Texas Senate, District 1
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District 1 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur and Wood counties and a portion of Smith county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 1 is Kevin Eltife.
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[edit] Election History
Election history of District 1 from 1992.[1]
[edit] Most recent election
[edit] 2006
| Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 1[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kevin P. Eltife | 109,450 | 83.13 | +14.96 | |
| Libertarian | Jason Albers | 22,211 | 16.87 | +16.87 | |
| Majority | 87,239 | 66.26 | +29.92 | ||
| Turnout | 131,661 | -21.23 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] Previous elections
[edit] 2004
| Special runoff election, 17 February 2004: Senate District 1, Unexpired term[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kevin Eltife | 46,437 | 51.86 | [4]+15.85 | |
| Democratic | Paul Sadler | 43,103 | 48.14 | +8.63 | |
| Majority | 3,334 | 3.72 | |||
| Turnout | 89,540 | [5]+29.38 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Special election, 20 January 2004: Senate District 1, Unexpired term[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Kevin Eltife | 24,919 | 36.01 | ||
| Republican | Bill Godsey | 502 | 0.73 | ||
| Republican | Tommy Merritt | 14,786 | 21.36 | ||
| Democratic | Paul Sadler | 27,339 | 39.50 | ||
| Constitution | Daryl Ware[7] | 480 | 0.69 | ||
| Republican | Jerry Yost | 1,180 | 1.71 | ||
| Turnout | 69,206 | ||||
[edit] 2002
| Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 1[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Ratliff | 113,939 | 68.17 | -31.83 | |
| Democratic | B.D. Blount | 53,201 | 31.83 | +31.83 | |
| Majority | 60,738 | 36.34 | -63.66 | ||
| Turnout | 167,140 | +85.66 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 1[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Bill Ratliff | 20,367 | 69.79 | |
| Jerry Yost | 8,816 | 30.21 | ||
| Turnout | 29,183 | |||
[edit] 1998
| Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 1[10] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Ratliff | 90,024 | 100.00 | +35.46 | |
| Majority | 90,024 | 100.00 | +70.93 | ||
| Turnout | 90,024 | -42.60 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1994
| Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 1[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Ratliff | 101,207 | 64.54 | +12.40 | |
| Democratic | George Lavender | 55,616 | 35.46 | -12.40 | |
| Majority | 45,591 | 29.07 | +24.81 | ||
| Turnout | 156,823 | -20.09 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Democratic primary, 1994: Senate District 1[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| VaLinda Hathcox | 21,743 | 42.40 | ||
| ✓ | George Lavender | 29,537 | 57.60 | |
| Turnout | 51,280 | |||
[edit] 1992
| Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 1[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bill Ratliff | 102,310 | 52.13 | ||
| Democratic | A. M. “Bob” Aikin, III | 93,937 | 47.86 | ||
| Majority | 8,373 | 4.27 | |||
| Turnout | 200,760 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 1[14] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | A. M. “Bob” Aikin, III | 51,143 | 69.33 | |
| Steve Gamble | 22,626 | 30.67 | ||
| Turnout | 73,769 | |||
[edit] District officeholders
| Legislature | Senator, District 1 | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William M. "Buckskin" Williams | Fannin, Lamar. |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | Matthias Ward | Bowie, Cass, Titus. |
| 4 | Joseph H. Burks | Bowie, Red River. |
| 5 | ||
| 6 | Solomon H. Pirkey | |
| 7 | ||
| 8 | James W. Sims | |
| 9 | Rufus K. Hartley | Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Liberty. |
| 10 | ||
| 11 | Frederick F. Foscue | |
| 12 | Edward Bradford Pickett | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler. |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | Edwin Hobby | |
| 15 | Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler. | |
| 16 | ||
| 17 | Samuel Bronson Cooper | |
| 18 | ||
| 19 | William L. Douglass | |
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| 21 | Kennan B. Seale | |
| 22 | ||
| 23 | Benjamin Whitaker | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris. |
| 24 | ||
| 25 | Simon J. Morriss | |
| 26 | ||
| 27 | James R. Wilson | |
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| 29 | James R. Wilson James M. Terrell |
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| 30 | James M. Terrell | |
| 31 | ||
| 32 | Horace W. Vaughan | |
| 33 | Horace W. Vaughan Absolom C. Oliver John M. Henderson |
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| 34 | John M. Henderson | |
| 35 | ||
| 36 | Robert P. Dorough | |
| 37 | ||
| 38 | Pleasant A. Turner | |
| 39 | Lloyd E. Price | Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus. |
| 40 | ||
| 41 | John W. E. H. Beck | |
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| 43 | ||
| 44 | John W. E. H. Beck E. Harold Beck |
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| 45 | E. Harold Beck | |
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| 48 | ||
| 49 | Howard A. Carney | |
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| 53 | A. M. Aikin, Jr. | Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus. |
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| 60 | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus. | |
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| 63 | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Titus. | |
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| 65 | ||
| 66 | Ed Howard | |
| 67 | ||
| 68 | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Titus, Upshur. | |
| 69 | Ed Howard Richard M. Anderson |
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| 70 | Richard M. Anderson | |
| 71 | Bill Ratliff | |
| 72 | ||
| 73 | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur. | |
| 74 | All of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur. Portion of Smith. |
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| 78 | Bill Ratliff Kevin Eltife |
All of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, Wood. Portion of Smith. |
| 79 | Kevin Eltife | |
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[edit] References
- ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ Special Election Runoff, State Senate, District 1. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ change from special election
- ^ change from special election
- ^ Special Election, State Senate, District 1. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ Secretary of State’s web page says party is "CON". Daryl Ware to Run for Texas State Senate (5 January 2004) confirms it is the Constitution Party
- ^ 2002 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 2002 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 1998 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 1994 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 1994 Democratic Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 1992 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ 1992 Democratic Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
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