Texas's 4th State Senate district | |||
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Demographics | 59% White 13.9% Black 22.9% Hispanic 3.8% Asian | ||
Population | 942,938 |
District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Chambers and Jefferson counties, and portions of Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. [1] The current senator from District 4 is Brandon Creighton, the winner of a special election held on August 5, 2014, to succeed the resigning Tommy Williams.
Election history of District 4 from 1992. [2]
Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%) [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brandon Creighton (Incumbent) | 239,869 | 67.35 | -19.98 | |
Democratic | Jay Stittleburg | 126,019 | 30.19 | +30.19 | |
Libertarian | Cameron Brock | 10,277 | 2.46 | -10.21 | |
Majority | 417,401 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 250,521 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brandon Creighton (Incumbent) | 239,869 | 87.33 | +1.08 | |
Libertarian | Jenn West | 34,791 | 12.67 | -1.08 | |
Majority | 274,660 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 250,521 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%) [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tommy Williams (Incumbent) | 216,076 | 86.25 | -13.75 | |
Libertarian | Bob Townsend | 34,445 | 13.75 | +13.75 | |
Majority | 250,521 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 250,521 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tommy Williams (Incumbent) | 203,367 | 100.00 | ||
Majority | 203,367 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 203,367 | ||||
Republican hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tommy Williams (Incumbent) | 176,464 | 100.00 | +36.47 | |
Majority | 176,464 | 100.00 | +72.93 | ||
Turnout | 176,464 | +15.30 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tommy Williams | 97,237 | 63.53 | +18.69 | |
Democratic | Mike Smith | 55,808 | 36.47 | -18.69 | |
Majority | 41,429 | 27.07 | +16.76 | ||
Turnout | 153,045 | +10.28 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Michael Galloway | 5,320 | 46.11 | +11.32 | |
✓ | Tommy Williams | 6,218 | 53.89 | +8.69 |
Majority | 898 | 0.92 | ||
Turnout | 11,538 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Martin Basaldua | 4,571 | 20.01 | ||
✓ | Michael Galloway | 7,947 | 34.79 | |
✓ | Tommy Williams | 10,327 | 45.20 | |
Turnout | 22,845 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael Galloway (Incumbent) | 62,237 | 44.85 | -7.90 | |
Democratic | David Bernsen | 76,540 | 55.15 | +7.90 | |
Majority | 14,303 | 10.31 | +4.82 | ||
Turnout | 138,777 | -7.64 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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✓ | Michael Galloway (Incumbent) | 9,834 | 53.93 | |
Bill Leigh | 8,400 | 46.07 | ||
Majority | 1,434 | 1.87 | ||
Turnout |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) | 71,102 | 47.26 | -7.31 | |
Republican | Michael Galloway | 79,252 | 52.74 | +7.31 | |
Majority | 8,240 | 5.48 | -3.65 | ||
Turnout | 150,264 | -28.70 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Jim Alexander | 6,862 | 49.75 | ||
✓ | Michael Galloway | 6,932 | 50.25 | |
Majority | 70 | 0.09 | ||
Turnout | 13,794 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) | 114,999 | 54.57 | ||
Republican | Michael Galloway | 95,741 | 45.43 | ||
Majority | 19,258 | 9.14 | |||
Turnout | 210,740 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
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