Texas Attorney General election, 2018

Elections in Texas, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
* Early voting: Oct. 22 - Nov. 2
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 7

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Texas Attorney General

Democratic primary
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General election

Election details
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017
Primary: March 6, 2018
Primary runoff: May 22, 2018 (if needed)
General: November 6, 2018

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Ken Paxton (Republican)
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Texas held an election for attorney general on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was December 11, 2017. Primary elections were held on March 6, 2018.

For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.
For more information about attorney general elections in 2018, click here.

SETTING THE STAGE

* Heading into the 2018 election, the attorney general of Texas was Ken Paxton (R), who was first elected in 2014. Paxton announced on April 21, 2016, that he planned on running for re-election in 2018.
* In 2018, Texas was under a Republican trifecta. It had held this status since Republicans gained a majority in the Texas House of Representatives in 2003. Texas was also a Republican triplex.
* Texas was won by the Republican candidate in each of the presidential elections between 2000 and 2016. The widest margin of victory was George W. Bush's 23 percent margin in 2004, while the narrowest was Donald Trump's nine percent margin in 2016.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 State overview
* 2.1 Partisan control
* 2.1.1 Congressional delegation
* 2.1.2 State executives
* 2.1.3 State legislature
* 2.1.4 Trifecta status
* 2.2 2018 elections
* 2.3 Demographics
* 3 State election history
* 3.1 Historical elections
* 3.1.1 Presidential elections, 2000-2016
* 3.1.2 U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
* 3.1.3 Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014
* 3.1.4 Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
* 3.1.5 Trifectas, 1992-2017
* 4 Pivot Counties
* 4.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 5 Recent news
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

#### General election

##### General election for Attorney General of Texas

Incumbent Ken Paxton defeated Justin Nelson and Michael Ray Harris in the general election for Attorney General of Texas on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Ken Paxton (R) |

50.6

| 4,193,207

| Justin Nelson (D) |

47.0

| 3,898,098

| Michael Ray Harris (L) |

2.4

| 201,310

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 8,292,615
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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#### Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas

Justin Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 6, 2018.

Candidate

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| Justin Nelson

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#### Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas

Incumbent Ken Paxton advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 6, 2018.

Candidate

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| Ken Paxton

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#### Libertarian convention

#####  Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas

Michael Ray Harris defeated Jamar Osborne in the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Texas on April 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Michael Ray Harris (L) |

90.4

| 236

| Jamar Osborne (L) |

9.6

| 25

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 261

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## State overview[edit]

### Partisan control[edit]

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Texas heading into the 2018 elections.

#### Congressional delegation[edit]

* Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Texas.
* Republicans held 25 of 36 U.S. House seats in Texas, and Democrats held 11.

#### State executives[edit]

* As of May 2018, Republicans held six of 11 state executive positions and five positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
* The governor of Texas was Republican Greg Abbott.

#### State legislature[edit]

* Republicans controlled both chambers of the Texas State Legislature. They had a 93-55 majority in the state House and a 21-10 majority in the state Senate.

#### Trifecta status[edit]

* Texas was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state House.

### 2018 elections[edit]

See also: Texas elections, 2018

Texas held elections for the following positions in 2018:

* The Class 1 U.S. Senate seat held by Ted Cruz (R)
* All 36 U.S. House seats
* Governor
* Five lower state executive positions
* 15 of 31 state Senate seats
* All 150 state House seats
* Local judicial offices
* Local school boards
* Municipal elections in Arlington, Austin, Bexar County, Collin County, Corpus Christi, Dallas County, Denton County, El Paso County, Fort Bend County, Garland, Harris County, Irving, Laredo, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Nueces County, Tarrant County, Travis County, Webb County, and Williamson County

### Demographics[edit]

Demographic data for Texas

| Texas| U.S.
Total population:| 27,429,639| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 261,232| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 74.9%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 11.9%| 12.6%
Asian:| 4.2%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.5%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 38.4%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 81.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 27.6%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $53,207| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 19.9%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Texas had a population of approximately 27,862,596 people, and its three largest cities were Houston (pop. est. 2.3 million), San Antonio (pop. est. 1.5 million), and Dallas (pop. est. 1.3 million).[1][2]

## State election history[edit]

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Texas from 2000 to 2016.

