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 Van Taylor.

Election history

Election history of District 8 from 1992.^[1]

Most recent election

2010

Texas general election, 2010: Senate District 8[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	136,369	84.02	-15.97
	Libertarian	Ed Kless	25,935	15.97	+15.97
Majority			110,434	68.05	-31.95
Turnout			162304		+27.21
	Republican hold

Previous elections

2006

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 8[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	127,590	100.00	+10.25
Majority			127,590	100.00	+20.50
Turnout			127,590		-15.76
	Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 8[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	135,927	89.75	-10.25
	Libertarian	David Spaller	15,525	10.25	+10.25
Majority			120,402	79.50	-20.50
Turnout			151,452		-32.80
	Republican hold

2000

Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 8[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	225,369	100.00	+10.24
Majority			225,369	100.00	+20.48
Turnout			225,369		+6.48
	Republican hold

1996

Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 8[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	189,985	89.76	-0.47
	Libertarian	Randal Morgan	21,674	10.24	+5.82
Majority			168,311	79.52	-5.36
Turnout			211,659		+22.41
	Republican hold

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 8[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)[8]	156,014	90.23	+7.57
	Libertarian	John Wawro	7,642	4.42	-12.92
	Independent	Paul Bertanzetti	9,247	5.35
Majority			146,767	84.88	+19.56
Turnout			172,903		-15.52
	Republican hold

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 8[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	O.H. "Ike" Harris (Incumbent)	169,173	82.66
	Libertarian	Phillip J. Hubbell	35,483	17.33
Majority			133,690	65.32
Turnout			204,656
	Republican hold

District officeholders

Legislature	Senator, District 8	Counties in District
1	Henry J. Jewett	Brazos, Robertson.
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3	John H. McRae	All of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine. Portion of Angelina.
4	Stephen Reaves	Rusk, Smith.
5	William Thomas Scott	Harrison.
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7	Louis T. Wigfall
8	Louis T. Wigfall E. A. Blanch
9	William C. Batte	Red River, Titus.
10	Gilbert H. Wootten
11	Samuel N. Braswell
12	Donald Campbell	Bowie, Davis, Marion.
13	Hamilton J. Avinger	Bowie, Cass, Marion.
14	Cader A. Parker	Red River, Titus.
15	Christopher C. Francis	Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson.
16	John Young Gooch
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18	Mansel Y. Randolph	Angelina, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison.
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20	William W. Davis
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22	William Page
23	Thomas E. Boren	Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
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26	M. P. McGee
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28	Charles L. Brachfield	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
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32	Edgar H. Carter
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34	Lon A. Smith
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37	Thomas Whitfield Davidson
38	James G. Strong
39	Charles R. Floyd	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River.
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41	Tom A. DeBerry
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45	A. M. Aikin, Jr.
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53	George Parkhouse	Dallas.
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60	George Parkhouse O.H. "Ike" Harris	Portion of Dallas.
61	O.H. "Ike" Harris
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74	Florence Shapiro	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
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References

1. Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
2. "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2011-12-10.
3. "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.
4. "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.
5. "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.
6. "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.
7. "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.
8. Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.
9. "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved 2007-01-02.