DemocratNot in office · last served 2022Last on a ballot: Nov 2020
Garnet F. Coleman
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 147 (1992–2022). Ran in 16 elections between 1992 and 2020, winning 16.
- Last margin
- +61.6
- Won 2018
- Elections
- 16
- 1992–2020
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Coleman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Coleman has run
Margin: how far Coleman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2018 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Thomas Wang (R) | 80.8% | D+61.6 |
| 2016 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Matt Murphy (R), Brian Harrison (G) | 76.3% | D+55.4 |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2014 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Deb Shafto (G) | 92.2% | D+84.4 |
| 2010 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2008 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Joe Tirado (L) | 92.2% | D+84.5 |
| 2006 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2004 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2002 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2000 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | James Partschgalvan (L) | 93.1% | D+86.2 |
| 1998 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1996 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1994 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1992 | Texas House of Representatives, District 147 | General | Won | Glen C. Hancock (R) | 77.6% | D+55.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Coleman has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 147 · 1992–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Coleman has run against
- Thomas Wang (R) · 2018 election, won
- Matt Murphy (R) · 2016 election, won
- Deb Shafto (G) · 2012 election, won
- Joe Tirado (L) · 2008 election, won
- James Partschgalvan (L) · 2000 election, won
- Glen C. Hancock (R) · 1992 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive