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Elections in Texas |
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The 2010 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 82nd Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms.
Background
[edit]Following the 2008 elections, the Democrats nearly gained control of the House with 74 members to the Republicans' 76. Republicans saw the freshmen Democratic members elected in 2008 as vulnerable, as many of them had narrowly won and had been the first Democrats elected to those districts in decades.[1] Democrats also had a large number of incumbents in districts that voted heavily Republican on the national level. In November 2009, Democrat Chuck Hopson announced he had switched his party affiliation to Republican, increasing the size of the Republican caucus to 77. Hopson's district was the most Republican district in the state that had elected a Democrat in 2008.[2] Democrats needed to gain three seats from the Republicans in order to win the majority.
Campaign
[edit]Republicans very heavily targeted White Democrats representing rural districts that voted for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. These conservative Democrats attempted to distance themselves from the national Democratic Party as pundits increasingly predicted a Republican wave election in opposition to the policies of President Barack Obama.[3]
Predictions
[edit]Most analysts expected Republicans to easily maintain control of the Texas House, expanding their narrow majority from the 2008 election. Despite this, many also saw the potentially strong performance by Democrat Bill White in the concurrent gubernatorial election as a force to mitigate the severity of Democratic losses.
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing[4] | Likely R | Nov. 1, 2010 |
Results
[edit]In the end, the Republicans routed the Democrats in the general election, erasing all of the gains they had made in 2006 and 2008, as well as defeating almost every Democrat representing a rural, Republican-leaning district. Democrats lost 22 seats in the midst of a nationwide Republican wave election.[5] On December 14, 2010, Democrat Allan Ritter announced he would be changing his party affiliation to Republican.[6] On the same day, Democrat Aaron Peña announced he would be switching to the Republican Party as well, claiming that the Democratic Party no longer aligned with his conservative values.[7] This left the party balance at 101 Republicans and 49 Democrats at the start of the Eighty-second Texas Legislature when it convened on January 11, 2011.
Statewide
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Party | Candi- dates |
Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |||||||||
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Republican Party | 112 | 2,795,975 | 64.71% | 99 | ![]() | |||||||||
Democratic Party | 93 | 1,357,943 | 31.43% | 51 | ![]() | |||||||||
Libertarian Party | 50 | 155,144 | 3.59% | 0 | – | |||||||||
Green Party | 2 | 1,848 | 0.04% | 0 | – | |||||||||
Independent | 2 | 9,473 | 0.22% | 0 | – | |||||||||
Write-in | 1 | 357 | 0.01% | 0 | – | |||||||||
Total | 100.00% | 150 | – |
Close races
[edit]Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 48, 0.02%
- District 106, 0.94% (gain)
- District 134, 1.36% (gain)
- District 93, 1.69% (gain)
- District 47, 3.49% (gain)
- District 101, 3.62% (gain)
- District 117, 3.78% (gain)
- District 149, 4.76%
- District 96, 4.78% (gain)
- District 78, 4.82% (gain)
- District 107, 4.89% (gain)
- District 33, 5.02% (gain)
- District 35, 5.62% (gain)
- District 57, 5.92% (gain)
- District 23, 6.32%
- District 105, 6.81%
- District 45, 7.82% (gain)
- District 34, 7.92% (gain)
- District 102, 9.28% (gain)
- District 74, 9.64%
Notable races
[edit]District 11: Representative Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville) was re-elected as a Democrat in 2008 with 49.29% of the vote. On November 6, 2009, he announced that he would switch parties and seek re-election as a Republican. He would later win re-election in 2010 with 75.82% of the vote.
