Texas Senate, District 2

District 2 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, and portions of Dallas and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 2 is Robert F. Deuell.

Election History

Election history of District 2 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent elections

2006

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 92,431
percentage = 78.68
change = +24.74Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Dennis Kaptain
votes = 25,403
percentage = 21.31
change = +19.82Election box majority
votes = 67,388
percentage = 57.36
change = +47.98Election box turnout
votes = 117,474
percentage =
change = -20.86Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 2006: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 17,026
percentage = 67.34
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Tim McCallum
votes = 8,259
percentage = 32.66
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 8,767
percentage = 34.67
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 25,285
percentage =
change =

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 80,075
percentage = 53.94
change = +7.12Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David H. Cain
votes = 66,151
percentage = 44.56
change = -8.61Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Robert Parker
votes = 2,217
percentage = 1.49
change = +1.49Election box majority
votes = 13,924
percentage = 9.38
change = +3.03Election box turnout
votes = 148,443
percentage =
change = -21.21Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)

2000

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 88,212
percentage = 46.82
change = -1.00Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David H. Cain
votes = 100,181
percentage = 53.18
change = +1.00Election box majority
votes = 11,969
percentage = 6.35
change = +2.01Election box turnout
votes = 188,393
percentage =
change = +19.02Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary runoff, 2000: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 4,633
percentage = 62.79
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Richard Harvey
votes = 2,746
percentage = 37.21
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 1,887
percentage = 25.57
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 7,379
percentage =
change = Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 2000: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Bob Deuell
votes = 9,916
percentage = 36.60
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Richard Harvey
votes = 10,263
percentage = 37.88
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Keith Wheeler
votes = 6,912
percentage = 25.51
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 27,091
percentage =
change =

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Bob Reese
votes = 75,704
percentage = 47.83
change = -1.58Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David H. Cain
votes = 82,580
percentage = 52.17
change = -1.58Election box majority
votes = 6,876
percentage = 4.34
change = +4.34Election box turnout
votes = 158,284
percentage = 29.66
change = +19.02Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Richard Harvey
votes = 9,566
percentage = 41.35
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Bob Reese
votes = 13,568
percentage = 58.65
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 23,134
percentage =
change =

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = David H. Cain
votes = 61,757
percentage = 50.59
change = +10.51Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Richard Harvey
votes = 60,317
percentage = 49.41
change = -4.13Election box majority
votes = 1,440
percentage = 1.18
change = -12.28Election box turnout
votes = 122,074
percentage =
change = -49.42Election box gain with party link no swing
loser = Republican Party (US)
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Roland Cordobes
votes = 3,312
percentage = 29.37
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Richard Harvey
votes = 7,962
percentage = 70.62
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 11,274
percentage =
change =

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Ted Lyon
votes = 96,746
percentage = 40.08
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro
votes = 129,229
percentage = 53.54
change =Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Richard C. Donaldson
votes = 15,384
percentage = 6.37
change =Election box majority
votes = 32,482
percentage = 13.46
change =Election box turnout
votes = 241,358
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)
loser = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Don Kent
votes = 7,609
percentage = 49.40
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Florence Shapiro
votes = 7,793
percentage = 50.59
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 184
percentage = 1.19
change =Election box turnout no party
votes = 15,402
percentage =
change = Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 2 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2006-12-29 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Don Kent
votes = 12,742
percentage = 34.74
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Jack Harvard
votes = 6,189
percentage = 16.87
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Florence Shapiro
votes = 17,737
percentage = 48.37
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 36,668
percentage =
change =

District officeholders

References