Elections were held in

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on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.

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s were held on March 2, 2010. The

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continued its dominance over Texas politics, maintaining control of all statewide offices and increasing its majorities in both chambers of the

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. The GOP also picked up control of three additional seats in the

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Federal

United States House of Representatives

All 32 Texas seats in the

were up for election in 2010.

State

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor

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ran for re-election against Democratic challenger and former mayor of Houston Bill White and several third-party candidates, and won.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst ran for re-election and won.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election as

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of the

against Democrat Barbara Ann Radnofsky and Libertarian candidate Jon Roland, and won.

State senate

Approximately half of the 31 seats of the

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were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

All 150 seats in the

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were up for election in 2010. The GOP captured 99 seats (a record), including 22 that were held by Democrats after the

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. This left the Democrats with 51 seats. Edmund Kuempel, the incumbent GOP candidate for District 44 seat, subsequently died; the seat was filled by special election on December 14 and won by his son, John, also a Republican. Also on December 14, two Democrats (Allan Ritter and Aaron Peña) announced they were switching parties and joining the Republicans, thus giving the GOP 101 seats, and a 2/3 majority in the House, giving them considerable leverage. Under Texas law, any bill which passes with 2/3 of both legislative chambers can become effective immediately upon the governor's signature (otherwise a bill does not become effective until September 1, the start of Texas' fiscal year). This also meant that the Democrats could not quorum bust, or deprive the House of the 2/3 of members required for operation.

Other state offices

Elections were held for the positions of Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Railroad Commissioner in 2010.

Legislative elections

Texas House of Representatives

Texas Senate

Judicial positions

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010, including three justices on the

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.
Texas judicial elections, 2010
at ''

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Ballot measures

There are no statewide ballot measures in Texas in 2010.

Local

Many elections for county and city offices were also be held on November 2, 2010.

References

External links

Elections Division
of the Texas Secretary of State
Texas Candidate List
a
Imagine Election
- Search for candidates by address or zip code
Texas Congressional Races in 2010
for campaign finance data for federal races from

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Texas State Races in 2010
campaign finance data for state races from ''Follow the Money'' {{United States elections, 2010