Texas Senate, District 8

District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 8 is Florence Shapiro.

Election history

Election history of District 8 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

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title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)
votes = 127,590
percentage = 100.00
change = +10.25Election box majority
votes = 127,590
percentage = 100.00
change = +20.50Election box turnout
votes = 127,590
percentage =
change = -15.76Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)
votes = 135,927
percentage = 89.75
change = -10.25Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = David Spaller
votes = 15,525
percentage = 10.25
change = +10.25Election box majority
votes = 120,402
percentage = 79.50
change = -20.50Election box turnout
votes = 151,452
percentage =
change = -32.80Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

2000

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title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)
votes = 225,369
percentage = 100.00
change = +10.24Election box majority
votes = 225,369
percentage = 100.00
change = +20.48Election box turnout
votes = 225,369
percentage =
change = +6.48Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)
votes = 189,985
percentage = 89.76
change = -0.47Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Randal Morgan
votes = 21,674
percentage = 10.24
change = +5.82Election box majority
votes = 168,311
percentage = 79.52
change = -5.36Election box turnout
votes = 211,659
percentage =
change = +22.41Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) [Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.]
votes = 156,014
percentage = 90.23
change = +7.57Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = John Wawro
votes = 7,642
percentage = 4.42
change = -12.92Election box candidate
party= Independent
candidate = Paul Bertanzetti
votes = 9,247
percentage = 5.35
change = Election box majority
votes = 146,767
percentage = 84.88
change = +19.56Election box turnout
votes = 172,903
percentage =
change = -15.52Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 8 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-02 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = O. H. “Ike” Harris (Incumbent)
votes = 169,173
percentage = 82.66
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = Phillip J. Hubbell
votes = 35,483
percentage = 17.33
change = Election box majority
votes = 133,690
percentage = 65.32
change = Election box turnout
votes = 204,656
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

District officeholders

References