Texas Senate, District 9

District 9 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current Senator from District 9 is Chris Harris.

Election history

Election history of District 9 from 1992. [Uncontested primary elections are not shown.]

Most recent election

2004

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title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2004 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Chris Harris (Incumbent)
votes = 143,501
percentage = 100.00
change = +13.44Election box majority
votes = 143,501
percentage = 100.00
change = +26.87Election box turnout
votes = 143,501
percentage =
change = +51.50Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

Previous elections

2002

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title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2002 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Chris Harris (Incumbent) [Harris was the District 10 incumbent prior to the 2002 Senate district redistricting.]
votes = 81,994
percentage = 86.56
change = -13.44Election box candidate with party link
party= Libertarian Party (US)
candidate = David C. Pepperdine
votes = 12,727
percentage = 13.44
change = +13.44Election box majority
votes = 69,267
percentage = 73.13
change = -26.87Election box turnout
votes = 94,721
percentage =
change = -54.26Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

2000

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title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 2000 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent)
votes = 207,079
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 207,079
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 207,079
percentage =
change = +29.19Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1996

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title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1996 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent)
votes = 160,296
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box majority
votes = 160,296
percentage = 100.00
change = 0.00Election box turnout
votes = 160,296
percentage =
change = +25.60Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1994

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title=Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1994 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = Jane Nelson (Incumbent) [Nelson was the District 22 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.]
votes = 127,623
percentage = 100.00
change = +39.44Election box majority
votes = 127,623
percentage = 100.00
change = +78.88Election box turnout
votes = 127,623
percentage =
change = -31.75Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

1992

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title=Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 9 [cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe | title = 1992 General Election | accessdate = 2007-01-03 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)] Election box candidate with party link
party= Democratic Party (US)
candidate = Charles “Charlie” Osborn
votes = 73,759
percentage = 39.44
change = Election box candidate with party link
party= Republican Party (US)
candidate = David Sibley (Incumbent)
votes = 113,246
percentage = 60.56
change = Election box majority
votes = 39,487
percentage = 21.12
change = Election box turnout
votes = 187,005
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link no swing
winner = Republican Party (US)

District officeholders

References