Jeff Wentworth

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Earl Jeffrey “Jeff” Wentworth^[1] (born November 20, 1940)^[2] is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from the 25th District, based about San Antonio to the north. He has been in the Senate since 1993.

In 2002, Wentworth had a close primary challenge waged by the then conservative state Representative John Shields of San Antonio, son-in-law of the popular businessman Red McCombs.

In 1986, Wentworth was defeated when he was the Republican nominee against the Democrat Judith Zaffirini of the 31st District, based in Laredo. They were since placed in separate districts and have been senatorial colleagues since 1993.

1 Election history
- 1.1 Most recent election
  - 1.1.1 2006
- 1.2 Previous elections
2 References
3 External link

[edit] Election history

Senate election history of Wentworth.^[3]

[edit] Most recent election

[edit] 2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 25^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	132,872	58.32	-8.41
	Democratic	Kathleen “Kathi” Thomas	84,816	37.23	+7.03
	Libertarian	James R. “Bob” Thompson	10,137	4.45	+1.38
Majority			48,056	21.09	-15.45
Turnout			227,825		+11.14
	Republican hold

[edit] Previous elections

[edit] 2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 25^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	136,802	66.73	-20.70
	Democratic	Joseph “Joe” P. Sullivan	61,899	30.20	+17.63
	Libertarian	Rex Black	6,293	3.07	+3.07
Majority			74,903	36.54	-38.32
Turnout			204,994		-36.86
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 25^[6]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	John H. Shields	25,265	48.83
✓	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	26,481	51.17
Majority		1,216	2.35
Turnout		51,746

[edit] 2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 25^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	283,857	87.43	-12.57
	Libertarian	George Meeks	40,806	12.57	+12.57
Majority			243,051	74.86	-25.14
Turnout			324,663		+45.11
	Republican hold

[edit] 1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 25^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	223,739	100.00	+24.97
Majority			223,739	100.00	+46.58
Turnout			223,739		+5.10
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 25^[9]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	Randy Staudt	24,930	29.54
✓	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	59,476	70.46
Majority		34,546	40.93
Turnout		84,406

[edit] 1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 25^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jim Saunders	53,152	24.97	-26.78
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)^[11]	159,729	75.03	+26.78
Majority			106,577	50.06	+46.58
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic

Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 25^[12]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	Van Archer	21,341	39.66
✓	Jeff Wentworth (Incumbent)	32,473	60.34
Majority		11,132	20.69
Turnout		53,814

[edit] 1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 26^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carlos Higgins	73,303	33.40
	Republican	Jeff Wentworth	146,159	66.60
Majority			72,856	33.20
Turnout			219,462
	Republican hold

Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 26^[14]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	Allen Schoolcraft	10,388	47.30	^[15]+12.59
✓	Jeff Wentworth	11,574	52.70	+18.98
Majority		1,186	5.40
Turnout		21,962

Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 26^[16]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	Jim Canady	1,547	3.71
	John Fisher	7,222	17.30
	George Pierce	4,407	10.56
✓	Allen Schoolcraft	14,490	34.71
✓	Jeff Wentworth	14,076	33.72
Turnout		41,742

[edit] References

^ Earl Jeffrey Wentworth. Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
^ Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (2002-09-13). State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election. Retrieved on 2006-12-27.
^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 2002 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 2002 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 2000 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 1996 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 1996 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 1994 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ Wentworth was the District 26 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate redistricting.
^ 1994 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
^ 1992 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ 1992 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
^ Change from primary election
^ 1992 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.

[edit] External link

Official Biography on the Texas Senate website.

Preceded by Kae T. Patrick	Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 123 (San Antonio) 1988 – 1993	Succeeded by Frank Corte, Jr.
Preceded by Cyndi Taylor Krier	Texas State Senator from District 26 (San Antonio) 1993 – 1995	Succeeded by Gregory Luna
Preceded by Bill Sims	Texas State Senator from District 25 (San Antonio) 1995 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Jane Nelson	*President pro tempore* of the Texas Senate** 20 April 2004–11 January 2005	Succeeded by Florence Shapiro

Current Texas State Senators

1: Eltife (R) • 2: Deuell (R) • 3: Nichols (R) • 4: Williams (R) • 5: Ogden (R) • 6: Gallegos (D) • 7: Patrick (R) • 8: Shapiro (R) • 9: Harris (R) • 10: Brimer (R) • 11: Jackson (R) • 12: Nelson (R) • 13: Ellis (D) • 14: Watson (D) • 15: Whitmire (D) • 16: Carona (R) • 17: Janek (R) • 18: Hegar (R) • 19: Uresti (D) • 20: Hinojosa (D) • 21: Zaffirini (D) • 22: Averitt (R) • 23: West (D) • 24: Fraser (R) • 25: Wentworth (R) • 26: Van de Putte (D) • 27: Lucio (D) • 28: Duncan (R) • 29: Shapleigh (D) • 30: Estes (R) • 31: Seliger (R)

Persondata
NAME	Jeff Wentworth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Texas politician
DATE OF BIRTH	20 November 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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