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Court's Partisan Split

Year	R's	D's
1997	2	2
2003	2	2

 

Current Court (May 2003)

Justice	Term Expires
Richard Barajas (D) - Chief	2008
Susan Larsen (D)	2004
Ann McClure (R)	2006
David Chew (R)	2006

 

Winning Eighth-District Races, 1996-2002

Justice (Party)	Race	Running Status	Money  Raised	Money From  Lawyers	Top Donor Source
Richard Barajas (D)	1996	Incumbent	$4,800	100%	4 $500 donors tied
Barajas, Richard (D)	2002	Incumbent	$31,133	90%	Mounce Green/Buckingham
David Chew (D)	2000	Incumbent	$3,050	77%	Scott Hulse Marshall…
Susan J. Larsen (D)	1998	Incumbent	$42,600	89%	Vinson & Elkins
Ann McClure (D)	2000	Incumbent	$13,575	88%	3 $1,000 donors tied
		TOTAL:	$95,158	89%

 

Top Eighth-District Donors

Source (PACs & Employees)	Amount
Scott Hulse Marshall Feuille Finger & ThurmondD	$3,600
Mounce Green Myers Safi & GalatzanD	$3,300
Vinson & ElkinsD	$2,500
Fulbright & JaworskiD	$2,500
Evelina Ortega (solo attorney)P	$2,050
Bracewell & PattersonD	$2,000
Baron & BuddP	$2,000
Oaxaca Bernal & Assoc.P	$1,950
Beck & GivenP	$1,850
Buckingham Law FirmP	$1,500
Ruff Ahders (solo attorney)P	$1,500
TOTAL:	$24,750

D = Defense; P = Plaintiff