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In its first century, Texas was a Democratic bastion in the mold of the "Solid South", only voting for another party once–– in 1928, when anti-Catholic sentiment against Democrat nominee Al Smith drove Texas' largely-Protestant electorate to back Republican Herbert Hoover. A gradual trend towards increasing social liberalism in the ...
His family left the Democratic Party to join the Republican Party, but he rejoined the Democratic Party after the war. 1965 – Arlen Specter, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (1981–2011). He was a Republican from 1965 to 2009 and a Democrat from 1951 to 1965 and 2009 to 2012. [399]
In 2024, Trump expanded his win margin to an almost 14 percent margin, the first time Texas went Republican by double digits since 2012, while Ted Cruz won reelection with an eight percent margin. Both Texas U.S. senators are Republican, as are all statewide elected officials. Texas Republican dominance has continued unabated. [24] [25]
Republican: Democratic [94] Mike Jacobs: Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 80th district June 19, 2007: Democratic: Republican: Glenn Jeffries: Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 8th district: December 1, 2022: Democratic: Republican [95] Evan Jenkins: Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 5th district July ...
(The Center Square) – Another longtime Texas Democrat has switched parties, joining the Republican Party, this time in the border county of Webb. Webb County flipped red in November, joining ...
The Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, comfortably won his home state of Texas with 63.32% of the vote against the Republican Party candidate, Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who won 36.5%, giving him the state's 25 electoral votes and a victory margin of 26.8 percentage points. [1]
Democrat Nancy Mulder and Republican Gina Parker will face off as voters choose which candidate will fill Place 7 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Incumbent Republican Barbara Hervey lost ...
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