Texas Senate, District 8

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Texas's 8th
State Senate district
Senator
  Angela Paxton
R–McKinney
Demographics53.6% White
12.5% Black
16.4% Hispanic
17% Asian
Population945,219

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 Angela Paxton.

Election history[]

Election history of District 8 from 1992.[1]

Most recent election[]

2018[]

Texas elections, 2018: Senate District 8[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Angela Paxton 169,995 51.18 +51.18
Democratic 162,157 48.82 +48.82
Majority 7,838 2.36 -31.95
Turnout 332,152 +129.37
Republican hold


Previous elections[]

2014[]

2014 Texas elections: Senate District 8[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Van Taylor 114,498 79.07 +79.07
Libertarian 30,312 20.93 +20.93
Majority 84,186 58.14 +30.45
Turnout 144,810 -49.39
Republican hold

2012[]

: Senate District 8[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ken Paxton 178,238 62.29 +62.29
Democratic 99,010 34.60 +34.60
Libertarian 8,899 3.11 -12.86
Majority 79,228 27.69 -40.35
Turnout 286,147 +76.30
Republican hold

2010[]

2010 Texas elections: Senate District 8[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) 136,369 84.02 -15.97
Libertarian 25,935 15.97 +15.97
Majority 110,434 68.05 -31.95
Turnout 162,304 +27.21
Republican hold

2006[]

Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 8[6]
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[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) 135,927 89.75 -10.25
Libertarian 15,525 10.25 +10.25
Majority 120,402 79.50 -20.50
Turnout 151,452 -32.80
Republican hold

2000[]

: Senate District 8[8]
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[]

: Senate District 8[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) 189,985 89.76 -0.47
Libertarian 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[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)[11] 156,014 90.23 +7.57
Libertarian 7,642 4.42 -12.92
Independent 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[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican (Incumbent) 169,173 82.66
Libertarian 35,483 17.33
Majority 133,690 65.32
Turnout 204,656
Republican hold

District officeholders[]

Legislature Senator, District 8 Counties in District
1 Brazos, Robertson.
2
3 All of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine.
Portion of Angelina.
4 Rusk, Smith.
5 Harrison.
6
7 Louis T. Wigfall
8 Louis T. Wigfall
9 Red River, Titus.
10
11
12 Bowie, Davis, Marion.
13 Bowie, Cass, Marion.
14 Red River, Titus.
15 Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson.
16
17
18 Angelina, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison.
19
20
21
Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
Thomas Whitfield Davidson
Charles R. Floyd Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River.
45 A. M. Aikin, Jr.
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53 George Parkhouse Dallas.
54
55
56
57
58
59
60 George Parkhouse
 Portion of Dallas.
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74 Florence Shapiro Portions of Collin, Dallas.
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
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83 Ken Paxton Portions of Collin, Dallas.
84 Van Taylor Portions of Collin, Dallas.
85

References[]

  1. ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
  2. ^ "2018 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  3. ^ "2014 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  4. ^ "2012 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  5. ^ "2010 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  6. ^ "2006 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  7. ^ "2002 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  8. ^ "2000 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  9. ^ "1996 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  10. ^ "1994 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
  11. ^ Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.
  12. ^ "1992 General Election". Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Archived from the original on 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2007-01-02.
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