### Historical elections[edit]

#### Presidential elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Texas every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Texas 2000-2016[3][4]

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2016 |  Donald Trump | 52.23% |  Hillary Clinton | 43.24% | 8.99%
2012 |  Mitt Romney | 57.17% |  Barack Obama | 41.38% | 15.79%
2008 |  John McCain | 55.45% |  Barack Obama | 43.68% | 11.77%
2004 |  George W. Bush | 61.09% |  John Kerry | 38.22% | 22.87%
2000 |  George W. Bush | 59.30% |  Al Gore | 37.98% | 21.32%

#### U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Texas from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Texas 2000-2016[5]

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2014[6] |  John Cornyn | 61.56% |  David Alameel | 34.36% | 27.20%
2012[7] |  Ted Cruz | 56.46% |  Paul Sadler | 40.62% | 15.84%
2008[8] |  John Cornyn | 54.82% |  Richard Noriega | 42.84% | 11.98%
2006[9] |  Kay Bailey Hutchison | 61.69% |  Barbara Ann Radnofsky | 36.04% | 25.65%
2002[10] |  John Cornyn | 55.30% |  Ron Kirk | 43.33% | 11.97%
2000[11] |  Kay Bailey Hutchison | 65.04% |  Gene Kelly | 32.35% | 32.69%

#### Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2014[edit]

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2014. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Texas.

Election results (Governor), Texas 2000-2016[12]

Year  | First-place candidate  | First-place candidate votes (%)  | Second-place candidate  | Second-place candidate votes (%)  | Margin of victory (%)
2014 |  Greg Abbott | 59.27% |  Wendy Davis | 38.90% | 20.37%
2010 |  Rick Perry | 54.97% |  Bill White | 42.30% | 12.67%
2006 |  Rick Perry | 39.03% |  Chris Bell | 29.79% | 9.24%
2002 |  Rick Perry | 57.81% |  Tony Sanchez | 39.96% | 17.85%

#### Congressional delegation, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Texas in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Texas 2000-2016

Year  | Republicans  | Republicans (%)  | Democrats  | Democrats (%)  | Balance of power
2016 |  25 | 69.4% |  11 | 30.6% | R+14
2014 |  25 | 69.4% |  11 | 30.6% | R+14
2012 |  24 | 66.7% |  12 | 33.3% | R+12
2010 |  23 | 71.9% |  9 | 28.1% | R+14
2008 |  20 | 62.5% |  12 | 37.5% | R+8
2006 |  19 | 59.4% |  13 | 40.6% | R+6
2004 |  21 | 65.6% |  11 | 34.4% | R+10
2002 |  15 | 46.9% |  17 | 53.1% | D+2
2000 |  13 | 43.3% |  17 | 56.7% | D+4

#### Trifectas, 1992-2017[edit]

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Texas Party Control: 1992-2024
Three years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  | Trump margin of victory in 2016  | Obama margin of victory in 2012  | Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas | 0.48% | 1.61% | 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[13][14]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 26.82% | 72.17% | R+45.3 | 22.76% | 75.13% | R+52.4 | R
2 | 20.93% | 77.91% | R+57 | 17.59% | 79.78% | R+62.2 | R
3 | 22.26% | 76.65% | R+54.4 | 21.37% | 75.80% | R+54.4 | R
4 | 25.04% | 73.93% | R+48.9 | 22.70% | 74.70% | R+52 | R
5 | 23.75% | 75.33% | R+51.6 | 20.20% | 77.72% | R+57.5 | R
6 | 28.44% | 70.49% | R+42 | 28.89% | 67.98% | R+39.1 | R
7 | 27.14% | 71.97% | R+44.8 | 24.48% | 73.09% | R+48.6 | R
8 | 24.96% | 74.07% | R+49.1 | 21.12% | 76.63% | R+55.5 | R
9 | 27.47% | 71.73% | R+44.3 | 22.23% | 76.13% | R+53.9 | R
10 | 25.56% | 73.21% | R+47.7 | 25.20% | 71.62% | R+46.4 | R
11 | 26.75% | 72.23% | R+45.5 | 24.48% | 72.79% | R+48.3 | R
12 | 36.06% | 62.67% | R+26.6 | 32.54% | 64.35% | R+31.8 | R
13 | 22.71% | 76.25% | R+53.5 | 20.47% | 77.18% | R+56.7 | R
14 | 34.77% | 62.91% | R+28.1 | 38.79% | 54.03% | R+15.2 | R
15 | 21.79% | 76.77% | R+55 | 28.86% | 66.69% | R+37.8 | R
16 | 18.22% | 80.76% | R+62.5 | 18.80% | 78.35% | R+59.5 | R
17 | 37.30% | 60.79% | R+23.5 | 33.92% | 62.02% | R+28.1 | R
18 | 27.18% | 71.69% | R+44.5 | 23.96% | 73.47% | R+49.5 | R
19 | 22.22% | 76.79% | R+54.6 | 17.21% | 81.00% | R+63.8 | R
20 | 26.22% | 72.13% | R+45.9 | 25.81% | 70.27% | R+44.5 | R
21 | 23.92% | 74.97% | R+51.1 | 21.50% | 76.09% | R+54.6 | R
22 | 66.82% | 32.57% | D+34.3 | 65.95% | 31.80% | D+34.1 | D
23 | 44.24% | 54.56% | R+10.3 | 40.89% | 55.86% | R+15 | R
24 | 25.11% | 73.48% | R+48.4 | 27.42% | 68.20% | R+40.8 | R
25 | 28.74% | 69.92% | R+41.2 | 27.55% | 69.14% | R+41.6 | R
26 | 35.86% | 62.95% | R+27.1 | 45.81% | 50.71% | R+4.9 | R
27 | 68.80% | 30.44% | D+38.4 | 70.03% | 27.23% | D+42.8 | D
28 | 34.81% | 64.22% | R+29.4 | 43.01% | 53.21% | R+10.2 | R
29 | 35.44% | 63.32% | R+27.9 | 41.21% | 54.83% | R+13.6 | R
30 | 30.24% | 68.64% | R+38.4 | 26.80% | 70.36% | R+43.6 | R
31 | 61.89% | 37.31% | D+24.6 | 55.47% | 42.31% | D+13.2 | D
32 | 41.43% | 56.92% | R+15.5 | 42.04% | 53.45% | R+11.4 | R
33 | 26.49% | 72.25% | R+45.8 | 31.27% | 64.67% | R+33.4 | R
34 | 54.64% | 44.24% | D+10.4 | 53.40% | 43.18% | D+10.2 | D
35 | 66.43% | 32.71% | D+33.7 | 63.43% | 33.59% | D+29.8 | D
36 | 74.73% | 24.41% | D+50.3 | 73.70% | 23.21% | D+50.5 | D
37 | 69.28% | 29.75% | D+39.5 | 68.98% | 27.77% | D+41.2 | D
38 | 66.13% | 32.95% | D+33.2 | 65.76% | 30.74% | D+35 | D
39 | 74.02% | 25.10% | D+48.9 | 70.48% | 26.40% | D+44.1 | D
40 | 75.32% | 23.68% | D+51.6 | 70.73% | 25.91% | D+44.8 | D
