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.
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.
Source | Ranking | As of | ||
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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 |
Poll source | Dates administered | Rick Noriega (D) | John Cornyn (R) | ||
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Rasmussen[7] | September 18, 2007 | 30% | 53% | ||
Research 2000[8] | September 24–26, 2007 | 35% | 51% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | May 1, 2008 | 43% | 47% | ||
Research 2000/Daily Kos[9] | May 5–7, 2008 | 44% | 48% | ||
Baselice & Associates[10] | May 20–25, 2008 | 33% | 49% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | June 2, 2008 | 35% | 52% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | June 25, 2008 | 35% | 48% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | July 30, 2008 | 39% | 50% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | September 29, 2008 | 43% | 50% | ||
Rasmussen Reports | October 21, 2008 | 40% | 55% |