Thomas Griffing
Thomas Griffing was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for District 114 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] Griffing was a 2012 candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Texas.
Griffing was defeated by Republican incumbent Ralph Hall on November 6, 2012.[2]
Elections
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 Jason Villalba was unopposed in the Republican primary. Villalba defeated Thomas Griffing (L) in the general election.[3][1][4]
2012
Griffing ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 4th District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He ran against incumbent Ralph Hall (R) and VaLinda Hathcox (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
73% | 182,679 | |
Democratic | VaLinda Hathcox | 24.1% | 60,214 | |
Libertarian | Thomas Griffing | 2.9% | 7,262 | |
Write-in | Fred Rostek | 0.1% | 188 | |
Total Votes | 250,343 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
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See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012 (dead link)