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2004 Texas Senate election

2004 Texas Senate election

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The 2004 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 15 State Senate districts. All of the seats up for this election were for two-year terms, with senators up for re-election in the 2008 elections. The winners of this election served in the 79th Texas Legislature.

Quick Facts 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate 16 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Following the 2002 elections, the Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with nineteen members to the Democrats' twelve.

To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to gain four seats. In the end, no seats changed hands.

Background

The Republican Party had held the State Senate since the 1996 elections. In 2002, Republicans gained control of the Texas House of Representatives, giving them unified control of the state's government.[1] This led to the 2003 Texas redistricting, where Republicans redrew the state's congressional districts which had been implemented by federal courts for the 2002 elections.[2] During that session, eleven members of the Texas Senate left the state to break quorum in an attempt to prevent the plan from passing.[3] This strategy eventually failed due to the defection of Senator John Whitmire of Houston.[4]

Summary of race results

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Summary of results by State Senate district

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Notes

    References

    1. [1]
      Halbfinger, David M.; Yardley, Jim (November 7, 2002). "THE 2002 ELECTIONS: THE SOUTH; Vote Solidifies Shift of South To the G.O.P." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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      McKee, Seth; Teigen, Jeremy; Turgeon, Mathieu (June 2006). "The Partisan Impact of Congressional Redistricting: The Case of Texas, 2001-2003". Social Science Quarterly. 87 (2): 308–317. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6237.2006.2006.00382.x. JSTOR 42956125.
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      Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce (2004). "Texas Almanac, 2004-2005". The Portal to Texas History. p. 398. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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      Toobin, Jeffrey (February 26, 2006). "Drawing the Line - Will Tom DeLay's redistricting in Texas cost him his seat?". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
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      Office of the Secretary of State. "2004 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
    6. [6]
      "Office of the Secretary of State Race Summary Report 2010 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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