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  TX US Senate - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Texas > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open March 04, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 04, 2008 - 11:00am Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedArmyDem March 26, 2008 06:35pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameJohn Cornyn Votes2,496,243 (55.30%)
Term12/01/2002 - 01/03/2009 Margin540,485 (+11.97%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2008
NameJohn Cornyn Votes4,337,469 (54.82%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin948,104 (+11.98%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX US Senate 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
10/23/2007 03/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rick Noriega 2 --1 11
Leaning Call: Rick Noriega (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Rick Noriega (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/29/2007 02/24/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name St. Rep. Rick Noriega Gene Kelly Ray McMurrey Rhett R. Smith  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 1,108,318 (51.01%) 583,845 (26.87%) 268,742 (12.37%) 211,811 (9.75%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -524,473 (-24.14%) -839,576 (-38.64%) -896,507 (-41.26%)  
Predict Avg.59.00% 11.00% 30.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 12/31 $688,035.00 $-- 12/31 $773.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 12/03/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2007  
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg32.00%-- 15.00%-- 8.00%-- 3.00%--  
Public Policy Polling 
02/23/08-02/24/08
32.00% -- 15.00% -- 8.00% -- 3.00% --
IVR Polls 
08/29/07-08/30/07
27.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  San Antonio Express-News
D Russ Feingold 🔗
D DFWDem
D Norma Chavez 🔗
  National Education Association
  Mexican American Democrats
  American Federation of Teachers
  Dallas Morning News
  El Paso Times
  Austin American-Statesman
  Austin Chronicle
  Houston Chronicle
D Richard Peña Raymond 🔗
D Solomon P. Ortiz, Jr. 🔗
D Abel Herrero 🔗
D Joe Farias 🔗
D Joseph "Joe" Deshotel 🔗
D Royce West 🔗
D Henry Cisneros 🔗
D Ciro Rodriguez 🔗
D Silvestre Reyes 🔗
D Solomon P. Ortiz 🔗
D Sheila Jackson Lee 🔗
D Nick Lampson 🔗
D Eddie Bernice Johnson 🔗
D Rubén Hinojosa 🔗
D Charlie Gonzalez 🔗
D Chet Edwards 🔗
D Lloyd Doggett 🔗
  AFL-CIO
I M@
D Ashley
  International Longshoremen's Association
  VoteVets.org
D Wesley Clark 🔗
D John F. Kerry 🔗
  Democracy for America
D TX DEM
D Mike Villarreal 🔗
D Senfronia Thompson 🔗
D Mark Strama 🔗
D Eddie Rodriguez 🔗
D Chente Quintanilla 🔗
D Paula Hightower Pierson 🔗
D Joseph C. "Joe" Pickett 🔗
D Rene O. Oliveira 🔗
D Dora F. Olivo 🔗
D Elliot Naishtat 🔗
D Paul C. Moreno 🔗
D Borris L. Miles 🔗
D Armando "Mando" Martínez 🔗
D Eddie Lucio III 🔗
D Donna Howard 🔗
D Scott Hochberg 🔗
D Ana Hernandez 🔗
D Pete Gallego 🔗
D Trey Martinez Fischer 🔗
D Jessica Farrar 🔗
D David Farabee 🔗
D Juan Manuel Escobar 🔗
D Jim Dunnam 🔗
D Garnet F. Coleman 🔗
D Joaquín Castro 🔗
D Lon Burnam 🔗
D Valinda Bolton 🔗
D Roberto R. Alonzo 🔗
D Alma A. Allen 🔗
D Leticia R. Van De Putte 🔗
D Eliot Shapleigh 🔗
D Gene Green 🔗
D Al Green 🔗
D Dolph Briscoe 🔗
D Paul W. Hobby 🔗
D Mario Gallegos, Jr. 🔗
D John Whitmire 🔗
D Rodney Ellis 🔗
D William P. "Bill" Hobby 🔗
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Mar 02, 2008 10:00am Election Guide In Senate race, Democratic rivals hope this is Gene Kelly's last dance  Article Monsieur 
Jan 07, 2008 10:20pm News Dancer's name could trip up Dems' Senate hopes  Article Monsieur 
Oct 23, 2007 01:00pm News Watts drops Senate bid  Article TX DEM 
Sep 02, 2007 01:00pm News Reichstadt Out in Democratic Senate Primary  Article TX DEM 
Jun 07, 2007 02:30pm Strategy Democrat launches Senate bid with his own $3.8 million  Article Sarnstrom 
Jun 01, 2007 02:10pm Announcement TX SEN: Watts goin’ explorin’ for U.S. Senate race  Article Sarnstrom 

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