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Elections were held in Texas on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on March 2, 2010. The Republican Party continued its dominance over Texas politics, maintaining control of all statewide offices and increasing its majorities in both chambers of the Texas Legislature .
The 2010 U.S. congressional elections in Texas were held on November 2, 2010, to determine who will represent the state of Texas in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
The 2010 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 150 State House of Representatives districts. The winners of this election served in the 82nd Texas Legislature. State representatives serve for two-year terms.
Here’s how the propositions are fared with all of Texas’ 4,806 polling locations reporting, according to unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State’s office. Proposition 1
The most striking contrast was between Texas and Travis County residents’ votes on Proposition 3, which will prohibit the creation of a wealth or net worth tax in Texas.
Texas gubernatorial elections, as well as other state office races, are held every four years on the nationwide Election Day, which is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. They are held on years that are even-numbered, but not multiples of four, also known as a midterm , so they do not coincide with the presidential elections.
Texas is considering a bill that would be similar to Georgia’s new voting laws, though Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick said “nothing has changed” for mail-in ballots, Election Day or early voting.
The 2010 Texas gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Rick Perry ran successfully for election to a third consecutive term. He won the Republican primary against U.S. senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and political newcomer, Debra Medina.