Craig Estes
American politician
Craig Linton Estes (born August 20, 1953) is an American businessman and former Republican member of the Texas Senate for the 30th District. He served on the Health and Human Services, Nominations, and State Affairs Committees, and was the chairman of the Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee. He also served as the President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate for the 83rd interim session.
Estes was defeated by challenger Pat Fallon in the Republican primary election held on March 6, 2018.
01Electoral history
Senate election history of Estes.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 217,877 | 86.12 | −13.88 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Wells Forsythe Jr. | 35,127 | 13.88 | +13.88 | |
| Majority | 182,750 | 72.24 | +27.76 | ||
| Turnout | 253,004 | +14.24 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 44,464 | 65.27 | |
| Jim Herblin | 22,599 | 34.73 | ||
| Majority | 21,865 | 30.54 | ||
| Turnout | 65,063 | |||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 221,470 | 100.00 | +30.95 | |
| Majority | 221,470 | 100.00 | +61.91 | ||
| Turnout | 221,470 | −16.01 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 44,106 | 70.07 | |
| Charles R. Stafford | 18,838 | 29.93 | ||
| Majority | 25,268 | 40.14 | ||
| Turnout | 62,944 | |||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 182,057 | 69.05 | +1.49 | |
| Democratic | Paul S. Gibbs | 81,614 | 30.95 | +1.18 | |
| Majority | 100,443 | 38.09 | +0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 263,671 | +63.16 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 109,164 | 67.55 | +4.91 | |
| Democratic | Donald L. Acheson | 48,110 | 29.77 | −7.58 | |
| Libertarian | Diane Wilson | 4,321 | 2.67 | +2.67 | |
| Majority | 61,057 | 37.78 | +12.49 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Deison | 11,508 | 42.30 | ||
| ✓ | Craig L. Estes (Incumbent) | 15,698 | 57.70 | |
| Majority | 4,190 | 15.40 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Craig Estes | 15,332 | 62.70 | '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000004F−QINU`"'+15.49 | |
| Democratic | Greg L. Underwood | 9,120 | 37.30 | +14.38 | |
| Majority | 6,212 | 25.40 | |||
| Turnout | 24,452 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rick Bunch | 520 | 1.46 | ||
| Republican | Craig Estes | 16,870 | 47.21 | ||
| Republican | Doug Jeffrey | 1,139 | 3.19 | ||
| Republican | Harry Reynolds | 2,908 | 8.14 | ||
| Democratic | Greg L. Underwood | 8,189 | 22.92 | ||
| Republican | Kirk Wilson | 6,105 | 17.09 | ||
| Turnout | 35,731 | ||||
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