The 2008 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn defeated Democratic nominee Rick Noriega, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, to win re-election to a second term in office.
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Cornyn, running as an incumbent, had a 42% approval rating with a 43% disapproval rating in June 2007.[4] Texas is a red state, that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won with over 55% of the vote. Cornyn slightly underperformed McCain. However, Noriega underperformed both 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamain Texas and Cornyn's 2002 opponent, Ron Kirk, with Noriega receiving just 42.8% of the vote.
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4 2008 Incumbent Republican John Cornyn defeated Democratic nominee Rick Noriega a member of the Texas House of Representatives to win re election to a second term in office 2008 United States Senate election in Texas 2002 November 4 2008 2014 Nominee John Cornyn Rick NoriegaParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 4 337 469 3 389 365Percentage 54 82 42 84 County results Cornyn 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Noriega 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 U S senator before electionJohn CornynRepublican Elected U S Senator John CornynRepublican Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Campaign 3 3 Predictions 3 4 Polling 3 5 Results 3 5 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 5 2 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Gene Kelly U S Air Force veteran and nominee for the U S Senate in 2000 Ray McMurrey teacher at Mary Carroll High School Rick Noriega State Representative Rhett Smith U S Navy veteran and auditor at the Texas Department of Human ServicesResults edit Democratic primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Rick Noriega 1 110 579 51 01 Democratic Gene Kelly 584 966 26 87 Democratic Ray McMurrey 269 402 12 37 Democratic Rhett Smith 213 305 9 75 Total votes 2 178 252 100 00 Republican primary editCandidates edit John Cornyn incumbent U S Senator Larry Kilgore conservative Secessionist activistResults edit Republican Primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Cornyn incumbent 997 216 81 48 4 17 Republican Larry Kilgore 226 649 18 52 0 00 General election editCandidates edit John Cornyn R incumbent U S Senator Rick Noriega D State Representative Yvonne Adams Schick L real estate entrepreneur 3 Campaign edit Cornyn running as an incumbent had a 42 approval rating with a 43 disapproval rating in June 2007 4 Texas is a red state that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won with over 55 of the vote Cornyn slightly underperformed McCain However Noriega underperformed both 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Texas and Cornyn s 2002 opponent Ron Kirk with Noriega receiving just 42 8 of the vote Predictions edit Source Ranking As ofThe Cook Political Report 5 Safe R October 23 2008CQ Politics 6 Likely R October 31 2008Rothenberg Political Report 7 Safe R November 2 2008Real Clear Politics 8 Safe R November 4 2008Polling edit Poll source Dates administered Rick Noriega D John Cornyn R Rasmussen September 18 2007 30 53 Research 2000 September 24 26 2007 35 51 Rasmussen Reports May 1 2008 43 47 Research 2000 Daily Kos May 5 7 2008 44 48 Baselice amp Associates May 20 25 2008 33 49 Rasmussen Reports June 2 2008 35 52 Rasmussen Reports June 25 2008 35 48 Rasmussen Reports July 30 2008 39 50 Rasmussen Reports September 29 2008 43 50 Rasmussen Reports October 21 2008 40 55 Results edit 2008 Texas U S Senate general election Party Candidate Votes Republican John Cornyn incumbent 4 337 469 54 82 0 48 Democratic Rick Noriega 3 389 365 42 84 0 50 Libertarian Yvonne Adams Schick 185 241 2 34 1 55 Majority 948 104 11 98 Turnout 7 912 075 58 28 Republican hold SwingCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Bexar largest municipality San Antonio Harris largest municipality Houston Brewster largest city Alpine Uvalde largest city Uvalde Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Bee Largest city Beeville Caldwell Largest city Lockhart Fisher Largest city Rotan Foard Largest city Crowell Haskell Largest city Haskell Marion Largest city Jefferson Pecos Largest city Fort Stockton Refugio Largest city Refugio San Augustine Largest city San Augustine San Patricio Largest city Portland Terrell Largest city Sanderson Morris Largest city Daingerfield Newton Largest city Newton Calhoun Largest city Port Lavaca Robertson Largest city Hearne See also edit2008 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Our Campaigns TX US Senate D Primary Race Mar 04 2008 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved December 19 2022 Our Campaigns TX US Senate R Primary Race Mar 04 2008 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved December 19 2022 NewsBank Archived from the original on October 25 2012 Retrieved May 17 2011 SurveyUSA News Poll 12245 www surveyusa com Retrieved December 19 2022 2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23 2008 The Cook Political Report Retrieved April 1 2021 Race Ratings Chart Senate Archived October 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics 2008 Senate ratings Inside Elections Retrieved April 1 2021 2008 RCP Averages amp Senate Results Real Clear Politics Retrieved August 31 2021 External links editElections Division from the Texas Secretary of State U S Congress candidates for Texas at Project Vote Smart Texas U S Senate from CQ Politics Texas U S Senate from OurCampaigns com Texas Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Cornyn R i vs Noriega D graph of multiple polls from Pollster com Official campaign websites Archived John Cornyn Republican candidate Rick Noriega Democratic candidate Yvonne Schick Libertarian candidate Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States Senate election in Texas amp oldid 1187127271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
