Texas Senate, District 4

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District 4 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Liberty and Orange counties, and portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. The current Senator from District 4 is Brandon Creighton, the winner of a special election held on August 5, 2014, to succeed the resigning Tommy Williams.

Election history

Election history of District 4 from 1992.[1]

Most recent election

2014 (special election on August 5)

Brandon Creighton (Republican) 15,232 (67.38%)
Steve Toth (Republican) 7,373 (32.61%)[2]

Previous elections

2004

Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 4[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tommy Williams (Incumbent) 176,464 100.00 +36.47
Majority 176,464 100.00 +72.93
Turnout 176,464 +15.30
Republican hold

2002

Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 4[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tommy Williams 97,237 63.53 +18.69
Democratic Mike Smith 55,808 36.47 -18.69
Majority 41,429 27.07 +16.76
Turnout 153,045 +10.28
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary runoff, 2002: Senate District 4[5]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Michael Galloway 5,320 46.11 +11.32
✓ Tommy Williams 6,218 53.89 +8.69
Majority 898 0.92
Turnout 11,538
Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 4[6]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Martin Basaldua 4,571 20.01
✓ Michael Galloway 7,947 34.79
✓ Tommy Williams 10,327 45.20
Turnout 22,845

1998

Texas general election, 1998: Senate District 4[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Galloway (Incumbent) 62,237 44.85 -7.90
Democratic David Bernsen 76,540 55.15 +7.90
Majority 14,303 10.31 +4.82
Turnout 138,777 -7.64
Democratic gain from Republican
Republican primary, 1998: Senate District 4[8]
Candidate Votes % ±%
✓ Michael Galloway (Incumbent) 9,834 53.93
Bill Leigh 8,400 46.07
Majority 1,434 1.87
Turnout

1994

Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 4[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) 71,102 47.26 -7.31
Republican Michael Galloway 79,252 52.74 +7.31
Majority 8,240 5.48 -3.65
Turnout 150,264 -28.70
Republican gain from Democratic
Republican primary, 1994: Senate District 4[10]
Candidate Votes % ±%
Jim Alexander 6,862 49.75
✓ Michael Galloway 6,932 50.25
Majority 70 0.09
Turnout 13,794

1992

Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 4[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carl A. Parker (Incumbent) 114,999 54.57
Republican Michael Galloway 95,741 45.43
Majority 19,258 9.14
Turnout 210,740
Democratic hold

District officeholders

Legislature Senator, District 4 Counties in District
1 Joseph Lewis Hogg[12]
Isaac Parker		 Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk
2 Isaac Parker
David Gage		 Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk.
3 Albert G. Walker[13]
Samuel R. Campbell		 Collin, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Henderson
4 Hart Hardin Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Van Zandt
5 Malachi W. Allen Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Kaufman
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7 James W. Throckmorton
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9 Lewis F. Casey Panola, Sabine, Shelby
10 Spearman Holland
11 James A. Truitt
12 E. Pettit Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt
13 Thomas J. Word
14 Winfield B. Stirman Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, Rockwall, Van Zandt
15 Walter Riptoe Harrison
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17 Robert L. Hightower
18 John A. Peacock Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
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20 William Thomas Armistead
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22 Lucius Whatley[14]
Henry F. O'Neal
23 James D. Woods Cooke, Grayson
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25
26 Calhoun L. Potter
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28 James L. Harbison
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30
31 Robert E. Cofer
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33 Silas B. Cowell
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35 George W. Dayton
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37 Dan S. McMillin
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39 Henry F. Triplett Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
40 Henry F. Triplett[15]
Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr.
41 Wilfred Roy Cousins, Sr.
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44 Allan Shivers
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48
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50 Wilfred Roy Cousins, Jr.
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52 Jep Fuller
53 Jefferson, Orange
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58 D. Roy Harrington
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63 Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
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65 Carl A. Parker
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68 All of Chambers, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange.
Portions of Galveston, Harris, Montgomery.
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74 Michael L. Galloway
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76 David Bernsen
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78 Tommy Williams All of Liberty, Orange.
Portions of Chambers, Harris, Jefferson, Montgomery.
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80 Tommy Williams
Brandon Creighton

References

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  12. ↑ Senator Hogg granted leave of absence 4 May 1846
  13. ↑ Senator Walker resigned 30 March 1850, and replaced by Campbell
  14. ↑ Senator Whatley resigned 29 April 1891
  15. ↑ Senator Triplett died 14 December 1928
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