Texas State Profile
Election Schedule
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Election Vitals
Governor:Rick Perry (R) next election 2014
Senator:John Cornyn (R) re-election 2014
Senator:Kay Hutchison (R) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 51.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 48.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 41.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 55.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 36.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 63.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 43.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 56.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 37.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 40.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 43.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 48.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 38.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 59.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 38.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 61.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 43.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 55.5% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Phil Gramm | Republican | 3,027,680 | 54.8% |
| Victor Morales | Democratic | 2,428,776 | 43.9% |
| Michael Bird | Libertarian | 51,516 | 0.9% |
| John Huff | Natural law | 19,469 | 0.4% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Victor Morales | Democratic | 322,218 | 36.2% |
| John Bryant | Democratic | 267,545 | 30.0% |
| Jim Chapman | Democratic | 239,427 | 26.9% |
| John Odam | Democratic | 61,433 | 6.9% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Phil Gramm | Republican | 838,339 | 85.0% |
| David Young | Republican | 75,463 | 7.7% |
| Henry Grover | Republican | 72,400 | 7.3% |
| 1996 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Victor Morales | Democratic | 246,614 | 51.2% |
| John Bryant | Democratic | 235,281 | 48.8% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| George Bush | Republican | 2,550,821 | 68.3% |
| Garry Mauro | Democratic | 1,165,592 | 31.2% |
| Lester Turlington Jr. | Libertarian | 20,711 | 0.6% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| George Bush | Republican | 576,528 | 96.6% |
| R.C. Crawford | Republican | 20,311 | 3.4% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kay Hutchison | Republican | 4,082,091 | 65.0% |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 2,030,315 | 32.3% |
| Douglas Sandage | Green | 91,448 | 1.5% |
| Mary Ruwart | Libertarian | 72,798 | 1.2% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 220,531 | 35.7% |
| Charles Gandy | Democratic | 140,636 | 22.8% |
| Don Clark | Democratic | 139,243 | 22.5% |
| Bobby Wightman | Democratic | 83,643 | 13.5% |
| H. Gerald Bintliff | Democratic | 33,979 | 5.5% |
| 2000 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 143,366 | 58.4% |
| Charles Gandy | Democratic | 101,984 | 41.6% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Perry | Republican | 2,632,591 | 57.8% |
| Tony Sanchez | Democratic | 1,819,798 | 40.0% |
| Jeff Daiell | Libertarian | 66,720 | 1.5% |
| Rahul Mahajan | Green | 32,187 | 0.7% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tony Sanchez | Democratic | 609,383 | 60.7% |
| Dan Morales | Democratic | 330,873 | 33.0% |
| Bill Lyon | Democratic | 43,011 | 4.3% |
| John Worldpeace | Democratic | 20,121 | 2.0% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Cornyn | Republican | 2,496,243 | 55.3% |
| Ron Kirk | Democratic | 1,955,758 | 43.3% |
| Scott Jameson | Libertarian | 35,538 | 0.8% |
| Roy Williams | Green | 25,051 | 0.6% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Victor Morales | Democratic | 317,048 | 33.2% |
| Ron Kirk | Democratic | 316,052 | 33.1% |
| Ken Bentsen | Democratic | 255,501 | 26.8% |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 44,038 | 4.6% |
| Ed Cunningham | Democratic | 22,016 | 2.3% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Cornyn | Republican | 478,825 | 77.3% |
| Bruce Lang | Republican | 46,907 | 7.6% |
| Douglas Deffenbaugh | Republican | 43,611 | 7.0% |
| Dudley Mooney | Republican | 32,202 | 5.2% |
| Lawrence Cranberg | Republican | 17,757 | 2.9% |
| 2002 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ron Kirk | Democratic | 370,878 | 59.8% |
| Victor Morales | Democratic | 249,423 | 40.2% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Perry | Republican | 1,716,792 | 39.0% |
| Chris Bell | Democratic | 1,310,337 | 29.8% |
| Carole Strayhorn | Independent | 796,851 | 18.1% |
| Kinky Friedman | Independent | 547,674 | 12.5% |
| James Werner | Libertarian | 26,749 | 0.6% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Chris Bell | Democratic | 324,869 | 63.9% |
| Bob Gammage | Democratic | 145,081 | 28.5% |