41 | 56.64% | 42.35% | D+14.3 | 59.53% | 36.87% | D+22.7 | D
42 | 75.54% | 23.57% | D+52 | 73.73% | 23.49% | D+50.2 | D
43 | 46.96% | 52.09% | R+5.1 | 43.79% | 53.10% | R+9.3 | R
44 | 30.83% | 67.97% | R+37.1 | 30.22% | 65.99% | R+35.8 | R
45 | 41.83% | 55.19% | R+13.4 | 44.53% | 49.14% | R+4.6 | R
46 | 76.62% | 20.14% | D+56.5 | 78.16% | 16.34% | D+61.8 | D
47 | 39.32% | 58.05% | R+18.7 | 46.98% | 47.16% | R+0.2 | R
48 | 56.86% | 39.56% | D+17.3 | 65.17% | 28.12% | D+37 | D
49 | 70.19% | 24.89% | D+45.3 | 76.63% | 16.65% | D+60 | D
50 | 57.79% | 38.81% | D+19 | 63.38% | 30.05% | D+33.3 | D
51 | 78.49% | 17.43% | D+61.1 | 79.52% | 14.04% | D+65.5 | D
52 | 42.57% | 54.91% | R+12.3 | 46.12% | 47.56% | R+1.4 | R
53 | 22.29% | 76.50% | R+54.2 | 20.74% | 76.30% | R+55.6 | R
54 | 45.85% | 53.04% | R+7.2 | 44.07% | 51.07% | R+7 | R
55 | 33.08% | 65.48% | R+32.4 | 31.96% | 63.28% | R+31.3 | R
56 | 29.70% | 69.02% | R+39.3 | 31.16% | 64.82% | R+33.7 | R
57 | 25.97% | 73.09% | R+47.1 | 22.50% | 75.69% | R+53.2 | R
58 | 21.12% | 77.52% | R+56.4 | 18.84% | 77.90% | R+59.1 | R
59 | 21.36% | 77.31% | R+56 | 19.19% | 77.44% | R+58.2 | R
60 | 15.70% | 83.09% | R+67.4 | 13.33% | 84.19% | R+70.9 | R
61 | 16.19% | 82.54% | R+66.3 | 14.49% | 82.74% | R+68.3 | R
62 | 24.72% | 73.77% | R+49.1 | 20.89% | 76.05% | R+55.2 | R
63 | 26.39% | 72.13% | R+45.7 | 30.22% | 65.26% | R+35 | R
64 | 37.33% | 60.30% | R+23 | 40.00% | 54.49% | R+14.5 | R
65 | 40.84% | 57.52% | R+16.7 | 46.51% | 48.62% | R+2.1 | R
66 | 37.46% | 61.15% | R+23.7 | 46.24% | 49.45% | R+3.2 | R
67 | 37.26% | 61.08% | R+23.8 | 44.69% | 50.41% | R+5.7 | R
68 | 17.78% | 81.15% | R+63.4 | 14.23% | 83.37% | R+69.1 | R
69 | 23.27% | 75.20% | R+51.9 | 20.26% | 76.12% | R+55.9 | R
70 | 29.25% | 69.37% | R+40.1 | 32.82% | 62.78% | R+30 | R
71 | 22.84% | 75.76% | R+52.9 | 21.49% | 74.23% | R+52.7 | R
72 | 23.33% | 75.26% | R+51.9 | 21.45% | 74.81% | R+53.4 | R
73 | 20.22% | 78.37% | R+58.2 | 21.25% | 75.11% | R+53.9 | R
74 | 56.99% | 41.57% | D+15.4 | 56.27% | 39.58% | D+16.7 | D
75 | 72.33% | 26.62% | D+45.7 | 73.74% | 21.38% | D+52.4 | D
76 | 76.91% | 21.86% | D+55.1 | 77.93% | 17.86% | D+60.1 | D
77 | 64.07% | 34.29% | D+29.8 | 68.79% | 25.97% | D+42.8 | D
78 | 54.41% | 44.15% | D+10.3 | 59.28% | 35.16% | D+24.1 | D
79 | 64.73% | 34.12% | D+30.6 | 68.62% | 26.73% | D+41.9 | D
80 | 68.25% | 30.91% | D+37.3 | 65.06% | 32.31% | D+32.7 | D
81 | 24.20% | 74.66% | R+50.5 | 26.33% | 70.49% | R+44.2 | R
82 | 19.38% | 79.31% | R+59.9 | 20.58% | 75.76% | R+55.2 | R
83 | 21.27% | 77.50% | R+56.2 | 19.94% | 76.49% | R+56.5 | R
84 | 34.95% | 63.28% | R+28.3 | 35.12% | 59.58% | R+24.5 | R
85 | 37.99% | 61.03% | R+23 | 41.09% | 56.10% | R+15 | R
86 | 16.18% | 82.55% | R+66.4 | 16.16% | 80.17% | R+64 | R
87 | 22.12% | 76.56% | R+54.4 | 21.74% | 74.43% | R+52.7 | R
88 | 19.06% | 79.89% | R+60.8 | 16.48% | 80.59% | R+64.1 | R
89 | 31.79% | 66.67% | R+34.9 | 36.08% | 59.03% | R+23 | R
90 | 73.70% | 25.21% | D+48.5 | 74.97% | 21.48% | D+53.5 | D
91 | 30.45% | 67.90% | R+37.5 | 32.14% | 63.08% | R+30.9 | R
92 | 37.22% | 61.08% | R+23.9 | 40.54% | 54.66% | R+14.1 | R
93 | 38.26% | 60.21% | R+21.9 | 40.40% | 54.84% | R+14.4 | R
94 | 38.10% | 60.29% | R+22.2 | 40.87% | 54.30% | R+13.4 | R
95 | 76.11% | 22.99% | D+53.1 | 74.24% | 22.89% | D+51.4 | D
96 | 40.22% | 58.60% | R+18.4 | 42.55% | 53.74% | R+11.2 | R
97 | 38.92% | 59.59% | R+20.7 | 42.59% | 52.42% | R+9.8 | R
98 | 23.57% | 75.01% | R+51.4 | 28.91% | 66.33% | R+37.4 | R
99 | 30.70% | 67.69% | R+37 | 32.12% | 63.36% | R+31.2 | R
100 | 77.89% | 21.07% | D+56.8 | 77.24% | 19.30% | D+57.9 | D
101 | 64.01% | 34.87% | D+29.1 | 66.06% | 30.36% | D+35.7 | D
102 | 45.32% | 53.02% | R+7.7 | 52.27% | 42.74% | D+9.5 | R
103 | 69.87% | 28.77% | D+41.1 | 73.55% | 22.33% | D+51.2 | D
104 | 72.70% | 26.36% | D+46.3 | 75.60% | 20.85% | D+54.7 | D
105 | 46.48% | 52.14% | R+5.7 | 52.13% | 43.60% | D+8.5 | R
106 | 30.86% | 67.69% | R+36.8 | 35.83% | 59.70% | R+23.9 | R
107 | 46.89% | 51.83% | R+4.9 | 52.37% | 43.40% | D+9 | D
108 | 39.31% | 58.99% | R+19.7 | 50.32% | 44.01% | D+6.3 | R
109 | 81.75% | 17.68% | D+64.1 | 81.55% | 16.42% | D+65.1 | D
110 | 88.74% | 10.77% | D+78 | 86.76% | 11.25% | D+75.5 | D
111 | 77.24% | 22.06% | D+55.2 | 77.40% | 20.17% | D+57.2 | D
112 | 43.50% | 55.03% | R+11.5 | 48.28% | 47.10% | D+1.2 | R
113 | 46.31% | 52.53% | R+6.2 | 49.13% | 47.23% | D+1.9 | R
114 | 43.48% | 55.23% | R+11.7 | 52.14% | 43.21% | D+8.9 | R
115 | 43.23% | 55.27% | R+12 | 51.54% | 43.64% | D+7.9 | R
116 | 60.53% | 37.80% | D+22.7 | 63.73% | 31.10% | D+32.6 | D
117 | 51.99% | 46.85% | D+5.1 | 53.23% | 42.14% | D+11.1 | D
118 | 55.33% | 43.41% | D+11.9 | 55.58% | 40.41% | D+15.2 | D
119 | 60.26% | 38.58% | D+21.7 | 60.13% | 36.08% | D+24.1 | D
120 | 64.75% | 34.11% | D+30.6 | 63.51% | 32.10% | D+31.4 | D
121 | 37.61% | 60.88% | R+23.3 | 43.42% | 51.69% | R+8.3 | R
122 | 30.87% | 67.87% | R+37 | 37.75% | 57.87% | R+20.1 | R
123 | 61.36% | 36.80% | D+24.6 | 65.02% | 30.27% | D+34.7 | D
124 | 60.94% | 37.65% | D+23.3 | 62.19% | 33.04% | D+29.1 | D
125 | 59.11% | 39.59% | D+19.5 | 61.62% | 33.69% | D+27.9 | D
126 | 36.72% | 62.08% | R+25.4 | 43.00% | 52.94% | R+9.9 | R
127 | 29.60% | 69.21% | R+39.6 | 34.90% | 61.23% | R+26.3 | R
128 | 26.59% | 72.37% | R+45.8 | 28.77% | 68.15% | R+39.4 | R
129 | 33.88% | 64.47% | R+30.6 | 40.06% | 55.33% | R+15.3 | R
130 | 22.81% | 75.91% | R+53.1 | 27.96% | 68.06% | R+40.1 | R
131 | 83.65% | 15.69% | D+68 | 84.29% | 13.35% | D+70.9 | D
132 | 39.77% | 58.92% | R+19.2 | 45.68% | 50.04% | R+4.4 | R
133 | 30.41% | 68.14% | R+37.7 | 41.12% | 54.52% | R+13.4 | R
134 | 41.74% | 56.39% | R+14.7 | 55.09% | 39.61% | D+15.5 | R
135 | 39.86% | 58.83% | R+19 | 46.82% | 48.89% | R+2.1 | R
136 | 41.43% | 55.34% | R+13.9 | 47.69% | 45.16% | D+2.5 | R
