An Analysis of the 2009-2010 Election

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Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:59

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An Analysis of the 2009-2010 ElectionGrowth History of the Republican Party
Year U.S. Senate Other Statewide U.S. Congress Texas Senate Texas House County Offices* District Offices** SBOE Total

1974 1 0 2 3 16 53 75+
1976 1 0 2 3 19 67 92+
1978 1 1 4 4 22 87 119+
1980 1 1 5 7 35 166 215+
1982 1 0 5 5 36 191 79 317
1984 1 0 10 6 52 287 90 446
1986 1 1 10 6 56 410 94 578
1988 1 5 8 8 57 485 123 5 692
1990 1 6 8 8 57 547 170 5 802
1992 1 8 9 13 58 634 183 5 911
1994 2 13 11 14 61 734 216 8 1,059
1996 2 18 13 17 68 938 278 9 1,343
1998 2 27 13 16 72 1,108 280 9 1,527
2000 2 27 13 16 72 1,233 336 10 1,709
2002 2 27 15 19 88 1,443 362 10 1,966
2004 2 27 21 19 87 1,608 392 10 2,166
2006 2 27 19 20 82 1,814 379 10 2,353
2008 2 27 20 19 76 1,862 379 10 2,395
2010 2 27 23 19 101 2,132 404 11 2,719
County Offices Include: County Judge, Commissioners, Constables,
County Attorneys, County Clerks, District Clerks, County Judicial Positions,
Treasurer, Surveyor, Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Tax Assessor/Collectors,
and any other local offices.
District Offices Include: Court of Appeals, District Judges, and District Attorneys.
All Candidates Running in a Statewide Primary
YEAR REP DEM
1992 12 11
1994 31 32
1996 25 15
1998 35 17
2000 23 7
2002 33 27
2004 15 13
2006 25 7
2008 21 19
2010 22 20
TOTAL 242 168

Republican Held Offices – As of January 2011

U.S. Senate 2
U.S. Congress      23
Statewide Officeholders 27
State Senate         19
State House 99
State Board of Education        11
Court of Appeals 68
District Judges     253
District Attorneys 83
County Judges     158
County Commissioners 472
Constables 280
County Attorneys          99
County Clerks / District Clerks         224
County Court at Law 119
County Treasurers 126
Justices of the Peace      382
Sheriffs       112
Tax Assessor/Collectors 83
Misc. Offices        77

2010 Republican Gains
Ø Republicans have swept all statewide offices on the ballot for eight consecutive elections (1996 – 2010).
Ø Texas has voted for a Republican Governor for five straight elections (1994 to 2010).
Ø Republicans gained three Congressional seats and now have a 23-9 edge in the Texas delegation.
Ø Republicans now have controlling majorities in 136 county courthouses (a gain of 29 courts). In 53 of those counties, Republicans hold all five of the seats on the court.
Total Republican 2010 gains (county offices only): 270
Total county level offices held by GOP: 2,132

Total Republican 2010 gains (all offices): 324

Total offices held by GOP statewide: 2,719

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