Texas Senate, District 17

District 17 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Senator Kyle Janek announced his resignation on May 29, 2008. Governor Rick Perry called for a special election to fill the vacancy on November 4, 2008. A runoff was held on December 16, 2008 which was won by Republican Joan Huffman.^[1]

Election history

Election history of District 17 from 1992.^[2]

Most recent election

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 17[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kyle Janek	88,483	77.82	+16.40
	Libertarian	Phil Kurtz	25,212	22.81	+22.81
Majority			63,271	55.65%	+32.79
Turnout			113,695		-20.99
	Republican hold

Previous elections

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 17[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kyle Janek	88,393	61.43	-5.99
	Democratic	Ronnie Ellen Harrison	55,502	38.57	+5.99
Majority			32,891	22.86	-11.98
Turnout			153,132		-30.34
	Republican hold

Special election, 5 November 2002: Senate District 17 (Unexpired term)[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ronnie Ellen Harrison	47,164	32.58	+3.18
	Republican	Kyle Janek	97,588	67.42	-3.18
Majority			50,424	34.83	-6.36
Turnout			144,752		+5.52
	Republican hold

Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 17[6]
Candidate		Votes	%	±%
	Gary M. Polland	8,444	34.19
✓	Kyle Janek	16,250	65.81
Turnout		24,694

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 17[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. E. "Buster" Brown	96,846	70.60	-1.99
	Democratic	Ronnie Ellen Harrison	40,331	29.40	+1.99
Majority			56,515	41.20	-3.97
Turnout			137,177		-15.77
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 17[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. E. “Buster" Brown	117,727	72.58	+12.98
	Democratic	Ronnie Ellen Harrison	44,465	27.42	-12.98
Majority			73,262	45.17	+25.96
Turnout			162,192		-20.55
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 17[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	J. E. “Buster" Brown	121,676	59.60
	Democratic	Ronnie Harrison	82,468	40.40
Majority			39,208	19.21
Turnout			204,144
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 17	Counties in District
1	Alexander H. Phillips	Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria.
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3	David Y. Portis	Austin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Lavaca, Wharton.
4	Peter W. Gray	Harris.
5	Mark M. Potter	Galveston.
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7
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9	Anthony Martin Branch David Catchings Dickson	Grimes, Montgomery, Walker.
10	David Catchings Dickson
11	Benton Randolph
12	William A. Saylor	Brazos, Burleson, Milam.
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14	Jewett H. Davenport	Bell, Falls, Milam.
15	Walter Moses Burton	Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton.
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17
18	John Johnson	Collin, Denton.
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20	William Allen
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22	Henry A. Finch
23	Miles Crowley	Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
24	Miles Crowley Morris Lasker
25	John E. Linn
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27	Robert V. Davidson
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29	Robert V. Davidson William M. Holland
30	Thomas W. Masterson
31	Thomas W. Masterson John E. Kauffman
32	John E. Kauffman
33	John E. Kauffman William L. Hall
34	William L. Hall
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36
37	William L. Hall Thomas J. Holbrook
38	Thomas J. Holbrook
39		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton.
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41
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46	William E. Stone
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48
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50	Jimmy Phillips
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53		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda.
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55
56	Jimmy Phillips A. R. “Babe" Schwartz
57	A. R. “Babe" Schwartz
58		Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston.
59
60		All of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston. Portion of Harris.
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63		All of Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Galveston, Matagorda. Portion of Harris.
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67	J. E. “Buster" Brown
68		Portions of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris.
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78	Kyle Janek	Portions of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson.
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References

1. Huffman takes Texas Senate seat Associated Press. Tuesday, December 16, 2008
2. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
3. "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
4. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
5. "Special Election, State Senate District 17". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
6. "2002 Republican Party Primary Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
7. "1998 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
8. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.
9. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2006-12-24.