Joe Cotten
Joe Cotten was a Republican candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in the 2014 elections. He was also a candidate for the same office in 2012.
Elections
2014
Cotten ran for election to the office of Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 2014. He lost the Republican nomination in the primary on March 4, 2014.
| Texas Agriculture Commissioner Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Sid Miller |
34.6% | 411,560 | ||
| Tommy Merritt |
20.9% | 249,440 | ||
| Eric Opiela | 17.4% | 207,222 | ||
| Joe Cotten | 14.6% | 174,348 | ||
| J. Allen Carnes | 12.4% | 148,222 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,190,792 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
2012
Cotten ran for Texas Railroad Commission in 2012. He lost against Beryl Burgess, Warren Chisum, Christi Craddick, Roland Sledge, and Becky Berger in the May 29 Republican primary.
| Texas Railroad Commissioner, Full term, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Christi Craddick |
35.9% | 421,610 | ||
| Warren Chisum |
27.2% | 320,052 | ||
| Becky Berger | 12% | 140,752 | ||
| Joe Cotten | 10.5% | 123,137 | ||
| Roland Sledge | 9.9% | 116,122 | ||
| Beryl Burgess | 4.6% | 53,553 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,175,226 | |||
| Election results via The Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
Dale Henry ran as a Democrat, Vivekananda Wall and Thomas Nance III ran as Libertarians, and Chris Kennedy ran as a Green Party candidate. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.
Incumbent Buddy Garcia (R) was appointed to serve in the seat until the general election and did not run for election.[1]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- Texas Railroad Commission
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner
- Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014
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