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==Legislative races==

==Legislative races==

In 2006, Heflin defeated Landtroop, who made his first bid for the state House, by 217 votes to claim the seat vacated by James "Pete" Laney, a former Texas House Speaker. Heflin received 14,323 votes (49 percent) to Landtroop's 14,106 votes (48.3 percent) and David K. Schumacher (born 1946) of Anson, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]], who polled 793 ballots, or 2.7 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe|title=Texas general election returns, November 7, 2006|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 6, 2010}}</ref>​

In 2006, Heflin defeated Landtroop, who made his first bid for the state House, by 217 votes to claim the seat vacated by James "Pete" Laney, a former Texas House Speaker. Heflin received 14,323 votes (49 percent) to Landtroop's 14,106 votes (48.3 percent) and David K. Schumacher (born 1946) of Anson, nominee of the [[Libertarian Party]], who polled 793 ballots, or 2.7 percent.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Election Returns, November 7, 2006.</ref>​

Landtroop said that he re-entered the state legislative race in 2010 after his 2006 defeat because he is "tired of our big-spending, over-reaching government." <ref name=landtroop/>Then Texas Attorney General and now [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], came to Plainview to campaign for Landtroop, citing their mutual opposition to the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] signed into law in March 2010 by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]].  

Landtroop said that he re-entered the state legislative race in 2010 after his 2006 defeat because he is "tired of our big-spending, over-reaching government." <ref name=landtroop/>Then Texas Attorney General and now [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]], came to Plainview to campaign for Landtroop, citing their mutual opposition to the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] signed into law in March 2010 by [[U.S. President]] [[Barack H. Obama]].  

Landtroop declares himself a "[[conservative]] voice for West Texas.  In victory, Landtroop said that "[[God]] has just blessed us with this victory, and we look forward to representing the people of this district in this next session". He ran with the support of the [[Tea Party]].<ref name=runningagain>{{cite web|url=http://ramar.worldnow.com/story/30685818/former-state-rep-landtroop-running-for-tx-house-dist-84|title=Former state rep Landtroop running for TX House Dist. 84|publisher=[[Fox News]] in [[Lubbock]]|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

Landtroop declares himself a "[[conservative]] voice for West Texas.  In victory, Landtroop said that "[[God]] has just blessed us with this victory, and we look forward to representing the people of this district in this next session". He ran with the support of the [[Tea Party]].<ref name=runningagain>{{cite web|url=http://ramar.worldnow.com/story/30685818/former-state-rep-landtroop-running-for-tx-house-dist-84|title=Former state rep Landtroop running for TX House Dist. 84|publisher=[[Fox News]] in [[Lubbock]]|accessdate=February 24, 2016}}</ref>​

In addition to Hale and Hemphill, the home counties of Landtroop and King, respectively, the 88th District includes these other counties (listed  alphabetically): Armstrong]], Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray Gray, Hansford County, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree]],  Roberts, Swisher, and Yoakum.

In addition to Hale and Hemphill, the home counties of Landtroop and King, respectively, the 88th District includes these other counties (listed  alphabetically): Armstrong]], Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Cochran, Donley, Gray Gray, Hansford County, Hockley, Lamb, Lipscomb, Ochiltree]],  Roberts, Swisher, and Yoakum.

Few of these counties in District 88 had been in District 85, in which Landtroop sought his second term.

Few of these counties in District 88 had been in District 85, in which Landtroop sought his second term.