40
Turnout 24,452
Republican hold
Special Election: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term [15]
6 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rick Bunch 5201.46
Republican Craig Estes16,87047.21
Republican Doug Jeffrey 1,1393.19
Republican Harry Reynolds 2,9088.14
Democratic Greg L. Underwood 8,18922.92
Republican Kirk Wilson6,10517.09
Turnout 35,731

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Assembly seats
Preceded by Texas State Senator for the 30th district (Wichita Falls)
2001-2019
Succeeded by