Results by district
[edit]District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 14,717 | 40.81% | 18,575 | 51.51% | 2,766 | 7.67% | 36,058 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 2 | - | - | 26,604 | 100.00% | - | - | 26,604 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 3 | 14,645 | 41.51% | 19,974 | 56.61% | 665 | 1.88% | 35,284 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 4 | - | - | 14,904 | 100.00% | - | - | 14,904 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 5 | - | - | 33,980 | 100.00% | - | - | 33,980 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 6 | - | - | 30,610 | 86.85% | 4,634 | 13.15% | 35,244 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 7 | - | - | 27,069 | 91.27% | 2,589 | 8.73% | 29,658 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 8 | 7,906 | 25.61% | 22,969 | 74.39% | - | - | 30,875 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 9 | 9,169 | 27.85% | 23,754 | 72.15% | - | - | 32,923 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 10 | - | - | 31,797 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,797 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 11 | 8,635 | 24.18% | 27,074 | 75.82% | - | - | 35,709 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 12 | 15,405 | 42.36% | 20,958 | 57.64% | - | - | 36,363 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 13 | - | - | 31,741 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,741 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 14 | - | - | 27,938 | 100.00% | - | - | 27,938 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 15 | - | - | 52,550 | 90.45% | 5,546 | 9.55% | 58,096 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 16 | - | - | 38,959 | 100.00% | - | - | 38,959 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 17 | 13,868 | 31.94% | 28,266 | 65.09% | 1,291 | 2.97% | 43,425 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 18 | - | - | 26,862 | 89.57% | 3,128 | 10.43% | 29,990 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 19 | - | - | 28,261 | 100.00% | - | - | 28,261 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 20 | - | - | 44,901 | 82.55% | 9,490 | 17.45% | 54,391 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 21 | 19,432 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,432 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 22 | 16,552 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,552 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 23 | 17,631 | 53.16% | 15,534 | 46.84% | - | - | 33,165 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 24 | - | - | 39,193 | 88.71% | 4,989 | 11.29% | 44,182 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 25 | - | - | 25,368 | 100.00% | - | - | 25,368 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 26 | 15,344 | 33.37% | 29,721 | 64.63% | 922 | 2.00% | 45,987 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 27 | 32,030 | 84.64% | - | - | 5,812 | 15.36% | 37,842 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 28 | 17,628 | 28.56% | 44,094 | 71.44% | 61,722 | 100.00% | Republican hold | ||
District 29 | - | - | 33,011 | 84.69% | 5,969 | 15.31% | 38,980 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 30 | - | - | 29,045 | 100.00% | - | - | 29,045 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 31 | 12,724 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 12,724 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 32 | - | - | 28,215 | 100.00% | - | - | 28,215 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 33 | 11,306 | 47.49% | 12,499 | 52.51% | - | - | 23,805 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 34 | 11,855 | 46.04% | 13,892 | 53.96% | - | - | 25,747 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 35 | 13,692 | 47.19% | 15,324 | 52.81% | - | - | 29,016 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 37 | 9,640 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 9,640 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 38 | 12,466 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 12,466 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 41 | 10,612 | 56.98% | 8,012 | 43.02% | - | - | 18,624 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 42 | 18,798 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,798 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 43 | 12,351 | 77.90% | - | - | 3,503 | 22.10% | 15,854 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 44 | - | - | 37,037 | 100.00% | - | - | 37,037 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 45 | 23,691 | 46.09% | 27,715 | 53.91% | - | - | 51,406 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 46 | 18,430 | 84.19% | - | - | 3,462 | 15.81% | 21,892 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 47 | 27,773 | 46.19% | 29,873 | 49.68% | 2,485 | 4.13% | 60,131 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 48 | 25,023 | 48.54% | 25,011 | 48.52% | 1,519 | 2.95% | 51,553 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 49 | 30,423 | 85.29% | - | - | 5,249 | 14.71% | 35,672 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 50 | 23,720 | 54.85% | 18,041 | 41.72% | 1,486 | 3.44% | 43,247 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 51 | 12,981 | 75.94% | 3,412 | 19.96% | 701 | 4.10% | 17,094 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 52 | 16,823 | 38.01% | 25,430 | 57.45% | 2,012 | 4.55% | 44,265 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 53 | - | - | 36,424 | 89.90% | 4,093 | 10.10% | 40,517 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 54 | - | - | 22,111 | 100.00% | - | - | 22,111 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 55 | - | - | 24,041 | 81.11% | 5,600 | 18.89% | 29,641 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 56 | 16,554 | 37.88% | 25,554 | 58.48% | 15,91 | 3.64% | 43,669 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 57 | 12,743 | 45.76% | 14,391 | 51.68% | 712 | 2.56% | 27,846 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 58 | 7,408 | 20.37% | 27,537 | 75.73% | 1,418 | 3.90% | 36,363 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 59 | - | - | 19,985 | 74.87% | 6,707 | 25.13% | 26,692 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 60 | - | - | 33,425 | 100.00% | - | - | 33,425 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 61 | - | - | 34,513 | 86.24% | 5,508 | 13.76% | 40,021 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 62 | - | - | 26,133 | 87.72% | 3,657 | 12.28% | 29,790 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 63 | - | - | 43,477 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,477 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 64 | - | - | 26,057 | 80.72% | 6,224 | 19.28% | 32,281 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 65 | - | - | 27,585 | 82.43% | 5,878 | 17.57% | 33,463 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 66 | - | - | 25,279 | 100.00% | - | - | 25,279 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 67 | - | - | 19,070 | 100.00% | - | - | 19,070 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 68 | - | - | 29,140 | 100.00% | - | - | 29,140 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 69 | 7,268 | 25.83% | 20,872 | 74.17% | - | - | 28,140 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 70 | - | - | 43,006 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,006 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 71 | - | - | 24,467 | 88.07% | 3,313 | 11.93% | 27,780 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 72 | - | - | 23,933 | 100.00% | - | - | 23,933 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 73 | - | - | 49,846 | 85.51% | 8,446 | 14.49% | 58,282 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 74 | 15,720 | 54.82% | 12,957 | 45.18% | - | - | 28,677 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 75 | 11,545 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 11,545 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 76 | 11,318 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 11,318 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 77 | 9,508 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 9,508 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 78 | 13,927 | 47.59% | 15,337 | 52.41% | - | - | 29,264 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 79 | 10,591 | 84.34% | - | - | 1,967 | 15.66% | 12,558 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 80 | 18,652 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 18,652 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 81 | - | - | 21,048 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,048 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 82 | - | - | 28,006 | 100.00% | - | - | 28,006 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 83 | - | - | 33,824 | 100.00% | - | - | 33,824 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 84 | 7,248 | 31.80% | 15,541 | 68.20% | - | - | 22,789 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 85 | 10,713 | 38.09% | 17,416 | 61.91% | - | - | 28,129 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 86 | - | - | 32,375 | 100.00% | - | - | 32,375 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 87 | 4,148 | 18.89% | 16,979 | 77.33% | 830 | 3.78% | 21,957 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 88 | - | - | 25,263 | 100.00% | - | - | 25,263 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 89 | - | - | 43,947 | 100.00% | - | - | 43,947 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 90 | 7,759 | 65.32% | 4,120 | 34.68% | - | - | 11,879 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 91 | - | - | 22,445 | 100.00% | - | - | 22,445 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 92 | 9,307 | 28.52% | 23,330 | 71.48% | - | - | 32,637 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 93 | 12,132 | 47.59% | 12,563 | 49.28% | 799 | 3.13% | 25,494 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 94 | - | - | 24,565 | 84.53% | 4,496 | 15.47% | 29,061 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 95 | 19,835 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 19,835 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 96 | 21,583 | 47.61% | 23,747 | 52.39% | - | - | 45,330 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 97 | - | - | 28,275 | 86.41% | 4,448 | 13.59% | 32,723 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 98 | - | - | 46,750 | 100.00% | - | - | 46,750 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 99 | - | - | 31,931 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,931 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 100 | 14,469 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,469 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 101 | 12,338 | 48.19% | 13,266 | 51.81% | - | - | 25,604 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 102 | 11,791 | 45.36% | 14,202 | 54.64% | - | - | 25,993 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 103 | 7,626 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 7,626 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 104 | 7,936 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 7,936 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 105 | 9,799 | 44.90% | 11,286 | 51.71% | 740 | 3.39% | 21,825 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 106 | 10,444 | 48.50% | 10,648 | 49.44% | 444 | 2.06% | 51,536 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 107 | 14,683 | 46.48% | 16,226 | 51.37% | 648 | 2.15% | 31,587 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 108 | 10,793 | 32.71% | 21,420 | 64.92% | 783 | 2.37% | 32,996 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 