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  TX State House Speaker
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX State House > Speaker of the House
OfficeSpeaker
HonorificSpeaker - Abbr: Speaker
Type Leadership Election
Filing Deadline 00, 2009 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 13, 2009 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close January 13, 2009 - 12:05pm Central
Term Start January 13, 2009 - 12:10pm
Term End January 11, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH January 08, 2021 01:38am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/09/2007
NameTom Craddick Votes121 (81.76%)
Term01/09/2007 - 01/13/2009 Margin94 (+63.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won01/11/2011
NameJoe Straus III Votes132 (89.80%)
Term01/11/2011 - 01/11/2013 Margin117 (+79.59%)
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LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/03/2009 01/13/2009
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Joe Straus III 4 1 --2
Leaning Call: Joe Straus III (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Joe Straus III (100.00%)

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Name St. Rep. Joe Straus III  
PartyRepublican  
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Uncertified Votes 150 (100.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00%  
Cash On Hand $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/2009  
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jan 13, 2009 04:00pm General Texas lawmakers elect first Jewish House speaker  Article DFWDem 
Jan 05, 2009 03:55pm General New Texas House speaker could be a boon for big cities  Article DFWDem 
Jan 04, 2009 06:00pm Blog Entry Tom Craddick withdraws from [TX] speaker's race  Article DFWDem 
Jan 04, 2009 06:00pm General Newcomer Straus poised to become the new Texas House speaker  Article DFWDem 
Jan 04, 2009 04:00pm Blog Entry Report: Another candidate in the [TX House Speaker] race?  Article DFWDem 
Jan 04, 2009 09:00am General Conservatives blast [TX] House speaker hopeful Straus on abortion, gambling  Article DFWDem 

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