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In his first general election as a Democrat to succeed Todd Staples, Hopson defeated Republican Paul S. Woodard, Jr., 21,991 votes (53 percent) to 19,459 (47 percent).<ref name="election">[http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe Office of the Secretary of State 1992 - Current election history] elections.sos.state.tx.us, pull-down menu for individual elections, retrieved September 25, 2011</ref> Republicans did not challenge Hopson in 2002, but in November 2004, the Republican Mike Alberts received 24,123 votes (47.3 percent) in District 11 to Hopson's 26,885 (52.7 percent).<ref name="election"/> In 2006, in a lower-turnout general election, Republican Larry K. Durrett, also of Jacksonville, garnered 15,918 votes (46.1 percent) to Hopson's 17,603 (51 percent). Libertarian Paul "Blue" Story held the remaining 998 votes (2.9 percent).<ref name="election"/>  

In his first general election as a Democrat to succeed Todd Staples, Hopson defeated Republican Paul S. Woodard, Jr., 21,991 votes (53 percent) to 19,459 (47 percent).<ref name="election">[http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe Office of the Secretary of State 1992 - Current election history] elections.sos.state.tx.us, pull-down menu for individual elections, retrieved September 25, 2011</ref> Republicans did not challenge Hopson in 2002, but in November 2004, the Republican Mike Alberts received 24,123 votes (47.3 percent) in District 11 to Hopson's 26,885 (52.7 percent).<ref name="election"/> In 2006, in a lower-turnout general election, Republican Larry K. Durrett, also of Jacksonville, garnered 15,918 votes (46.1 percent) to Hopson's 17,603 (51 percent). Libertarian Paul "Blue" Story held the remaining 998 votes (2.9 percent).<ref name="election"/>  

In Hopson's last general election as a Democrat in 2008, he won his fifth term by only 120 votes. The Republican Brian Keith Walker, then of Jacksonville, polled 25,934 votes (49.05 percent) to Hopson's 26,054 (49.3 percent). The remaining 1.65 percent of the ballots were received by the Libertarian Paul Bryan.[8] Walker, Durrett, and Alberts had all contested the 2006 Republican nomination against Hopson, which Durrett won in a runoff; all three hence had separate nominations in consecutive election years but fell short of victory.

In Hopson's last general election as a Democrat in 2008, he won his fifth term by only 120 votes. The Republican Brian Keith Walker, then of Jacksonville, polled 25,934 votes (49.05 percent) to Hopson's 26,054 (49.3 percent). The remaining 1.65 percent of the ballots were received by the Libertarian Paul Bryan. Walker, Durrett, and Alberts had all contested the 2006 Republican nomination against Hopson, which Durrett won in a runoff; all three hence had separate nominations in consecutive election years but fell short of victory.

In his first race as a Republican in the primary on March 2, 2010, Hopson prevailed with 9,589 votes (61.2 percent). Two other Republicans, Allan D. Cain of Carthage and Michael D. Banks of Jacksonville, shared the remaining 38.8 percent of the primary ballots.<ref name="election"/> In his first general election as the Republican nominee, Hopson handily defeated the Democrat Richard D. Hackney, 27,074 votes (75.8 percent) to 8,635 (24.2 percent).<ref name="election"/>  

In his first race as a Republican in the primary on March 2, 2010, Hopson prevailed with 9,589 votes (61.2 percent). Two other Republicans, Allan D. Cain of Carthage and Michael D. Banks of Jacksonville, shared the remaining 38.8 percent of the primary ballots.<ref name="election"/> In his first general election as the Republican nominee, Hopson handily defeated the Democrat Richard D. Hackney, 27,074 votes (75.8 percent) to 8,635 (24.2 percent).<ref name="election"/>

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