137 | 63.91% | 34.49% | D+29.4 | 67.00% | 28.92% | D+38.1 | D
138 | 39.30% | 59.18% | R+19.9 | 47.85% | 47.78% | D+0.1 | R
139 | 75.62% | 23.61% | D+52 | 76.12% | 20.61% | D+55.5 | D
140 | 70.10% | 28.98% | D+41.1 | 75.09% | 21.87% | D+53.2 | D
141 | 87.41% | 12.07% | D+75.3 | 85.19% | 12.59% | D+72.6 | D
142 | 77.41% | 21.97% | D+55.4 | 76.20% | 20.97% | D+55.2 | D
143 | 67.18% | 31.86% | D+35.3 | 71.02% | 26.02% | D+45 | D
144 | 50.77% | 47.88% | D+2.9 | 57.75% | 38.37% | D+19.4 | D
145 | 60.26% | 38.28% | D+22 | 66.92% | 28.72% | D+38.2 | D
146 | 78.82% | 20.05% | D+58.8 | 79.43% | 17.32% | D+62.1 | D
147 | 78.07% | 20.30% | D+57.8 | 78.99% | 16.78% | D+62.2 | D
148 | 56.59% | 41.08% | D+15.5 | 63.82% | 30.50% | D+33.3 | D
149 | 58.76% | 40.12% | D+18.6 | 64.25% | 32.50% | D+31.8 | D
150 | 30.28% | 68.55% | R+38.3 | 36.63% | 59.18% | R+22.6 | R
Total | 41.40% | 57.19% | R+15.8 | 43.48% | 52.53% | R+9.1 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

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* Texas State Legislature
* Texas courts

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* Secretary of State elections, 2018
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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Texas," accessed December 12, 2017
2. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Houston; San Antonio; Dallas," accessed December 13, 2017
3. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2012 Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives," accessed December 13, 2017
4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Official 2016 Presidential General Election Results," January 30, 2017
5. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Federal Elections 2014: Election Results for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives," accessed December 13, 2017
6. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2014 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
7. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2012 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
8. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2008 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
9. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2006 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
10. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2002 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
11. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2000 Official Election Results for United States Senate," accessed December 13, 2017
12. ↑ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, "Texas Election Results," accessed December 13, 2017
13. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
14. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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