Texas's 8th Senate district

Texas's 8th
State Senate district
Texas's 8th; State Senate district
Senator
	Angela Paxton; R–McKinney
Demographics	53.6% White; 12.5% Black; 16.4% Hispanic; 17% Asian
Population	945,219

District 8 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that currently serves all of Rains and Hunt counties and portions of Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas.^[1] The current senator from District 8 is Angela Paxton.

Demographics53.6% White
12.5% Black
16.4% Hispanic
17% Asian

Population945,219

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	269,743	59.36	+1.67
	Democratic	Rachel Mello	184,642	40.64	+1.19
Majority			85,101	18.72	+0.48
Turnout			454,385
	Republican hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	187,754	57.69	+6.51
	Democratic	Jonathan Cocks	128,399	39.45	−9.37
	Libertarian	Edward Kless	9,293	2.86	+2.86
Majority			59,355	18.24	+15.88
Turnout			325,446
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Angela Paxton	169,995	51.18	−27.89
	Democratic	Mark Phariss	162,157	48.82	+48.82
Majority			7,838	2.36	−31.95
Turnout			332,152		+129.37
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Van Taylor	114,498	79.07	+16.78
	Libertarian	Scott Jameson	30,312	20.93	+20.93
Majority			84,186	58.14	+30.45
Turnout			144,810		−49.39
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ken Paxton	178,238	62.29	−21.73
	Democratic	Jack G.B. Ternan, Jr.	99,010	34.60	+34.60
	Libertarian	Ed Kless	8,899	3.11	−12.86
Majority			79,228	27.69	−40.35
Turnout			286,147		+76.30
	Republican hold

Election history

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	136,369	84.02	−15.97
	Libertarian	Ed Kless	25,935	15.97	+15.97
Majority			110,434	68.05	−31.95
Turnout			162,304		+27.21
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	127,590	100.00	+10.25
Majority			127,590	100.00	+20.50
Turnout			127,590		−15.76
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	135,927	89.75	−10.25
	Libertarian	David Spaller	15,525	10.25	+10.25
Majority			120,402	79.50	−20.50
Turnout			151,452		−32.80
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	225,369	100.00	+10.24
Majority			225,369	100.00	+20.48
Turnout			225,369		+6.48
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)	189,985	89.76	−0.47
	Libertarian	Randal Morgan	21,674	10.24	+5.82
Majority			168,311	79.52	−5.36
Turnout			211,659		+22.41
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)^[14]	156,014	90.23	+7.57
	Libertarian	John Wawro	7,642	4.42	−12.92
	Independent	Paul Bertanzetti	9,247	5.35
Majority			146,767	84.88	+19.56
Turnout			172,903		−15.52
	Republican hold

Legislature	Senator, District 8	Counties in District
1	Henry J. Jewett	Brazos, Robertson.
2	Henry J. Jewett	Brazos, Robertson.
3	John H. McRae	All of Jasper, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine. Portion of Angelina.
4	Stephen Reaves	Rusk, Smith.
5	William Thomas Scott	Harrison.
6	William Thomas Scott
7	Louis T. Wigfall
8	Louis T. Wigfall E. A. Blanch
9	William C. Batte	Red River, Titus.
10	Gilbert H. Wootten
11	Samuel N. Braswell
12	Donald Campbell	Bowie, Davis, Marion.
13	Hamilton J. Avinger	Bowie, Cass, Marion.
14	Cader A. Parker	Red River, Titus.
15	Christopher C. Francis	Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson.
16	John Young Gooch
17	John Young Gooch
18	Mansel Y. Randolph	Angelina, Grimes, Houston, Leon, Madison.
19	Mansel Y. Randolph
20	William W. Davis
21	William W. Davis
22	William Page
23	Thomas E. Boren	Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
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26	M. P. McGee
27	M. P. McGee
28	Charles L. Brachfield	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby.
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32	Edgar H. Carter
33	Edgar H. Carter
34	Lon A. Smith
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37	Thomas Whitfield Davidson
38	James G. Strong
39	Charles R. Floyd	Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River.
40	Charles R. Floyd
41	Tom A. DeBerry
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45	A. M. Aikin, Jr.
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53	George Parkhouse	Dallas.
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60	George Parkhouse O.H. "Ike" Harris	Portion of Dallas.
61	O.H. "Ike" Harris
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74	Florence Shapiro	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
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83	Ken Paxton	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
84	Van Taylor	Portions of Collin, Dallas.
85	Van Taylor
86	Angela Paxton
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88		All of Hunt, Rains. Portion of Collin.
89		All of Hunt, Rains. Portion of Collin.