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Texas Senate, District 3
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| Texas's 3rd State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 72.5% White 12.8% Black 12.9% Hispanic 1.8% Other | ||
| Population | 843,567 | ||
| Notes | [1] | ||
District 3 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity and Tyler counties, and portions of Montgomery and Smith counties[2] in the U.S. state of Texas. The current senator from District 3 is Robert Nichols.
Election history
Election history of District 3 from 1992.[3]
Past elections
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols (incumbent) | 215,058 | 78.27 | -12.29 | |
| Democratic | Shirley Layton | 56,398 | 20.53 | +20.53 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Quarles | 3,301 | 1.20 | -8.24 | |
| Total votes | 274,757 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shirley Layton | 12,452 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 12,452 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols (incumbent) | 78,434 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 78,434 | 100.0 | ||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols | 140,069 | 90.56 | -9.44 | |
| Libertarian | J. Tyler Lindsey | 14,605 | 9.44 | +9.44 | |
| Majority | 154,674 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 226,978 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols | 226,978 | 100.00 | ||
| Majority | 226,978 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 226,978 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Nichols | 119,629 | 100.00 | +11.77 | |
| Majority | 119,629 | 100.00 | +23.53 | ||
| Turnout | 119,629 | -12.03 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Denton | 5,635 | 15.15 | ||
| Dave Kleimann | 6,716 | 18.05 | ||
| ✓ | Robert Nichols | 20,176 | 54.24 | |
| Bob Reeves | 4,674 | 12.56 | ||
| Majority | 13,460 | 36.18 | ||
| Turnout | 37,201 | |||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Staples | 119,993 | 88.23 | +27.59 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Carter | 16,001 | 11.76 | +11.76 | |
| Majority | 103,992 | 76.47 | +55.18 | ||
| Turnout | 135,994 | -45.92 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Staples | 152,514 | 60.64 | +10.55 | |
| Democratic | David Fisher | 98,976 | 39.36 | -10.55 | |
| Majority | 53,538 | 21.29 | +21.10 | ||
| Turnout | 251,490 | +20.88 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||