Shirley Layton

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Shirley Layton

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Contact

Personal website

Shirley Layton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 3. Layton lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 3

Incumbent Robert Nichols defeated Shirley Layton and Bruce Quarles in the general election for Texas State Senate District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Nichols (R)	78.3	215,058
		Shirley Layton (D)	20.5	56,398
	Submit photo	Bruce Quarles (L)	1.2	3,301

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 274,757
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 3

Shirley Layton advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shirley Layton	100.0	12,452

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,452
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 3

Incumbent Robert Nichols advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Nichols	100.0	78,434

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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Texas State Senate District 3

Bruce Quarles advanced from the Libertarian primary for Texas State Senate District 3 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Bruce Quarles

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See also

• State legislative elections, 2018
• Texas State Senate elections, 2018
• State legislative special elections, 2018
• Texas State Senate
• Texas State Legislature

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Texas State Senate

Senators

District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Vacant

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

District 8

Angela Paxton (R)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

Phil King (R)

District 11

Mayes Middleton (R)

District 12

Tan Parker (R)

District 13

Borris Miles (D)

District 14

Sarah Eckhardt (D)

District 15

Molly Cook (D)

District 16

Nathan Johnson (D)

District 17

Joan Huffman (R)

District 18

Lois Kolkhorst (R)

District 19

Roland Gutierrez (D)

District 20

Juan Hinojosa (D)

District 21

Judith Zaffirini (D)

District 22

Brian Birdwell (R)

District 23

Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

District 25

Donna Campbell (R)

District 26

José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

District 30

Brent Hagenbuch (R)

District 31

Kevin Sparks (R)

Republican Party (18)

Democratic Party (11)

Vacancies (2)