Texas Senate, District 8
District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 8 is Ken Paxton.
Election history
Election history of District 8 from 1992.[1]
Most recent election
2010
Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 8[2] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) |
136,369 |
84.02 |
-15.97 |
|
Libertarian |
Ed Kless |
25,935 |
15.97 |
+15.97 |
Majority |
110,434 |
68.05 |
-31.95 |
Turnout |
162304 |
|
+27.21 |
|
Republican hold |
Previous elections
2006
2002
Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 8[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) |
135,927 |
89.75 |
-10.25 |
|
Libertarian |
David Spaller |
15,525 |
10.25 |
+10.25 |
Majority |
120,402 |
79.50 |
-20.50 |
Turnout |
151,452 |
|
-32.80 |
|
Republican hold |
2000
Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 8[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) |
225,369 |
100.00 |
+10.24 |
Majority |
225,369 |
100.00 |
+20.48 |
Turnout |
225,369 |
|
+6.48 |
|
Republican hold |
1996
Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 8[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) |
189,985 |
89.76 |
-0.47 |
|
Libertarian |
Randal Morgan |
21,674 |
10.24 |
+5.82 |
Majority |
168,311 |
79.52 |
-5.36 |
Turnout |
211,659 |
|
+22.41 |
|
Republican hold |
1994
Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 8[7] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Republican |
Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)[8] |
156,014 |
90.23 |
+7.57 |
|
Libertarian |
John Wawro |
7,642 |
4.42 |
-12.92 |
|
Independent |
Paul Bertanzetti |
9,247 |
5.35 |
|
Majority |
146,767 |
84.88 |
+19.56 |
Turnout |
172,903 |
|
-15.52 |
|
Republican hold |
1992
District officeholders
Legislature |
Senator, District 8 |
Counties in District |
1 |
Henry J. Jewett |
Brazos, Robertson. |
2 |
3 |
John H. McRae |
All of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine. Portion of Angelina. |
4 |
Stephen Reaves |
Rusk, Smith. |
5 |
William Thomas Scott |
Harrison. |
6 |
7 |
Louis T. Wigfall |
8 |
Louis T. Wigfall E. A. Blanch |
9 |
William C. Batte |
Red River, Titus. |
10 |
Gilbert H. Wootten |
11 |
Samuel N. Braswell |
12 |
Donald Campbell |
Bowie, Davis, Marion. |
13 |
Hamilton J. Avinger |
Bowie, Cass, Marion. |
14 |
Cader A. Parker |
Red River, Titus. |
15 |
Christopher C. Francis |
Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson. |
16 |
John Young Gooch |
17 |
18 |
Mansel Y. Randolph |
Angelina, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison. |
19 |
20 |
William W. Davis |
21 |
22 |
William Page |
23 |
Thomas E. Boren |
Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby. |
24 |
25 |
26 |
M. P. McGee |
27 |
28 |
Charles L. Brachfield |
Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby. |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
Edgar H. Carter |
33 |
34 |
Lon A. Smith |
35 |
36 |
37 |
Thomas Whitfield Davidson |
38 |
James G. Strong |
39 |
Charles R. Floyd |
Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River. |
40 |
41 |
Tom A. DeBerry |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
A. M. Aikin, Jr. |
46 |
47 |
48 |
49 |
50 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
George Parkhouse |
Dallas. |
54 |
55 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
59 |
60 |
George Parkhouse O.H. "Ike" Harris |
Portion of Dallas. |
61 |
O.H. "Ike" Harris |
62 |
63 |
64 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
Florence Shapiro |
Portions of Collin, Dallas. |
75 |
76 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
References
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