Senate District 8

Since 1993, this seat has seen only 1 senator, Republican Florence Shapiro, and only been based in 2 counties: Collin and Dallas.  Since January it has a new Republican, State Rep. now State Sen. Ken Paxton.

2012

President
Romney - 61.7%; 186,753
Obama - 36.6%; 110,824


U.S. Senate
Cruz - 61%; 179,778
Sadler - 35.9%; 105,852

Which 2 states best match this district?

In 2012, Arkansas was the closest match for this district.  Romney won the state by 23.69%, and carried SD 8 by 25.1%.  Cruz carried SD 8 by by the exact same margin: 25.1%.