The Green Papers: Texas 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 2 March 2010
Runoff: Tuesday 13 April 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:34(6.32% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:32(7.36% of 435)
2000 Census:20,903,994 (7.41% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):14,850,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):10,267,639
Capital:Austin
Tuesday 2 March 2010 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) / 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC) / 7:00p MST (0200 UTC). Only the area around El Paso is in MST, so the vast majority of polls have closed in TX by 7 PM CST.
Tuesday 13 April 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC). Only the area around El Paso is in MDT, so the vast majority of polls have closed in TX by 7 PM CDT.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) / 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC) / 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC). Only the area around El Paso is in MDT, so the vast majority of polls have closed in TX by 7 PM CDT.
 

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Texas State and Local Government

Where no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in any Primary, a runoff between the two top vote-getters will be held.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Republican Senator  Kay Bailey Hutchison
• First elected to finish out the term in a Special Election: 1 May 1993- and necessary subsequent Runoff: 5 June 1993 [held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat): 20 January 1993- which Robert Krueger had been appointed by Governor Ann W. Richards (Democrat) to fill, 21 January 1993]; elected to full term: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010. On 29 July 2009, she announced that she would resign her Senate Seat in the October/November 2009 timeframe. On 13 November 2009, reports state she will not resign until after the Gubernatorial primary.
  Candidate Democratic     former State Comptroller John Sharp
• Filed with the FEC as a candidate for the 2012 election
• FEC S0TX00167: $3,789,459
  Candidate Democratic     City of Houston Mayor  Bill White
  Candidate Republican     Andrew "Cas" Castanuela
    Republican     Michael Louis "Mike" George - apparently not a candidate
• FEC S0TX00183: $7,777
  Candidate Republican     Railroad Commissioner  Elizabeth Ames Jones
  Candidate Republican     Nick Latham
• FEC S0TX00209: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Tiffani El Dawn Mims
• FEC S0TX00191: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Florence Shapiro
• Filed with the FEC as a candidate for the 2010 election
• FEC S0TX00134: $488,900
  Candidate Republican     Railroad Commissioner  Michael Lawrence Williams
• Filed with the FEC as a candidate for the 2010 election
• FEC S0TX00142: $623,667
  Candidate Republican     former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams
  Candidate Independent     Alma Ludivina Aguado
• Filed with the FEC as a candidate for the 2010 election
• FEC S0TX00159: $21,397
  Candidate Independent     Chris Nelson
Class 2 Republican Senator  John Cornyn
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election Republican Governor  Rick Perry
• Lt. Gov. Rick Perry became Governor 21 December 2000 when George W. Bush resigned to take the office of President of the United States. First elected to a full term: 2002, re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Felix Alvarado
  Candidate Democratic     Ronnie Earle
  Candidate Democratic     Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman
  Candidate Democratic     Henry "Hank" Gilbert
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative John Thomas "Tom" Schieffer
  Candidate Democratic     Farouk Shami
    Democratic     Mark P. Thompson - apparently not a candidate
• circa 4 November 2008: Announced he was dropping his bid for Governor.
    Republican     state Representative Leo Berman - apparently not a candidate
• 23 June 2009: Media state Mr. Berman is likely to abandon his bid for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Kay Bailey Hutchison
  Candidate Republican     Larry S. Kilgore
  Candidate Republican     Koo-Hyun "John" Kim
  Candidate Republican     William C. "Bill" Lawrence
  Candidate Republican     Debra Medina
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Rick Perry
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeffrey Joseph "Jeff" Daiell
  Candidate Libertarian     Kenneth "Ken" Griffin
  Candidate Libertarian     Steven S. "Steve" Nichols
  Candidate Independent     David W. Carpenter
  Candidate Independent     Francis L. "Fran" Cavanaugh
  Candidate Independent     Clement Glenn
  Candidate Independent     Curtis Wayne "Tank" Hartfield
  Candidate Independent     Kenneth Richardson
  Candidate Independent     John Roland Ross
  Candidate Independent     Leslie J. "Les" Sanderfer, III
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Lieutenant Governor  David Dewhurst
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Richard Garza-Ray
• ?
