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Shelley Cartier
Shelley Cartier was a 2015 special election Democratic candidate for District 17 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2015
Shelley Cartier (D), Ty McDonald (D), John Cyrier (R), Brent Golemon (R) and Linda Curtis (I) faced off in the special election on January 6, 2015.[2] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Cyrier and Golemon, met in a runoff election on February 17, which Cyrier won.[1][3]
The seat was vacant following Tim Kleinschmidt's (R) resignation to become general counsel for Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.[4]
A special election for the position of Texas House of Representatives District 17 was called for January 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 22, 2014.[4]
Texas House of Representatives, District 17, Special Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
52.1% | 4,149 | |
Republican | Brent Golemon | 47.9% | 3,821 | |
Total Votes | 7,970 |
Recent news
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See also
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives District 17
- Texas State Legislature
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Tribune, "Three Elections, No Winners Yet," January 6, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 25, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official election results," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Houston Chronicle, "Perry sets 3 special elections for Jan. 6," December 15, 2014