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The 2008 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 81st Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms. Republicans maintained control of the House, losing three seats to the Democrats.
Following the 2002 elections, the Republicans gained control of the House, giving them a governmental trifecta for the first time since Reconstruction. [1] [2] Democrats made significant gains in the 2006 elections, and they gained two more seats following them, one due to a special election, and another due to the defection of Republican Kirk England to the Democratic Party. [3] [4] Democrats needed to gain five seats from the Republicans to win control of the chamber.
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Democrats gained a net of three seats from the Republicans, failing to take control of the chamber, but leaving Republicans with a very narrow majority. [5]
Party | Candi- dates | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||||||||
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Republican Party | 97 | 3,828,577 | 53.99% | 76 | 3 | ||||||||
Democratic Party | 111 | 2,965,717 | 41.82% | 74 | 3 | ||||||||
Libertarian Party | 84 | 319,020 | 4.50% | 0 | – | ||||||||
Total | 7,090,830 | 100.00% | 150 | – |
District 85 : District 85, located in West Texas near Lubbock, had been held by Democrat Pete Laney for decades, but his retirement in 2006 left the seat highly vulnerable for a Republican pickup as the area had swung rapidly towards the Republicans since the 1990s. In fact, no Democrat had won any of the counties contained within the district in a presidential election since 1996. Despite this swing, Democrat Joe Heflin managed to win the open seat with 49.01% of the vote in 2006. [6] The seat was again vulnerable in 2008, but Heflin managed to win re-election with 53.38%, severely outperforming Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who only won 27.33% of the district's vote in the concurrent presidential election. [7] [8] Heflin performed best in Crosby County, his home county. [9] [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Heflin | 22,865 | 53.38% | |
Republican | Issac M. Castro | 19,970 | 46.62% | |
Total votes | 42,835 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 97: A special election was held on November 6, 2007, to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Anna Mowery. Dan Barret, who had lost the seat to Mowery in 2006, [6] ran against 6 Republicans in the jungle primary, securing a plurality of 31.53% of the vote. [11] A runoff was held on December 18, 2007, between Barret and second-place finisher, Mark M. Shelton in which Barret won an upset victory with 52.19% of the vote. [3] As the legislative session had already ended, Barret did not spend any time legislating during his term. He was later defeated by Shelton in the 2008 general election, only securing 42.75% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Barrett | 5,575 | 31.53% | |
Republican | Mark M. Shelton | 4,049 | 22.90% | |
Republican | Bob Leonard | 3,294 | 18.63% | |
Republican | Craig Goldman | 2,947 | 16.67% | |
Republican | Jeff Humber | 925 | 5.23% | |
Republican | Chris Hatch | 515 | 2.91% | |
Republican | James Dean Schull | 375 | 2.12% | |
Total votes | 17,680 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Dan Barrett | 5,365 | 52.19% | ||
Republican | Mark M. Shelton | 4,915 | 47.81% | ||
Total votes | 10,280 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | 19.49% | |||
District 106: Representative Kirk England was re-elected in 2006 as a Republican with 49.16% of the vote. [12] On September 20, 2007, he announced that he would switch parties and seek re-election as a Democrat. [4] He would later go on to win re-election in 2008 with 55.49% of the vote before losing re-election by 204 votes in 2010 to Republican Rodney E. Anderson. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kirk England | 21,484 | 55.49% | |
Republican | Karen Wiegman | 16,362 | 42.26% | |
Libertarian | Gene Freeman | 869 | 2.24% | |
Total votes | 38,715 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 29,598 | 53.59% | 24,853 | 45.00% | 781 | 1.41% | 55,232 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | - | - | 39,258 | 85.04% | 6,906 | 14.96% | 46,164 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 3 | 26,763 | 51.84% | 24,864 | 48.16% | - | - | 51,627 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 4 | 22,049 | 35.18% | 39,250 | 62.62% | 1,383 | 2.21% | 62,682 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 5 | - | - | 47,309 | 100.00% | - | - | 47,309 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 6 | - | - | 44,476 | 87.77% | 6,196 | 12.23% | 50,672 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 7 | - | - | 40,671 | 88.34% | 5,368 | 11.66% | 46,039 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 8 | - | - | 34,524 | 100.00% | - | - | 34,524 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 9 | 18,448 | 35.40% | 32,704 | 62.76% | 961 | 1.84% | 52,113 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 10 | - | - | 49,401 | 85.52% | 8,366 | 14.48% | 57,767 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 11 | 26,054 | 49.29% | 25,934 | 49.06% | 875 | 1.66% | 52,863 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 12 | 28,760 | 57.06% | 21,647 | 42.94% | - | - | 50,407 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 13 | - | - | 41,376 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,376 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 14 | - | - | 37,236 | 82.20% | 8,063 | 17.80% | 45,299 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 15 | - | - | 69,661 | 100.00% | - | - | 69,661 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 16 | - | - | 49,263 | 100.00% | - | - | 49,263 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 