Ken Lowder
Ken Lowder was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 128 of the Texas House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]
Briscoe Cain defeated Ken Lowder in the Texas House of Representatives District 128 general election.[2]
Texas House of Representatives, District 128 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
86.41% | 42,287 | |
Libertarian | Ken Lowder | 13.59% | 6,653 | |
Total Votes | 48,940 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Briscoe Cain defeated incumbent Wayne Smith in the Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican primary runoff.[3]
Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
50.19% | 3,050 | |
Republican | Wayne Smith Incumbent | 49.81% | 3,027 | |
Total Votes | 6,077 |
Briscoe Cain and incumbent Wayne Smith defeated Melody McDaniel in the Texas House of Representatives District 128 Republican Primary.[4][3]
Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
47.83% | 8,374 | |
Republican | ![]() |
43.75% | 7,660 | |
Republican | Melody McDaniel | 8.42% | 1,474 | |
Total Votes | 17,508 |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Wayne Smith was unopposed in the Republican primary. Smith defeated Ken Lowder (L) in the general election.[5][6][7]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
90.7% | 23,887 | |
Libertarian | Ken Lowder | 9.3% | 2,450 | |
Total Votes | 26,337 |
Recent news
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014