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Michael Galloway
Michael Galloway was a 2014 special election Republican candidate for the District 4 of the Texas State Senate.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Elections
2014
Gordy Bunch (R), Brandon Creighton (R), Michael Galloway (R) and Steve Toth (R) faced off in the special election, which took place on May 10.[1][2] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Creighton and Toth - advanced to a runoff election on August 5, which Creighton won.[3][4]
The seat was vacant following Tommy Williams's (R) retirement on October 26, 2013.
A special election for the position of Texas State Senate District 4 was called for May 10. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 10, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Brandon Creighton |
67.4% | 15,232 | |
| Republican | Steve Toth | 32.6% | 7,373 | |
| Total Votes | 22,605 | |||
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Galloway ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 4. Galloway was defeated by incumbent Tommy Williams in the May 29 primary election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tommy Williams Incumbent |
62.5% | 36,630 |
| Michael Galloway | 37.5% | 21,961 |
| Total Votes | 58,591 | |
Personal
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Galloway and his wife, Angela, have two children.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 14, 2014
- ↑ yourhoustonnews.com, "ELECTION 2014: Senate District 4 race headed for runoff," May 10, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Runoff Election Declaration," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Creighton Easily Wins Special State Senate Race," August 5, 2014
- ↑ kxan.com, "Special state Senate election date set," November 7, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Office of the (Texas) Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report," accessed July 12, 2012
