Texas Senate, District 17
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. Senator Kyle Janek announced his resignation on May 29, 2008. Governor Rick Perry called for a special election to fill the vacancy on November 4, 2008. A runoff was held on December 16, 2008 which was won by Republican Joan Huffman.[1]
Election history
Election history of District 17 from 1992.[2]
Most recent election
2006
| Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 17[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Previous elections
2002
| Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 17[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Gary M. Polland | 8,444 | 34.19 | ||
| ✓ | Kyle Janek | 16,250 | 65.81 | |
| Turnout | 24,694 | |||
1998
| Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 17[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
1994
| Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 17[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
1992
| Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 17[9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
District officeholders
| Legislature | Senator, District 17 | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander H. Phillips | Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria. |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | David Y. Portis | Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Wharton. |
| 4 | Peter W. Gray | Harris. |
| 5 | Mark M. Potter | Galveston. |
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| 8 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Martin Branch David Catchings Dickson |
Grimes, Montgomery, Walker. |
| 10 | David Catchings Dickson | |
| 11 | Benton Randolph | |
| 12 | William A. Saylor | Brazos, Burleson, Milam. |
| 13 | ||
| 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 | |
| 25 | John E. Linn | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | Robert V. Davidson | |
| 28 | ||
| 29 | Robert V. Davidson William M. Holland | |
| 30 | Thomas W. Masterson | |
| 31 | Thomas W. Masterson John E. Kauffman | |
| 32 | John E. Kauffman | |
| 33 | John E. Kauffman William L. Hall | |
| 34 | William L. Hall | |
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| 36 | ||
| 37 | William L. Hall Thomas J. Holbrook | |
| 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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| 55 | ||
| 56 | Jimmy Phillips A. R. “Babe" Schwartz | |
| 57 | A. R. “Babe" Schwartz | |
| 58 | Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston. | |
| 59 | ||
| 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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References
- ↑ Huffman takes Texas Senate seat Associated Press. Tuesday, December 16, 2008
- ↑ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ↑ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "Special Election, State Senate District 17". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
- ↑ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
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