In the Nov. 4 general election for Texas
Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, the following is a breakdown of the votes cast and corresponding percentages with 98.98% of precincts reporting as of Nov. 5:
Governor
Greg Abbott (Republican) 2,778,461 (59.29%)
Wendy R. Davis (Democrat) 1,821,494 (38.87%)
Kathie Glass (Libertarian) 66,045 (1.40%)
Brandon Parmer (Green) 18,369 (0.39%)
Sarah M. Pavitt (Write-In) 1,155 (0.02%)
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (Republican) 2,707,566 (58.18%)
Leticia Van de Putte (Democrat) 1,799,505 (38.66%)
Robert D. Butler (Libertarian) 119,076 (2.55%)
Chandrakantha Courtney (Green) 27,544 (0.59%)
Here are the outcomes by percentage of all
Texas State Senate races that were contested on the Nov. 4 general election ballot:
Senate District 2
Bob Hall (R) with 83.6% defeated Don Bates (L) with 16.4%. Hall defeated incumbent Sen. Bob Deuell (R) in a primary match-up earlier this year.
Senate District 3
Incumbent
Robert Nichols (R) with 90.6% trounced Tyler Lindsey (L) with 9.4%.
Senate District 5
Incumbent
Charles Schwertner (R) with 65% won over Joel Shapiro (D) with 31.2% and Matthew Whittington (L) with 3.8%.
Senate District 7
Paul Bettencourt (R) with 71.8% defeated Jim Davis (D) with 26.3% and Whitney Bilyeu (L) with 1.9%. This is the seat being vacated by Sen. Dan Patrick (R) who was elected Lieutenant Governor last night.
Senate District 8
In the seat currently held by Ken Paxton, who won last night’s race to become Attorney General, current State Rep.
Van Taylor (R) earned 79% of the votes to convincingly defeat Scott Jameson (L) with 21%. A Democratic candidate, Jack Ternan, withdrew from the race.
Senate District 9
Incumbent
Kelly Hancock (R) with 65.1% defeated Gregory Perry (D) with 34.9%. A Libertarian candidate, Nicolas Wallace, withdrew from the race.
Senate District 10
Konni Burton (R) earned 52.8% to defeat Libby Willis (D) at 44.7%, Gene Lord (L) at 1.8% and John Tunmire (G) at 0.6%,
Senate District 14
Incumbent
Kirk Watson (D) beat James Strohm (L) by a hefty margin of 80% to 20%.
Senate District 15
Incumbent
John Whitmire (D) with 59.2% defeated Ron Hale (R) with 38.5% and Gilberto Velasquez, Jr. (L) with 2.4%.
Senate District 16
Don Huffines (R) was declared the victor after his opponent, Mike Dooling (L), apparently withdrew from the race. Huffines previously defeated incumbent Sen. John Carona (R) in a primary contest back in March.
Senate District 17
Incumbent
Joan Huffman (R) with 63.3% defeated Rita Lucido (D) with 33.9%. George Hardy (L) earned just 2% of the vote while David Courtney (G) earned 0.7%.
Senate District 23
Incumbent
Royce West (D) earned 79.4% of the vote to soundly defeat John Lawson (R) at 18.8% and Jonathan Erhardt (L) at 1.8%.
Senate District 25
Incumbent
Donna Campbell (R) with 65.2% was the winner over Daniel Boone (D) with 31.8% and Brandin Lea (L) with 3%.
Senate District 30
Incumbent
Craig Estes (R) with 86.7% defeated Cory Lane (L) with 13.3%.
Senate District 31
Incumbent
Kel Seliger (R) with 90.4% easily prevailed over Steven Gibson (L) with 9.6%.
Below is the full list of results for contested
Texas State House races in the Nov. 4 general election:
House District 3
Incumbent
Cecil Bell (R) – 91%
Larry Parr (L) – 9%
House District 4
Stuart Spitzer (R) – 89.1%
Frederick Rick Stralow (L) – 10.9%
Spitzer defeated incumbent Rep. Lance Gooden in the March 2014 primary election.