| Rashad Jafer | Democratic | 38,652 | 7.6% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Perry | Republican | 557,426 | 84.2% |
| Larry Kilgore | Republican | 50,649 | 7.7% |
| Rhett Smith | Republican | 30,570 | 4.6% |
| Star Locke | Republican | 23,267 | 3.5% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kay Hutchison | Republican | 2,661,789 | 61.7% |
| Barbara Radnofsky | Democratic | 1,555,202 | 36.0% |
| Scott Jameson | Libertarian | 97,672 | 2.3% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Barbara Radnofsky | Democratic | 215,776 | 43.1% |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 191,400 | 38.2% |
| Darrel Hunter | Democratic | 93,609 | 18.7% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kay Hutchison | Republican | 627,163 | 100.0% |
| 2006 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Barbara Radnofsky | Democratic | 124,663 | 60.2% |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 82,589 | 39.8% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Cornyn | Republican | 4,337,469 | 54.8% |
| Rick Noriega | Democratic | 3,389,365 | 42.8% |
| Yvonne Schick | Libertarian | 185,241 | 2.3% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Richard Noriega | Democratic | 1,110,579 | 51.0% |
| Gene Kelly | Democratic | 584,966 | 26.9% |
| Ray McMurrey | Democratic | 269,402 | 12.4% |
| Rhett Smith | Democratic | 212,305 | 9.8% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Cornyn | Republican | 997,216 | 81.5% |
| Larry Kilgore | Republican | 226,649 | 18.5% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Perry | Republican | 2,738,130 | 55.1% |
| Bill White | Democratic | 2,106,856 | 42.4% |
| Kathie Glass | Libertarian | 109,241 | 2.2% |
| Deb Shafto | Green | 19,517 | 0.4% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bill White | Democratic | 517,487 | 76.0% |
| Farouk Shami | Democratic | 87,411 | 12.8% |
| Felix Alvarado | Democratic | 33,714 | 5.0% |
| Alma Aguado | Democratic | 19,273 | 2.8% |
| Clement Glenn | Democratic | 9,836 | 1.4% |
| Bill Dear | Democratic | 6,551 | 1.0% |
| Star Locke | Democratic | 6,276 | 0.9% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rick Perry | Republican | 759,296 | 51.1% |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | 450,087 | 30.3% |
| Debra Medina | Republican | 275,159 | 18.5% |
| 2012 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Sadler | Democratic | 174,772 | 35.1% |
| Grady Yarbrough | Democratic | 128,746 | 25.9% |
| Addie Allen | Democratic | 113,935 | 22.9% |
| Sean Hubbard | Democratic | 80,034 | 16.1% |
| 2012 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| David Dewhurst | Republican | 627,731 | 44.6% |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | 480,558 | 34.2% |
| Tom Leppert | Republican | 187,900 | 13.4% |
| Craig James | Republican | 50,569 | 3.6% |
| Glenn Addison | Republican | 23,177 | 1.6% |
| Lela Pittenger | Republican | 18,143 | 1.3% |
| Ben Gambini | Republican | 7,225 | 0.5% |
| Curt Cleaver | Republican | 6,671 | 0.5% |
| Joe Agris | Republican | 4,674 | 0.3% |
| 2012 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Sadler | Democratic | 148,940 | 63.0% |
| Grady Yarbrough | Democratic | 87,365 | 37.0% |
| 2012 Senate Primary Runoff | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ted Cruz | Republican | 631,812 | 56.8% |
| David Dewhurst | Republican | 480,126 | 43.2% |
State Demographics
| Population | 25,257,114 |
| Percentage White | 70.1% |
| Percentage Black | 11.8% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Percentage Asian | 3.8% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.7% |
| Percentage Other Race | 10.4% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 37.5% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 45.1% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 11.4% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 34.8% |
| Median Household Income | $48,615 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 37.0% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 17.9% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 55.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 55.9% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 37.2% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.1% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 10.4% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 44.6% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 26.1% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 34.3% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.1% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 11.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2013-4 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | 0.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 49.2% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 22.7% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
