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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
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Gene Kelly, U.S. Air Force veteran and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000
Ray McMurrey, teacher at Mary Carroll High School
Rick Noriega, State Representative
Rhett Smith, U.S. Navy veteran and auditor at the Texas Department of Human Services
= Results
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Republican primary
= Candidates
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John Cornyn, incumbent U.S. Senator
Larry Kilgore, conservative/Secessionist activist
= Results
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= Candidates
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John Cornyn (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Rick Noriega (D), State Representative
Yvonne Adams Schick (L), real estate entrepreneur
= Campaign
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Cornyn, running as an incumbent, had a 42% approval rating with a 43% disapproval rating in June 2007. 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
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= Polling
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= Results
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Bexar (largest municipality: San Antonio)
Harris (largest municipality: Houston)
Brewster (largest city: Alpine)
Uvalde (largest city: Uvalde)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Bee (Largest city: Beeville)
Caldwell (Largest city: Lockhart)
Fisher (Largest city: Rotan)
Foard (Largest city: Crowell)
Haskell (Largest city: Haskell)
Marion (Largest city: Jefferson)
Pecos (Largest city: Fort Stockton)
Refugio (Largest city: Refugio)
San Augustine (Largest city: San Augustine)
San Patricio (Largest city: Portland)
Terrell (Largest city: Sanderson)
Morris (Largest city: Daingerfield)
Newton (Largest city: Newton)
Calhoun (Largest city: Port Lavaca)
Robertson (Largest city: Hearne)
See also
2008 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Elections Division from the Texas Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Texas at Project Vote Smart
Texas, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
Texas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Texas Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
Cornyn (R-i) vs Noriega (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Official campaign websites (Archived)
John Cornyn, Republican candidate
Rick Noriega, Democratic candidate
Yvonne Schick, Libertarian candidate
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