2008 United States Senate election in Texas explained

Election Name:2008 United States Senate election in Texas
Country:Texas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2002 United States Senate election in Texas
Previous Year:2002
Next Election:2014 United States Senate election in Texas
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 4, 2008
Image1:File:John Cornyn official portrait, 2009 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:John Cornyn
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:4,337,469
Percentage1:54.82%
Nominee2:Rick Noriega
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:3,389,365
Percentage2:42.84%
Map Size:310px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:John Cornyn
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:John Cornyn
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2008 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn defeated Democratic nominee Rick Noriega, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, to win re-election to a second term in office.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Cornyn, running as an incumbent, had a 42% approval rating with a 43% disapproval rating in June 2007.[2] Texas is a red state, that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won with over 55% of the vote. Cornyn slightly underperformed McCain. However, Noriega underperformed both 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Texas and Cornyn's 2002 opponent, Ron Kirk, with Noriega receiving just 42.8% of the vote.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
align=left The Cook Political Report[3] October 23, 2008
align=left CQ Politics[4] October 31, 2008
align=left Rothenberg Political Report[5] November 2, 2008
align=left Real Clear Politics[6] November 4, 2008

Polling

Poll sourceDates administeredRick Noriega (D)John Cornyn (R)
Rasmussen[7] September 18, 200730%53%
Research 2000[8] September 24–26, 200735%51%
Rasmussen ReportsMay 1, 200843%47%
Research 2000/Daily Kos[9] May 5–7, 200844%48%
Baselice & Associates[10] May 20–25, 200833%49%
Rasmussen ReportsJune 2, 200835%52%
Rasmussen ReportsJune 25, 200835%48%
Rasmussen ReportsJuly 30, 200839%50%
Rasmussen ReportsSeptember 29, 200843%50%
Rasmussen ReportsOctober 21, 200840%55%

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NewsBank . May 17, 2011 . October 25, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025100727/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=123C9994B0E36568&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . dead .
  2. Web site: SurveyUSA News Poll #12245. www.surveyusa.com. 19 December 2022.
  3. Web site: 2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008 . The Cook Political Report . April 1, 2021.
  4. http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate Race Ratings Chart: Senate
  5. Web site: 2008 Senate ratings . Inside Elections . April 1, 2021.
  6. Web site: 2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results . Real Clear Politics . August 31, 2021.
  7. http://www.texasmonthly.com/blogs/burkablog/2007/09/rasmussen-hillary-trailing-in-texas.php Rasmussen
  8. http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/27/14642/2928 Research 2000
  9. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/8/163458/6653/565/512005 Research 2000/Daily Kos
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080910020225/http://www.pollster.com/blogs/May29%202008%20Texas%20Survey%20Release%20on%20US%20Senate%20Race.pdf Baselice & Associates