Texas Senate, District 17
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District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 17 is Kyle Janek.
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[edit] Election history
Election history of District 17 from 1992.[1]
[edit] Most recent election
[edit] 2006
| Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 17[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kyle Janek | 88,483 | 77.82 | +16.40 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Kurtz | 25,212 | 22.81 | +22.81 | |
| Majority | 63,271 | 55.65% | +32.79 | ||
| Turnout | 113,695 | -20.99 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] Previous elections
[edit] 2002
| Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 17[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kyle Janek | 88,393 | 61.43 | -5.99 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Ellen Harrison | 55,502 | 38.57 | +5.99 | |
| Majority | 32,891 | 22.86 | -11.98 | ||
| Turnout | 153,132 | -30.34 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Special election, 5 November 2002: Senate District 17 (Unexpired term)[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Ellen Harrison | 47,164 | 32.58 | +3.18 | |
| Republican | Kyle Janek | 97,588 | 67.42 | -3.18 | |
| Majority | 50,424 | 34.83 | -6.36 | ||
| Turnout | 144,752 | +5.52 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 17[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Gary Polland | 8,444 | 34.19 | ||
| ✓ | Kyle Janek | 16,250 | 65.81 | |
| Turnout | 24,694 | |||
[edit] 1998
| Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 17[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | J. E. “Buster” Brown | 96,846 | 70.60 | -1.99 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Ellen Harrison | 40,331 | 29.40 | +1.99 | |
| Majority | 56,515 | 41.20 | -3.97 | ||
| Turnout | 137,177 | -15.77 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1994
| Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 17[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | J. E. “Buster” Brown | 117,727 | 72.58 | +12.98 | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Ellen Harrison | 44,465 | 27.42 | -12.98 | |
| Majority | 73,262 | 45.17 | +25.96 | ||
| Turnout | 162,192 | -20.55 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1992
| Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 17[8] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | J. E. “Buster” Brown | 121,676 | 59.60 | ||
| Democratic | Ronnie Harrison | 82,468 | 40.40 | ||
| Majority | 39,208 | 19.21 | |||
| Turnout | 204,144 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] District officeholders
| Legislature | Senator, District 17 | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander H. Phillips | Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria. |
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| 3 | David Y. Portis | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Wharton. |
| 4 | Peter W. Gray | Harris. |
| 5 | Mark M. Potter | Galveston. |
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| 9 | Anthony Martin Branch David Catchings Dickson |
Grimes, Montgomery, Walker. |
| 10 | David Catchings Dickson | |
| 11 | Benton Randolph | |
| 12 | William A. Saylor | Brazos, Burleson, Milam. |
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| 14 | Jewett H. Davenport | Bell, Falls, Milam. |
| 15 | Walter Moses Burton | Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton. |
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| 18 | John Johnson | Collin, Denton. |
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| 20 | William Allen | |
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| 22 | Henry A. Finch | |
| 23 | Miles Crowley | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton. |
| 24 | Miles Crowley Morris Lasker |
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| 25 | John E. Linn | |
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| 27 | Robert V. Davidson | |
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| 29 | Robert V. Davidson William M. Holland |
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| 30 | Thomas W. Masterson | |
| 31 | Thomas W. Masterson John E. Kauffman |
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| 32 | John E. Kauffman | |
| 33 | John E. Kauffman William L. Hall |
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| 34 | William L. Hall | |
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| 37 | William L. Hall Thomas J. Holbrook |
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| 38 | Thomas J. Holbrook | |
| 39 | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton. | |
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| 46 | William E. Stone | |
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| 50 | Jimmy Phillips | |
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| 53 | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda. | |
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| 56 | Jimmy Phillips A. R. “Babe” Schwartz |
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| 57 | A. R. “Babe” Schwartz | |
| 58 | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston. | |
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| 60 | All of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston. Portion of Harris. |
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| 63 | All of Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Matagorda. Portion of Harris. |
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| 67 | J. E. “Buster” Brown | |
| 68 | Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris. | |
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| 78 | Kyle Janek | Portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson. |
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[edit] References
- ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ 2002 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ Special Election, State Senate District 17. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ 2002 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ 1998 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ 1994 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
- ^ 1992 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-24.
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