Political party strength in Texas
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- State Comptroller of Public Accounts
- State Land Commissioner
- State Agriculture Commissioner
- Treasurer (before 1996)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State Railroad Commission
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
1846–1890
1891–1998
1999–present
- Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
- As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
- Evicted from office due to his refusal to swear an oath to the Confederate States of America.
- Fled Austin as it fell to Union forces.
- Provisional military governor.
- Was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan, commander of the Fifth Military District during Reconstruction.
- Resigned due to disagreements with General Joseph J. Reynolds.
- The office remained vacant until the 14th Legislature in 1874.
- Elected lieutenant governor in 1869 but was not inaugurated. He presided over the provisional session but left office after being selected as an at-large representative to the United States Congress.
- Elected in a special election held under military direction.
- As president pro tempore of the state Senate, served as lieutenant governor ex officio while the office remained vacant.
- Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- Commissioner of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics & History. Governor Hogg appointed Foster to the First Railroad Commission of Texas in May.
- Shot and killed in office by a former employee.
- Appointed by Governor upon the death of his predecessor.
- Governor appointed first incumbent when office was created by the Legislature.
- Resigned due to the legislature's bringing impeachment proceedings against him.
- As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was subsequently in his own right.
- Resigned after winning the Democratic primary for a United States Senate seat; he won the election.
- Died in office.
- Republican Ben H. Guill won a special election to succeed Democrat Eugene Worley, who resigned, flipping a seat.
- Edward T. Dicker was the sole Republican in the legislature.
- Kenneth Williams Kohler and George F. Korkmas were the two Republicans elected in a special election.
- Frank Kell Cahoon was the sole Republican legislator.
- John Poerner won his seat as a Republican in a special election March, but changed to Independent once sworn into the House.
- Republican David Sibley won a February special election to fill the seat of Democrat Chet Edwards, who resigned to become a U.S. Representative.
- Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected in his or her own right.
- Representative Ric Williams switched parties.[1]
- In February 1995, Republican Todd Staples won a special election to flip a seat.[2] Later in 1995, Representative Warren Chisum switched parties.[3]
- In 1996, voters approved a constitutional amendment abolishing the Office of State Treasurer and transferring its functions to the Office of Comptroller of Public Accounts.
- Democrat Donna Howard won a special election to fill the unexpired term of Republican Todd Baxter.
- Democrat Dan Barret won a special election to fill the unexpired term of Republican Anna Mowery, and Republican Kirk England switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic, flipping two seats.[4][5]
- Republican John Lujan won a special election to succeed Democrat Joe Farias, who resigned, flipping a seat.[6] Additionally, Independent Laura Thompson won a special election to succeed Democrat Ruth Jones McClendon, who resigned, flipping another seat.[7]
- Republican Pete Flores won a special election to succeed Democrat Carlos Uresti, who resigned, flipping a seat.[8]
- Republican John Lujan won a special election to succeed Democrat Leo Pacheco, who resigned, flipping a seat.[9] Additionally, Ryan Guillen switched parties from Democratic to Republican.[10]
- Republican Mayra Flores won a special election to succeed Democrat Filemon Vela Jr., who resigned, flipping a seat.[11]
References
- McNeely, Dave (December 21, 1993). "Williamson party switch no surprise". Austin American Statesman. pp. A15. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- "Republican wins District 11 seat in special vote". Houston Chronicle. February 13, 1995. p. 15.
- Attlesey, Sam (June 27, 1995). "Laughlin, tops list of converts to GOP He says switch is about principles". The Dallas Morning News. pp. 11A. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- "Race Summary Report: Special Runoff Election State Representative District 97". Office of the Secretary of State of Texas. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- "State Representative Kirk England switches to Democratic Party | www.pegasusnews.com | Dallas/Fort Worth". 2014-02-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- Gonzalez, John W. (2016-01-27). "Republican Lujan captures South Side special legislative election". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- Gonzalez, John W. (2016-08-03). "Independent Thompson captures District 120 seat". mySA. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- Mikelionis, Lukas (2018-09-20). "Texas Republican wins state Senate race in district held by Democrats for 139 years". Fox News. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- Svitek, Patrick (2021-11-02). "Republican John Lujan wins special election runoff to flip Texas House seat in San Antonio". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
- Svitek, Patrick (November 15, 2021). "State Rep. Ryan Guillen switches to GOP in latest blow to South Texas Democrats". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- Svitek, Patrick (2022-06-11). "Republicans flip U.S. House seat in South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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