Английская Википедия:1984 United States Senate election in Texas
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lloyd Doggett, State Senator from Austin since 1975
- Kent Hance, U.S. Representative from Lubbock since 1979
- Bob Krueger, former U.S. Representative from New Braunfels (1975–1979) and nominee for Senate in 1978
- Harley Schlanger
- Robert Sullivan
- David Young
Campaign
The primary was 45% Hispanic, but included many moderate to conservative voters. Hance positioned himself as the most moderate to conservative candidate, who co-sponsored President Ronald Reagan's tax package.[1] Doggett was the more liberal candidate, attacking Reaganomics and getting endorsements from the Texas teachers' union and Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower.[2] Doggett's campaign manager was James Carville.[3] Krueger was seen as the front runner and was a moderate who supported the state's oil and gas industry, but had close ties with the Hispanic community because he was Spanish-speaking.[4] Hance attacked both Krueger and Doggett for supporting amnesty for illegal aliens and supporting gay rights.[5] The initial primary was extremely close between the top three candidates. Each candidate got 31% of the electorate. Hance ranked first, only 273 votes ahead of Doggett and 1,560 votes ahead of Krueger.
Since no candidate passed the 50% threshold, Hance and Doggett qualified for the run-off election. Hance fired his pollster despite ranking first.[6] Krueger endorsed fellow U.S. Congressman Hance, saying "Ultimately, the quality of one's public service depends upon the character that one displays in filling an office."[7][8] In the June election, Doggett very narrowly defeated Hance by just 1,345 votes.
Results
- Initial election on May 5, 1984
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- Run-off election on June 2, 1984
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Phil Gramm, U.S. Representative from College Station since 1979
- Hank Grover, State Senator and former State Representative from Houston
- Ron Paul, U.S. Representative from Lake Jackson (1976–1977, 1979–1985)
- Robert Mosbacher Jr., Houston oil businessman
Campaign
The primary was a multimillion-dollar contest.[9] Gramm recently switched parties in 1983, but he was a conservative who supported Reaganomics. Gramm spent $4 million.[10]
Results
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General election
Candidates
- Lloyd Doggett (D), State Senator
- Phil Gramm (R), U.S. Congressman
Doggett received 89% of the black vote.Шаблон:Sfn
Results
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See also
References
Works cited
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