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In 2010, Shelton won his second term in the general election. Though no Democrat ran that year, he defeated the Libertarian candidate from 2008, Rodney Wingo, 28,275 (86.4 percent) to 4,448 (13.6 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Elections Returns (Legislative), November 2, 2010.</ref>
In 2010, Shelton won his second term in the general election. Though no Democrat ran that year, he defeated the Libertarian candidate from 2008, Rodney Wingo, 28,275 (86.4 percent) to 4,448 (13.6 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Elections Returns (Legislative), November 2, 2010.</ref>
Shelton won the Republican nomination for the state Senate on May 29, 2012 with 80.8 percent of the ballots casts over his intra-party rival, Derek Cooper.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Elections Returns (Legislative), May 29, 2012.</ref>In the general election Wendy Davis narrowly prevailed, 147,103 votes (51.1 percent) to Shelton's 140,656 (48.9 percent),<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Elections Returns (Legislative), November 6, 2012.</ref>
Shelton won the Republican nomination for the state Senate on May 29, 2012 with 80.8 percent of the ballots casts over his intra-party rival, Derek Cooper.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Elections Returns (Legislative), May 29, 2012.</ref>In the general election Wendy Davis narrowly prevailed, 147,103 votes (51.1 percent) to Shelton's 140,656 (48.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General Elections Returns (Legislative), November 6, 2012.</ref>
On March 4, 2014, again seeking Davis' Senate seat, Shelton ran second in the Republican primary. He polled 15,689 votes (35.2 percent) to Konni Burton's 19,288 (43.2 percent). Three other candidates held the remaining but critical 21.6 percent of the vote.<ref name=republicanTexas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014.<ref>Burton carried the endorsement of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who called her a "tireless, unwavering warrior for the conservative cause".<ref name=kburton>{{cite web|url=
On March 4, 2014, again seeking Davis' Senate seat, Shelton ran second in the Republican primary. He polled 15,689 votes (35.2 percent) to Konni Burton's 19,288 (43.2 percent). Three other candidates held the remaining but critical 21.6 percent of the vote.<ref name=republicanTexas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 4, 2014.<ref>Burton carried the endorsement of [[U.S. Senator]] [[Ted Cruz]], who called her a "tireless, unwavering warrior for the conservative cause".<ref name=kburton>{{cite web|url=
Burton defeated the Democrat Libby B. Willis (born c. 1959), a [[community organizer]] from Fort Worth, who carried Davis' endorsement.<ref name=kburton/> The Republican primary turnout in 2014 exceeded that of the Democrats in the nominally Democratic district by 21,531 votes,<ref name=republican/><ref name=democrat/>a factor undoubtedly contributing to Burton's margin of nearly 53 percent in the general election.
Burton defeated the Democrat Libby B. Willis (born c. 1959), a [[community organizer]] from Fort Worth, who carried Davis' endorsement.<ref name=kburton/> The Republican primary turnout in 2014 exceeded that of the Democrats in the nominally Democratic district by 21,531 votes,<ref name=republican/><ref name=democrat/>a factor undoubtedly contributing to Burton's margin of nearly 53 percent in the general election.
==Legislative voting records==
==Legislative voting records==