House District 5
Incumbent
Bryan Hughes (R) – 92.3%
Ron Walenta (L) – 7.7%
House District 6
Incumbent
Matt Schaefer (R) – 87.8%
Joel Gardner (L) – 12.2%
House District 8
Incumbent
Byron Cook (R) – 87.9%
John Wilford (L) – 12.1%
House District 14
Incumbent
John Raney (R) – 68.1%
Andrew Metscher (D) – 28.5%
Bruce Pugh (L) – 3.4%
House District 16 (open seat formerly held by Sen. Brandon Creighton)
Will Metcalf (R) – 83.8%
Michael Hayles (D) – 13.7%
Bob Townsend (L) – 2.6%
House District 17
Incumbent
Tim Kleinschmidt (R) – 64.6%
Carolyn Banks (D) – 35.4%
House District 20
Incumbent
Marsha Farney (R) – 73.3%
Stephen Wyman (D) – 22.7%
Jarrod Weaver (L) – 3.9%
House District 21 (open seat)
Dade Phelan (R) – 74.4%
Gavin Bruney (D) – 25.6%
House District 23 (open seat)
Wayne Faircloth (R) – 54.6%
Susan Criss (D) – 45.4%
House District 24
Incumbent
Greg Bonnen (R) was the winner after challenger Joseph Whittington withdrew from the race.
House District 25
Incumbent
Dennis Bonnen (R) was the winner after challenger Randall Goodson withdrew from the race.
House District 26
Incumbent
Rick Miller (R) – 69.7%
Amber Paaso (D) – 30.3%
House District 27
Incumbent
Ron Reynolds (D) – 67%
David Hamilton (R) – 33%
House District 41
Incumbent
Bobby Guerra (D) – 57.5%
Elijah Casas (R) – 42.5%
House District 42
Incumbent
Richard Pena Raymond (D) – 88.4%
Nicolas Serna, III (G) – 11.6%
House District 43
Incumbent
J.M. Lozano (R) – 61.4%
Kim Gonzalez (D) – 38.6%
House District 44
Incumbent
John Kuempel (R) – 75.7%
Robert Bohmfalk (D) – 24.3%
House District 45
Incumbent
Jason Isaac (R) – 72.6%
Jim Duke (L) – 27.4%
House District 46
Incumbent
Dawnna Dukes (D) – 84%
Kevin Ludlow (L) – 16%
House District 47
Incumbent
Paul Workman (R) – 73%
Scott McKinlay (L) – 27%
House District 48
Incumbent
Donna Howard (D) – 78.1%
Ben Easton (L) – 21.9%
House District 49
Incumbent
Elliott Naishtat (D) – 85.1%
Daniel Krawisz (L) – 14.9%
House District 50
Incumbent
Celia Israel (D) – 58.7%
Mike VanDeWalle (R) – 37.1%
David Dreesen (L) – 4.2%
House District 51
Incumbent
Eddie Rodriguez (D) – 87.3%
Arthur DiBianca (L) – 12.7%
House District 52
Incumbent
Larry Gonzales (R) – 56.4%
Chris Osborn (D) – 38.5%
Irene Johnson (L) – 5%
House District 53 (open seat)
Andrew Murr (R) – 89.9%
Maximilian Martin (L) – 10.1%
House District 54
Incumbent
Jimmie Don Aycock (R) was the winner; challenger Claudia Brown (D) withdrew from the race.
House District 56
Incumbent
Charles "Doc" Anderson (R) – 83.3%
Clifford Deuvall (L) – 16.7%
House District 58 (open seat)
DeWayne Burns (R) – 80.4%
Greg Kauffman (D) – 19.6%
House District 61
Incumbent
Phil King (R) – 83%
Matthew Britt (D) – 17%
House District 63
Incumbent
Tan Parker (R) – 77.3%
Daniel Moran (D) – 22.7%
House District 64
Incumbent
Myra Crownover (R) – 63.4%
Emy Lyons (D) – 33.8%
Braeden Wright (G) – 2.8%
House District 65
Incumbent
Ron Simmons (R) – 64.3%
Alex Mendoza (D) – 35.7%
House District 66 (open seat)
Matt Shaheen (R) was declared the winner after
Ian Santorella withdrew from the race.
