Texas Senate, District 4
Appearance
District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Liberty and Orange counties, and portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. The current Senator from District 4 is Brandon Creighton, the winner of a special election held on August 5, 2014, to succeed the resigning Tommy Williams.
Election history
Election history of District 4 from 1992.[1]
Most recent election
2014 (special election on August 5)
Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%)[2]
Previous elections
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tommy Williams (Incumbent) | 176,464 | 100.00 | +36.47 | |
Majority | 176,464 | 100.00 | +72.93 | ||
Turnout | 176,464 | +15.30 | |||
Republican hold |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tommy Williams | 97,237 | 63.53 | +18.69 | |
Democratic | Mike Smith | 55,808 | 36.47 | -18.69 | |
Majority | 41,429 | 27.07 | +16.76 | ||
Turnout | 153,045 | +10.28 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Galloway | 5,320 | 46.11 | +11.32 | |
✓ | Tommy Williams | 6,218 | 53.89 | +8.69 |
Majority | 898 | 0.92 | ||
Turnout | 11,538 |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Martin Basaldua | 4,571 | 20.01 | ||
✓ | Michael Galloway | 7,947 | 34.79 | |
✓ | Tommy Williams | 10,327 | 45.20 | |
Turnout | 22,845 |
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Galloway (Incumbent) | 62,237 | 44.85 | -7.90 | |
Democratic | David Bernsen | 76,540 | 55.15 | +7.90 | |
Majority | 14,303 | 10.31 | +4.82 | ||
Turnout | 138,777 | -7.64 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
✓ | Michael Galloway (Incumbent) | 9,834 | 53.93 | |
Bill Leigh | 8,400 | 46.07 | ||
Majority | 1,434 | 1.87 | ||
Turnout |
1994
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) | 71,102 | 47.26 | -7.31 | |
Republican | Michael Galloway | 79,252 | 52.74 | +7.31 | |
Majority | 8,240 | 5.48 | -3.65 | ||
Turnout | 150,264 | -28.70 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Alexander | 6,862 | 49.75 | ||
✓ | Michael Galloway | 6,932 | 50.25 | |
Majority | 70 | 0.09 | ||
Turnout | 13,794 |
1992
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) | 114,999 | 54.57 | ||
Republican | Michael Galloway | 95,741 | 45.43 | ||
Majority | 19,258 | 9.14 | |||
Turnout | 210,740 | ||||
Democratic hold |
District officeholders
References
- ^ Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
- ^ "2014 Special Runoff Election, Senate District 4". Texas Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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- ^ Senator Walker resigned 30 March 1850, and replaced by Campbell
- ^ Senator Whatley resigned 29 April 1891
- ^ Senator Triplett died 14 December 1928