TPJ PoliTex 2008: Senate

The Texas Senate

*All money raised between 1/1/07 and 12/31/08 by the 31 major-party candidates seeking 16 available Senate seats in 2008. Includes $121,700 in unitemized contributions.

For a listing of all 31 sitting Senate Members (with links to profiles of each member) click HERE.

* Percentage may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

       Top 5 Texas Sources
            ( 72% of Total )

City

Total

Austin
$7,190,313

Houston
$6,102,849

Dallas
$2,491,457

Fort Worth
$1,151,869

San Antonio
$915,729

   Top 5 Non-Texas Sources
            ( 4% of Total )

Non-Texas Sources

Total

District of Columbia
$446,941

Oklahoma
$144,700

Illinois
$135,083

Alabama
$118,081

Florida
$90,300

Note: Except where noted, findings only include itemized contributions.

Sitting Senators in 2009
To see a profile of a Senator, click on his or her name.

Senators
District

Party

ICO*

Total
Raised

Total
Spent

Cash
On Hand†

Opponent(s) Total Raised

Averitt, Kipp

22

R

N/R

$838,506

$341,824

$1,416,588

N/A

Carona, John
16

R

I

$1,305,604

$1,644,705

$13,070

$79,036

Davis, Wendy
10

D

C

$2,185,088

$1,810,183

$380,885

$1,887,318

Deuell, Bob
2

R

N/R

$323,645

$331,444

$139,387

N/A

Duncan, Robert
28

R

I

$544,412

$376,824

$522,591

N/A

Ellis, Rodney
13

D

N/R

$436,353

$345,780

$1,296,955

N/A

Eltife, Kevin
1

R

N/R

$494,255

$128,426

$918,528

N/A

Estes, Craig
30

R

I

$1,075,199

$820,919

$316,922

$79,036

Fraser, Troy
24

R

I

$660,945

$404,376

$1,382,395

N/A

Gallegos, Mario
6

D

I

$430,260

$404,084

$269,120

$0

Harris, Chris
9

R

I

$934,444

$913,317

$452,778

$0

Hegar, Glenn
18

R

N/R

$523,618

$172,580

$492,204

N/A

Hinojosa, Juan
20

D

I

$919,157

$932,151

$125,744

N/A

Huffman, Joan
17

R

O

$2,231,207

$4,167,093

$394,479

$4,749,469

Jackson, Mike
11

R

I

$1,073,247

$1,712,488

$255,628

$1,887,318

Lucio, Eddie Jr.
27

D

I

$400,135

$379,046

$157,929

N/A

Nelson, Jane
12

R

N/R

$721,252

$661,485

$1,030,361

N/A

Nichols, Robert
3

R

N/R

$661,949

$643,197

$208,258

N/A

Ogden, Steve
5

R

N/R

$243,980

$214,539

$800,273

N/A

Patrick, Dan
7

R

N/R

$584,441

$312,559

$376,981

N/A

Seliger, Kel
31

R

I

$545,127

$123,944

$763,263

N/A

Shapiro, Florence
8

R

N/R

$407,803

$407,086

$838,824

N/A

Shapleigh, Eliot
29

D

N/R

$276,911

$274,717

$98,021

N/A

Uresti, Carlos
19

D

N/R

$526,407

$479,014

$116,215

N/A

Van de Putte, Leticia
26

D

I

$584,450

$442,651

$316,116

N/A

Watson, Kirk
14

D

N/R

$909,556

$791,152

$1,428,098

N/A

Wentworth, Jeff
25

R

N/R

$514,240

$478,340

$247,694

N/A

West, Royce
23

D

I

$988,158

$628,254

$1,022,885

N/A

Whitmire, John
15

D

N/R

$970,826

$439,437

$2,938,874

N/A

Williams, Tommy
4

R

I

$975,113

$849,493

$486,749

$2,550

Zaffirini, Judith
21

D

I

$1,947,121

$2,208,201

$536,670

$6,250

Note: Candidates reported the totals above to the Texas Ethics Commission. Table also includes totals for 15 incumbent senators who raised money but did not face reelection in 2008.

* I = Incumbent; C = Challenger; O = Open Seat; NR = Did not run in 2008
† Cash On Hand as of 12/31/08