| Texas's 8th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 53.6% White 12.5% Black 16.4% Hispanic 17% Asian | ||
| Population | 945,219 | ||
District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves portions of Collin and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 8 is Angela Paxton.
Election history of District 8 from 1992. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Angela Paxton | 169,995 | 51.18 | +51.18 | |
| Democratic | Mark Phariss | 162,157 | 48.82 | +48.82 | |
| Majority | 7,838 | 2.36 | -31.95 | ||
| Turnout | 332,152 | +129.37 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Van Taylor | 114,498 | 79.07 | +79.07 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Jameson | 30,312 | 20.93 | +20.93 | |
| Majority | 84,186 | 58.14 | +30.45 | ||
| Turnout | 144,810 | -49.39 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Ken Paxton | 178,238 | 62.29 | +62.29 | |
| Democratic | Jack G.B. Ternan, Jr. | 99,010 | 34.60 | +34.60 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Kless | 8,899 | 3.11 | -12.86 | |
| Majority | 79,228 | 27.69 | -40.35 | ||
| Turnout | 286,147 | +76.30 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 136,369 | 84.02 | -15.97 | |
| Libertarian | Ed Kless | 25,935 | 15.97 | +15.97 | |
| Majority | 110,434 | 68.05 | -31.95 | ||
| Turnout | 162,304 | +27.21 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 127,590 | 100.00 | +10.25 | |
| Majority | 127,590 | 100.00 | +20.50 | ||
| Turnout | 127,590 | -15.76 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 135,927 | 89.75 | -10.25 | |
| Libertarian | David Spaller | 15,525 | 10.25 | +10.25 | |
| Majority | 120,402 | 79.50 | -20.50 | ||
| Turnout | 151,452 | -32.80 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 225,369 | 100.00 | +10.24 | |
| Majority | 225,369 | 100.00 | +20.48 | ||
| Turnout | 225,369 | +6.48 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 189,985 | 89.76 | -0.47 | |
| Libertarian | Randal Morgan | 21,674 | 10.24 | +5.82 | |
| Majority | 168,311 | 79.52 | -5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 211,659 | +22.41 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) [11] | 156,014 | 90.23 | +7.57 | |
| Libertarian | John Wawro | 7,642 | 4.42 | -12.92 | |
| Independent | Paul Bertanzetti | 9,247 | 5.35 | ||
| Majority | 146,767 | 84.88 | +19.56 | ||
| Turnout | 172,903 | -15.52 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | O.H. "Ike" Harris (Incumbent) | 169,173 | 82.66 | ||
| Libertarian | Phillip J. Hubbell | 35,483 | 17.33 | ||
| Majority | 133,690 | 65.32 | |||
| Turnout | 204,656 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
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