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  TX State Senate 31 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX State Senate > TX State Senate 31
OfficeState Senate
HonorificState Senate - Abbr: St. Sen.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline December 22, 2003 - 11:55pm Central
Polls Open January 20, 2004 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close January 20, 2004 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start February 18, 2004 - 12:00am
Term End January 20, 2005 - 12:00pm
ContributorJR725
Last ModifiedRBH March 25, 2013 09:31pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameM. Teel Bivins Votes118,938 (100.00%)
Term01/20/2003 - 01/12/2004 Margin118,938 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won02/17/2004
NameKel Seliger Votes41,101 (56.16%)
Term02/18/2004 - 01/20/2005 Margin9,010 (+12.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX State Senate 31 - Special Runoff 02/17/2004
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/29/2003 01/20/2004
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Don Sparks 2 1 ----
Kel Seliger 3 1 ----
Leaning Call: Kel Seliger (55.56%)
Weighted Call: Kel Seliger (69.26%)

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Name Kel Seliger Kirk Edwards Don Sparks Bob Barnes Elaine King Miller Lee Gibson Jesse Quackenbush
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Democratic Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 24,791 (35.72%) 14,273 (20.56%) 11,213 (16.16%) 9,478 (13.66%) 5,738 (8.27%) 2,429 (3.50%) 1,488 (2.14%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,518 (-15.15%) -13,578 (-19.56%) -15,313 (-22.06%) -19,053 (-27.45%) -22,362 (-32.22%) -23,303 (-33.57%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- 12/22 $-100,200.00 12/22 $45,959.00 12/22 $-11,790.00 $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date 12/02/2003 12/01/2003 12/02/2003 12/01/2003 12/22/2003 12/22/2003 12/17/2003
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Mike Canon (R)
Dec 22, 2003

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Dec 09, 2003 12:00am General Perry sets Jan. 20 election date [to fill Teel Bivins Senate seat]  Article DFWDem 

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