- Ken Armbrister
Kenneth L. Armbrister (born
19 June 1946 ) [cite web
url = http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml
title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election
accessdate = 2006-12-26
date = 2002-09-13
author = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] was a Democratic member of theTexas Senate representing the 18th District from 1987 to 2007.In 1989 Senator Armbrister said, "Do you know why God created women? Because sheep can't type." (See "The Natural Inferiority of Women" by
Tama Starr , published in 1991).Election history
Election history of Armbrister from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]
Most recent election
2002
Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 2002 : Senate District 18 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate =Lester Phipps
votes = 72,296
percentage = 45.13
change = +4.57Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Ken Armbrister (Incumbent )
votes = 85,401
percentage = 53.31
change = -6.13Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate =Horace Henley
votes = 2,508
percentage = 1.57
change = +1.57Election box majority
votes = 13,105
percentage = 8.18
change = -10.70Election box turnout
votes = 160,205
percentage =
change = +11.65Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)Election box begin no party
title=Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 18 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate no party with winner
winner = ✓
candidate =Lester Phipps
votes = 11,774
percentage = 50.13
change = Election box candidate no party with winner
winner =
candidate =Michael Rozell
votes = 11,713
percentage = 49.87
change = Election box majority no party
votes = 61
percentage = 0.26
change = Election box turnout no party
votes = 23,487
percentage =
change =Previous elections
1998
Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 1998 : Senate District 18 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1998 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate =Reese Turner
votes = 58,195
percentage = 40.56
change = +40.56Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Ken Armbrister (Incumbent )
votes = 85,291
percentage = 59.44
change = -40.56Election box majority
votes = 27,096
percentage = 18.88
change = -81.12Election box turnout
votes = 143,486
percentage =
change = +46.32Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)1994
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title=Texas general election, 1994 : Senate District 18 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Ken Armbrister (Incumbent )
votes = 98,066
percentage = 100.00
change = +40.34Election box majority
votes = 98,066
percentage = 100.00
change = +80.68Election box turnout
votes = 98,066
percentage =
change = -48.56Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)1992
Election box begin
title=Texas general election, 1992 : Senate District 18 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-04 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Ken Armbrister (Incumbent )
votes = 113,729
percentage = 59.66
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate =Carolyn McDaniel
votes = 76,905
percentage = 40.34
change = Election box majority
votes = 6,824
percentage = 19.32
change = Election box turnout
votes = 190,634
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Democratic Party (US)References
Persondata
NAME=Kenneth L. Armbrister
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Victoria, Texas politician
DATE OF BIRTH=19 June 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH=
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