109 | 34,911 | 98.99% | - | - | 357 | 1.01% | 35,268 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 110 | 15,866 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 15,866 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 111 | 25,783 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,783 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 112 | - | - | 22,206 | 83.22% | 4,478 | 16.78% | 26,684 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 113 | 12,430 | 42.85% | 16,579 | 57.15% | - | - | 29,009 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 114 | 11,000 | 34.89% | 20,529 | 65.11% | - | - | 31,529 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 115 | - | - | 22,946 | 83.09% | 4,669 | 16.91% | 27,615 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 116 | 16,889 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 16,889 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 117 | 13,635 | 48.11% | 14,705 | 51.89% | - | - | 28,340 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 118 | 13,824 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 13,824 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 119 | 13,390 | 61.39% | 8,422 | 38.61% | - | - | 21,812 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 120 | 14,700 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,700 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 121 | - | - | 32,713 | 100.00% | - | - | 32,713 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 122 | 16,576 | 22.62% | 56,702 | 77.38% | - | - | 73,278 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 123 | 14,454 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 14,454 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 124 | 15,260 | 79.23% | - | - | 4,001 | 20.77% | 19,621 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 125 | 16,590 | 78.50% | - | - | 4,545 | 21.50% | 21,135 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 126 | 11,938 | 31.86% | 25,534 | 68.14% | - | - | 37,472 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 127 | 12,406 | 24.75% | 37,725 | 75.25% | - | - | 50,131 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 128 | - | - | 21,121 | 100.00% | - | - | 21,121 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 129 | - | - | 31,526 | 100.00% | - | - | 31,526 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 130 | - | - | 50,389 | 88.93% | 6,275 | 11.07% | 56,664 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 131 | 21,797 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,797 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 132 | 14,764 | 31.70% | 30,828 | 66.19% | 985 | 2.11% | 46,577 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 133 | 11,403 | 42.43% | 15,120 | 56.27% | 349 | 1.30% | 26,872 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 134 | 25,254 | 49.32% | 25,955 | 50.68% | - | - | 51,209 | 100.00% | Republican gain |
District 135 | - | - | 22,390 | 100.00% | - | - | 22,390 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 136 | - | - | 33,130 | 88.58% | 4,270 | 11.42% | 37,400 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 137 | 6,151 | 58.72% | 4,325 | 41.28% | - | - | 10,476 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 138 | 9,646 | 35.49% | 17,002 | 62.55% | 532 | 1.96% | 27,180 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 139 | 20,842 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 20,842 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 140 | 7,871 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 7,871 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 141 | 19,592 | 76.32% | 6,078 | 23.68% | - | - | 25,670 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 142 | 21,147 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 21,147 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 143 | 7,409 | 68.30% | 3,438 | 31.70% | - | - | 10,847 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 144 | 9,931 | 38.28% | 15,425 | 59.45% | 588 | 2.27% | 25,944 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
District 145 | 9,395 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 9,395 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 146 | 25,098 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 25,098 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 147 | 22,312 | 100.00% | - | - | - | - | 22,312 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 148 | 13,903 | 58.68% | 9,790 | 41.32% | - | - | 23,693 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 149 | 15,641 | 52.23% | 14,304 | 47.77% | - | - | 29,945 | 100.00% | Democratic hold |
District 150 | 13,027 | 26.84% | 34,607 | 71.30% | 904 | 1.86% | 48,538 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
Total | 1,357,943 | 31.43% | 2,795,975 | 64.71% | 166,882 | 3.86% | 4,320,800 | 100.00% | Source:[8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Hu, Elise (October 11, 2010). "A Sophomore Slump?". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Ramsey, Ross (November 6, 2009). "Hopson's Choice". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Reeve (October 8, 2010). "The Hunted". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Brandi Grissom, Reeve Hamilton, Elise Hu, Ross Ramsey, Emily Ramshaw, Morgan Smith, Matt Stiles, Julián Aguilar, David Muto, Kate Galbraith, Becca Aaronson, Julie Chang, Tristan Hallman and Emily (November 3, 2010). "Red November". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Ramsey, Ross (December 12, 2010). "TribBlog: Ritter Confirms He's Switching Parties". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Reeve (December 14, 2010). "TribBlog: Peña on Party Switching". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "Race Summary Report – 2010 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved December 30, 2021.