House District 67
Incumbent
Jeff Leach (R) – 78.5%
Patrick Peavy (L) – 21.5%
House District 76
Cesar Blanco (D) – 87.1%
Alexandro Lozano (L) – 12.9%
Blanco defeated incumbent Rep. Naomi Gonzalez (D) in the March primary.
House District 77
Incumbent
Marisa Marquez (D) – 78.2%
Ben Mendoza (I) – 21.8%
House District 82
Incumbent
Tom Craddick (R) was the winner; challenger Dan Anderson withdrew from the race.
House District 83 (open seat formerly held by Sen. Charles Perry)
Dustin Burrows (R) – 81.2%
Max R. Tarbox (D) – 18.8%
House District 84
Incumbent
John Frullo (R) – 72.7%
Edward Tishler (D) – 27.3%
House District 85
Incumbent
Phil Stephenson (R) – 66.6%
Cynthia Drabek (D) – 33.4%
House District 87
Incumbent
Four Price (R) – 84.3%
Abel Bosquez (D) – 15.7%
House District 88
Incumbent
Ken King (R) – 93.2%
Kerry McKennon (L) – 6.8%
House District 89
Incumbent
Jodie Laubenberg (R) – 71.6%
Sameena Karmally (D) – 28.4%
House District 91
Incumbent
Stephanie Klick (R) – 68.7%
David Ragan (D) – 28.2%
Felecia Whatley (L) – 3.1%
House District 92
Incumbent
Jonathan Stickland (R) – 63.6%
Tina Penney (D) – 36.4%
House District 93
Incumbent
Matt Krause (R) was the winner; challenger Jeff Owens (L) withdrew from the race.
House District 94
Tony Tinderholt (R) – 56.6%
Cole Ballweg (D) – 40.5%
Robert Harris (L) – 2.9%
Tinderholt defeated incumbent Rep. Diane Patrick (R) in the March 2014 primary election.
House District 95
Incumbent
Nicole Collier (D) – 75.8%
Albert McDaniel (R) – 24.2%
House District 96
Incumbent
Bill Zedler (R) – 80.7%
Quinn Eaker (L) – 19.3%
House District 97
Incumbent
Craig Goldman (R) – 81.6%
Rod Wingo (L) – 18.4%
House District 100
Incumbent
Eric Johnson (D) – 90%
Brian Chapman (L) – 10%
House District 101
Incumbent
Chris Turner (D) – 84.6%
Carl Nulsen (L) – 15.4%
House District 102
Linda Koop (R) – 62.5%
George Clayton (D) – 37.5%
Koop defeated incumbent Rep. Stefani Carter (R) in the March 2014 primary.
House District 105
Rodney Anderson (R) – 55.4%
Susan Motley (D) – 42.7%
Carl Spiller (L) – 1.8%
Anderson defeated incumbent Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R) in the March 2014 primary.
House District 106
Incumbent
Patrick Fallon (R) – 70%
Lisa Osterholt (D) – 27.5%
Rodney Caston (L) – 2.5%
House District 107
Incumbent
Kenneth Sheets (R) – 55%
Carol Donovan (D) – 45%
House District 108 (open seat)
Morgan Meyer (R) – 60.7%
Leigh Bailey (D) – 39.3%
House District 112
Incumbent
Angie Chen Button (R) – 81.6%
Michael Binkley (L) – 18.4%
Kimberly Williams (D) withdrew from the race.
House District 113
Incumbent
Cindy Burkett (R) – 59.4%
Milton Whitley (D) – 40.6%
House District 114
Incumbent
Jason Villalba (R) – 81.1%
Thomas Griffing (L) – 18.9%
House District 115
Matt Rinaldi (R) – 57.1%
Paul Stafford (D) – 39.5%
Kim Kelley (L) – 3.4%
Rinaldi defeated incumbent Rep. Bennett Ratliff (R) in the March 2014 primary election.
