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Texas State Senate elections, 2004

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Elections for the Texas State Senate consisted of a primary election on March 9, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 26 years old before the general election
  • A five-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

List of candidates

District 4

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Tommy Williams: 18,962 Approveda Incumbent Williams first assumed office in 2003.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party Tommy Williams: 176,464 Green check mark transparent.png

District 6

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Yolanda Navarro Flores: 5,541
  • Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.: 6,484 Approveda Incumbent Gallegos first assumed office in 1995.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Libertarian Party Libertarian Party candidate:
  • Tony Depperschmidt Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Mario V. Gallegos, Jr.: 75,318 Green check mark transparent.png
Libertarian Party Tony Depperschmidt: 6,614

District 9

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Chris Harris: 8,180 Approveda Incumbent Harris first assumed office in 1991.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party Chris Harris: 143,501 Green check mark transparent.png

District 10

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Andrew B. Hill: 13,857 Approveda
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Kim Brimer: 10,245 Approveda Incumbent Brimer first assumed office in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Andrew B. Hill: 107,853
Republican Party Kim Brimer: 156,831 Green check mark transparent.png

District 11

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Mike Jackson: 13,137 Approveda Incumbent Jackson first assumed office in 1999.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party Mike Jackson: 177,554 Green check mark transparent.png

District 16

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • John Carona: 11,693 Approveda Incumbent Carona first assumed office in 1996.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party John Carona: 142,542 Green check mark transparent.png

District 20

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa: 42,357 Approveda Incumbent Hinojosa first assumed office in 2002.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Democratic Party Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa: 116,723 Green check mark transparent.png

District 21

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Raymond Bruni: 17,089
  • Judith Zaffirini: 62,960 Approveda Incumbent Zaffirini first assumed office in 1987.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Democratic Party Judith Zaffirini: 127,573 Green check mark transparent.png

District 23

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Royce West: 24,929 Approveda Incumbent West first assumed office in 1993.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Democratic Party Royce West: 150,244 Green check mark transparent.png

District 24

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Troy Fraser: 35,291 Approveda Incumbent Fraser first assumed office in 1997.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party Troy Fraser: 189,778 Green check mark transparent.png

District 26

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Johnny Rodriguez: 3,685
  • Leticia Van de Putte: 16,723 Approveda Incumbent Van de Putte first assumed office in 1999.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Jim Valdez: 5,552 Approveda
Libertarian Party Libertarian Party candidate:
  • Raymundo Aleman Approveda

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Leticia Van de Putte: 105,625 Green check mark transparent.png
Republican Party Jim Valdez: 74,070
Libertarian Party Raymundo Aleman: 5,295

District 27

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Eddie Lucio, Jr.: 40,546 Approveda Incumbent Lucio first assumed office in 1991.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidate:

Democratic Party Eddie Lucio, Jr.: 89,984 Green check mark transparent.png

District 28

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • No candidates filed for election.
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Robert Duncan: 25,268 Approveda Incumbent Duncan first assumed office in 1997.

November 2 General election candidate:

Republican Party Robert Duncan: 176,588 Green check mark transparent.png

District 30

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Paul S. Gibbs: 17,313 Approveda
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Craig L. Estes: 27,396 Approveda Incumbent Estes first assumed office in 2001.

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Paul S. Gibbs: 81,614
Republican Party Craig L. Estes: 182,057 Green check mark transparent.png

District 31

Democratic Party March 9 Democratic primary:
  • Elaine King Miller: 9,017 Approveda
Republican Party March 9 GOP primary:
  • Bob Barnes: 1,850
  • Kirk Edwards: 22,486
  • Lee Gibson: 391
  • Jesse Quackenbush: 407
  • Kel Seliger: 41,769 Approveda
  • Don Sparks: 1,140

November 2 General election candidates:

Democratic Party Elaine King Miller: 46,556
Republican Party Kel Seliger: 170,299 Green check mark transparent.png

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Qualifications for running for Texas Senate


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