17 | 25,583 | 42.85% | 32,238 | 53.99% | 1,889 | 3.16% | 59,710 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 18 | 14,901 | 31.46% | 32,465 | 68.54% | - | - | 47,366 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 19 | 17,306 | 33.99% | 32,545 | 63.92% | 1,064 | 2.09% | 50,915 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 20 | 26,907 | 30.53% | 57,029 | 64.71% | 4,199 | 4.76% | 88,135 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 21 | 32,208 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 32,208 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 22 | 31,169 | 94.46% | - | - | 1,827 | 5.54% | 32,996 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 23 | 31,195 | 86.80% | - | - | 4,743 | 13.20% | 35,938 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 24 | - | - | 47,378 | 86.31% | 7,515 | 13.69% | 54,893 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 25 | - | - | 33,404 | 85.96% | 5,454 | 14.04% | 38,858 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 26 | - | - | 45,679 | 100.00% | - | - | 45,679 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 27 | 48,415 | 65.56% | 25,434 | 34.44% | - | - | 73,849 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 28 | 32,089 | 38.02% | 50,824 | 60.22% | 1,484 | 1.76% | 84,397 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 29 | 26,433 | 39.53% | 40,439 | 60.47% | - | - | 66,872 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 30 | - | - | 38,869 | 100.00% | - | - | 38,869 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 31 | 24,170 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 24,170 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 32 | 25,994 | 46.80% | 27,844 | 50.13% | 1,705 | 3.07% | 55,543 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 33 | 24,582 | 59.04% | 14,792 | 35.53% | 2,261 | 5.43% | 41,635 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 34 | 21,188 | 53.14% | 18,684 | 46.86% | - | - | 39,872 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 35 | 29,458 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 29,458 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 36 | 24,598 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 24,598 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 37 | 19,695 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,695 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 38 | 25,476 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,476 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 39 | 23,879 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 23,879 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 40 | 24,103 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 24,103 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 41 | 23,438 | 64.86% | 12,025 | 33.28% | 671 | 1.86% | 36,134 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 42 | 31,129 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 31,129 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 43 | 25,771 | 87.20% | - | - | 3,782 | 12.80% | 29,553 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 44 | - | - | 46,686 | 82.42% | 9,959 | 17.58% | 56,645 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 45 | 43,926 | 59.31% | 27,729 | 37.44% | 2,411 | 3.26% | 74,066 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 46 | 34,353 | 86.52% | - | - | 5,351 | 13.48% | 39,704 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 47 | 45,314 | 51.20% | 43,190 | 48.80% | - | - | 88,504 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 48 | 39,748 | 53.75% | 31,028 | 41.96% | 3,174 | 4.29% | 73,950 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 49 | 54,284 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 54,284 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 50 | 45,456 | 62.97% | 23,681 | 32.80% | 3,055 | 4.23% | 72,192 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 51 | 29,384 | 89.52% | - | - | 3,440 | 10.48% | 32,824 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 52 | 34,898 | 48.61% | 34,047 | 47.42% | 2,854 | 3.97% | 71,799 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 53 | - | - | 47,847 | 88.89% | 5,983 | 11.11% | 53,830 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 54 | - | - | 33,690 | 78.04% | 9,478 | 21.96% | 43,168 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 55 | 24,290 | 43.38% | 30,189 | 53.92% | 1,509 | 2.70% | 55,988 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 56 | - | - | 44,067 | 86.38% | 6,946 | 13.62% | 51,013 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 57 | 28,291 | 87.83% | - | - | 3,920 | 12.17% | 32,211 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 58 | 14,749 | 26.21% | 39,697 | 70.55% | 1,825 | 3.24% | 56,271 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 59 | 16,546 | 35.81% | 28,482 | 61.64% | 1,178 | 2.55% | 46,206 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 60 | 13,195 | 23.24% | 43,588 | 76.76% | - | - | 56,783 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 61 | 16,308 | 24.20% | 48,879 | 72.53% | 2,205 | 3.27% | 67,392 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 62 | 17,365 | 31.60% | 37,588 | 68.40% | - | - | 54,953 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 63 | 19,883 | 22.66% | 64,048 | 72.98% | 3,831 | 4.37% | 87,762 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 64 | 28,195 | 39.40% | 40,758 | 56.95% | 2,613 | 3.65% | 71,566 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 65 | - | - | 47,471 | 79.67% | 12,114 | 20.33% | 59,585 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 66 | - | - | 45,421 | 85.00% | 8,015 | 15.00% | 53,436 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 67 | - | - | 30,558 | 78.46% | 8,390 | 21.54% | 38,948 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 68 | - | - | 41,543 