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Two special elections were scheduled for the Texas State Legislature in 2013. These election were called to fill vacancies in Texas State Senate District 6 and Texas House of Representatives District 50.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the Texas State Legislature, the governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat.[1] A governor's proclamation to hold a special election must be delivered to county judges in the legislative district no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.[2]

The secretary of state can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.[3]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Texas Elec. Code § 203.001 et. seq.


Special elections

January 26, 2013



March 2, 2013



November 5, 2013



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3))
  2. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 3.003 (3)(b)-(c))
  3. ↑ Texas Legislature, "Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 2.055)
  4. ↑ Chron.com, "Bitter District 6 race ends with Saturday runoff," February 26, 2013
  5. ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Houston special election for late state senator’s seat heading into runoff," January 26, 2013
  6. ↑ Texas Tribune, "Packed Field Could Mean a Runoff in SD-6," January 2, 2013
  7. ↑ The Republic, "Alvarado, Garcia, Bray vying to replace deceased Gallegos in Texas Senate special election," November 12, 2012
  8. ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Governor sets special election for senate seat in Houston area," December 13, 2012
  9. ↑ Your Houston News, " Third candidate joins race for late Senator seat," December 28, 2012
  10. ↑ Chron.com, "Bitter District 6 race ends with Saturday runoff," February 26, 2013
  11. ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Houston special election for late state senator’s seat heading into runoff," January 26, 2013
  12. ↑ Texas Tribune, "Packed Field Could Mean a Runoff in SD-6," January 2, 2013
  13. ↑ The Republic, "Alvarado, Garcia, Bray vying to replace deceased Gallegos in Texas Senate special election," November 12, 2012
  14. ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Governor sets special election for senate seat in Houston area," December 13, 2012
  15. ↑ Your Houston News, " Third candidate joins race for late Senator seat," December 28, 2012
  16. ↑ KHOU.com, "Garcia wins special runoff election for state Senate seat," March 2, 2013
  17. ↑ texastribune.org, "Special Election to Replace Strama Set for Nov. 5," July 11, 2013
  18. ↑ sos.state.tx.us, "Candidates for House of Representatives, District 50 Special Election," accessed September 6, 2013
  19. ↑ team1.sos.state.tx.us, "Unofficial election results," November 5, 2013
  20. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed February 21, 2014
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