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The 2008
General Election in Burleson County!
Burleson
County remained a
bulwark of conservative values in the 2008 election.
Republicans
won locally in 14 of the 15 contested races and were unopposed in an
additional 4 elected offices.
Below is the
full list of Republicans running in the November 4, 2008 General
Election in Burleson County, Texas.
(Click on the
names to open the candidate's web-site in a new window -- NOTE:
these links were working web-sites at the time of the
election,
but some might be shutdown after the election. )
Local
Offices
Constable,
Precinct 2
Dennis
Gaas of is the incumbent
Constable, Precinct 2
Dennis
had no opposition and was declared re-elected as Constable, Precinct 2.
Burleson
County Offices
Burleson
County Sheriff
Dale
Stroud of Caldwell is the
incumbent Burleson
County Sheriff.
Dale
was
unopposed in the General election and was
declared re-elected as Burleson County Sheriff.
Burleson County Tax
Assessor-Collector
Curtis
Doss from Caldwell, Texas is the incumbent Tax
Assessor-Collector.
Curtis
was
unopposed in the General election and was declared re-elected as
Burleson County
Tax Assessor-Collector.
for Burleson County
Commissioner - Place 3
David Hildebrand of Caldwell was
re-elected as Burleson County Commissioner - Place 3.
David defeated Democrat W.J. Stracener by 1051 to 924 votes.
State
of Texas Offices (Local)
for
District
Attorney, 21st Judicial District
Bill
Parham of
Brenham was elected District Attorney, 21st Judicial District.
Bill defeated incumbent Democrat Renee Mueller by a
District-wide vote of 7368 to 6664.
In Burleson County, Bill won 3,288 to 3,106 votes.
District
Judge, 335th Judicial District
Reva Towslee
Corbett
from Caldwell, Texas is the incumbent 335th District Judge.
Reva was unopposed in the General election and was declared re-elected
as the 335th Judicial District
Judge.
for State
Representative - District 17
Tim
Kleinschmidt from
Lexington, Texas was elected State Representative for District 17.
Tim easily won over Democrat Donnie Dipple by a district-wide
margin of 17,576 to 14,470.
In Burleson County, Tim was the landside winner 3,998 to 2,296.
for
Justice,
10th Court of Appeals District - Place 2
Rex
Davis of Woodway was elected Justice, 10th Court of Appeals,
Place 2.
Rex received 64%
of the votes in a landside win over Democrat R. Ferguson, 220,784 to
124,511.
In Burleson
County, Rex won with almost the same landside margin with 3,992 to
2,306 votes.
State
of Texas Offices (Statewide)
Judge,
Court from Criminal Appeals -
Place 3
Tom Price from Richardson, Texas
was re-elected as Judge of the Court of Criminal
Appeals Place 3.
Statewide, Tom's margin was 3,940,954 to 3,477,426 over Democrat
challenger Susan Strawn.
In Burleson County, Tom won in landside proportions 3,780 to
2,349 votes.
Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals - Place 4
Paul
Womak from Georgetown, Texas was easily re-elected Judge of
the Court of
Criminal Appeals Place 4.
Statewide, Paul's margin was 4,035,683 to 3,336,944 over Democrat
challenger J.R. Molina.
In Burleson County, Paul won in landside proportions 3,950 to 2,168
votes.
Judge, Court
of Criminal Appeals - Place 9
Cathy
Cochran from Austin, Texas was re-elected Judge of
the Court of
Criminal Appeals Place 9.
Statewide, Cathy had a mandate margin of 82% of the vote: 4,709,086 to
1,041,499.
In Burleson County, her margin went to 88% with 4,309 to 576 votes.
Justice,
Texas Supreme Court - Place 7
Dale
Wainwright from Austin, Texas was easily re-elected Justice of the
Texas
Supreme Court Place 7.
Statewide, Dale received 3,917.286 votes to his Democrat challenger Sam
Houston's 3,519,540.
In Burleson County, Dale received 59% of the voting, winning 3,767 to
2,392.
Justice,
Texas Supreme Court - Place 8
Phil
Johnson from Austin, Texas was easily re-elected Justice of
the Texas
Supreme Court Place 8.
Statewide, Phil received 4,009,063 votes to Democrat challenger Linda
Yanez's 3,424,159.
In Burleson County, Phil's margin was 61%, 3,881 to 2,275 votes.
Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Wallace Jefferson from Austin, Texas was easily re-elected Chief
Justice, Texas
Supreme Court.
Statewide, Wallace easily won with a 53% margin of 4,080,012 to
3,369,232 votes over his Democrat oponent Jim Jordan.
In Burleson County, Wallace carried a 62% margin, 3,880 to
2,258 votes.
Texas Railroad Commissioner
Michael L. Williams
from Austin, Texas was re-elected Texas Railroad Commissioner.
Statewide Michael won over Democrat challenger Mark Thompson 3,989,705
to 3,401,028.
In Burleson County, Michael received strong support with 60% of the
vote, 3,838 to 2,309.
National Offices
United States Congressman - District 10
Michael T. McCaul
from Austin, Texas easily won re-election as U.S. Congressman
for District 10.
(includes the Caldwell - Somerville area)
District wide Michael received 54% of the vote, defeating Democrat
challenger L.J. Doherty 179,118 to 143,388 votes.
In Burleson County Michael received 61% of the vote, winning by 3,097
to 1,864 votes.
for United States Congressman - District 17
Rob Curnock
from Waco, Texas could not upset long-time incumbent Democrat
Chet Edwards. (District 17 includes the Snook area)
Statewide, Rob polled 115,468 votes to Edwards 134,472.
In Burleson County, Rob lost 647 to 751 votes.
United States Senator
John Cornyn
from Austin, Texas was easily re-elected U.S. Senator.
Statewide, John recived 55% of the vote, easily winning over Democrat
challenger R. Noriega 4,326,639 to 3,383,890 votes.
In Burleson County, John received landside approval with 67% of the
vote: 4,376 to 2,003.
for President and Vice President of the United States of America
John McCain
and
Sarah Palin
found Texas and Burleson County voting for them in strong proportions.
Unfortunately, they were unable to win the Electorial College.
Statewide, 55% of Texans voted for McCain-Palin over Democrats Obama-Biden:
4,467,748 to 3,521,164 votes.
Burleson County gave McCain-Palin a landside with 68% of the vote:
4,546 to 2,053.
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