Texas 2010 Election Results — MultiState Elections

Texas held its general election on November 2, 2010, deciding 166 legislative seats and 5 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

Republicans turned a narrow House edge into the largest majority for either party since 1983, handing them a larger-than-expected advantage for the 2011 redistricting.
Gov. Rick Perry (R) beat Bill White (D), a former Houston mayor, by about 13 points to win his third full term, extending his record as the state's longest-serving governor. Republicans swept every statewide office for the fourth election in a row, re-electing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) and Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) by wide margins.
The House moved from 77-73 to 99-51, while the Senate stayed at 19-12. All 22 House seats that changed hands went Republican, and 21 Democratic incumbents lost to Republican challengers:
- Marva Beck (R) beat House Democratic leader Jim Dunnam (D) by about 1,600 votes in House District 57, a stunning defeat.
- Sarah Davis (R) unseated Ellen Cohen (D) by about 700 votes in Houston's House District 134, and Rodney Anderson (R) beat Kirk England (D) by about 200 in House District 106.
- In South Texas, Solomon P. Ortiz, Jr. (D) lost House District 33 to Raul Torres (R) and Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles (D) lost House District 35 to Jose Aliseda (R).
- In Central Texas, Patrick M. Rose (D), Valinda Bolton (D), and Diana Maldonado (D) all lost.
Before the session opened, Reps. Aaron Peña (D) and Allan Ritter (D) defected to the Republican Party, and with a Republican winning a vacant seat the same day, the GOP opened the session holding 101 of the 150 seats, more than two-thirds. In January the House stuck with Speaker Joe Straus (R) after fellow Republicans Warren Chisum and Ken Paxton dropped their bids for the post.
Rep. Donna Howard (D) won a recount to hold House District 48 by 12 votes, the closest race of the night. Her opponent, Dan Neil (R), conceded in March after a House committee rejected his formal challenge and upheld a count that put her ahead by four votes.

Legislature

House (150 seats): 73 D, 77 R before the election, 49 D, 101 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Senate (31 seats): 12 D, 19 R before the election, 12 D, 19 R after; control stayed with Republicans.

Statewide races

Race	Winner	Others
Governor	Rick Perry (R) 54.97%	Bill White (D) 42.3%, Kathie Glass (L) 2.19%
Agriculture Commissioner	Todd Staples (R) 60.82%	Hank Gilbert (D) 35.8%, Rick Donaldson (L) 3.38%
Attorney General	Greg Abbott (R) 64.06%	Barbara Ann Radnofsky (D) 33.66%, Jon Roland (L) 2.28%
Controller	Susan Combs (R) 83.16%	Mary J. Ruwart (L) 10.5%, Edward Lindsay (G) 6.34%
Lt. Governor	David Dewhurst (R) 61.8%	Linda Chavez-Thompson (D) 34.8%, Scott Jameson (L) 2.5%

Legislative races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
House 1	George Lavender (R) 51.51%	Stephen J. Frost (D) 40.81%, Trent E. Gale (I) 7.67%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 2	Dan Flynn (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 3	Erwin Cain (R) 56.61%	Mark Homer (D) 41.51%, J. Douglas Froneberger (L) 1.88%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 4	Lance Gooden (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 5	Bryan Hughes (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 6	Leo Berman (R) 86.85%	Jon Fitts (L) 13.15%
House 7	David Simpson (R) 91.27%	Eric M. Brandt (L) 8.73%
House 8	Byron Cook (R) 74.39%	Charles Morgan (D) 25.61%
House 9	Wayne Christian (R) 72.15%	Kenneth D. Franks (D) 27.85%
House 10	Jim Pitts (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 11	Chuck Hopson (R) 75.82%	Richard D. Hackney (D) 24.18%
House 12	Jim White (R) 57.64%	Jim McReynolds (D) 42.36%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 13	Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 14	Fred Brown (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 15	Rob Eissler (R) 90.45%	Samuel Calkin (L) 9.55%
House 16	Brandon Creighton (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 17	Tim Kleinschmidt (R) 65.09%	Pati Jacobs (D) 31.94%, Travis Hill (L) 2.97%
House 18	John Otto (R) 89.57%	Rhys M. Blavier (L) 10.43%
House 19	Mike Hamilton (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 20	Charles Schwertner (R) 82.55%	David Floyd (L) 17.45%
House 21	Allan B. Ritter (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 22	Joe Deshotel (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 23	Craig Eiland (D) 53.16%	Gary Wilson (R) 46.84%
House 24	Larry Taylor (R) 88.71%	Joel Grace (L) 11.29%
House 25	Dennis Bonnen (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 26	Charlie Howard (R) 64.63%	Phillip Andrews (D) 33.37%, Joey Roland (L) 2%
House 27	Ron Reynolds (D) 84.64%	Derek Grayson (L) 15.36%
House 28	John Zerwas (R) 71.44%	Wayne Raasch (D) 28.56%
House 29	Randy Weber (R) 84.69%	Jim Foreman (L) 15.31%
House 30	Geanie W. Morrison (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 31	Ryan Guillen (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 32	Todd Hunter (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 33	Raul Torres (R) 52.51%	Solomon P. Ortiz, Jr. (D) 47.49%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 34	Connie Scott (R) 53.96%	Abel Herrero (D) 46.04%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 35	Jose Aliseda (R) 52.81%	Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles (D) 47.19%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 36	Sergio Muñoz (D)	Unopposed
House 37	Rene O. Oliveira (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 38	Eddie Lucio, III (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 39	Armando Martinez (D)	Unopposed
House 40	Aaron Pena, Jr. (D)	Unopposed
House 41	Veronica Gonzales (D) 56.98%	Rebecca Cervera (R) 43.02%
House 42	Richard Raymond (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 43	J.M. Lozano (D) 77.9%	Richard W. Shuey (L) 22.1%
House 44	Edmund Kuempel (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 45	Jason A. Isaac (R) 53.91%	Patrick M. Rose (D) 46.09%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 46	Dawnna Dukes (D) 84.19%	George E. Emery (L) 15.81%
House 47	Paul Workman (R) 49.68%	Valinda Bolton (D) 46.19%, Kris Bailey (L) 4.13%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 48	Donna Howard (D) 48.54%	Dan Neil (R) 48.52%, Ben Easton (L) 2.95%
House 49	Elliott Naishtat (D) 85.29%	Nathan Kleffman (L) 14.71%
House 50	Mark Strama (D) 54.85%	Pat McGuinness (R) 41.72%, Emily Cowan (L) 3.44%
House 51	Ed Rodriguez (D) 75.94%	Marilyn Jackson (R) 19.96%, Arthur DiBianca (L) 4.1%
House 52	Larry Gonzales (R) 57.45%	Diana Maldonado (D) 38.01%, Charles McCoy (L) 4.55%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 53	Harvey Hilderbran (R) 89.9%	Brian W. Holk (L) 10.1%
House 54	Jimmie Don Aycock (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 55	Ralph Sheffield (R) 81.11%	Penny Hendrix (L) 18.89%
House 56	Charles Anderson (R) 58.48%	John Mabry (D) 37.88%, Neill Snider (L) 3.64%
House 57	Marva Beck (R) 51.68%	Jim Dunnam (D) 45.76%, Derek Johnson (L) 2.56%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 58	Rob Orr (R) 75.73%	John Greene (D) 20.37%, Tom Stewart (L) 3.9%
House 59	Sid Miller (R) 74.87%	Will Bratton (I) 25.13%
House 60	James L. Keffer (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 61	Phil King (R) 86.24%	Richard Forsythe (L) 13.76%
House 62	Larry Phillips (R) 87.72%	Kenneth Myers (L) 12.28%
House 63	Tan Parker (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 64	Myra Crownover (R) 80.72%	Diane L. Chisholm (L) 19.28%
House 65	Burt Solomons (R) 82.43%	Ryan M. Gray (L) 17.57%
House 66	Van Taylor (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 67	Jerry Madden (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 68	Rick Hardcastle (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 69	Lanham Lyne (R) 74.17%	Michael L. Smith (D) 25.83%	Flipped D to R
House 70	Ken Paxton (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 71	Susan L. King (R) 88.07%	Fred Jones (L) 11.93%
House 72	Drew Darby (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 73	Doug Miller (R) 85.51%	Robert A. Nowotny (L) 14.49%
House 74	Pete P. Gallego (D) 54.82%	Thomas Kincaid (R) 45.18%
House 75	Chente Quintanilla (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 76	Naomi R. Gonzalez (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 77	Marisa Marquez (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 78	Dee Margo (R) 52.41%	Joseph E. Moody (D) 47.59%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 79	Joe C. Pickett (D) 84.34%	Timothy Flood (L) 15.66%
House 80	Tracy O. King (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 81	Tryon D. Lewis (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 82	Tom Craddick (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 83	Charles Perry (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 84	John Frullo (R) 68.2%	Carol Morgan (D) 31.8%
House 85	Jim Landtroop (R) 61.91%	Joe Heflin (D) 38.09%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 86	John Smithee (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 87	Four Price (R) 77.33%	Abel Bosquez (D) 18.89%, James A. Hudspeth (L) 3.78%
House 88	Warren Chisum (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 89	Jodie Laubenberg (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 90	Lon Burnam (D) 65.32%	Larry Keilberg (R) 34.68%
House 91	Kelly Hancock (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 92	Todd Smith (R) 71.48%	John Schleeter (D) 28.52%
House 93	Barbara Nash (R) 49.28%	Paula Hightower Pierson (D) 47.59%, Colin F. Sewards (L) 3.13%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 94	Diane Patrick (R) 84.53%	Richard A. Cross (L) 9.97%, Ryan Seward (G) 5.5%
House 95	Marc Veasey (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 96	Bill Zedler (R) 52.39%	Chris Turner (D) 47.61%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 97	Mark M. Shelton (R) 86.41%	Rod Wingo (L) 13.59%
House 98	Vicki Truitt (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 99	Charlie Geren (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 100	Eric Johnson (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 101	Cindy Burkett (R) 51.81%	Robert Miklos (D) 48.19%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 102	Stefani Carter (R) 54.64%	Carol Kent (D) 45.36%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 103	Rafael Anchía (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 104	Roberto R. Alonzo (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 105	Linda Harper-Brown (R) 51.71%	Loretta Haldenwang (D) 44.9%, Cecil Anthony Ince (L) 3.39%
House 106	Rodney Anderson (R) 49.44%	Kirk England (D) 48.5%, Gene Freeman (L) 2.06%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 107	Kenneth Sheets (R) 51.37%	Allen Vaught (D) 46.48%, Brandon Parsons (L) 2.15%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 108	Dan Branch (R) 64.92%	Pete Schulte (D) 32.71%, Jarrett Rab Woods (L) 2.37%
House 109	Helen Giddings (D) 98.99%	James Adams (write-in) 1.01%
House 110	Barbara Mallory Caraway (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 111	Yvonne Davis (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 112	Angie Button (R) 83.22%	Troy Camplin (L) 16.78%
House 113	Joe Driver (R) 57.15%	Jamie Dorris (D) 42.85%
House 114	Will Hartnett (R) 65.11%	John Wellik (D) 34.89%
House 115	Jim Jackson (R) 83.09%	David W. Bell (L) 16.91%
House 116	Trey Martinez Fischer (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 117	John V. Garza (R) 51.89%	David McQuade Leibowitz (D) 48.11%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 118	Joe Farias (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 119	Roland Gutierrez (D) 61.39%	Michael E. Holdman (R) 38.61%
House 120	Ruth Jones McClendon (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 121	Joe Straus (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 122	Lyle Larson (R) 77.38%	Masarrat Ali (D) 22.62%
House 123	Mike Villarreal (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 124	José Menéndez (D) 79.23%	Douglas P. Hanson (L) 20.77%
House 125	Joaquin Castro (D) 78.5%	Jeffrey C. Blunt (L) 21.5%
House 126	Patricia Harless (R) 68.14%	Casey McKinney (D) 31.86%
House 127	Dan Huberty (R) 75.25%	Joe A. Montemayor (D) 24.75%
House 128	Wayne Smith (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 129	John E. Davis (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 130	Allen Fletcher (R) 88.93%	Joe Spencer (L) 11.07%
House 131	Alma Allen (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 132	Bill Callegari (R) 66.19%	Silvia Mintz (D) 31.7%, Michael Ryan (L) 2.11%
House 133	Jim Murphy (R) 56.27%	Kristi Thibaut (D) 42.43%, Alfred N. Montestruc (L) 1.3%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 134	Sarah Davis (R) 50.68%	Ellen Cohen (D) 49.32%	Flipped D to R; Incumbent defeated
House 135	Gary Elkins (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 136	Beverly Woolley (R) 88.58%	Gerald W. LaFleur (L) 11.42%
House 137	Scott Hochberg (D) 58.72%	Sylvia Spivey (R) 41.28%
House 138	Dwayne Bohac (R) 62.55%	Kendra Yarbrough Camarena (D) 35.49%, Wesley Hamner (L) 1.96%
House 139	Sylvester Turner (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 140	Armando Walle (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 141	Senfronia Thompson (D) 76.32%	Michael Bunch (R) 23.68%
House 142	Harold Dutton (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 143	Ana Hernandez (D) 68.3%	Gilbert Peña (R) 31.7%
House 144	Ken Legler (R) 59.45%	Rick Molina (D) 38.28%, Clifford Lee Messina (L) 1.31%
House 145	Carol Alvarado (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 146	Borris Miles (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 147	Garnet F. Coleman (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 148	Jessica Farrar (D) 58.68%	Fernando Herrera (R) 41.32%
House 149	Hubert Vo (D) 52.23%	Jack O'Connor (R) 47.77%
House 150	Debbie Riddle (R) 71.3%	Brad Neal (D) 26.84%, Eric M. Holdt (L) 1.86%
Senate 1	Kevin Eltife (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 2	Bob Deuell (R) 66.38%	Kathleen Maria Shaw (D) 33.62%
Senate 3	Robert Nichols (R) 88.9%	David Scott (L) 11.1%
Senate 5	Steve Ogden (R) 71.27%	Stephen M. Wyman (D) 28.73%
Senate 7	Dan Patrick (R) 86.41%	Lee Coughran (L) 13.59%
Senate 8	Florence Shapiro (R) 84.02%	Ed Kless (L) 15.98%
Senate 12	Jane Nelson (R) 86.15%	Mark F. Frohman (L) 13.85%
Senate 13	Rodney Ellis (D) 78.17%	Michael Mauldin (R) 21.83%
Senate 14	Kirk Watson (D) 60.73%	Mary Lou Serafine (R) 35.67%, Kent Phillips (L) 3.61%
Senate 15	John Whitmire (D) 59.28%	Bill Walker (R) 40.72%
Senate 17	Joan Huffman (R) 83.16%	Phil Kurtz (L) 16.84%
Senate 18	Glenn Hegar (R) 70.43%	Patricia Olney (D) 29.57%
Senate 19	Carlos Uresti (D) 52.14%	Dick Bowen (R) 45.08%, Mette A. Baker (L) 2.78%
Senate 22	Brian Birdwell (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 25	Jeff Wentworth (R) 82.18%	Arthur Maxwell Thomas, IV (L) 17.45%, Eric R. Anderson (write-in) 0.38%
Senate 29	Jose R. Rodriguez (D) 60.24%	Dan Chavez (R) 39.76%

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