House District 117
Rick Galindo (R) – 52.7%
Incumbent
Philip Cortez (D) – 47.3%
House District 120
Incumbent
Ruth Jones McClendon (R) – 82.3%
Gilberto Villela (L) – 17.7%
House District 121
Incumbent
Joe Straus (R) – 82.1%
Jeff Carruthers (I) – 17.9%
House District 122
Incumbent
Lyle Larson (R) – 85%
James Holland (L) – 15%
House District 123
Incumbent
Mike Villarreal (D) – 86.3%
Paul Ingmundson (G) – 13.7%
House District 125
Incumbent
Justin Rodriguez (D) – 76.9%
Daniel Behrman (L) – 23.1%
House District 126
Incumbent
Patricia Harless (R) – 86.3%
Cris Hernandez (L) – 13.7%
House District 128
Incumbent
Wayne Smith (R) – 90.7%
Ken Lowder (L) – 9.3%
House District 129 (open seat)
Dennis Paul (R) – 67.8%
John Gay (D) – 32.2%
House District 130
Incumbent
Allen Fletcher (R) – 90.8%
Art Browning (G) – 9.2%
House District 132 (open seat)
Mike Schofield (R) – 66.1%
Luis Lopez (D) – 33.9%
House District 133
Incumbent
Jim Murphy (R) – 74.6%
Laura Nicol (D) – 25.4%
House District 134
Incumbent
Sarah Davis (R) – 61.2%
Alison Ruff (D) – 38.8%
House District 135
Incumbent
Gary Elkins (R) – 65.9%
Moiz Abbas (D) – 34.1%
House District 136
Incumbent
Tony Dale (R) – 54.2%
John Bucy (D) – 41.4%
Justin Billiot (L) – 4.7%
House District 137
Incumbent
Gene Wu (D) – 57.9%
Morad Fiki (R) – 42.1%
House District 138
Incumbent
Dwayne Bohac (R) – 66.8%
Fred Vernon (D) – 33.2%
House District 144
Gilbert Pena (R) – 50.7%
Incumbent
Mary Ann Perez (D) – 49.3%
House District 146
Incumbent
Borris Miles (D) – 91.9%
Morgan Bradford (G) – 8.1%
House District 148
Incumbent
Jessica Farrar (D) – 60.3%
Chris Carmona (R) – 39.7%
House District 149
Incumbent
Hubert Vo (D) – 45.1%
Al Hoang (R) – 54.9%
House District 150
Incumbent
Debbie Riddle (R) – 73.2%
Amy Perez (D) – 26.8%
Here are the results of all
State Board of Education (SBOE) contested races on the Nov. 4 general election ballot, showing the number of votes cast and percentages as of Nov. 5:
Member, State Board of Education, District 3
Marisa B. Perez Incumbent (D) – 128,118 (59.49%)
Dave Mundy (R) – 80,485 (37.37%)
Josh Morales (L) – 6,727 (3.12%)
Total Votes 215,330 (only 98.57% of precincts had reported)
Member, State Board of Education, District 4
Lawrence A. Allen Jr. Incumbent (D) – 158,252 (76.45%)
Dorothy Olmos (R) – 48,729 (23.54%)
Total Votes 206,981 (100% of precincts)
Member, State Board of Education, District 7
David Bradley Incumbent (R) – 225,960 (63.87%)
Kathy King (D) – 119,789 (33.86%)
Megan DaGata (L) – 7,984 (2.25%)
Total Votes 353,733 (100% of precincts)
Member, State Board of Education, District 11
Patricia "Pat" Hardy Incumbent (R) – 242,032 (65.12%)
Nancy Bean (D) – 116,582 (31.36%)
Craig Sanders (L) – 13,034 (3.50%)
Total Votes 371,648 (100% of precincts)
Member, State Board of Education, District 12
Geraldine "Tincy" Miller Incumbent (R) – 221,418 (61.37%)
Lois Parrott (D) – 127,145 (35.24%)
Mark Wester (L) – 12,172 (3.37%)
Total Votes 360,735 (100% of precincts)
Member, State Board of Education, District 13
Erika Beltran (D) – 172,285 (89.82%)
Junart Sodoy (L) – 19,510 (10.17%)
Total Votes 191,795 (100% of precincts)