Texas Senate, District 29

District 29 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves a portion of El Paso county in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 29 is Eliot Shapleigh.

Election history

Election history of District 29 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2006

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title=Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2006 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Donald R. “Dee” Margo
votes = 36,127
percentage = 41.21
change = +41.21Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent)
votes = 51,531
percentage = 58.79
change = -41.21Election box majority
votes = 15,404
percentage = 17.57
change = -82.43Election box turnout
votes = 87,658
percentage =
change = +19.74Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent)
votes = 73,205
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 73,205
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 73,205
percentage =
change = -27.55Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

2000

Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh (Incumbent)
votes = 101,045
percentage = 100.00
change = +26.28Election box majority
votes = 101,045
percentage = 100.00
change = +52.55Election box turnout
votes = 101,045
percentage =
change = -17.11Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Randy Berry
votes = 32,029
percentage = 26.28
change = +26.28Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh
votes = 89,868
percentage = 73.72
change = -26.28Election box majority
votes = 57,839
percentage = 47.45
change = -52.55Election box turnout
votes = 121,897
percentage =
change = +89.85Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary runoff, 1996: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Democratic Party Primary Runoff Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh
votes = 24,666
percentage = 61.82
change = [Change from Primary Election] +26.30Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Hector Villa
votes = 15,235
percentage = 38.18
change = +18.70Election box majority no party
votes = 9,431
percentage = 23.64
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 39,901
percentage =
change = Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 1996: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Ray Mancera
votes = 8,672
percentage = 17.38
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Rene Nunez
votes = 5,758
percentage = 11.54
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Eliot Shapleigh
votes = 17,723
percentage = 35.52
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Marie Tarvin-Garland
votes = 8,017
percentage = 16.07
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Hector Villa
votes = 9,722
percentage = 19.49
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 49,892
percentage =
change =

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Peggy Rosson (Incumbent)
votes = 64,207
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 64,207
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 64,207
percentage =
change = -34.79Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Peggy Rosson (Incumbent)
votes = 98,461
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box majority
votes = 98,461
percentage = 100.00
change = Election box turnout
votes = 98,461
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Democratic primary, 1992: Senate District 29 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 Democratic Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-05 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Bonnie Rangel Guaderrama
votes = 13,114
percentage = 31.22
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate = Malcolm McGregor
votes = 5,018
percentage = 11.95
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate = Peggy Rosson (Incumbent)
votes = 23,870
percentage = 56.83
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 10,756
percentage = 25.61
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 42,002
percentage =
change =

District officeholders

References