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,543 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 69 | 31,925 | 86.19% | - | - | 5,114 | 13.81% | 37,039 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 70 | - | - | 73,450 | 86.21% | 11,751 | 13.79% | 85,201 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 71 | - | - | 40,381 | 88.31% | 5,346 | 11.69% | 45,727 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 72 | - | - | 37,010 | 86.94% | 5,560 | 13.60% | 42,570 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 73 | 21,732 | 25.97% | 58,118 | 69.44% | 3,846 | 4.60% | 83,696 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 74 | 26,235 | 64.19% | 14,633 | 35.81% | - | - | 40,868 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 75 | 26,806 | 71.36% | 10,758 | 28.64% | - | - | 37,564 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 76 | 26,632 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 26,632 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 77 | 21,444 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,444 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 78 | 26,176 | 51.53% | 22,918 | 45.11% | 1,706 | 3.36% | 50,800 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 79 | 27,604 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 27,604 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 80 | 30,676 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 30,676 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 81 | - | - | 32,973 | 90.15% | 3,603 | 9.85% | 36,576 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 82 | 18,870 | 35.31% | 33,202 | 62.12% | 1,372 | 2.57% | 53,444 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 83 | - | - | 53,411 | 100.00% | - | - | 53,411 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 84 | - | - | 32,949 | 100.00% | - | - | 32,949 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 85 | 22,865 | 53.38% | 19,970 | 46.62% | - | - | 42,835 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 86 | 10,917 | 18.27% | 47,031 | 78.69% | 1,820 | 3.05% | 59,768 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 87 | - | - | 28,546 | 84.80% | 5,115 | 15.20% | 33,661 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 88 | - | - | 41,053 | 100.00% | - | - | 41,053 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 89 | - | - | 69,628 | 100.00% | - | - | 69,628 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 90 | 16,984 | 70.29% | 7,180 | 29.71% | - | - | 24,164 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 91 | 19,567 | 35.91% | 33,383 | 61.27% | 1,535 | 2.82% | 54,485 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 92 | 21,038 | 36.28% | 36,955 | 63.72% | - | - | 57,993 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 93 | 27,538 | 57.21% | 19,582 | 40.68% | 1,011 | 2.10% | 48,131 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 94 | - | - | 39,915 | 84.81% | 7,147 | 15.19% | 47,602 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 95 | 39,150 | 95.52% | - | - | 1,838 | 4.48% | 40,988 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 96 | 41,977 | 51.30% | 38,108 | 46.57% | 1,737 | 2.12% | 81,822 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 97 | 29,206 | 42.75% | 37,800 | 55.33% | 1,306 | 1.91% | 68,312 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 98 | 25,855 | 26.64% | 68,345 | 70.43% | 2,845 | 2.93% | 97,045 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 99 | 23,135 | 32.41% | 46,254 | 64.80% | 1,993 | 2.79% | 71,382 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 100 | 27,903 | 93.44% | - | - | 1,958 | 6.56% | 29,861 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 101 | 23,713 | 50.56% | 23,192 | 49.44% | - | - | 46,905 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 102 | 21,675 | 53.01% | 19,210 | 46.99% | - | - | 40,885 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 103 | 14,825 | 88.31% | - | - | 1,963 | 11.69% | 16,788 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 104 | 16,655 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,655 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 105 | 19,838 | 48.68% | 19,857 | 48.72% | 1,061 | 2.60% | 40,756 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 106 | 21,484 | 55.49% | 16,362 | 42.26% | 869 | 2.24% | 38,715 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 107 | 25,374 | 50.45% | 23,616 | 46.95% | 1,309 | 2.60% | 50,299 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 108 | 21,737 | 39.39% | 33,442 | 60.61% | - | - | 55,179 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 109 | 59,472 | 94.15% | - | - | 3,692 | 5.85% | 63,164 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 110 | 30,869 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 30,869 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 111 | 43,685 | 79.05% | 10,685 | 19.32% | 901 | 1.63% | 55,260 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 112 | 21,919 | 39.64% | 30,998 | 56.07% | 2,372 | 4.29% | 55,289 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 113 | 21,232 | 41.49% | 29,938 | 58.51% | - | - | 51,170 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 114 | - | - | 31,393 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,393 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 115 | - | - | 35,635 | 81.18% | 8,262 | 18.82% | 43,897 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 116 | 27,540 | 85.53% | - | - | 4,661 | 14.47% | 32,201 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 117 | 28,675 | 57.03% | 21,607 | 42.97% | - | - | 50,282 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 118 | 24,169 | 59.93% | 14,747 | 36.57% | 1,414 | 3.51% | 40,330 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 119 | 29,867 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 29,867 