Dale Henry
Dale Henry was a Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commission in the 2014 elections.
Henry previously ran for Texas Railroad Commission in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.[1]
Biography
Henry has worked for decades in research and development for drilling and oil field service companies. He has been a private contractor for the Texas Railroad Commission. He served on the Mills County Commission as a Republican.[2]
Education
- Degree in petroleum engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Elections
2014
Henry ran for election to the office of Texas Railroad Commission. Henry lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on March 4, 2014.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
- Primary
| Texas Railroad Commissioner Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Steve Brown |
64% | 299,009 | ||
| Dale Henry | 36% | 168,036 | ||
| Total Votes | 467,045 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
2012
Henry ran for Texas Railroad Commission in 2012. He was unopposed in the May 29 Democratic Primary.
Beryl Burgess, Warren Chisum, Christi Craddick, Joe Cotten, Roland Sledge and Becky Berger sought the Republican nomination. Since no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote getters - Craddick and Chisum - faced off in a runoff election on July 31, which Craddick won.[3]
Vivekananda Wall ran as a Libertarian and Chris Kennedy ran for the Green Party.
Christi Craddick (R) defeated Henry in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4]
Incumbent Buddy Garcia (R) was appointed to serve in the seat until the general election and did not run for election.[5]
| Texas Railroad Commissioner 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Christi Craddick |
56.2% | 4,336,499 | |
| Democratic | Dale Henry | 39.6% | 3,057,733 | |
| Libertarian | Vivekananda Wall | 2.2% | 173,001 | |
| Green | Chris Kennedy | 2% | 153,664 | |
| Total Votes | 7,720,897 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Houston Chronicle, "Filing deadline today," December 9, 2013
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Dale Henry, candidate for Railroad Commission," January 14, 2008
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "2 Railroad Commission seats headed toward runoffs," May 30, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "November 6, 2012 Results"
- ↑ CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, "Perry Appoints Garcia To Texas Railroad Commission," April 13, 2012
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