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
20 Republican (20 Undetermined);
12 Democratic (12 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Louis B. "Louie" Gohmert
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Louis B. "Louie" Gohmert
• FEC H4TX04039: $426,617
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Lloyd "Ted" Poe
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Lloyd "Ted" Poe
• FEC H4TX02108: $320,743
  Candidate Libertarian     David Wayne Smith
• FEC H0TX02072: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Samuel Robert "Sam" Johnson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Samuel Robert "Sam" Johnson
• FEC H2TX03118: $365,832
  Candidate Libertarian     Christopher J. "Chris" Claytor
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Ralph Moody Hall
• First elected (as a Democrat) 1980; re-elected: 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002; filed to run for re-election as a Republican: 2 January 2004. Switched party affiliation to Republican 5 January 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Benny Dell "BD" Blount
• FEC H0TX04094: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Johnny Ray "John" Cooper
• FEC H0TX04102: $9,236
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Ralph Moody Hall
• FEC H0TX04037: $230,261
  Candidate Libertarian     Jim Prindle
• FEC H0TX04110: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jeb Hensarling
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Justin Boyd
• FEC H0TX05083: $282
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeb Hensarling
• FEC H2TX05121: $727,940
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Joe Linus Barton
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     David Edwin Cozad
• FEC H0TX06065: $550
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Joe Linus Barton
• FEC H4TX06117: $1,011,797
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John Culberson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Culberson
• FEC H0TX07055: $324,997
  Candidate Independent     David McCurrach
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Kevin Patrick Brady
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Kevin Patrick Brady
• FEC H6TX08100: $341,450
  Candidate Republican     Tyler Timberlake Russell
• FEC H0TX08079: $4,509
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Alexander "Al" Green
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Alexander "Al" Green
• FEC H4TX09095: $242,729
  Candidate Republican     Michael W. Hope
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Michael T. McCaul
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     John Thomas "Jack" McDonald
• FEC H0TX10166: $932,613
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael T. McCaul
• FEC H4TX10093: $1,214,096
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Richard "Joe" Petronis, III
• FEC H0TX10174: $31,200
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  K. Michael "Mike" Conaway
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Canyon Clowdus
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  K. Michael "Mike" Conaway
• FEC H4TX19136: $451,276
  Candidate Republican     Chris W. Younts
• FEC H0TX11115: $7,760
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Kay N. Granger
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Michael Wayne "Mike" Brasovan
• FEC H0TX12188: $14,079
  Candidate Republican     Samuel James "Sam" Finley
• FEC H0TX12196: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Kay N. Granger
• FEC H6TX12060: $464,865
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Edward Kelly
• FEC H0TX12204: Financial report not available
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Mac Thornberry
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Michael Sanford "Mike" Barrett
• FEC H0TX13061: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Mac Thornberry
• FEC H4TX13014: $165,256
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Ronald E. "Ron" Paul
• First elected in a special election to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Congressman Robert R. Casey: 3 April 1976; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 1976; elected again: 1978; did not run for re-election: 1984; unsuccessful candidate for the Senate: 1984; unsuccessful Libertarian Presidential nominee: 1988; elected again: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Jeff Cherry
• FEC H0TX14127: $5,657
  Candidate Republican     John Raymond Gay
• FEC H0TX14119: $8,664
  Candidate Republican     Timothy M. "Tim" Graney
• FEC H0TX14143: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Ronald E. "Ron" Paul
• FEC H6TX22101: $110,211
  Candidate Republican     Gerald D. Wall
• FEC H0TX14135: $1,706
CD 15
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Rubén E. Hinojosa
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Rubén E. Hinojosa
• FEC H6TX15055: $85,410
  Candidate Republican     Edward Romero "Eddie" Zamora, Jr.
• FEC H6TX15113: $1,595
CD 16
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Silvestre Reyes
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Silvestre Reyes
• FEC H6TX00115: $327,878
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Andrew "Tim" Besco
• FEC H0TX16064: Financial report not available
CD 17
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Chet Edwards
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Chet Edwards
• FEC H8TX06035: $1,125,026
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Wayne "J.W." Autem, Jr.
• FEC H0TX17088: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Robert John "Rob" Curnock
• FEC H8TX17107: $70,070
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Allen Delasandro
• FEC H0TX17070: $20,217
  Candidate Republican     Richard Eric "Eric" Finley
• FEC H0TX17096: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     David H. McIntyre
• FEC H4TX17072: $37,994
  Candidate Republican     Charles Clark Wilson
• FEC H0TX17062: $65,836
    Republican     Darren Gene Yancy, Sr. - apparently not a candidate
• 15 October 2009: Running for the state Senate
• FEC H0TX17054: $1,250
CD 18
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Sheila Jackson Lee
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Sheila Jackson Lee
• FEC H4TX18054: $156,375
  Candidate Republican     Tex Christopher
• FEC H0TX18193: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     John M. Faulk, Sr.
• FEC H8TX18139: $6,611
  Candidate Republican     Brenda Zimpfer Page
• FEC H0TX18201: $8,619
CD 19
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Randy Neugebauer
• First elected in a special election: 3 June 2003
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Andy Wilson
• FEC H0TX19043: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Randy Neugebauer
• FEC H4TX19102: $488,276
CD 20
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Charles A. Gonzalez
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Charles A. Gonzalez
• FEC H8TX20077: $299,365
  Candidate Libertarian     John Hall
CD 21
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Lamar Smith
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Lainey Melnick
• FEC H0TX21080: $12,950
  Candidate Democratic     Belinda Shvetz
• FEC H8TX21133: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Lamar Smith
• FEC H6TX21012: $474,737
  Candidate Libertarian     James Arthur Strohm
CD 22
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Peter Graham "Pete" Olson
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Douglas James "Doug" Blatt
• FEC H0TX22104: $4,760
  Candidate Democratic     Freddie John Wieder, Jr.
• Previously affiliated with the Libertarian Party
• FEC H8TX22180: $5,000
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Peter Graham "Pete" Olson
• FEC H8TX22107: $537,339
  Candidate Independent     Tracy Hall
CD 23
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Ciro D. Rodriguez
• First elected: April 1997 in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Frank Tejeda; re-elected: 1998, 2000, 2002; unsuccessful candidate in 2004; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Miguel Antonio Ortiz
• FEC H0TX23078: $15,066
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Ciro D. Rodriguez
• FEC H8TX28013: $644,799
  Candidate Republican     Francisco "Quico" Canseco
• FEC H4TX28046: $98,500
  Candidate Republican     Will Hurd
  Candidate Republican     Mike Kueber
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Scott "Scott" Larson
• ?
• FEC H0TX23060: $1,610
CD 24
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Kenny Ewell Marchant
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Kenny Ewell Marchant
• FEC H4TX24094: $126,154
CD 25
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Lloyd A. Doggett
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Lloyd A. Doggett
• FEC H4TX10028: $384,369
  Candidate Republican     Donna Campbell
• FEC H0TX25073: $9,417
  Candidate Republican     Edward Skinner
• FEC H0TX25081: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Marshall Aaron Taylor
• FEC H0TX25099: Financial report not available
CD 26
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Michael C. Burgess
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Neil L. Durrance
• FEC H0TX26071: $34,218
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael C. Burgess
• FEC H2TX26093: $386,170
  Candidate Republican     Earl Davis
  Candidate Independent     Don Tracey
CD 27
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Solomon P. Ortiz
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Solomon P. Ortiz
• FEC H2TX27026: $318,031
  Candidate Republican     James Matthew Duerr
• FEC H0TX27038: $10,143
CD 28
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Henry R. Cuellar
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Henry R. Cuellar
• FEC H2TX23082: $514,580
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Chavez
• FEC H0TX28036: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Charles David Holloway
• FEC H0TX28028: Financial report not available
CD 29
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Raymond E. "Gene" Green
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Raymond E. "Gene" Green
• FEC H2TX29030: $408,281
  Candidate Republican     Frank "Mazz" Mazzapica
• FEC H0TX29067: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Leslie Eric Story
• FEC H6TX29049: $-1,427
CD 30
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Eddie Bernice Johnson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Eddie Bernice Johnson
• FEC H2TX00015: $271,684
  Candidate Republican     Charles B. Lingerfelt
• FEC H0TX30032: Financial report not available
CD 31
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John Rice Carter
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Rice Carter
• FEC H2TX31044: $309,093
CD 32
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Pete Sessions
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Stephen Leroy "Steve" Love
• FEC H8TX32031: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Grier Raggio
• FEC H0TX32012: $24,685
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Pete Sessions
• FEC H2TX03126: $645,862
  Candidate Republican     David Smith
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Attorney General  Greg Abbott
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Barbara Ann Radnofsky
  Candidate Republican     Ted Cruz
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Cooper
Comptroller of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Comptroller of Public Accounts  Susan Combs
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Agriculture Commissioner  Todd Staples
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Commissioner of General Land Office  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican General Land Office Commissioner  Jerry Patterson
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Bill Burton
Railroad Commissioner 1  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Railroad Commissioner Victor G. Carrillo
• First appointed 2003 (to fill the unexpired term of Tony Garza); first elected to a full term: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Jeff Weems
Railroad Commissioner 2  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2012
  Republican Railroad Commissioner  Elizabeth Ames Jones
• Appointed: February 2005; first elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
• Open Seat - Possible candidate for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Class 1 Seat in 2012
Railroad Commissioner 3  6 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2014
  Republican Railroad Commissioner  Michael Lawrence Williams
• First appointed: 1998; First elected: 2000 (to fill the unexpired term of Carole Keeton Rylander); re-elected: 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
• Possible candidate for Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Class 1 Seat in 2009
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 12 incumbents, 34 candidates
 • Republican: 31 incumbents, 77 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian: 9 candidates
Independents
 • Independent: 12 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
 

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