2008 United States Senate election in Texas County results Cornyn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Noriega : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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 [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] John Cornyn (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Rick Noriega (D), State Representative Yvonne Adams Schick (L), real estate entrepreneur[3] Campaign [ edit ] Cornyn, running as an incumbent, had a 42% approval rating with a 43% disapproval rating in June 2007.[4] 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 [ edit ] Polling [ edit ] Poll source Dates administered Rick Noriega (D) John Cornyn (R) Rasmussen September 18, 2007 30% 53% Research 2000 September 24–26, 2007 35% 51% Rasmussen Reports May 1, 2008 43% 47% Research 2000/Daily Kos May 5–7, 2008 44% 48% Baselice & Associates 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%
Results [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Mar 04, 2008" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 19, 2022 . ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - R Primary Race - Mar 04, 2008" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 19, 2022 . ^ "NewsBank" . Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2011 . ^ "SurveyUSA News Poll #12245" . www.surveyusa.com . Retrieved December 19, 2022 . ^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved April 1, 2021 . ^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics ^ "2008 Senate ratings" . Inside Elections . Retrieved April 1, 2021 . ^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021 . External links [ edit ]
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