Members of the Texas State Senate, 2000-09 (may be
incomplete!)
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
Members of the Texas State Senate: Events and
Candidates of the 2000's (may be incomplete!)
- 1st District:
- 2nd District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
David
H. Cain (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Mar 14:
Richard
Harvey (Rep), advanced to runoff;
Bob
Deuell (Rep), advanced to runoff;
Keith
Wheeler (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2000 Apr 11:
Bob
Deuell (Rep), nominated;
Richard
Harvey (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2000 Nov 7:
David
H. Cain (Dem), elected;
Bob
Deuell (Rep), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
David
H. Cain (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Bob
Deuell (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Bob
Deuell (Rep), elected;
David
H. Cain (Dem), defeated;
Robert
Parker (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
Bob
Deuell (Rep), elected;
Dennis
Kaptain (Libertarian), defeated.
- 3rd District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
David
Fisher (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Mar 14:
Todd
Staples (Rep), nominated;
Les
Tarrance (Rep), defeated in primary;
Van
Brookshire (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Todd
Staples (Rep), elected;
David
Fisher (Dem), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Todd
Staples (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Todd
Staples (Rep), elected;
Michael
Carter (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
Robert
Nichols (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 4th District:
- 2002 Mar 12:
Mike
Smith (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Tommy
Williams (Rep), advanced to runoff;
Michael
L. Galloway (Rep), advanced to runoff;
Martin
Basaldua (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Apr 9:
Tommy
Williams (Rep), nominated;
Michael
L. Galloway (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Tommy
Williams (Rep), elected;
Mike
Smith (Dem), defeated.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Tommy
Williams (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Tommy
Williams (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 5th District:
- 6th District:
- 2002 Mar 12:
Mario
V. Gallegos, Jr. (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Mario
V. Gallegos, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Mario
V. Gallegos, Jr. (Dem), elected;
Tony
Depperschmidt (Libertarian), defeated;
Susan
Delgado, defeated.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Mario
V. Gallegos, Jr. (Dem), elected;
Gilbert
Pena (Rep), defeated;
Susan
Delgado (Libertarian), defeated.
- 7th District:
- 8th District:
- 9th District:
- 10th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Chris
Harris (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Chris
Harris (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Hal
Ray (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Kim
Brimer (Rep), nominated;
Karen
Lundelius (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Kim
Brimer (Rep), elected;
Hal
Ray (Dem), defeated;
John
Paul Robinson (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Kim
Brimer (Rep), elected;
Andrew
B. Hill (Dem), defeated.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Wendy
R. Davis (Dem), elected;
Kim
Brimer (Rep), defeated;
Richard
A. Cross (Libertarian), defeated.
- 11th District:
- 12th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Mike
Moncrief (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Mar 14:
George
Host (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Mike
Moncrief (Dem), elected;
George
Host (Rep), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Jane
Nelson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Jane
Nelson (Rep), elected;
Steve
Rushton (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
Jane
Nelson (Rep), elected;
Dwight
B. Fullingim (Dem), defeated;
Morgan
Ware (Libertarian), defeated.
- 13th District:
- 14th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Gonzalo
Barrientos (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Gonzalo
Barrientos (Dem), elected;
Tom
Davis (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Gonzalo
Barrientos (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Ben
Bentzin (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Gonzalo
Barrientos (Dem), elected;
Ben
Bentzin (Rep), defeated;
Marianne
Robbins (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
Kirk
P. Watson (Dem), elected;
Rock
Howard (Libertarian), defeated.
- 15th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
John
Whitmire (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Mar 14:
Warren
A. Lawless (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
John
Whitmire (Dem), elected;
Warren
A. Lawless (Rep), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
John
Whitmire (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Michael
P. Wolfe (Rep), nominated;
Sam
Texas (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Nov 5:
John
Whitmire (Dem), elected;
Michael
P. Wolfe (Rep), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
John
Whitmire (Dem), elected;
Angel
DeLaRosa (Rep), defeated.
- 16th District:
- 17th District:
- 18th District:
- 19th District:
- 20th District:
- 2002 Mar 12:
Juan
Hinojosa (Dem), advanced to runoff;
Barbara
Canales=Black (Dem), advanced to runoff;
Diana
Martinez (Dem), defeated in primary;
Ruben
M. Garcia (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Apr 9:
Juan
Hinojosa (Dem), nominated;
Barbara
Canales=Black (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Juan
Hinojosa (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Juan
Hinojosa (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Juan
Hinojosa (Dem), elected;
Billy
Parker (Libertarian), defeated.
- 21st District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Mar 14:
David
Swift (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), elected;
David
Swift (Rep), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), elected;
Jeff
Carruthers (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Judith
Zaffirini (Dem), elected;
Louis
H. Bruni (Rep), defeated;
Barry
L. Allison (Libertarian), defeated.
- 22nd District:
- 23rd District:
- 24th District:
- 25th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Jeff
Wentworth (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Jeff
Wentworth (Rep), elected;
George
Meeks (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Joseph
P. Sullivan (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Jeff
Wentworth (Rep), elected;
Joseph
P. Sullivan (Dem), defeated;
Rex
Black (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2006 Nov 7:
Jeff
Wentworth (Rep), elected;
Kathleen
Thomas (Dem), defeated;
James
R. Thompson (Libertarian), defeated.
- 26th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), nominated;
David
McQuade Leibowitz (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), elected;
Jim
Valdez (Rep), defeated;
Raymundo
Aleman (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Leticia
Van de Putte (Dem), elected;
Steve
Lopez (Libertarian), defeated.
- 27th District:
- 2000 Mar 14:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2000 Nov 7:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Eddie
Lucio, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 28th District:
- 29th District:
- 30th District:
- 2001 Jul 12:
Tom
Haywood, died in office.
- 2002 Mar 12:
Donald
R. Acheson (Dem), nominated;
Robert
H. Fenoglio, Sr. (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 2002 Nov 5:
Craig
Estes (Rep), elected;
Donald
R. Acheson (Dem), defeated;
Diane
Wilson (Libertarian), defeated.
- 2004 Nov 2:
Craig
Estes (Rep), elected;
Paul
S. Gibbs (Dem), defeated.
- 2008 Nov 4:
Craig
Estes (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 31st District:
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