Craig Estes
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = |
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Craig Estes
| honorific-suffix =
| state_senate = Texas
| state = Texas
| district = 30th
| term_start = 2001
| term_end=January 2019
| preceded = Tom Haywood
| succeeded = Pat Fallon
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|20}}
| birth_place =Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| resting_place=
| spouse = Jennifer Estes
| residence = Wichita Falls, Texas
| alma_mater = Oral Roberts University
| occupation = Businessman
| profession =
| religion =
| website =
}}
Craig Linton Estes (born August 20, 1953) is an American businessman and former Republican member of the Texas Senate for the 30th District.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml
| title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election
| accessdate = 2006-12-27
| date = 2002-09-13
| author = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)
| url-status = dead
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213232650/http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml
| archivedate = 2008-02-13
}}
He served on the Health and Human Services, Nominations, and State Affairs Committees, and was the chairman of the Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Committees/Membership.aspx
| title = Texas Legislature Online Committee Memberships
| accessdate = 2015-02-17
| author = Texas Legislative Council
}}
He also served as the President Pro Tempore of the Texas Senate for the 83rd interim session.
{{cite web
| url = http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/senior.htm
| title = Texas State Senate Seniority and President Pro Tempore List
| accessdate = 2015-02-17
| author = Texas State Senate
}}
Estes was defeated by challenger Pat Fallon in the Republican primary election held on March 6, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Formby|first1=Brandon|last2=Green|first2=Sydney|title=GOP state Sen. Craig Estes ousted; Sen. Bob Hall defeats Burkett|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/06/craig-estes-angela-paxton-bob-hall-texas-senate-primary-2018/|accessdate=8 March 2018|publisher=Texas Tribune|date=March 6, 2018}}
Electoral history
Senate election history of Estes.Uncontested primary elections are not shown.
=2012=
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2012: Senate District 30.{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist164_state.htm | title = 2012 General Election | accessdate = 2015-02-17 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 217,877
| percentage = 86.12
| change = -13.88
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Richard Wells Forsythe Jr.
| votes = 35,127
| percentage = 13.88
| change = +13.88
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 182,750
| percentage = 72.24
| change = +27.76
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 253,004
| percentage =
| change = +14.24
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no party
| title=Republican primary, 2012: Senate District 30{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist135_state.htm | title = 2008 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2015-02-17 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)}}
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner = ✓
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 44,464
| percentage = 65.27
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner =
| candidate = Jim Herblin
| votes = 22,599
| percentage = 34.73
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority no party
| votes = 21,865
| percentage = 30.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout no party
| votes = 65,063
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{election box end}}
=2008=
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2008: Senate District 30.{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist141_state.htm | title = 2008 General Election | accessdate = 2015-02-17 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 221,470
| percentage = 100.00
| change = +30.95
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 221,470
| percentage = 100.00
| change = +61.91
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 221,470
| percentage =
| change = -16.01
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no party
| title=Republican primary, 2008: Senate District 30{{cite web | url = http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist135_state.htm | title = 2008 Republican Party Primary Election | accessdate = 2015-02-17 | publisher = Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)}}
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner = ✓
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 44,106
| percentage = 70.07
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner =
| candidate = Charles R. Stafford
| votes = 18,838
| percentage = 29.93
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority no party
| votes = 25,268
| percentage = 40.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout no party
| votes = 62,944
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{election box end}}
=2004=
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2004: Senate District 30. He was the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.{{cite web
|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
|title=2004 General Election
|accessdate=2007-01-05
|publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
|archivedate=November 8, 2006
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 182,057
| percentage = 69.05
| change = +1.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Paul S. Gibbs
| votes = 81,614
| percentage = 30.95
| change = +1.18
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 100,443
| percentage = 38.09
| change = +0.31
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 263,671
| percentage =
| change = +63.16
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2002=
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 30.{{cite web
|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
|title=2002 General Election
|accessdate=2007-01-05
|publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas)
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe
|archivedate=November 8, 2006
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 109,164
| percentage = 67.55
| change = +4.91
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Donald L. Acheson
| votes = 48,110
| percentage = 29.77
| change = -7.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Diane Wilson
| votes = 4,321
| percentage = 2.67
| change = +2.67
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 61,057
| percentage = 37.78
| change = +12.49
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes =
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no party
| title=Republican primary, 2002: Senate District 30{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=2002 Republican Party Primary Election |accessdate=2007-01-05 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=November 8, 2006 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner =
| candidate = Dave Deison
| votes = 11,508
| percentage = 42.30
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner = ✓
| candidate = Craig L. Estes (Incumbent)
| votes = 15,698
| percentage = 57.70
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority no party
| votes = 4,190
| percentage = 15.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout no party
| votes =
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{election box end}}
=2001=
{{Election box begin
| title=Special Election Runoff: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Special Election Runoff, State Senate, District 30 |accessdate=2007-01-05 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=November 8, 2006 }}
4 December 2001
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig Estes
| votes = 15,332
| percentage = 62.70
| change = Change from Special Election+15.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Greg L. Underwood
| votes = 9,120
| percentage = 37.30
| change = +14.38
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 6,212
| percentage = 25.40
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 24,452
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title=Special Election: Senate District 30, Unexpired Term{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Special Election, State Senate, District 30 |accessdate=2007-01-05 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=November 8, 2006 }}
6 November 2001
}}
{{Election box candidate
| party = Independent
| candidate = Rick Bunch
| votes = 520
| percentage = 1.46
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Craig Estes
| votes = 16,870
| percentage = 47.21
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Doug Jeffrey
| votes = 1,139
| percentage = 3.19
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Harry Reynolds
| votes = 2,908
| percentage = 8.14
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Greg L. Underwood
| votes = 8,189
| percentage = 22.92
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Kirk Wilson
| votes = 6,105
| percentage = 17.09
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 35,731
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/dist30/dist30.htm Senate of Texas - Senator Craig Estes] official TX Senate website
- [http://www.craigestes.org/ Senator Craig Estes] official website
- [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=49388 Project Vote Smart - Senator Craig Estes (TX)] profile
- Follow the Money - Craig L. Estes
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=83150 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=63883 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=6293 2002] campaign contributions
- {{C-SPAN|111011}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-par|tx=sen}}
{{s-bef|before=Tom Haywood}}
{{s-ttl|title=Texas State Senator for the 30th district (Wichita Falls)|years=2001-2019 }}
{{s-aft|after=Pat Fallon}}
{{s-end}}
{{Portal bar|Texas|Politics|Business and Economics}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estes, Craig}}
Category:Oral Roberts University alumni
Category:Republican Party Texas state senators
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate