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2010 Texas House of Representatives election
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All 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joe Straus Jim Dunnam
(Lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2009 January 14, 2003
Leader's seat 121st 57th
Last election 76 74
Seats before 77 73
Seats won 99 51
Seat change Increase22 Decrease22
Popular vote 2,795,975 1,357,943
Percentage 64.71% 31.43%
Swing Increase10.72% Decrease10.39%
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold

Republican:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%

Democratic:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
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The 2010 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 82nd Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms.

Background

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Following the 2008 elections, the Democrats nearly gained control of the House with 74 members to the Republicans' 76. Republicans saw the freshmen Democratic members elected in 2008 as vulnerable, as many of them had narrowly won and had been the first Democrats elected to those districts in decades.[1] Democrats also had a large number of incumbents in districts that voted heavily Republican on the national level. In November 2009, Democrat Chuck Hopson announced he had switched his party affiliation to Republican, increasing the size of the Republican caucus to 77. Hopson's district was the most Republican district in the state that had elected a Democrat in 2008.[2] Democrats needed to gain three seats from the Republicans in order to win the majority.

Campaign

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Republicans very heavily targeted White Democrats representing rural districts that voted for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. These conservative Democrats attempted to distance themselves from the national Democratic Party as pundits increasingly predicted a Republican wave election in opposition to the policies of President Barack Obama.[3]

Predictions

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Most analysts expected Republicans to easily maintain control of the Texas House, expanding their narrow majority from the 2008 election. Despite this, many also saw the potentially strong performance by Democrat Bill White in the concurrent gubernatorial election as a force to mitigate the severity of Democratic losses.

Source Ranking As of
Governing[4] Likely R Nov. 1, 2010

Results

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In the end, the Republicans routed the Democrats in the general election, erasing all of the gains they had made in 2006 and 2008, as well as defeating almost every Democrat representing a rural, Republican-leaning district. Democrats lost 22 seats in the midst of a nationwide Republican wave election.[5] On December 14, 2010, Democrat Allan Ritter announced he would be changing his party affiliation to Republican.[6] On the same day, Democrat Aaron Peña announced he would be switching to the Republican Party as well, claiming that the Democratic Party no longer aligned with his conservative values.[7] This left the party balance at 101 Republicans and 49 Democrats at the start of the Eighty-second Texas Legislature when it convened on January 11, 2011.

Statewide

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Summary of the November 2, 2010 Texas House of Representatives election results
Party Candi-
dates 		Votes % Seats +/–
Republican Party 112 2,795,975 64.71% 99 Increase22
Democratic Party 93 1,357,943 31.43% 51 Decrease22
Libertarian Party 50 155,144 3.59% 0 –
Green Party 2 1,848 0.04% 0 –
Independent 2 9,473 0.22% 0 –
Write-in 1 357 0.01% 0 –
Total 100.00% 150 –
Popular vote
Republican
 
 64.71%
Democratic
 
 31.43%
Libertarian
 
 3.59%
Green
 
 0.04%
Independent
 
 0.22%
Write-in
 
 0.01%
House seats won
Republican
 
 66.67%
Democratic
 
 33.33%

Close races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 48, 0.02%
  2. District 106, 0.94% (gain)
  3. District 134, 1.36% (gain)
  4. District 93, 1.69% (gain)
  5. District 47, 3.49% (gain)
  6. District 101, 3.62% (gain)
  7. District 117, 3.78% (gain)
  8. District 149, 4.76%
  9. District 96, 4.78% (gain)
  10. District 78, 4.82% (gain)
  11. District 107, 4.89% (gain)
  12. District 33, 5.02% (gain)
  13. District 35, 5.62% (gain)
  14. District 57, 5.92% (gain)
  15. District 23, 6.32%
  16. District 105, 6.81%
  17. District 45, 7.82% (gain)
  18. District 34, 7.92% (gain)
  19. District 102, 9.28% (gain)
  20. District 74, 9.64%

Notable races

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District 11: Representative Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville) was re-elected as a Democrat in 2008 with 49.29% of the vote. On November 6, 2009, he announced that he would switch parties and seek re-election as a Republican. He would later win re-election in 2010 with 75.82% of the vote.

Results by district

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District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 14,717 40.81% 18,575 51.51% 2,766 7.67% 36,058 100.00% Republican gain
District 2 - - 26,604 100.00% - - 26,604 100.00% Republican hold
District 3 14,645 41.51% 19,974 56.61% 665 1.88% 35,284 100.00% Republican gain
District 4 - - 14,904 100.00% - - 14,904 100.00% Republican hold
District 5 - - 33,980 100.00% - - 33,980 100.00% Republican hold
District 6 - - 30,610 86.85% 4,634 13.15% 35,244 100.00% Republican hold
District 7 - - 27,069 91.27% 2,589 8.73% 29,658 100.00% Republican hold
District 8 7,906 25.61% 22,969 74.39% - - 30,875 100.00% Republican hold
District 9 9,169 27.85% 23,754 72.15% - - 32,923 100.00% Republican hold
District 10 - - 31,797 100.00% - - 31,797 100.00% Republican hold
District 11 8,635 24.18% 27,074 75.82% - - 35,709 100.00% Republican hold
District 12 15,405 42.36% 20,958 57.64% - - 36,363 100.00% Republican gain
District 13 - - 31,741 100.00% - - 31,741 100.00% Republican hold
District 14 - - 27,938 100.00% - - 27,938 100.00% Republican hold
District 15 - - 52,550 90.45% 5,546 9.55% 58,096 100.00% Republican hold
District 16 - - 38,959 100.00% - - 38,959 100.00% Republican hold
District 17 13,868 31.94% 28,266 65.09% 1,291 2.97% 43,425 100.00% Republican hold
District 18 - - 26,862 89.57% 3,128 10.43% 29,990 100.00% Republican hold
District 19 - - 28,261 100.00% - - 28,261 100.00% Republican hold
District 20 - - 44,901 82.55% 9,490 17.45% 54,391 100.00% Republican hold
District 21 19,432 100.00% - - - - 19,432 100.00% Democratic hold
District 22 16,552 100.00% - - - - 16,552 100.00% Democratic hold
District 23 17,631 53.16% 15,534 46.84% - - 33,165 100.00% Democratic hold
District 24 - - 39,193 88.71% 4,989 11.29% 44,182 100.00% Republican hold
District 25 - - 25,368 100.00% - - 25,368 100.00% Republican hold
District 26 15,344 33.37% 29,721 64.63% 922 2.00% 45,987 100.00% Republican hold
District 27 32,030 84.64% - - 5,812 15.36% 37,842 100.00% Democratic hold
District 28 17,628 28.56% 44,094 71.44% 61,722 100.00% Republican hold
District 29 - - 33,011 84.69% 5,969 15.31% 38,980 100.00% Republican hold
District 30 - - 29,045 100.00% - - 29,045 100.00% Republican hold
District 31 12,724 100.00% - - - - 12,724 100.00% Democratic hold
District 32 - - 28,215 100.00% - - 28,215 100.00% Republican hold
District 33 11,306 47.49% 12,499 52.51% - - 23,805 100.00% Republican gain
District 34 11,855 46.04% 13,892 53.96% - - 25,747 100.00% Republican gain
District 35 13,692 47.19% 15,324 52.81% - - 29,016 100.00% Republican gain
District 36 - - - - - - - 100.00% Democratic hold
District 37 9,640 100.00% - - - - 9,640 100.00% Democratic hold
District 38 12,466 100.00% - - - - 12,466 100.00% Democratic hold
District 39 - - - - - - - 100.00% Democratic hold
District 40 - - - - - - - 100.00% Democratic hold
District 41 10,612 56.98% 8,012 43.02% - - 18,624 100.00% Democratic hold
District 42 18,798 100.00% - - - - 18,798 100.00% Democratic hold
District 43 12,351 77.90% - - 3,503 22.10% 15,854 100.00% Democratic hold
District 44 - - 37,037 100.00% - - 37,037 100.00% Republican hold
District 45 23,691 46.09% 27,715 53.91% - - 51,406 100.00% Republican gain
District 46 18,430 84.19% - - 3,462 15.81% 21,892 100.00% Democratic hold
District 47 27,773 46.19% 29,873 49.68% 2,485 4.13% 60,131 100.00% Republican gain
District 48 25,023 48.54% 25,011 48.52% 1,519 2.95% 51,553 100.00% Democratic hold
District 49 30,423 85.29% - - 5,249 14.71% 35,672 100.00% Democratic hold
District 50 23,720 54.85% 18,041 41.72% 1,486 3.44% 43,247 100.00% Democratic hold
District 51 12,981 75.94% 3,412 19.96% 701 4.10% 17,094 100.00% Democratic hold
District 52 16,823 38.01% 25,430 57.45% 2,012 4.55% 44,265 100.00% Republican gain
District 53 - - 36,424 89.90% 4,093 10.10% 40,517 100.00% Republican hold
District 54 - - 22,111 100.00% - - 22,111 100.00% Republican hold
District 55 - - 24,041 81.11% 5,600 18.89% 29,641 100.00% Republican hold
District 56 16,554 37.88% 25,554 58.48% 15,91 3.64% 43,669 100.00% Republican hold
District 57 12,743 45.76% 14,391 51.68% 712 2.56% 27,846 100.00% Republican gain
District 58 7,408 20.37% 27,537 75.73% 1,418 3.90% 36,363 100.00% Republican hold
District 59 - - 19,985 74.87% 6,707 25.13% 26,692 100.00% Republican hold
District 60 - - 33,425 100.00% - - 33,425 100.00% Republican hold
District 61 - - 34,513 86.24% 5,508 13.76% 40,021 100.00% Republican hold
District 62 - - 26,133 87.72% 3,657 12.28% 29,790 100.00% Republican hold
District 63 - - 43,477 100.00% - - 43,477 100.00% Republican hold
District 64 - - 26,057 80.72% 6,224 19.28% 32,281 100.00% Republican hold
District 65 - - 27,585 82.43% 5,878 17.57% 33,463 100.00% Republican hold
District 66 - - 25,279 100.00% - - 25,279 100.00% Republican hold
District 67 - - 19,070 100.00% - - 19,070 100.00% Republican hold
District 68 - - 29,140 100.00% - - 29,140 100.00% Republican hold
District 69 7,268 25.83% 20,872 74.17% - - 28,140 100.00% Republican gain
District 70 - - 43,006 100.00% - - 43,006 100.00% Republican hold
District 71 - - 24,467 88.07% 3,313 11.93% 27,780 100.00% Republican hold
District 72 - - 23,933 100.00% - - 23,933 100.00% Republican hold
District 73 - - 49,846 85.51% 8,446 14.49% 58,282 100.00% Republican hold
District 74 15,720 54.82% 12,957 45.18% - - 28,677 100.00% Democratic hold
District 75 11,545 100.00% - - - - 11,545 100.00% Democratic hold
District 76 11,318 100.00% - - - - 11,318 100.00% Democratic hold
District 77 9,508 100.00% - - - - 9,508 100.00% Democratic hold
District 78 13,927 47.59% 15,337 52.41% - - 29,264 100.00% Republican gain
District 79 10,591 84.34% - - 1,967 15.66% 12,558 100.00% Democratic hold
District 80 18,652 100.00% - - - - 18,652 100.00% Democratic hold
District 81 - - 21,048 100.00% - - 21,048 100.00% Republican hold
District 82 - - 28,006 100.00% - - 28,006 100.00% Republican hold
District 83 - - 33,824 100.00% - - 33,824 100.00% Republican hold
District 84 7,248 31.80% 15,541 68.20% - - 22,789 100.00% Republican hold
District 85 10,713 38.09% 17,416 61.91% - - 28,129 100.00% Republican gain
District 86 - - 32,375 100.00% - - 32,375 100.00% Republican hold
District 87 4,148 18.89% 16,979 77.33% 830 3.78% 21,957 100.00% Republican hold
District 88 - - 25,263 100.00% - - 25,263 100.00% Republican hold
District 89 - - 43,947 100.00% - - 43,947 100.00% Republican hold
District 90 7,759 65.32% 4,120 34.68% - - 11,879 100.00% Democratic hold
District 91 - - 22,445 100.00% - - 22,445 100.00% Republican hold
District 92 9,307 28.52% 23,330 71.48% - - 32,637 100.00% Republican hold
District 93 12,132 47.59% 12,563 49.28% 799 3.13% 25,494 100.00% Republican gain
District 94 - - 24,565 84.53% 4,496 15.47% 29,061 100.00% Republican hold
District 95 19,835 100.00% - - - - 19,835 100.00% Democratic hold
District 96 21,583 47.61% 23,747 52.39% - - 45,330 100.00% Republican gain
District 97 - - 28,275 86.41% 4,448 13.59% 32,723 100.00% Republican hold
District 98 - - 46,750 100.00% - - 46,750 100.00% Republican hold
District 99 - - 31,931 100.00% - - 31,931 100.00% Republican hold
District 100 14,469 100.00% - - - - 14,469 100.00% Democratic hold
District 101 12,338 48.19% 13,266 51.81% - - 25,604 100.00% Republican gain
District 102 11,791 45.36% 14,202 54.64% - - 25,993 100.00% Republican gain
District 103 7,626 100.00% - - - - 7,626 100.00% Democratic hold
District 104 7,936 100.00% - - - - 7,936 100.00% Democratic hold
District 105 9,799 44.90% 11,286 51.71% 740 3.39% 21,825 100.00% Republican hold
District 106 10,444 48.50% 10,648 49.44% 444 2.06% 51,536 100.00% Republican gain
District 107 14,683 46.48% 16,226 51.37% 648 2.15% 31,587 100.00% Republican gain
District 108 10,793 32.71% 21,420 64.92% 783 2.37% 32,996 100.00% Republican hold
District 109 34,911 98.99% - - 357 1.01% 35,268 100.00% Democratic hold
District 110 15,866 100.00% - - - - 15,866 100.00% Democratic hold
District 111 25,783 100.00% - - - - 25,783 100.00% Democratic hold
District 112 - - 22,206 83.22% 4,478 16.78% 26,684 100.00% Republican hold
District 113 12,430 42.85% 16,579 57.15% - - 29,009 100.00% Republican hold
District 114 11,000 34.89% 20,529 65.11% - - 31,529 100.00% Republican hold
District 115 - - 22,946 83.09% 4,669 16.91% 27,615 100.00% Republican hold
District 116 16,889 100.00% - - - - 16,889 100.00% Democratic hold
District 117 13,635 48.11% 14,705 51.89% - - 28,340 100.00% Republican gain
District 118 13,824 100.00% - - - - 13,824 100.00% Democratic hold
District 119 13,390 61.39% 8,422 38.61% - - 21,812 100.00% Democratic hold
District 120 14,700 100.00% - - - - 14,700 100.00% Democratic hold
District 121 - - 32,713 100.00% - - 32,713 100.00% Republican hold
District 122 16,576 22.62% 56,702 77.38% - - 73,278 100.00% Republican hold
District 123 14,454 100.00% - - - - 14,454 100.00% Democratic hold
District 124 15,260 79.23% - - 4,001 20.77% 19,621 100.00% Democratic hold
District 125 16,590 78.50% - - 4,545 21.50% 21,135 100.00% Democratic hold
District 126 11,938 31.86% 25,534 68.14% - - 37,472 100.00% Republican hold
District 127 12,406 24.75% 37,725 75.25% - - 50,131 100.00% Republican hold
District 128 - - 21,121 100.00% - - 21,121 100.00% Republican hold
District 129 - - 31,526 100.00% - - 31,526 100.00% Republican hold
District 130 - - 50,389 88.93% 6,275 11.07% 56,664 100.00% Republican hold
District 131 21,797 100.00% - - - - 21,797 100.00% Democratic hold
District 132 14,764 31.70% 30,828 66.19% 985 2.11% 46,577 100.00% Republican hold
District 133 11,403 42.43% 15,120 56.27% 349 1.30% 26,872 100.00% Republican gain
District 134 25,254 49.32% 25,955 50.68% - - 51,209 100.00% Republican gain
District 135 - - 22,390 100.00% - - 22,390 100.00% Republican hold
District 136 - - 33,130 88.58% 4,270 11.42% 37,400 100.00% Republican hold
District 137 6,151 58.72% 4,325 41.28% - - 10,476 100.00% Democratic hold
District 138 9,646 35.49% 17,002 62.55% 532 1.96% 27,180 100.00% Republican hold
District 139 20,842 100.00% - - - - 20,842 100.00% Democratic hold
District 140 7,871 100.00% - - - - 7,871 100.00% Democratic hold
District 141 19,592 76.32% 6,078 23.68% - - 25,670 100.00% Democratic hold
District 142 21,147 100.00% - - - - 21,147 100.00% Democratic hold
District 143 7,409 68.30% 3,438 31.70% - - 10,847 100.00% Democratic hold
District 144 9,931 38.28% 15,425 59.45% 588 2.27% 25,944 100.00% Republican hold
District 145 9,395 100.00% - - - - 9,395 100.00% Democratic hold
District 146 25,098 100.00% - - - - 25,098 100.00% Democratic hold
District 147 22,312 100.00% - - - - 22,312 100.00% Democratic hold
District 148 13,903 58.68% 9,790 41.32% - - 23,693 100.00% Democratic hold
District 149 15,641 52.23% 14,304 47.77% - - 29,945 100.00% Democratic hold
District 150 13,027 26.84% 34,607 71.30% 904 1.86% 48,538 100.00% Republican hold
Total 1,357,943 31.43% 2,795,975 64.71% 166,882 3.86% 4,320,800 100.00% Source:[8]

References

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  1. ^ Hu, Elise (October 11, 2010). "A Sophomore Slump?". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. ^ Ramsey, Ross (November 6, 2009). "Hopson's Choice". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Hamilton, Reeve (October 8, 2010). "The Hunted". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Brown, Brandi Grissom, Reeve Hamilton, Elise Hu, Ross Ramsey, Emily Ramshaw, Morgan Smith, Matt Stiles, Julián Aguilar, David Muto, Kate Galbraith, Becca Aaronson, Julie Chang, Tristan Hallman and Emily (November 3, 2010). "Red November". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Ramsey, Ross (December 12, 2010). "TribBlog: Ritter Confirms He's Switching Parties". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Hamilton, Reeve (December 14, 2010). "TribBlog: Peña on Party Switching". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Race Summary Report – 2010 General Election". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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