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2010 Midterm Elections (view source)
Revision as of 01:23, September 21, 2009
, 01:23, September 21, 2009→Special Elections
*'''Texas'''
*'''Texas'''
Senior Republican Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] has announced she will resign from the Senate in fall 2009 to pursue a campaign for Governor. As a result, Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]] must appoint a replacement, and under Texas law, a special election will be held on May 8th. The only announced Republican candidate is Texas Railroad Commissioner [[Michael Williams]]. Other possible GOP candidates include 6th district Representative Joe Barton, Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]], [[Dallas]] Mayor Tom Leppert, Former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, and State Senator Florence Shapiro. Former State Comptroller John Sharp and Houston Mayor Bill White have announced they will seek the Democrat nomination. Texas is considered a Republican state. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], [[John McCain]] won it's 34 electoral votes with 56 percent of the vote.
Senior Republican Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] has announced she will resign from the Senate in fall 2009 to pursue a campaign for Governor. As a result, Republican Governor [[Rick Perry]] must appoint a replacement, and under Texas law, a special election will be held on May 8th. The only announced Republican candidate is Texas Railroad Commissioner [[Michael Williams]]. Other possible GOP candidates include 6th district Representative Joe Barton, Lieutenant Governor [[David Dewhurst]], [[Dallas]] Mayor Tom Leppert, Former Texas Secretary of State Roger Williams, and State Senator Florence Shapiro. Former State Comptroller John Sharp and Houston Mayor Bill White have announced they will seek the Democrat nomination. Texas is considered a Republican state. In the [[2008 Presidential Election]], [[John McCain]] won it's 34 electoral votes by twelve percentage-points.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! John Sharp (D)
! David Dewhurst (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 800
| 33
| '''34'''
|-
|[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Texas_225.pdf Public Policy Polling]
| 02/18 - 02/20
| 1,409 LV
| 36
| '''42'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! John Sharp (D)
! Florence Shapiro (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| '''32'''
| 31
|-
|[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Texas_225.pdf Public Policy Polling]
| 02/18 - 02/20
| 1,409 LV
| '''37'''
| 34
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! John Sharp (D)
! Michael Williams (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| 30
| '''33'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! John Sharp (D)
! Roger Williams (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| 29
| '''33'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! Bill White (D)
! David Dewhurst (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| '''38'''
| 36
|-
|[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Texas_225.pdf Public Policy Polling]
| 02/18 - 02/20
| 1,409 LV
| '''42'''
| 37
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! Bill White (D)
! David Dewhurst (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| '''38'''
| 36
|-
|[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Texas_225.pdf Public Policy Polling]
| 02/18 - 02/20
| 1,409 LV
| '''42'''
| 37
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! Bill White (D)
! Florence Shapiro (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| '''32'''
| 31
|-
|[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_Texas_225.pdf Public Policy Polling]
| 02/18 - 02/20
| 1,409 LV
| '''37'''
| 36
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! Bill White (D)
! Michael Williams (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| 31
| '''35'''
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Polling Outfit
! Date
! Sample
! Bill White (D)
! Roger Williams (R)
|-
|[http://www.divshare.com/download/6829441-45c University of Texas]
| 02/24 - 03/06
| 500
| 31
| '''33'''
|}
===Open Seats===
===Open Seats===