Английская Википедия:2008 United States Senate election in Texas
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Texas sidebar The 2008 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn defeated Democratic nominee Rick Noriega, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, to win re-election to a second term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Gene Kelly, U.S. Air Force veteran and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000
- Ray McMurrey, teacher at Mary Carroll High School
- Rick Noriega, State Representative
- Rhett Smith, U.S. Navy veteran and auditor at the Texas Department of Human Services
Results
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Republican primary
Candidates
- John Cornyn, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Larry Kilgore, conservative/Secessionist activist
Results
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General election
Candidates
- John Cornyn (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Rick Noriega (D), State Representative
- Yvonne Adams Schick (L), real estate entrepreneur[1]
Campaign
Cornyn, running as an incumbent, had a 42% approval rating with a 43% disapproval rating in June 2007.[2] Texas is a red state, that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won with over 55% of the vote. Cornyn slightly underperformed McCain. However, Noriega underperformed both 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Texas and Cornyn's 2002 opponent, Ron Kirk, with Noriega receiving just 42.8% of the vote.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | October 23, 2008 |
| CQ Politics[4] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | October 31, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 2, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Poll source | Dates administered | Rick Noriega (D) | John Cornyn (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen | September 18, 2007 | 30% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 53% |
| Research 2000 | September 24–26, 2007 | 35% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 51% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 1, 2008 | 43% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 47% |
| Research 2000/Daily Kos | May 5–7, 2008 | 44% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48% |
| Baselice & Associates | May 20–25, 2008 | 33% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 49% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 2, 2008 | 35% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 52% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 25, 2008 | 35% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 30, 2008 | 39% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2008 | 43% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 50% |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2008 | 40% | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | 55% |
Results
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Bexar (largest municipality: San Antonio)
- Harris (largest municipality: Houston)
- Brewster (largest city: Alpine)
- Uvalde (largest city: Uvalde)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Bee (Largest city: Beeville)
- Caldwell (Largest city: Lockhart)
- Fisher (Largest city: Rotan)
- Foard (Largest city: Crowell)
- Haskell (Largest city: Haskell)
- Marion (Largest city: Jefferson)
- Pecos (Largest city: Fort Stockton)
- Refugio (Largest city: Refugio)
- San Augustine (Largest city: San Augustine)
- San Patricio (Largest city: Portland)
- Terrell (Largest city: Sanderson)
- Morris (Largest city: Daingerfield)
- Newton (Largest city: Newton)
- Calhoun (Largest city: Port Lavaca)
- Robertson (Largest city: Hearne)
See also
References
External links
- Elections Division from the Texas Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Texas at Project Vote Smart
- Texas, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
- Texas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Texas Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
- Cornyn (R-i) vs Noriega (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- John Cornyn, Republican candidate
- Rick Noriega, Democratic candidate
- Yvonne Schick, Libertarian candidate
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