| County | Solomon Ortiz* (D) |
Willie Vaden (R) |
Robert Powell (Libertarian) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County (pt.) | 38,151 | 70.8% | 13,693 | 25.4% | 2,055 | 3.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 24,458 | 53,899 | |||||||||
| Kenedy County | 112 | 56.9% | 84 | 42.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 28 | 197 | |||||||||
| Kleberg County (pt.) | 6,113 | 63.0% | 3,305 | 34.0% | 292 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,808 | 9,710 | |||||||||
| Nueces County (pt.) | 52,546 | 52.5% | 43,891 | 43.9% | 3,626 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 8,655 | 100,063 | |||||||||
| San Patricio County (pt.) | 4,431 | 35.8% | 7,420 | 60.0% | 518 | 4.2% | 0 | 0.0% | -2,989 | 12,369 | |||||||||
| Willacy County | 3,511 | 74.5% | 1,065 | 22.6% | 137 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2,446 | 4,713 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 104,864 | 58.0% | 69,458 | 38.4% | 6,629 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 35,406 | 180,951 | |||||||||
| Total R vote: 69,458 (38.4%) Total D vote: 104,864 (58.0%) Total Other vote: 6,629 (3.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $771,748 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $797,438 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $56,501 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $417,849 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $375,100 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $20 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $20 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $771,768 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||||||
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**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Solomon Ortiz* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $771,748 |
| Total Receipts: | $797,438 |
| Cash on Hand: | $56,501 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $417,849 |
| Party Contributions: | $0 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $375,100 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $20 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $20 |
| Net Spending: | $771,768 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/27/2008
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Willie Vaden | 9,292 | 56.2% | |
| 2 | George Benavidez | 7,236 | 43.8% | $81,500 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 16,528 | |||
| Democrat Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Solomon Ortiz* | 77,513 | 100.0% | $771,748 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 77,513 | |||