Republican Party of Texas An analysis of the 2009-2010 Election Cycle

2009-2010 Accomplishments Swept all statewide offices for the 8th consecutive election (1996 - 2010) Voted for a Republican Governor for the 5th consecutive election (1994 - 2010) Gained three seats in Congress. Gained 25 seats in the Texas House. Gained 25 Court of Appeals / District Judge / District Attorney seats. Gained 270 local county offices. The three congressional gains are: CD-17 (Bill Flores defeated Chet Edwards) CD-23 (Quico Canseco defeated Ciro Rodriguez) CD-27 (Blake Farenthold defeated Solomon Ortiz)

Overall, the Republican Party of Texas picked up 324 seats statewide. Republican Gains Overall, the Republican Party of Texas picked up 324 seats statewide. In 1996, Republicans gained 284 seats across all levels of government in Texas.

Total Republicans Elected 1992: Republicans brought their total to 911 seats. 1994: Republicans brought their total to 1,059 seats. 1996: Republicans brought their total to 1,343 seats. 1998: Republicans brought their total to 1,527 seats. 2000: Republicans brought their total to 1,709 seats. 2002: Republicans brought their total to 1,966 seats. 2004: Republicans brought their total to 2,166 seats. 2006: Republicans brought their total to 2,353 seats. 2008: Republicans brought their total to 2,395 seats. 2010: Republicans brought their total to 2,719 seats.

Republican Growth Year Senate Statewide Congress St. Senate St. House County District SBOE Total 1996 2 18 13 17 68 938 278 9 1,343 1998 27 16 72 1,108 280 1,527 2000 1,233 336 10 1,709 2002 15 19 88 1,443 362 1,966 2004 21 87 1,608 392 2,166 2006 20 82 1,814 379 2,353 2008 76 1,862 2,395 2010 23 101 2,132 404 11 2,719

Governor’s Race

Governor’s Race – 2006 vs 2010 Governor Perry received… 2.7 million votes statewide (54.97% of the total votes cast)

Governor’s Race Governor Perry received… Over 70% of the vote in 77 counties Between 60-69% in 101 counties Between 50-59% in 44 counties Below 50% in only 32 counties -Over 70% of the vote in 77 counties (30% of Texas’ counties) -Between 60-69% of the vote in 101 counties (40% of Texas’ counties) -Between 50-59% of the vote in 44 counties (17% of Texas’ counties) -Below 50% of the vote in only 32 counties (13% of Texas’ counties)

2011 District Offices Makeup

Republicans Officeholders Congressmen: 23 State Senate: 19 State House: 101 State Board of Education: 11 Court of Appeals Justices: 68 District Judges: 253 District Attorneys: 83 Congressmen: 23 out of 32 seats (72%) Senate: 19 out of 31 seats (61%) House: 99 out of 150 seats (66%) SBOE: 11 out of 15 seats (73%) Court of Appeals: 68 out of 80 seats (85%) District Judges: 253 out of 454 seats (56%) District Attorneys: 83 out of 155 (54%)

State House Breakdown 1992: 58 Republicans 1994: 61 Republicans (Gain of 3) 1996: 68 Republicans (Gain of 7) 1998: 72 Republicans (Gain of 4) 2000: 72 Republicans (No gain) 2002: 88 Republicans (Gain of 16) 2004: 87 Republicans (Loss of 1) 2006: 82 Republicans (Loss of 5) 2008: 76 Republicans (Loss of 6) 2010: 101 Republicans (Gain of 25) 2011 will be the 5th consecutive session where Republicans will be in the majority

81st Legislature (2009)

82nd Legislature (2011)

State House Gains Bexar County: 1 seat Central Texas: 4 seats Dallas/Tarrant Counties: 6 seats East Texas: 5 seats* Harris County: 2 seats South Texas: 4 seats* West Texas / Panhandle: 3 seats *Includes Hopson, Peña, and Ritter as party switchers in 2009 & 2010. Bexar County: HD-117 (John Garza beat David Leibowitz) Central Texas: HD-45 (Jason Isaac beat Patrick Rose), HD-47 (Paul Workman beat Valinda Bolton), HD-52 (Larry Gonzales beat Diana Maldonado), and HD-57 (Marva Beck beat JIM DUNNAM) Dallas/Tarrant Counties: HD-93 (Barbara Nash beat Paula Pierson), HD-96 (Bill Zedler beat Chris Turner), HD-101 (Cindy Burkett beat Robert Miklos), HD-102 (Stefani Carter beat Carol Kent), HD-106 (Rodney Anderson beat Kirk England), and HD-107 (Kenneth Sheets beat Allen Vaught) East Texas: HD-1 (George Lavender beat Stephen Frost), HD-3 (Erwin Cain beat Mark Homer), HD-11 (Chuck Hopson switched parties), HD-12 (James White beat Jim McReynolds), and HD-21 (Allan Ritter switched parties). Harris County: HD-133 (Jim Murphy beat Kristi Thibaut) and HD-134 (Sarah Davis beat Ellen Cohen) South Texas: HD-33 (Raul Torres beat Solomon Ortiz), HD-34 (Connie Scott beat Abel Herrero), HD-35 (Jose Aliseda beat Yvonne Gonzales Toureilles), and HD-40 (Aaron Pena switched parties). West Texas/Panhandle: HD-69 (Lanham Lyne beat Michael Smith), HD-78 (Dee Margo beat Joe Moody), and HD-85 (Jim Landtroop beat Joe Heflin)

2011 Local Offices Makeup

Republicans Officeholders 112 Sheriffs 83 Tax Assessor/Collectors 99 County Attorneys 126 County Treasurers 224 District and County Clerks 119 County Court at Law 280 Constables 382 Justices of the Peace 77 Misc. Offices These numbers are based on information that was sent in from each county chair.

Republican Gains vs. Losses Republicans had net gains in 124 counties. Democrats had net gains in only 3 counties. The map is net gains/losses.

Commissioners Courts County Judges: 158 Republicans Commissioners: 472 Republicans Republicans will now have a majority on 136 commissioners courts.

Republican Majority Commissioners Courts