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 120 | 32,601 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 32,601 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 121 | - | - | 44,471 | 79.62% | 11,380 | 20.38% | 55,852 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 122 | 30,953 | 29.90% | 68,371 | 66.04% | 4,212 | 4.07% | 103,536 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 123 | 27,040 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 27,040 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 124 | 36,557 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 36,557 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 125 | 36,003 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 36,003 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 126 | 21,179 | 38.42% | 32,748 | 59.40% | 1,204 | 2.18% | 55,131 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 127 | 21,987 | 32.29% | 44,698 | 65.65% | 1,402 | 2.06% | 68,087 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 128 | - | - | 28,439 | 100.00% | - | - | 28,439 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 129 | 23,722 | 41.48% | 33,462 | 58.52% | - | - | 57,184 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 130 | - | - | 63,945 | 87.62% | 9,301 | 12.38% | 72,976 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 131 | 35,026 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,026 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 132 | - | - | 43,817 | 82.44% | 9,334 | 17.56% | 53,151 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 133 | 20,219 | 50.62% | 19,722 | 49.38% | - | - | 39,941 | 100.00% | Democratic gain |
District 134 | 37,892 | 55.46% | 28,843 | 42.22% | 1,585 | 2.32% | 68,320 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 135 | 18,733 | 39.95% | 27,382 | 58.39% | 778 | 1.66% | 46,893 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 136 | - | - | 41,117 | 87.10% | 6,087 | 12.90% | 47,204 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 137 | 12,233 | 89.25% | - | - | 1,473 | 10.75% | 13,706 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 138 | 15,052 | 40.99% | 21,666 | 59.01% | - | - | 36,718 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 139 | 35,220 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,220 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 140 | 13,348 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 13,348 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 141 | 32,747 | 87.72% | 8,197 | 19.70% | 656 | 1.58% | 41,600 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 142 | 35,159 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 35,159 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 143 | 11,881 | 70.69% | 4,647 | 27.65% | 278 | 1.65% | 16,806 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 144 | 19,078 | 48.85% | 19,980 | 51.15% | - | - | 39,058 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 145 | 16,946 | 70.35% | 5,877 | 29.65% | - | - | 19.823 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 146 | 41,669 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 41,669 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 147 | 35,951 | 92.23% | - | - | 3,030 | 7.77% | 38,981 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 148 | 21,535 | 66.24% | 10,975 | 33.76% | - | - | 32,510 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 149 | 25,562 | 56.34% | 19,806 | 43.66% | - | - | 45,371 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 150 | 22,916 | 33.53% | 43,916 | 64.35% | 1,449 | 2.12% | 68,337 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
Total | 2,965,717 | 41.82% | 3,828,577 | 53.99% | 319,020 | 4.50% | 7,090,830 | 100.00% |
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas:
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 3, 1992, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had thirty seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.
Drew Alan Springer Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas Senate who represents District 30.
William Ralph Keffer is an attorney in Dallas, Texas, who was from 2003 to 2007 a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 107. His older brother, Jim Keffer, is a still-serving Republican House member from District 60 in Eastland, near Abilene, Texas.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 117th United States Congress, as well as six non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories. Special House elections were also held on various dates throughout 2020.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas, one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on March 3 and run-offs were held on July 14.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 38 U.S. representatives from Texas, one from each of the state's 38 congressional districts. The state gained two seats after the results of the 2020 census. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on March 1, with primary runoffs scheduled for May 24 for districts where no candidate received over 50% of the vote.
The 2010 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 82nd Texas Legislature. State senators typically serve four-year terms in the Texas State Senate, but all Senators come up for election in the cycles following each decennial redistricting. As such, all of the seats up for this election were for two-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the following 2012 Texas State Senate elections.
The 2010 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 82nd Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms.
The 2012 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 83rd Texas Legislature, with seats apportioned according to the 2010 United States census. State representatives serve for two-year terms.
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.