Jon Lindsay
{{short description|American politician}}
{{about||the American musician|Jon Lindsay (musician)|people with a similar name|John Lindsay (disambiguation)}}
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Jon Stephen Lindsay{{cite web
| url = http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form822.asp?pers_id=8750
| title = Jon Stephen Lindsay
| accessdate = 2007-01-03
| publisher = Texas State Cemetery
{{cite web
|url = http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/senate/senateaddr.shtml
|title = State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election
|accessdate = 2006-12-26
|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
}}
is a Republican former member of the Texas Senate, having represented the 7th District from 1997 to 2007.
He was succeeded in 2007 by fellow Republican Dan Patrick, who would later be elected as Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
Considered a Moderate Republican, Lindsay was from 1975 to 1995 the county judge of Harris County. He defeated incumbent judge, Bill Elliott in 1974.http://www.harriscountyarchives.com/Portals/1/Documents/Records/FA-LindsayCR031.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} He did not seek reelection in 1994 and was succeeded as county judge by fellow Republican Robert Eckels.
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Election history
=Most recent election=
==2002==
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 7{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=2002 General Election |accessdate=2006-12-23 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=2014-01-09 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Jon Lindsay
| votes = 139,827
| percentage = 91.31
| change = -8.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Libertarian Party (US)
| candidate = Edgar L. Buchanan
| votes = 13,305
| percentage = 8.69
| change = +8.69
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 126,522
| percentage = 82.62
| change = -17.38
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 153,132
| percentage =
| change = -30.34
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{election box end}}
=Previous elections=
==2000==
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 7{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=2000 General Election |accessdate=2006-12-23 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=2014-01-09 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Jon Lindsay
| votes = 219,835
| percentage = 100.00
| change = 0.00
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 219,835
| percentage = 100.00
| change = 0.00
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 219,835
| percentage =
| change = +20.69
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{election box end}}
==1996==
{{Election box begin
| title=Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 7{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=1996 General Election |accessdate=2006-12-23 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=2014-01-09 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party= Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Jon Lindsay
| votes = 182,144
| percentage = 100.00
| change = 0.00
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 182,144
| percentage = 100.00
| change = 0.00
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 182,144
| percentage =
| change = +26.82
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{election box end}}
{{Election box begin no party
| title=Republican primary, 1996: Senate District 7{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=1996 Republican Party Primary Election |accessdate=2006-12-23 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=2014-01-09 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner =
| candidate = Jerry Dumas
| votes = 27,658
| percentage = 48.56
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate no party with winner
| winner = ✓
| candidate = Jon Lindsay
| votes = 29,303
| percentage = 51.44
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout no party
| votes = 56,961
| percentage =
| change =
}}
{{election box end}}
References
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External links
- Lindsay, Jon and Louis Marchiafava. [http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/Interviews/id/402/rec/1 Jon Lindsay Oral History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104231256/http://digital.houstonlibrary.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/Interviews/id/402/rec/1 |date=2013-11-04 }}, Houston Oral History Project, September 23, 1975.
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{{s-bef|before=Bill Elliott}}
{{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|County Judge of Harris County, Texas}}|years=1975-1995}}
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{{s-bef | before= Don Henderson}}
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| title= Texas State Senator
from District 7 (Houston)
| years= 1997–2007}}
{{s-aft | rows=1 | after=Dan Patrick }}
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Category:Politicians from Santa Fe, New Mexico
Category:People from Harris County, Texas
Category:Republican Party Texas state senators
Category:County judges in Texas
Category:21st-century members of the Texas Legislature
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